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El Salvador Closes Bitcoin-Funded Pet Hospital After Welfare Scandal

The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, announced this Saturday the closure of the country's only pet hospital, which was created with funds from...

Stranded and Cashless: US-Deported Migrants Face Uncertain Future in Panama

"We have no money": 65 migrants deported from the United States in February, mostly Asians, are desperately searching in Panama's capital for a country...

Amnesty Denounces Detention of Human Rights Activist in El Salvador

Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday issued a strong call to Salvadoran authorities, demanding they ensure the "physical integrity" of human rights activist Fidel Zavala,...

El Salvador Continues Bitcoin Purchases Despite New Legal Status Change

The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, assured on Tuesday that the country "will not stop" and will continue buying bitcoin for its strategic...

Dead Rivers Alert Growing Environmental Crisis as Mining Returns to El Salvador

The San Sebastián River no longer has fish. The contaminated water it receives from an old gold mine killed them all. Now that mining...

Hong Kong Company will sell Panama Ports to a US Consortium

Under strong pressure from US President Donald Trump, Hong Kong firm Hutchison announced Tuesday that it has agreed to transfer its stake in the...
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Panama Allows First Quantum to Export Copper Despite Court Shutdown

The President of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, said on Thursday that he authorized a Canadian-owned mine, which was shut down by the courts in...

Costa Rica’s Medical Marijuana Rollout: Legal Relief or Just a Loophole?

Last month, the Costa Rican Ministry of Health approved a regulation to facilitate the sale of “medical cannabis products” aka weed, ganja, grass, mota,...

Rare ‘Blood Moon’ Total Lunar Eclipse Stuns Stargazers Across the Globe

Stargazers across a swathe of the world marvelled at a dramatic red "Blood Moon" during a rare total lunar eclipse in the early hours...