Central American troops arrive in Haiti to fight gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) -A contingent of security forces from Guatemala and El Salvador arrived in Haiti's capital on Friday to reinforce a long-delayed United Nations-backed mission tasked ...
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 ...
El Salvador closes 2024 with a record low number of homicides
President Bukele says the country saw only homicides per 100,000 people, which would put it below what any Latin American ...
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Learn about Madison’s 10 sister cities (in 10 different countries!)
To learn from each other’s cultures, promote cross-cultural exchange, and support other communities, Madison has 10 different ...
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Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen's rebel-held capital and port city after Houthi attack targets Israel
United Arab Emirates -- A series of intense Israeli airstrikes shook Yemen's rebel-held capital and a port city early Thursday and killed at least nine people, officials said, shortly after a ...
Historic Hotel El Palace Barcelona Draws Ever New Devotees
Founded more than a century ago, the Hotel El Palace Barcelona continues to wow new generations of guests in the elegant ...
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The incredible capital city being rebuilt after being lost for 1,200 years
Japan's first permanent capital city. According to the Japanese Archaeology Department the hall was around 44 metres running east to west, by 19.5 metres running north to south. The department ...
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Treasury projects capital cities to grow twice as fast as the rest in the coming decade
In a warning to big-city planners, the Treasury says the combined population of capital cities is projected to grow at nearly twice as fast as "rest-of-state areas" through 2034-35. In a blow to ...
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Israeli Airstrikes Kill Several Across Yemen After Houthi Attack Targeted Israel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A series of intense Israeli airstrikes shook Yemen’s rebel-held capital and a port city early Thursday and killed at least nine people, officials said ...
Bitcoin Magazine17d
Bukele Is The President of El Salvador, Not Bitcoin
If it wasn’t, he would be a terrible leader. El Salvador is a country plagued by poverty, previously by violent organized crime. It was the murder capital of the world. Infrastructure was decaying and ...
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Crime’s Plunge and Bitcoin’s Boom Still Leave El Salvador Chasing Economic Miracle
El Salvador’s Bitcoin holdings soared with Donald Trump’s election victory. The President-elect’s migration stance may be more problematic for his ally Bukele’s economic plans. The gang ...
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IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with El Salvador on an Extended Fund Facility Arrangement
Washington, DC: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Luis Cubeddu, Deputy Director of the Western Hemisphere Department, and Raphael Espinoza, Mission Chief for El Salvador, held ...