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El Salvador president's free passports scheme has got Americans abuzz
After his crackdown on street gangs, Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele is looking up to prospective positive impacts of promoting relocation to his country.
Published on Apr 07, 2024 09:40 PM IST
El Salvador president announces 5,000 free passport scheme. Details here
El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America. The country has a small population of less than one crore.
Published on Apr 07, 2024 07:26 PM IST
About Mary Wollstonecraft who made Miss Universe 2023 Sheynnis Palacios win
Here's all you need to know about Mary Wollstonecraft, who Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua honoured in her powerful speech to win the crown at Miss Universe 2023
Published on Nov 19, 2023 10:32 AM IST
Zarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi
Miss Universe 2023: Meet two transgender participants whose win can make history
Miss Universe 2023 opens new chapter with transgender inclusion and if either of the two transwomen emerge victorious, they will make history to don the crown
Published on Nov 19, 2023 07:28 AM IST
Zarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi
El Salvador slaps $1,000 tax on travellers from India, Africa. Here's why
People traveling on passports from India or any one of more than 50 African nations will be obliged to pay the fee, El Salvador’s port authority said.
Published on Oct 27, 2023 03:11 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Is Pakistan disowning its first ever Miss Universe contestant? Here's why
Contestant Erica Robin from Karachi is facing immense backlash ahead of Pakistan's debut at the Miss Universe beauty pageant. Here's why
Published on Oct 12, 2023 12:30 PM IST
Zarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi
On migrant trail, the ‘donkey route’ that Indians use to illegally enter US
One of the branches of the “donkey route”, used by hundreds of Indians from Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Punjab and Gujarat to enter US, was busted in Delhi on May 2.
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 03:55 PM IST
Shiv Sunny
Magnitude 6.5 quake hits El Salvador's Pacific coast; no tsunami warning
No damages were immediately reported and the earthquake did not trigger a tsunami warning.
Published on Jul 19, 2023 06:30 AM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Nisha Anand
12 dead in stampede at El Salvador stadium during football match: Report
El Salvador Stadium: "The number of deaths after the stampede at the Cuscatlan Stadium amounts to nine," the National Civil Police posted on Twitter.
Updated on May 21, 2023 02:15 PM IST
El Salvador moves 2,000 alleged gang members to newly-made ‘mega prison’: Watch
A significant number of suspected gang members have been transferred to a recently opened ‘mega prison’, according to the country's President and populist leader Nayib Bukele.
Updated on Feb 26, 2023 05:40 AM IST
Snehashish Roy
Chaparrastique volcano begins to erupt in eastern El Salvador
El Salvador: The eruption began Sunday when the volcano launched rock and ash to areas surrounding the crater. There were no reported injuries.
Published on Nov 29, 2022 11:25 AM IST
PTI |
First country with crypto as legal tender now wants to issue bitcoin bonds
The proposal comes a year after President Nayib Bukele announced he would launch so-called "volcano bonds" to raise $1 billion to finance his "Bitcoin City" project, which included building a town on the Salvadoran coast funded by bitcoin-backed bonds.
Updated on Nov 24, 2022 07:32 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar
5.9 magnitude earthquake shakes El Salvador
El Salvador Earthquake: El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele classified the earthquake as magnitude.
Published on Nov 04, 2022 10:28 AM IST
Reuters |
Storm Julia kills 16 in Central America as it churns toward Mexico
Salvadoran authorities reported the deaths of nine people, including five soldiers, and at least 830 people evacuated.
Published on Oct 11, 2022 05:16 AM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Sharangee Dutta
El Salvador to fund veterinary hospital using bitcoin, president says
It is the first country in the world to recognise the cryptocurrency as legal tender.
Published on Oct 10, 2021 10:00 AM IST
Reuters |
El Salvador prez Nayib Bukele changes Twitter profile description to 'dictator'
Bukele is a heavy Twitter user, and after his description changed to “dictator,” he continued tweeting normally Monday about bitcoin. The price and potential of the cryptocurrency appears to fascinate Bukele, and he made bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador, the first country to do so.
Published on Sep 21, 2021 07:19 AM IST
AP |
El Salvador president unveils 200 bitcoin buy, price jumps
Bitcoin temporarily climbed 1.39% to more than $52,600 on Monday afternoon, Refinitiv Eikon data showed, with a Reuters market analyst putting it on track for $56,000-$56,300.
Published on Sep 07, 2021 06:34 AM IST
Reuters | , San Salvador
IMF sees risks after El Salvador makes Bitcoin legal tender
El Salvador’s congress approved a law this week requiring businesses to accept Bitcoin in exchange for goods and services.
Published on Jun 10, 2021 08:40 PM IST
Bloomberg |
‘Let me take a selfie first’: El Salvador president tells UN before his maiden speech
“Believe me, many more people will see that selfie when I share it than will listen to this speech - I hope I took a good one,” El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said.
Updated on Sep 27, 2019 11:50 AM IST
New York | Asian News International
Donald Trump ‘hates’ photo of dead migrants, says that father was probably wonderful guy
Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and daughter Valeria were trying to cross into the U.S. after fleeing from El Salvador when they were swept into the Rio Grande.
Updated on Jun 27, 2019 09:57 AM IST
Washington | Associated Press
Real Madrid confirm signing of ‘Japanese Messi’ Takefusa Kubo
Kubo, who has been dubbed the “Japanese Messi”, made his full international debut against El Salvador earlier this month and was also linked with Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Premier League champions Manchester City.
Updated on Jun 14, 2019 05:22 PM IST
Madrid | Agence France-Presse
Donald Trump announces 5% tariff on Mexican goods in response to migrants
Trump made the announcement by tweet after telling reporters earlier Thursday that he was planning “a major statement” that would be his “biggest” so far on the border.
Updated on May 31, 2019 09:35 AM IST
Washington | Associated Press
Donald Trump orders cut in aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador
According to the state department $2.6 billion in foreign assistance was provided by the US to the three countries over 2015-2018 fiscals
Updated on Mar 31, 2019 11:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | Yashwant Raj
Richarlison double helps Brazil to 5-0 triumph over El Salvador
Brazil ran out with a new-look side, with coach Tite giving debuts to goalkeeper Neto and full-back Eder Militao as well as first starts to Richarlison at centre forward and Arthur in midfield.
Updated on Sep 12, 2018 09:29 AM IST
Landover | Reuters
Neymar has a lot of growing to do despite Brazil captaincy, says Gilberto Silva
eymar was named permanent captain following Tite’s decision to scrap his rotation policy after the World Cup in Russia, where the Selecao were surprisingly eliminated in the quarter-finals.
Updated on Sep 10, 2018 11:38 AM IST
Rio de Janeiro | Omnisport
Neymar’s behaviour deserves praise, claims Brazil coach Tite
Neymar was ridiculed by some for his theatrics during the World Cup, but Brazil coach Tite is firmly behind the Selecao star.
Updated on Aug 18, 2018 01:27 PM IST
Rio de Janeiro | Omnisport
Facts and figures about Trump adminstration’s move to separate immigrant families
While the Department of Homeland Security says it is not its policy to separate families, such cases have skyrocketed since the Trump administration began systematically arresting migrants for illegally crossing the border and separating children from their incarcerated parents.
Updated on Jun 19, 2018 12:58 PM IST
Agence France-Presse, Washington | Agence France-Presse
FIFA bans former El Salvador boss Ramon Maradiaga after match-fixing probe
FIFA found Ramon Maradiaga to have breached regulations relating to bribery and corruption and has banned the ex-Honduras international.
Published on May 03, 2018 11:02 AM IST
Omnisport, Zurich | HT Correspondent