News: El Salvador

We have started to collect the most important news related to El Salvador in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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• September 11th 2020 – July 1st 2019
• June 26th 2019 – July 7th 2017
• March 4th 2017 – April 9th 2016
• February 26th 2016 – May 29th 2015
• May 24th 2015 – September 25th 2014
• September 19th 2014 – March 17th 2014
• March 13th 2014 – January 22nd 2014
• January 8th 2014 – May 31st 2013
• May 30th 2013 – January 17th 2012
• December 22nd 2011 – December 22nd 2010
• November 25th 2010 – November 10th 2009
• November 10th 2009 – March 17th 2009
• March 16th 2009 – May 4th 2006
• February 24th 2006 – November 19th 2005

El Salvador: news

El Salvador hippo Gustavito 'did not die from knife attack'

Saturday, March 4th 2017, 0:36

An examination at El Salvador zoo finds the animal died of bleeding from the lung, officials say.
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El Salvador's much-loved hippo Gustavito killed at zoo

Monday, February 27th 2017, 18:30

While murder has long lost the capacity to shock in El Salvador, Gustavito's death has hit a nerve.
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'No-one exploits us'

Thursday, November 10th 2016, 0:10

How a government initiative in El Salvador is helping women escape violent marriages by offering them support to set up their own businesses and achieve financial independence.
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Election 2016: Mariachi band for elderly couple's first-time vote

Wednesday, November 9th 2016, 0:44
related countries: United States
related places: California, Norwalk

A couple born in El Salvador have voted for the first time as US citizens in Norwalk, California.
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El Salvador ex-President Saca arrested on fraud allegations

Sunday, October 30th 2016, 18:26

El Salvador's former President Elias Antonio Saca is arrested on charges of embezzling public funds.
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Abortion laws may be relaxed for rape cases in El Salvador

Wednesday, October 12th 2016, 10:00

Rape victims in El Salvador, where abortion laws are strict, may be allowed to abort under proposals put forward by the governing party.
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El Salvador judge reopens El Mozote massacre investigation

Saturday, October 1st 2016, 23:01

A judge in El Salvador reopens an investigation into the 1981 El Mozote massacre - considered one of the worst atrocities in the country's 12-year civil war.
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World Cup 2018 qualifying: El Salvador 'refuse bribe to fix match'

Tuesday, September 6th 2016, 8:32
related countries: Canada

El Salvador's national football team say they refused a bribe to fix Tuesday's World Cup 2018 qualifying game against Canada.
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El Salvador claims blow against powerful street gang

Friday, July 29th 2016, 4:32

Authorities in El Salvador raid one the country's most powerful street gangs, making 120 arrests and seizing financial assets.
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Heartbreaking trauma of El Salvador baby swap family

Thursday, June 2nd 2016, 10:23

How does it feel to be given the wrong baby?
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El Salvador unveils new military force

Thursday, April 21st 2016, 0:23

El Salvador deploys a new heavily armed unit to fight the country's notorious criminal gangs in rural areas.
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Mossack Fonseca raided in El Salvador

Saturday, April 9th 2016, 0:22
related countries: Panama

Authorities in El Salvador raid the offices of the Panama law firm at the centre of a massive data leak, the attorney general's office says.
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