El Salvador
Country in Central America
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El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. The country's population in 2023 was estimated to be 6.5 million.
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El Salvador's Nayib Bukele heads for reelection as president Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:35Published | |
El Salvador: Nayib Bukele claims 'record' reelection victory Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:55Published | |
El Salvador Election: President Nayib Bukele re-elected as President in landslide win |Oneindia News Credit: Oneindia Duration: 03:09Published | |
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At least nine dead after football fans 'smothered' in stampede at stadiumAt least nine people have been killed and dozens more are injured after being "smothered" during a stampede at a football stadium in El Salvador.Sky News - Published | |
First inmates transferred to El Salvador 'mega prison' in crackdown on gangsThousands of inmates have started to be transferred to one of the world's largest prisons in El Salvador.Sky News - Published | |
'Impossible to escape': El Salvador opens 40,000-inmate prison in 'war against gangs'El Salvador has opened one of the world's largest prisons, which will hold 40,000 inmates as arrests soar in a government crackdown on violent crime.Sky News - Published | |
10,000 police and soldiers to seal off entire El Salvador town in search for gang members10,000 police officers and soldiers have been sent by El Salvador's government to seal off a town on the outskirts of the nation's capital to search for gang members.Sky News - Published | |
State of emergency declared as El Salvador sees 76 gang-related killings in just two daysA state of emergency has been declared in El Salvador after 76 gang-related killings in just two days.Sky News - Published | |
El Salvador aims to build 'Bitcoin City' at base of a volcanoEl Salvador's president said he aims to build a "Bitcoin City" at the base of a volcano in the country, where geothermal energy could be used to power the computers.Sky News - Published | |
El Salvador: Meet fan who googled players to improve side - and was rewarded with full-time jobA fan who trawled the internet for players to help improve El Salvador's national side is making his mark as their first full-time scout.BBC Sport - Published | |
El Salvador's national Bitcoin system crashes as cryptocurrency becomes legal tenderEl Salvador's move to become the first country in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender was marred on launch day when the government's digital wallet system crashed.Sky News - Published | |
Protests and confusion as El Salvador set to make Bitcoin legal tenderEl Salvador is set to become the first country in the world to make the cryptocurrency Bitcoin legal tender, with a recently passed law to take effect from tomorrow.Sky News - Published | |
El Salvador votes to become first country to use Bitcoin as legal tenderBitcoin will be used as legal tender in El Salvador after President Nayib Bukele's proposals to embrace cryptocurrency were approved by congress.Sky News - Published | |
Remains of at least 24 people discovered in secret burial site at home of former police officerThe remains of at least 24 people have been recovered at the house of a former police officer in El Salvador.Sky News - Published |