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Once Like a War Zone, El Salvador’s Homicide Rate Is Now Freakishly Low–and Public Celebrates
Since 2022, the country has been under a state of emergency, during which time 83,000 arrests were made, dropping the murder ...
El Salvador seizes over 1.5 tons of cocaine in maritime operation
El Salvador's navy seized over 1.5 tons of cocaine worth $37.5 million in a maritime operation:: Salvadoran Government ...
El Salvador ends 2024 with record low number of homicides
El Salvador recorded only 114 homicides in 2024, a record low, prompting the president to call it “the safest country in the ...
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After fixing El Salvador’s gang problem, Nayib Bukele sets his sights on the economy
Phillip Euell does not hide his enthusiasm when he talks about his upcoming trip to El Salvador’s capital, San Salvador. This ...
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El Salvador violated woman's rights in high-stakes abortion case, court rules
Case became a symbol of El Salvador's blanket ban on abortion Case centered on ailing domestic worker named Beatriz Ruling is a "great triumph," Beatriz's mother said SAN JOSE/SAN SALVADOR, Dec 20 ...
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El Salvador sitting on $3 trillion worth of unmined gold, president says
El Salvador, which became the first country in the world to ban metals mining, could be losing out economy-changing wealth due to its massive unearthed gold deposits, says its President Nayib Bukele.
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El Salvador’s $135M Bitcoin bet now worth $400M—President Bukele says we have done well
The country has recently launched a cryptocurrency training problem for 80,000 government employees. Since 2021, the IMF has ...
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El Salvador Eyes $3 Trillion Gold Mine Beneath Its Soil
Seven years ago, El Salvador made global headlines as the first country in the world to ban all metal mining. The decision was hailed as a victory for environmental protection, celebrated by local ...
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El Salvador election: Nayib Bukele revels in landslide win
There followed a long answer in which Mr Bukele argued that he was applying a unique solution to El Salvador's unique problem of having long been the murder capital of the world. Furthermore ...
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El Salvador Is the Only Country Directly Buying Bitcoin Among 13 BTC-Holding Nations
Over 13 nations are now confirmed to hold the cryptocurrency, however, El Salvador stands out as the only country to make direct Bitcoin purchases, according to a report by River, a Bitcoin exchange.
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El Salvador plans Bitcoin policy changes to secure $1.3B IMF loan — FT
El Salvador, the first country in the world to accept Bitcoin as legal tender, is reportedly scaling back its BTC ambitions under pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). El Salvador ...