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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...
Bolivia and El Salvador Join Together in Crypto Memorandum – What Cryptos to Buy Now?
Bitcoinist
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August 11, 2025
Bolivia and Algeria are taking opposite paths on crypto. Bolivia, which lifted its decade-long ban in mid-2024, has seen digital asset transactions surge over 500% in just six months, reaching $294M by April. Now, it’s partnering with El Salvador...
Bitcoin Nears $120,000 Again As El Salvador Opens Bitcoin Banks
NewsBTC
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August 10, 2025
Bitcoin’s march to reclaim the $120,000 milestone again is gaining pace with a combination of tightening supply and interesting events around the world. Harvard University recently revealed its $116.6 million allocation to BlackRock’s IBIT Bitcoin...
Bitcoin investment banks coming to El Salvador — Gov regulator
Coin Telegraph
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August 9, 2025
Regulated Bitcoin (BTC) investment banks are coming to El Salvador, following Thursday’s approval of El Salvador’s Investment Banking Law, which classifies investment banks under different regulations than commercial banks. Investment banks will...
Pramila Jayapal addresses Gaza famine declaration and research funding on social media
Seattle City Wire - Washington State
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August 23, 2025
U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal, who represents Washington’s 7th district in Congress, posted a series of statements on August 23, 2025, addressing international humanitarian crises and the importance of research funding.In her first post,...
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...
Latin American and Caribbean laboratories strengthen zoonotic influenza detection through joint PAHO-IAEA workshop
Pan American Health Organization
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August 22, 2025
Rio de Janeiro, August 22, 2025 (PANAFTOSA/SPV-PAHO/WHO) – Laboratory technicians from 19 Latin American and Caribbean countries completed a five-day workshop in Rio de Janeiro to enhance the detection of avian influenza A (H5N1), a virus...
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...
Pew Research flags sharp 1 million fall in undocumented immigrants in Trump’s first months
Financial Express
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The number of undocumented immigrants in the United States hit a record 14 million in 2023, which is 19% higher than the year before, according to new figures from the Pew Research Center. The steep increase had mainly came from people who were...
ACLU Files Habeas Corpus for Salvadoran Journalist Detained in U.S.
teleSUR
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Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara, 2025. X/ @MarvinLimforGA August 21, 2025 Hour: 2:24 pm On Thursday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a habeas corpus petition — the legal principle that protects individuals against arbitrary...
USA/Global: Tech made by Palantir and Babel Street pose surveillance threats to pro-Palestine student protestors & migrants
Amnesty International
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August 21, 2025
The US authorities are using automated artificial intelligence (AI)-powered surveillance tools to deliberately target non-US citizens and pose risks to those who speak out for Palestinian rights, said Amnesty International, amid the country’s...
US immigrant population declines for first time in half a century, research shows
LAist - California
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August 21, 2025
Keep up with LAist. If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. For the first time in more than 50 years, the...
Salvadoran Catholic leaders speaking out more amid worries over democratic erosion
Catholic Review - Maryland
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August 11, 2025
Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador issued a pair of petitions for lawmakers during a Mass celebrated for the feast of the Divine Savior, observed in the country to commemorate the Transfiguration. Both petitions ventured into the...
How Immigration Policies Are Harming Mental Health
Psychology Today
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By Srishti Katuri, MA, and Cynthia J. Najdowski, PhD, University at Albany. On March 15, 2025, President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act—historically employed only during wartime—so that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
U.S. immigrant population declines for first time in half a century, research shows
Pleasanton Weekly - California
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August 21, 2025
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. For the first time in more than 50 years, the U.S. immigrant population is declining, with foreign-born residents either choosing to leave the country or being...
On This Day: Brazil declares independence from Portugal
United Press International (UPI)
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Sept. 7 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1822, Brazil declared independence from Portugal. In 1892, James Corbett knocked out John L. Sullivan in the 21st round of a prizefight at New Orleans, the first major fight under the Marquess of...
Roger Sosa Continues to Drive Tech Innovation in Banking at Banco Davivienda International
Hispanic Executive
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August 18, 2025
One PC was available for the entire loan department, and it was a big deal. Roger Sosa remembers installing that computer. It was the late eighties, and he got to install cutting-edge technology within his bank. The accumulated processing power of...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia Could Be Deported to Tiny African Nation: What To Know
Newsweek
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September 6, 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran national who became one of the faces of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, is reportedly set to be deported to the tiny southern African country of Eswatini. According to CNN, the Trump...