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El Salvador: Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Strikes, Felt Across Central America
A strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck El Salvador on Sunday, January 5, at 11:18 a.m. local time, according to the USGS.
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Spain: World's biggest lottery El Gordo awards billions
it is referred to as the largest lottery on the planet. Despite the total prize fund reaching $2.8 billion this year, the top prize, called "El Gordo" (the Fat One), amounts to €4 million for a ...
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Here's When You Can Plan to See Six or Seven Planets in a Planet Parade
It seems 2025 will have a strong start, too, with a planet parade just a few weeks into the new year. A planet parade is when several of our solar system's planets are visible in the night sky at ...
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Sharing festive warmth with the lonely this year-end season
While she said she enjoys spending the year end simply and quietly, she is concerned that others may feel lonely during the year-end festivities, especially those who feel sad that their children ...
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Crime’s Plunge and Bitcoin’s Boom Still Leave El Salvador Chasing Economic Miracle
El Salvador’s Bitcoin holdings soared with Donald Trump’s election victory. The President-elect’s migration stance may be more problematic for his ally Bukele’s economic plans. The gang ...
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IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with El Salvador on an Extended Fund Facility Arrangement
Washington, DC: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Luis Cubeddu, Deputy Director of the Western Hemisphere Department, and Raphael Espinoza, Mission Chief for El Salvador, held ...
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'Lonely' Laura makes 300 friends in six weeks
When "lonely" Laura Cooper placed a post on social media asking for friendship, she had no idea that the response would change her life. The 42-year-old care worker, who had moved home and was ...
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Surprise discovery in alien planet's atmosphere could upend decades of planet formation theory
Astronomers studying a still-forming planet beyond our solar system have found that its chemical makeup doesn't fully match the swirling gas and dust disk from which it formed. The finding ...
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NASA’s Webb Finds Planet-Forming Disks Lived Longer in Early Universe
In 2003, Hubble provided evidence of a massive planet around a very old star, almost as old as the universe. Such stars possess only small amounts of heavier elements that are the building blocks of ...
The Financial Times23d
Climate tech can still save planet — but not by itself
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. On one front at least, it is hard to look ahead to 2025 with optimism. Hopes that climate change can be ...
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El Salvador’s crypto dream falters under IMF pressure
El Salvador, a country of just over six million people, has been the site of several bold monetary experiments. In 2001, the U.S. dollar became the country’s sole official currency. Twenty years later ...
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El Salvador Eyes $3 Trillion Gold Mine Beneath Its Soil
Seven years ago, El Salvador made global headlines as the first country in the world to ban all metal mining. The decision was hailed as a victory for environmental protection, celebrated by local ...