国际英语资讯:Fuel prices, transit fares drop to pre-protest levels in Ecuador
<p><span word="QUITO">QUITO</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 15-- <span word="Fuel">Fuel</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transit">transit</span> <span word="fares">fares</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ecuador">Ecuador</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="government">government</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elimination">elimination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Quito">Quito</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gallon">gallon</span> (3.785 <span word="liters">liters</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gasoline">gasoline</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="for">for</span> 1.85 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gallon">gallon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="diesel">diesel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="priced">priced</span> <span word="at">at</span> 1.03 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Bus">Bus</span> <span word="fares">fares</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>-<span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="Guayaquil">Guayaquil</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="port">port</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> 30 <span word="cents">cents</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 1 <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="decree">decree</span> <span word="liberalized">liberalized</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="practically">practically</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span>, <span word="gasoline">gasoline</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2.39 <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gallon">gallon</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diesel">diesel</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2.27 <span word="dollars">dollars</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="backlash">backlash</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="indigenous">indigenous</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>, <span word="students">students</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span>, <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clashes">clashes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>.</p><p><span word="Clashes">Clashes</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 10 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2,000 <span word="injured">injured</span>, 100 <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,000 <span word="arrests">arrests</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="indigenous">indigenous</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span>.</p><p><span word="Ecuadorian">Ecuadorian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Lenin">Lenin</span> <span word="Moreno">Moreno</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repeal">repeal</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decree">decree</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="subsidy">subsidy</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="subsidizing">subsidizing</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="substitute">substitute</span> <span word="decree">decree</span> 883 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mechanisms">mechanisms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="most">most</span>," <span word="Moreno">Moreno</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span>.</p>
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