Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios Is Miss Universe 2023
The coveted title of Miss Universe 2023 has been bestowed upon Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua. Securing the runner-up position is Anntonia Porsild from Thailand, while Moraya Wilson of Australia has claimed the the second runner-up position.
Nov 19, 2023, 10:27 AM IST
Ukraine legalises cryptocurrency to fight Russian invasion
Ukraine has legalised cryptocurrency as the country received donations worth tens of millions of dollars from individuals and groups to help it fight the Russian invasion.
Mar 17, 2022, 21:06 PM IST
El Salvador becomes first country to adopt Bitcoin as official currency
The country will accept payment in bitcoin alongside the US dollar, which has been El Salvador`s official currency since 2001.
Bitcoin to become legal tender in El Salvador on September 7
Salaries and pensions will continue to be paid in US dollars, said Bukele, without specifying if that included salaries paid to state workers and private sector employees.
Jun 25, 2021, 08:52 AM IST
Crypto update! THIS country makes Bitcoin legal tender
Lawmakers voted in favor of the move to create a law to adopt bitcoin, despite concern about the potential impact on El Salvador`s program with the International Monetary Fund.
Jun 09, 2021, 23:51 PM IST
Big news for crypto investors! THIS country is all set to make Bitcoin legal tender
President Nayib Bukele is going to send a bill to Congress in the upcoming to make bitcoin legal tender.
Jun 06, 2021, 06:27 AM IST
Storm Iota breaks up over El Salvador but leaves major flood risk
Storm Iota unleashed flash floods in areas already waterlogged with rain, forcing thousands across Central America to flee their homes.
Nov 19, 2020, 02:56 AM IST
Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes off El Salvador coast: USGS
The US National Tsunami Warning Center said there was no warning in place for the coast of the western United States.
May 30, 2019, 15:09 PM IST
6.8-magnitude quake hits Guatemala, second in eight days
San Marcos was hit by earthquakes in 2012 and 2014 that left dozens dead.
Jun 22, 2017, 19:26 PM IST
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull mocks Donald Trump over ''Russian guy'' at media party
Turnbull was one of the first foreign leaders Trump spoke to after he took office on Jan. 20.
Hurricane, earthquake hit Central America
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega declared a national emergency to handle both potential disasters.
Flags at half mast as Italy mourns earthquake dead
Flags flew at half mast across Italy today as the country observed a day of mourning for the victims of an earthquake that killed nearly 300 people.
Aug 27, 2016, 17:02 PM IST
El Salvador gang truce mediator released from detention
El Salvador released on Monday Raul Mijango, the mediator of a controversial gang truce who was arrested in early May, but the legal proceedings against him will continue, authorities said.
May 31, 2016, 10:46 AM IST
Panama Papers leak: Authorities raid Mossack Fonseca office, seize documents
Authorities in El Salvador on Friday raided the local offices of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, seizing documents and equipment, the country's attorney general's office said.
Apr 09, 2016, 12:58 PM IST
New Year's homicide toll rises in El Salvador
The Central American nation of El Salvador is off to a bloody start to the new year after a shockingly violent 2015.
Jan 02, 2016, 23:35 PM IST
El Salvador starts new year with 13 violent deaths
Thirteen people died in separate violent incidents in El Salvador on Friday, including five gang members who tried to gun down police, authorities said.
Jan 02, 2016, 00:30 AM IST
El Salvador ex-football chief arrested in FIFA probe
He was apprehended in a seaside residential complex south of the capital by elite police officers.
Dec 17, 2015, 09:03 AM IST
El Salvador court OKs extradition in FIFA scandal
Vasquez is facing trial for allegedly pocketing payroll taxes that his furniture company was supposed to pay for its employees.
Dec 11, 2015, 11:41 AM IST
6 males, at least 3 from street gangs, killed in El Salvador
Authorities in El Salvador say at least one suspected Mara street gang member and three other males were found shot to death in house while two other suspected gang members died in an attack on a police station.
Oct 31, 2015, 05:28 AM IST
