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Nation forced its citizens to use Bitcoin – here's what happened
El Salvador's president, an Elon Musk disciple, set his country on a tumultuous path.

A poor country made Bitcoin a national currency. The bet isn't paying off
New York Times: The move reduced scarce funds and moved the nation closer to default.

Pregnant woman given MIQ spot after launching legal action
Launching legal action against the MBIE and the Minister of Health, lands MIQ spot.

Pregnant Kiwi denied emergency MIQ spot 6 times
The window for her to fly home is fast closing as her pregnancy advances.

'I begged them not to kill her': Transgender killed despite long search for safety
After multiple forced displacements, Del Cid was shot in the back walking alone.

Biden quadruples Trump's 'record-low ceiling' refugee cap
After facing weeks of bipartisan blowback, Biden takes action on US refugee admissions.

Surge in children at US border as thousands seek entry
The number of kids crossing by themselves has risen 60 per cent.

MS-13 street gang leaders charged with terrorism
Attorney General William Barr describes the gang as a 'death cult' after teen slayings.

Storm pounds El Salvador and Guatemala
Tropical storm Amanda has killed 17 people; 7000 in shelters.

'Miscarriage murder': Young woman cleared over baby's death
Rape victim was suspected of having an abortion and charged with homicide.

Heartbreaking photo: A dad's desperate swim to get his daughter to safety
Graphic image warning: A drowning at the US border has highlighted a migration crisis.

Alabama's new abortion ban could jail doctors. In some countries, laws already do
Countries including El Salvador and the Dominican Republican have similar legislation.

'Our country is full': Trump takes swing at migrants
'There is indeed an emergency on our southern border' says the US commander-in-chief

A deep dive into the countries on Trump's S**t list'
Bill Donahue goes in search of the truth behind the countries the US overlooks.

A 'lost generation': Inside El Salvador prisons
Abandoned Salvadorean children have been forced to turn to a life of crime

Jay Kuten: An evil of biblical contortion
A country's greatness can be measured by the way it provides for its most vulnerable.

'Heinous and violent': MS-13's appeal to girls grows as gang 'Americanised'
It was in a wooded park in Springfield, Virginia, that Venus stabbed Damaris 13 times.

'Just stick the steel in her': Teen's final minutes recorded
Man allegedly plunged the knife into Damaris' abdomen and neck, again and again.

El Salvador gang violence reaches US
Maria Reyes sent for her daughter to protect her from El Salvador's gangs. It found her in Washington instead.

Gang is 'sacrificing underage girls'
The "most feared gang in the world" is "sacrificing" underage girls say US police.

Rise of the world's most feared gang
Cruel and merciless, the Mara Salvatrucha gang is one of the world's most vicious - and may have even reached Downunder.