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In El Salvador, discrepancy over deaths and mass graves alarms critics

In El Salvador, testimony from police officers and conflicting statistics on mass graves are leading critics to question if homicides…

Reuters

El Salvador extends state of exception in gang crackdown

El Salvador’s congress has granted President Nayib Bukele another 30-day extension of the state of exception that has suspended fundamental…

The Independent UK

Netflix's password-sharing crackdown has already begun

Early tests in Argentina, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras reveal a fee of $2.99 per extra home.

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El Salvador finance minister says possible IMF deal no panacea

Salvadoran Finance Minister Alejandro Zelaya minimized on Thursday the potential positive impact of a long-delayed deal with the International Monetary…

Reuters

50 year sentence for pregnancy loss

Laws like El Salvador's are "now being replicated in states across the U.S.," noted one observer

Salon

Woman who suffered miscarriage jailed for 50 years for breaking abortion laws

The young woman from El Salvador was accused of failing to protect the baby under the nation's harsh abortion laws…

Daily Mirror

El Salvador woman's 50-year jail sentence outrages abortion rights group

A woman in El Salvador has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for aggravated homicide in a controversial case…

Reuters

‘Each day is agony’: the lives swept up in El Salvador’s mass arrests

As President Nayib Bukele arrests tens of thousands over gang fears, activists and family members grapple with the fallout

The Guardian - US

El Salvador Just Bought Another $1.5M Bitcoin: 'Thank You For Selling Cheap'

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced today that the nation has acquired an additional 80 Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) at an…

Benzinga

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El Salvador's Bitcoin-boosting leader buys $1.5 million more

El Salvador’s Bitcoin-boosting president is back at it, doubling down on his country's losing investment in the cryptocurrency by buying…

The Independent UK

Here's What Happened When Other Countries Rolled Back Abortion Rights

El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Poland offer a window into a post-Roe world.

Reason

El Salvador to escalate its security crackdown after death of police officers

President Nayib Bukele vowed to step up its ‘war on gangs’ even as 2% of the country’s population is jailed

The Guardian - US

Salvadoran president vows tougher war on gangs after police killed

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador pledged on Tuesday that his government will "intensify" already tough efforts to combat gangs…

Reuters

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U.S. pressures El Salvador to extradite wanted MS-13 leaders

The U.S. State Department on Friday asked authorities in El Salvador to "immediately" extradite leaders of the international criminal gang…

Reuters

El Salvador extends state of emergency for third time to curb gangs

El Salvador extended a controversial state of emergency to combat gangs for the third time on Tuesday, prompting criticism from…

Reuters

El Salvador President optimistic on Bitcoin, expects strong growth after bear market

El Salvador is one of the biggest supporters of Bitcoin. The Central American country announced Bitcoin as a legal tender…

Livemint

Bitcoin-boosting Salvadoran leader asks for patience

El Salvador’s Bitcoin-boosting president is asking people to be patient after the price of the cryptocurrency fell below $20,000 _…

The Independent UK

Steph Gilmore takes out El Salvador Pro

Australia's Stephanie Gilmore has clinched the WSL's Surf City El Salvador Pro to break her own record for most women's…

AAP

Storm Celia expected to dump heavy rain on El Salvador, Guatemala, southern Mexico

Tropical Storm Celia is expected to drop heavy rain on El Salvador, Guatemala and southern Mexico through Sunday, and could…

Reuters

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Gilmore reaches surf semis, Moore out

Australian star Stephanie Gilmore has won through to the semi-finals of the World Surf League's El Salvador round as top…

AAP

Aussie women advance in El Salvador surf

Stephanie Gilmore has survived the elimination round to join Sally Fitzgibbons and Isabella Nichols in the quarter-finals of surfing's El…

AAP

Bitcoin-boosting Salvadoran leader may have second thoughts

El Salvador's Bitcoin-boosting president may be having second thoughts about the crypto-currency, whose value has tanked in recent weeks

The Independent UK

El Salvador Faces Turmoil as Bitcoin Value Plunges

Tech-focused president of El Salvador hints at country buying more bitcoin amid plunge.

The Street

10 wild photos from the USMNT’s ridiculously muddy match against El Salvador

USA Today Sports Media Group

Soccer Twitter Reacts to Field Conditions From USMNT Game

A muddy field in El Salvador turned Tuesday’s match into a messy affair.

Sports Illustrated