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El Salvador banks can now hold Bitcoin
Dataconomy
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August 11, 2025
El Salvador has approved the Investment Banking Law, permitting investment banks to hold Bitcoin and other digital assets, offering crypto services to sophisticated investors, and fostering foreign investment in the nation. The Investment Banking...
El Salvador Launches Sovereign AI Tutor Program to Revolutionize Public Education by 2026
El Salvador in English
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August 10, 2025
El Salvador is set to transform its public education system with the upcoming launch of the El Salvador AI Tutor Program, a pioneering initiative led by the National Agency for Artificial Intelligence (ANIA). This innovative program aims to...
El Salvador trip highlights community development, education and sustainability
The Daily Sentinel - Colorado
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On Friday night, four exhausted Grand Junction residents boarded an overnight flight in San Salvador that began their long trip back home after spending a week visiting Grand Junction’s sister city in El Salvador. The group was part of an annual...
El Salvador Pioneers Bitcoin Banking with New Investment Banking Law
El Salvador in English
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August 10, 2025
El Salvador has taken another bold step in its financial modernization strategy with the approval of the Investment Banking Law, a pioneering regulation that enables the creation of Bitcoin-focused banks and positions the country as a global hub...
Salvadoran man arrested at airport while trying to self-deport receives punishment: deportation
The Independent
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August 21, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Trump supporters are wired differently, researchers report
Baptist News Global
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August 27, 2025
There are social and psychological reasons supporters of President Donald Trump show less empathy toward the minorities and enemies he targets, according to new research. “Conservative political ideology is associated with social dominance...
2025 AI Olympiad: El Salvador’s Young Innovators Gain Global Honors in China
El Salvador in English
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August 15, 2025
The Embassy of El Salvador in the People’s Republic of China proudly supported the Salvadoran delegation participating in the 2025 International Artificial Intelligence Olympiad (IOAI), held at the Beijing National Day School from August 2 to 9....
After Las Vegas Talks, U.S. Growth Holdings Arrive in El Salvador to Scout Investments.
El Salvador in English
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August 15, 2025
Following Vice President Félix Ulloa Jr.’s recent visit to Las Vegas, where he met with hospitality leaders Philippe Ziade of Growth Holdings and Steve Escalante, a U.S. business delegation has now arrived in El Salvador to see firsthand the...
El Salvador Emerges as a Startup Hub: San Salvador Climbs 405 Places in Global Index
El Salvador in English
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August 9, 2025
El Salvador’s capital has recorded one of the most significant leaps in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index (GSEI) 2025, advancing 405 positions from its 2024 ranking. San Salvador now holds the 300th place globally, compared to 705th last year,...
Hurricane threat to Hawaii diminishes
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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September 7, 2025
Hurricane threat to Hawaii diminishes HONOLULU -- Hurricane Kiko was tracking to the north of the Hawaiian islands, diminishing the threat of strong winds and widespread rain, the National Weather Service said Saturday. Kiko was about 1,000 miles...
Massive El Salvador-Inspired Prison to be Built in Costa Rica
Newsroom Panama
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August 14, 2025
SAN JOSE, Aug 13: Costa Rica will begin construction this year on a new maximum-security prison inspired by the El Salvador mega-prison at the center of that country’s crackdown on crime, Costa Rica’s Justice Minister Gerald Campos said on...
Panama vs Guatemala Prediction and Betting Tips | September 8th 2025
Sportskeeda
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September 7, 2025
Panama will entertain Guatemala at the Estadio Rommel Fernández in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Monday. Both teams endured a winless start to their third-round campaign opener last week and will look to bounce back here. The hosts met...
Costa Rica plans El Salvador-style maximum-security prison to tackle gang violence
Malay Mail
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August 14, 2025
SAN JOSE, Aug 14 — Costa Rica will begin construction this year on a new maximum-security prison inspired by the El Salvador mega-prison at the center of that country’s crackdown on crime, Costa Rica’s Justice Minister Gerald Campos said on...
Costa Rica to Build Mega Prison Inspired by El Salvador’s Successful Anti-Gang CECOT Model
El Salvador in English
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August 14, 2025
Costa Rica will begin construction this year on a maximum-security prison modeled after El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), widely recognized for its role in significantly reducing gang-related violence, Justice Minister Gerald...
Costa Rica to start building massive El Salvador-inspired prison
AOL
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SAN JOSE (Reuters) -Costa Rica will begin construction this year on a new maximum-security prison inspired by the El Salvador mega-prison at the center of that country's crackdown on crime, Costa Rica's Justice Minister Gerald Campos said on...
'Water lettuce' chokes tourism, fishing at El Salvador lake
KULR 8 - Montana
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August 13, 2025
The waters of El Salvador's Lake Suchitlan are normally busy with fishermen and tourists -- but this year, you'd be forgiven for thinking it isn't a lake at all. The wetland, known for its biodiversity, has been overrun by a floating plant that...
Bukele Delivers Landmark Bridges Connecting Long-Neglected Communities in Eastern El Salvador
El Salvador in English
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August 13, 2025
President Nayib Bukele has inaugurated two state-of-the-art cable-stayed bridges in the eastern department of San Miguel, marking a historic investment in infrastructure that directly connects long-neglected communities to economic and social...
Jinko ESS deploys SunGiga Energy Storage solutions in El Salvador to enhance industrial efficiency
ESS News
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August 12, 2025
Global Leading energy storage company, Jinko ESS, a subsidiary of Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. today announced the deployment of a 2.15MWh Commercial & Industrial (C&I) energy storage project in El Salvador, utilizing 10 of its advanced liquid-cooled...
Salvadoran Student Earns Global Recognition at Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship 2025
El Salvador in English
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August 18, 2025
Gerardo Delgado Amaya, a ninth-grade student at the Instituto Católico de Oriente (ICO), has achieved third place in the prestigious Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (MOSWC) held recently in the United States. This accomplishment...
Best Crypto to Buy as El Salvador Welcomes Bitcoin Investment Banks
Bitcoinist
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August 10, 2025
El Salvador has passed a new Investment Banking Law allowing private investment banks to hold $BTC and other digital assets on their balance sheets. These firms can now offer crypto services to ‘sophisticated investors’ and even obtain a Digital...