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El Salvador Sees 75% Drop in Speed-Related Fatalities on Monseñor Romero Boulevard Thanks to Photo-Ticket System.
El Salvador in English
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July 1, 2025
VMT reports significant decrease in traffic deaths and accidents; system to expand to more locations across the country El Salvador’s Vice Ministry of Transportation (VMT) has reported a 75% reduction in traffic fatalities caused by excessive...
Nvidia B300 Chips Order Touted By Nayib Bukele's Bitcoin Office — Why Does El Salvador Want These Powerful AI Processors?
Benzinga
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El Salvador, under the presidency of Nayib Bukele, placed an order for Nvidia Corp.'s NVDA B300 chips, a powerful artificial intelligence processor that is not yet available to most of the world. What Happened: The deal was forged with Hydra Host,...
British Media and Tour Companies Explore El Salvador as a Rising Travel Destination.
El Salvador in English
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July 1, 2025
El Salvador is gaining growing attention on the global tourism map, thanks to the efforts of President Nayib Bukele’s administration to position the country as a top international destination. As part of this strategy, a group of tour operators...
President Nayib Bukele Ranked as World’s Most Popular Leader, According to Chilean Polling Firm Cadem.
El Salvador in English
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July 1, 2025
El Salvador’s president tops international image rankings, surpassing global leaders from North America, Europe, and Asia President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has been recognized as the world’s highest-rated leader, topping a ranking of 21 global...
UPR Report on El Salvador Adopted Amid Sharp Decline in Civic Space
CIVICUS
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Geneva 01 July 2025 Statement at the 59th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Adoption of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report of El Salvador Delivered by Olimjon Bakhtaliev, CIVICUS Mr President. CIVICUS welcomes the government of El...
Costa Rica Court Moves to Lift President Chaves’ Immunity
Tico Times
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July 1, 2025
Costa Rica’s Supreme Court of Justice on Tuesday asked Congress — for the first time in the history of this country with a well-established democratic tradition — to lift the immunity of President Rodrigo Chaves, who is accused of...
Venezuela denounces that El Salvador violates international law by kidnapping migrants
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 1, 2025
"In a famous fashion show in Paris, the designer dared to simulate the horrific images of Nayib Bukele's concentration camps in El Salvador," Maduro said. Caracas, July 1 (RHC)-- President Nicolás Maduro denounced this Monday that El Salvador...
Appeals court weighs deportation of Venezuelans to El Salvador prison
WCMU - Michigan
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July 1, 2025
Here & Now‘s host Robin Young speaks with Reuters legal affairs correspondent Jan Wolfe about a consequential immigration case an appeals court panel is now weighing, about President Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan...
El Salvador: Amnesty International declares Ruth Eleonora López, Alejandro Henríquez and José Ángel Pérez prisoners of conscience amid increasing repression
Amnesty International
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July 1, 2025
Throughout the beginning of Nayib Bukele’s second presidential term, El Salvador has experienced an alarming increase in the harassment, persecution and criminalization of human rights defenders, journalists, activists, critical voices and civil...
The Republic of El Salvador becomes the 162nd Contracting Party to the Harmonized System Convention
World Customs Organization
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On 28 June 2025, during the 145th/146th Council Sessions, the Republic of El Salvador deposited its instrument of accession to the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (Harmonized System), with Mr. Ian...
International News Briefs for Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Havana Times
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July 1, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Israel Bombs Crowded Gaza Cafe, Killing Dozens, Including Children Jul 01, 2025 Israeli attacks on Gaza killed nearly 100...
Judge orders the release of Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara on bail
WISC Channel 3000 - Wisconsin
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(CNN) — An immigration judge in Georgia has ordered the release of the Spanish-language journalist and live-streamer Mario Guevara on bail while his immigration process continues, a relative of Guevara confirmed to CNN. Guevara, who came to the US...
New Program Trains Salvadoran Officials in Psychosocial Care for Returned Migrants.
El Salvador in English
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July 1, 2025
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador, through the Directorate for the Protection of People in Mobility, in coordination with the “Dr. José Gustavo Guerrero” Diplomatic Institute (IDG) and with support from the International Organization...
Treating Migrants Like Criminals Violates Human Rights: President Sheinbaum
teleSUR
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July 1, 2025 Hour: 2:21 pm On Tuesday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum condemned the mistreatment of migrants in the United States, speaking out as the detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” opened in Florida. RELATED: U.S. President...
U.S. President Mocks Migrants Heading to Alligator Alcatraz
teleSUR
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Donald Trump (L) at Alligator Alcatraz, Florida, July 1, 2025. X/ @TrumpFrance July 1, 2025 Hour: 12:00 pm On Tuesday, President Donald Trump mocked migrants set to be transferred to a detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” saying they’ll...
Young scientists from Turkmenistan won gold at an international competition in Malaysia
Turkmenistan Golden Age
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June 30, 2025
Young scientists from Turkmenistan have won gold medals, having performed with great success at the prestigious International competition of innovative creativity Borneo BIICC-2025 (Borneo International Innovation Creativity Competition), held in...
Bloomberg: El Salvador Secures First Sovereign Quote for Nvidia Blackwell B300 AI Chips.
El Salvador in English
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July 1, 2025
El Salvador, under President Nayib Bukele, has become the first nation worldwide to secure a sovereign quote for Nvidia’s cutting-edge Blackwell Ultra B300 artificial intelligence chips, Bloomberg Línea reports. In a historic agreement with...
El Salvador’s Coffee Exports Surge 54.4% in Early 2025, Reaching $93.4 Million.
El Salvador in English
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July 1, 2025
El Salvador’s coffee industry has shown remarkable growth in the first five months of 2025, exporting $93.4 million worth of coffee—a 54.4% increase compared to the same period in 2024, according to the Central Reserve Bank (BCR). This performance...
El Salvador detains students accused of gang activity
Inquirer
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July 1, 2025
Aerial view of the National Industrial Technical Institute, one of the educational institutions mentioned during a press conference held by the Security Cabinet to announce the arrest of high school students linked to various crimes in San...
New Bills Seek to Prohibit Law Enforcement From Covering Their Faces
Black Voice News - California
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July 1, 2025
Last Updated on July 1, 2025 by BVN Alyssah Hall CA Senators Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Jesse Arreguin (D-Berkeley) introduced Senate Bill 627, the No Secret Police Act on June 16, a bill prohibiting all levels of law enforcement from...