US Extends TPS for 830,000 Venezuelan and Salvadoran Immigrants
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 600,000 Venezuelans and 230,000 Salvadorans for 18 months, allowing them to legally remain and work in the U.S. until September 2024 and October 2026 respectively, despite concerns about stricter immigration polic...
US Extends TPS for 830,000 Venezuelan and Salvadoran Immigrants
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 600,000 Venezuelans and 230,000 Salvadorans for 18 months, allowing them to legally remain and work in the U.S. until September 2024 and October 2026 respectively, despite concerns about stricter immigration polic...
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40% Bias Score
Guatemalan and Salvadoran Troops Arrive in Haiti to Bolster Security Mission
On Friday, 83 security personnel from Guatemala and El Salvador arrived in Port-au-Prince to join the US- and UN-backed Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission combating Haiti's gang violence, which has intensified since President Jovenel Moïse's 2021 assassination.
Guatemalan and Salvadoran Troops Arrive in Haiti to Bolster Security Mission
On Friday, 83 security personnel from Guatemala and El Salvador arrived in Port-au-Prince to join the US- and UN-backed Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission combating Haiti's gang violence, which has intensified since President Jovenel Moïse's 2021 assassination.
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36% Bias Score
El Salvador Reverses Mining Ban Amid Economic and Environmental Concerns
El Salvador's legislature lifted a seven-year ban on metals mining on a vote of 57-3, granting the government sole authority over mining activities, despite environmental concerns and protests; President Nayib Bukele cites $132 billion in potential gold deposits as justification for the decision.
El Salvador Reverses Mining Ban Amid Economic and Environmental Concerns
El Salvador's legislature lifted a seven-year ban on metals mining on a vote of 57-3, granting the government sole authority over mining activities, despite environmental concerns and protests; President Nayib Bukele cites $132 billion in potential gold deposits as justification for the decision.
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36% Bias Score
IMF: Syria Monitoring, Fed Policy Approval, and El Salvador Bitcoin Loan
IMF official Kozack commented on Syria's reconstruction needs, the Fed's monetary policy, and El Salvador's $1.4 billion IMF loan program aimed at mitigating risks associated with the country's Bitcoin project.
IMF: Syria Monitoring, Fed Policy Approval, and El Salvador Bitcoin Loan
IMF official Kozack commented on Syria's reconstruction needs, the Fed's monetary policy, and El Salvador's $1.4 billion IMF loan program aimed at mitigating risks associated with the country's Bitcoin project.
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32% Bias Score
LALIGA's El Salvador Program Diverts 26,000 Children From Gangs
The LALIGA Foundation's Valores y Oportunidad program in El Salvador, launched in 2015, has positively impacted over 350,000 people by using soccer to divert more than 26,000 children from gang recruitment, creating 263 socio-sports schools nationwide.
LALIGA's El Salvador Program Diverts 26,000 Children From Gangs
The LALIGA Foundation's Valores y Oportunidad program in El Salvador, launched in 2015, has positively impacted over 350,000 people by using soccer to divert more than 26,000 children from gang recruitment, creating 263 socio-sports schools nationwide.
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56% Bias Score
El Salvador to Potentially Abandon Mandatory Bitcoin Acceptance Amid IMF Loan Deal
El Salvador is nearing a \$1.3 billion IMF loan agreement, conditioned on making Bitcoin acceptance by businesses voluntary, potentially reversing its 2021 decision to make Bitcoin legal tender and raising concerns about the viability of cryptocurrency as a national currency.
El Salvador to Potentially Abandon Mandatory Bitcoin Acceptance Amid IMF Loan Deal
El Salvador is nearing a \$1.3 billion IMF loan agreement, conditioned on making Bitcoin acceptance by businesses voluntary, potentially reversing its 2021 decision to make Bitcoin legal tender and raising concerns about the viability of cryptocurrency as a national currency.
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60% Bias Score
Resilient Central American Journalism Exposes Authoritarian Regimes
Central American journalists, despite facing exile, imprisonment, and threats, continue to expose corruption and human rights abuses in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Honduras in 2024, demonstrating resilience against authoritarian regimes.
Resilient Central American Journalism Exposes Authoritarian Regimes
Central American journalists, despite facing exile, imprisonment, and threats, continue to expose corruption and human rights abuses in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Honduras in 2024, demonstrating resilience against authoritarian regimes.
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48% Bias Score
El Salvador Reverses Metal Mining Ban, Sparking Environmental Concerns
El Salvador's congress overturned its 2017 ban on metal mining on December 23, 2023, prioritizing economic growth despite environmental concerns and potential irreversible damage, including water contamination and public health risks, prompting widespread opposition.
El Salvador Reverses Metal Mining Ban, Sparking Environmental Concerns
El Salvador's congress overturned its 2017 ban on metal mining on December 23, 2023, prioritizing economic growth despite environmental concerns and potential irreversible damage, including water contamination and public health risks, prompting widespread opposition.
Progress
56% Bias Score
El Salvador Secures \$1.4 Billion IMF Loan After Bitcoin Policy Shift
El Salvador reached a \$1.4 billion loan deal with the IMF after modifying its bitcoin policies to allow businesses to voluntarily accept the cryptocurrency, easing concerns that had previously blocked financial assistance.
El Salvador Secures \$1.4 Billion IMF Loan After Bitcoin Policy Shift
El Salvador reached a \$1.4 billion loan deal with the IMF after modifying its bitcoin policies to allow businesses to voluntarily accept the cryptocurrency, easing concerns that had previously blocked financial assistance.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Trump Breaks Tradition, Invites Unconventional World Leaders to Inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump has invited Argentine President Javier Milei and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to his inauguration, breaking with tradition; Chinese President Xi Jinping also received an invitation but hasn't responded; Ukrainian President Zelenskyy was not invited but could attend ...
Trump Breaks Tradition, Invites Unconventional World Leaders to Inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump has invited Argentine President Javier Milei and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to his inauguration, breaking with tradition; Chinese President Xi Jinping also received an invitation but hasn't responded; Ukrainian President Zelenskyy was not invited but could attend ...
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36% Bias Score
IMF Loan to El Salvador Contingent on Bitcoin Policy Reversal
El Salvador is negotiating a \$1.3 billion loan with the IMF, which requires making bitcoin's use voluntary rather than mandatory, potentially ending its status as legal tender. This follows years of criticism from the IMF regarding the risks associated with bitcoin adoption, including threats to fi...
IMF Loan to El Salvador Contingent on Bitcoin Policy Reversal
El Salvador is negotiating a \$1.3 billion loan with the IMF, which requires making bitcoin's use voluntary rather than mandatory, potentially ending its status as legal tender. This follows years of criticism from the IMF regarding the risks associated with bitcoin adoption, including threats to fi...
Progress
40% Bias Score
El Salvador's New Laws Threaten Press Freedom, Warns HRW
Human Rights Watch warns that El Salvador's newly approved cybersecurity and data protection laws, granting broad powers to a government agency and including a 'right to be forgotten' clause, pose a significant threat to press freedom, potentially leading to censorship and fines for media outlets th...
El Salvador's New Laws Threaten Press Freedom, Warns HRW
Human Rights Watch warns that El Salvador's newly approved cybersecurity and data protection laws, granting broad powers to a government agency and including a 'right to be forgotten' clause, pose a significant threat to press freedom, potentially leading to censorship and fines for media outlets th...
Progress
36% Bias Score