El Salvador's Bitcoin Law Changes To Secure IMF Funding
El Salvador's Bitcoin Law changes helped the country to secure up to $3.5 billion, despite some criticism among Bitcoin ...
El Salvador’s prisons are no place for US deportees
New U.S. policies risk perpetuating a cycle of violence and abuse that has for decades undermined the rights of Salvadorans ...
Convicted killer from El Salvador caught in N.J. after illegally reentering U.S., feds say
A citizen of El Salvador, previously convicted for double homicide in his home country, was arrested Friday in Elizabeth, ...
Convicted double-killer from El Salvador arrested in NJ after 3 deportations
A convicted double-killer from El Salvador has been arrested in New Jersey on a charge of “illegally reentering the United States,” prosecutors said. César Eliseo Sorto-Amaya was taken into custody by ...
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IMF approves $1.4B loan for El Salvador, Bitcoin policy changes implemented
IMF approves a $1.4B loan for El Salvador with policy changes addressing Bitcoin risks and aims to boost economic growth and ...
Uruguay’s new leftist president takes office, facing a financial balancing act
Yamandú Orsi, a telegenic left-leaning former mayor and history teacher, took office as Uruguay’s new president on Saturday, ...
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El Salvador criminal law reforms said to violate children’s rights
Recent criminal law reforms in El Salvador that expand punitive measures against minors violate children's rights, Amnesty International said Thursday. The amendment, approved February 12, permits ...
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IMF Executive Board Approves New 40-month US$1.4 billion Extended Fund Facility Arrangement for El Salvador
The IMF Executive Board approved a new 40-month arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for El Salvador, with access equivalent to US.4 billion. The Board’s decision allows the authorities ...
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Author Q & A: Omar El Akkad on Gaza, Power, and the Stories Empires Steal
In October 2023, weeks after Israel began bombing Gaza, the writer Omar El Akkad shared a video showing ... and the pressure to forget. PORTLAND MERCURY: I put off reading your book for as ...