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El Salvador Confirms New Street Dog and Cat Initiative with International Partners
President Nayib Bukele has responded to international animal welfare expert Niall Harbison, signaling a major step toward creating a model program to protect street dogs and cats across Latin America. President Bukele tweeted, “Let’s do this!”...

El Salvador vs Panama Prediction and Betting Tips | October 10th 2025
El Salvador will welcome Panama to the Estadio Cuscatlán in the third round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Friday. The visitors drew their two qualifying games last month and will look to return to winning ways here. The hosts got their...

El Salvador to Host ‘Historic Bitcoin’ Festival with Free Family Activities
El Salvador is preparing for an unprecedented celebration with “Historic Bitcoin,” an international event that will take place on November 12 and 13, 2025, in the Historic Center of San Salvador. Organized by the National Bitcoin Office (ONBTC),...

El Salvador and Portugal Sign Agreement to Boost Diplomatic Training and Research
El Salvador and Portugal have signed a new cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening the capacities of their respective diplomatic training centers and promoting the exchange of information and research between both nations. The announcement...

USA vs El Salvador Predictions, Picks & Odds for Friday’s International Friendly Match
Photo By - Imagn Images. Christian Pulisic celebrates a goal with Alejandro Zendejas. The United States Men's National Team looks to remain perfect at Austin’s Q2 Stadium when they host Ecuador on Friday night. Mauricio Pochettino and the Yanks...

El Salvador Hosts Latin America’s Seismic Experts to Launch New Earthquake-Resistant Building Code.
El Salvador is hosting the Eighth Session of the Model Seismic Code for Latin America and the Caribbean, bringing together top experts in seismic engineering to strengthen regional cooperation and promote safer construction practices. El Salvador...

Argentina and El Salvador Deepen Ties in Science, Technology, and Social Development.
The governments of El Salvador and Argentina have signed the Fourth Technical-Scientific Cooperation Program, marking a renewed commitment to advancing South-South collaboration for the 2025–2027 period. The agreement was formalized during the IV...

GovTech Singapore and El Salvador’s AI Agency Unite to Drive Digital Transformation in Government.
El Salvador continues to expand its leadership in technological innovation through international collaboration. The country held a working meeting with the CEO of GovTech Singapore, accompanied by the National Artificial Intelligence Agency of El...

El Salvador’s Agromarkets to Offer Paraguayan Beef and Digital Wallet Discounts.
El Salvador’s agromarkets will soon feature premium Paraguayan beef alongside a new digital payment program offering discounts to consumers. Carnes del Paraguay is investing $5 million to supply high-quality, grass-finished, antibiotic-free beef...

El Salvador Advances Its Digital Transformation with a Nationwide ID Renewal in 2026.
El Salvador’s National Registry of Natural Persons (RNPN) is preparing for a large-scale renewal of the country’s national identification card, known as the DUI, set to begin later this year and extend through 2026. The initiative will incorporate...

El Salvador’s Bitcoin Reserve Could Surpass $800 Million as Market Momentum Builds.
El Salvador is approaching another historic milestone in its Bitcoin journey, with its national reserve now valued at approximately $792 million—the highest level since the country began systematically purchasing the cryptocurrency in 2021....
The People’s Power Assembly Meets in the Municipality of El Salvador
Guantánamo. – Topics of economic and social interest to the more than 42,000 residents of the Guantanamo municipality of El Salvador were analyzed during the 20th Ordinary Session of the People’s Power Assembly, corresponding to the eighteenth...

Grief tech: Letting the living communicate with the dead
Leaving behind a “clone” of yourself in the form of a digital avatar for loved ones to interact with once you’ve passed away used to be the stuff of science fiction, but now it is fast becoming a reality. The latest and possibly most controversial...

El Salvador’s Bitcoin Holdings Hit $475M Profit as BTC Becomes World’s 7th Largest Asset
El Salvador is now sitting on $482 million in unrealized gains in its Bitcoin holdings. This comes as BTC hit a new all-time high and became the world’s seventh most valuable asset. El Salvador’s Bitcoin Reserves Surge Past $775 Million In a...

Sae-A Trading acquires Swisstex operations in El Salvador & US
Sae-A Trading, a leading global textile and apparel manufacturer and subsidiary of the Global Sae-A Group, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Swisstex's manufacturing operations in El Salvador, as well as Swisstex Direct, LLC, a...

DHS Sends A Journalist Back To His Home Country To Be Tortured Because ‘Live Streaming’ ICE Activities Is ‘Threatening’
from the cruelty-above-all-else dept America isn’t the land of the free. We abandoned that title when we returned Donald Trump to office — the same person who refused to engage in the peaceful transfer of power in 2020 and, immediately upon his...

The Bulwark wrestles with the meaning of ‘conservatism’
Tim Miller sensed the Republican Party was changing well before the rise of the current president. As a former staffer and big supporter of the 2008 John McCain campaign, he watched as vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin stumbled through Katie...

Trump’s Terminally Online DOJ Could Be Killing Its Cases Just To Own the Libs
There was a time, not very long ago, when it would be highly unusual for any Department of Justice lawyer, let alone the assistant attorney general for civil rights, to have a catchphrase. But Harmeet Dhillon does: FAFO. It’s shorthand for “F***...

El Salvador Chosen to Host World Tourism Day 2026, Highlighting Digital Transformation.
El Salvador has been selected to host World Tourism Day 2026, marking a milestone in the nation’s growing international recognition as a tourism hub. The announcement was made during the 2025 global celebrations in Melaka, Malaysia, where the...

Live-streaming journalist deported to El Salvador after months in ICE custody
(CNN) — Mario Guevara, the Salvadoran journalist who gained popularity by documenting immigration raids, has been deported after spending months in federal custody. Guevara was deported to his native El Salvador early Friday morning, the Committee...