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El Salvador commits savings from creative debt refinancing to river conservation

One of Central America’s longest rivers will be the primary beneficiary of El Salvador’s deal to refinance $1 billion of debt with support from the United States government, in the latest example of a resurgence in what are known as debt-for-nature swaps

The Independent UK

Lawsuit in US targets former Salvadoran colonel in 1982 killings of Dutch journalists

The brother of a Dutch journalist slain in 1982 covering El Salvador’s civil war has filed a lawsuit against a former Salvadoran military officer who has lived for decades in the northern Virginia suburbs and is accused of orchestrating the killing

The Independent UK

El Salvador faces scrutiny for ‘political’ trial of five environmental activists

UN and legal experts have condemned prosecution of anti-mining campaigners over alleged civil war-era killing

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Mexican Soldiers Open Fire On Migrants, Killing Six

Mexican soldiers shoot migrants in Chiapas, killing six from Egypt, El Salvador, and Peru. President calls for investigation.

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6 migrants shot dead near Guatemalan border when Mexican army troops open fire

Mexican army troops opened fire on a truck carrying migrants from a half dozen countries, and six migrants from Egypt, Peru and El Salvador died in an event that President Claudia Sheinbaum called “deplorable.”

The Independent UK

‘It used to be a farm – now it’s a mall’: how El Salvador’s crisis-hit coffee producers are trying to adapt

Coffee once drove the economy but war, migration, climate and disease crippled the industry. Now, a new generation with women at the fore is focusing on quality as the answer

The Guardian - UK

Will Argentina Soon Adopt El Salvador's Bitcoin, Volcano Bonds Strategy?

Argentina's vice president welcomed El Salvador's Nayib Bukele to the Senate Tuesday, expressing her interest in Bitcoin and asking the pro-Bitcoin leader to discuss the nation's volcano bonds.

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Best Countries to Buy Bitcoin After $BTC Crosses $65K

The price of Bitcoin crossed $65,000 before the end of September 2024, urging crypto traders around the world to invest in $BTC. Bitcoin traders are hyped about crypto-friendly countries making way for their progress. The decentralized digital tokens and cryptocurrencies have been adopted by global financial markets. It allows traders…

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The first US Peace Corps volunteers return to El Salvador since leaving in 2016 because of violence

The first U.S. Peace Corps volunteers returned to El Salvador since the American force left in 2016 because of violence in the Central American country

The Independent UK

El Salvador President Bukele Warns Of Global Dark Times

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador addresses UN, highlighting country's progress in freedom and security amidst global challenges.

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Matt Gaetz Rejects Claim about El Salvador Caucus 'Whitewashing Abuses' by Bukele

Gaetz, chair of the Congressional El Salvador Caucus, called the allegations "baseless" and criticized the local organization, CISPES

Latin Times

Bhutan government holds over $700m worth of Bitcoin from mining: Arkham

The Kingdom of Bhutan, a landlocked small sovereign state in South Asia, holds more Bitcoin than El Salvador, and the massive treasury didn't come from seizures or purchases, but from mining the world's top digital asset.

International Business Times

Salvadoran organization accuses U.S. lawmakers grouped in El Salvador caucus of 'whitewashing abuses' by Bukele

The Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador published a document criticizing the group, saying it seeks to "boost the image of Bukele" and drive his agenda in the country

Latin Times

El Salvador police chief, key gangs crackdown, dies in helicopter crash: 'it can't be investigated as a mere accident'

Mauricio Arriaza Chicas died near the country's border with Honduras. President Bukele said the crash could not be investigated a mere "accident"

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How A Taxi Driver In El Salvador Boosted His Earnings With Bitcoin

Napoleon Osorio is proud of being the first taxi driver to have accepted payment in bitcoin in the first country in the world to make the cryptocurrency legal tender: El Salvador.

The Independent UK

El Salvador's police director and a fugitive banker are among 9 dead in a helicopter crash

El Salvador’s military says the national police director, other high-ranking police officials and a fugitive banker were among nine people killed in a military helicopter crash in a rural part of the country

International Business Times

El Salvador Police Chief Dies In Helicopter Crash

El Salvador's police chief, known for leading the country's "war" on gangs, was killed in a helicopter crash along with several others, the army said on Monday.

International Business Times

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's Bitcoin Office Celebrates 21 Months

Bukele's Bitcoin Office turned 21 months old on Sunday, and the celebrations came after he recently admitted that BTC adoption in the country didn't boom as much as initially expected.

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International Business Times

How A Taxi Driver In El Salvador Got Rich With Bitcoin

Napoleon Osorio is proud of being the first taxi driver to have accepted payment in bitcoin in the first country in the world to make the cryptocurrency legal tender: El Salvador.

The Independent UK

Human rights body urges El Salvador to end state of emergency

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights urged El Salvador Wednesday to end the more than two-year state of emergency, which has suspended fundamental civil rights while the government pursued the country’s powerful street gangs

International Business Times

State Of Bitcoin Adoption In El Salvador 3 Years After $BTC Became Legal Tender

El Salvador is often dubbed the "Bitcoin country," given its various initiatives to drive adoption – how has adoption progressed since the nation became first in the world in adopting BTC as legal tender?

The Independent UK

Several NGOs start a registry of disappeared persons in El Salvador as anti-gang crackdown continues

Several nongovernmental organizations have launched a registry of disappeared persons in El Salvador, hoping it will help families that don't know the whereabouts of their loved ones

Latin Times

El Salvador gains another MAGA ally in bid to re-brand as safe nation

Nancy Mace, a Republican from South Carolina, is the newest member of the U.S. El Salvador Caucus

International Business Times

Mi Primer Bitcoin At 3: What The $BTC Education Program Accomplished In El Salvador

The Mi Primer Bitcoin is celebrating three years since launching in El Salvador – the Bitcoin education program has reached thousands of Salvadoran students and continues to expand globally.

The Independent UK

Salvadorans honoring Saint Óscar Romero: During these difficult times, he is like a ray of hope

Up to 3,000 Salvadoran Catholics will participate in Saint Óscar Romero's pilgrimage, an annual event that kicks off in El Salvador each Aug. 1 to honor San Salvador’s archbishop, who was appointed saint by pope Francis in 2018

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