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Taiwan Recalls Ambassador To Honduras Over Foreign Minister's China Visit
Taiwan recalled on Thursday its ambassador to Honduras over a visit by Tegucigalpa's foreign minister to China, Taipei's government said in a statement.
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Cryptocurrency ATM Opens In Honduras Amid Rise In Demand For Virtual Assets
The machine, locally dubbed "la bitcoinera," allows users to acquire bitcoin and ethereum using the local lempira currency and was installed in an office tower in the capital of Tegucigalpa by Honduran firm TGU Consulting Group.
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US Requests Ex-Honduran Vice President's Extradition On Drug Trafficking
The United States has requested the extradition of former Honduran vice president Jaime Rosenthal, one of the country's biggest tycoons, whom it accuses of drug trafficking and money laundering, Tegucigalpa said on Saturday.
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Central America: Where Wearing the Wrong Sneakers Can be Fatal
Wearing a particular brand of sneakers or a certain haircut can be a fatal style decision in Guatemala, El Salvador or Honduras - three Central American nations struggling with a vicious gang pandemic.
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Military Helps Cut Honduras Murder Rate, But Abuses Spike
The militarization of Central America's violent Honduras has helped to stem gang bloodshed in a land known for the world's highest murder rate, but it has created another problem - an apparent spike in abuses blamed on soldiers.
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Thousands Rally in Honduras Calling for President Hernandez to Quit
Thousands of protesters marched through Honduras's capital on Friday demanding the resignation of President Juan Orlando Hernandez over a corruption scandal that has seen growing calls for him to quit.
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3 Dead, 32 Injured in Overcrowded Honduran Prison Riot
Three inmates were killed, including one who was shot in the head, during a riot at an overcrowded Honduran prison on Wednesday that left another 32 people injured, authorities said.
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Honduras President, US Lawmakers Discuss Migrant Crisis
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez told visiting US lawmakers Sunday that poverty and misinformation was fueling the flow of minors from Central America seeking to enter the United States illegally.
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Rescuers Close In on Three Trapped Honduran Miners, Eight Missing
Rescuers labored with pickaxes and shovels to dig out 11 miners trapped by a landslide at an illegal gold mine in southern Honduras, and are close to reaching three of the workers, officials said on Thursday.
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Collapse Traps At Least 11 Gold Miners in Honduras
A cave-in at an unlicensed gold mine in Honduras trapped at least 11 miners on Wednesday, officials said.
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Taiwan Recalls Ambassador To Honduras Over Foreign Minister's China Visit
Taiwan recalled on Thursday its ambassador to Honduras over a visit by Tegucigalpa's foreign minister to China, Taipei's government said in a statement.
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Cryptocurrency ATM Opens In Honduras Amid Rise In Demand For Virtual Assets
The machine, locally dubbed "la bitcoinera," allows users to acquire bitcoin and ethereum using the local lempira currency and was installed in an office tower in the capital of Tegucigalpa by Honduran firm TGU Consulting Group.
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US Requests Ex-Honduran Vice President's Extradition On Drug Trafficking
The United States has requested the extradition of former Honduran vice president Jaime Rosenthal, one of the country's biggest tycoons, whom it accuses of drug trafficking and money laundering, Tegucigalpa said on Saturday.
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Central America: Where Wearing the Wrong Sneakers Can be Fatal
Wearing a particular brand of sneakers or a certain haircut can be a fatal style decision in Guatemala, El Salvador or Honduras - three Central American nations struggling with a vicious gang pandemic.
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Military Helps Cut Honduras Murder Rate, But Abuses Spike
The militarization of Central America's violent Honduras has helped to stem gang bloodshed in a land known for the world's highest murder rate, but it has created another problem - an apparent spike in abuses blamed on soldiers.
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Thousands Rally in Honduras Calling for President Hernandez to Quit
Thousands of protesters marched through Honduras's capital on Friday demanding the resignation of President Juan Orlando Hernandez over a corruption scandal that has seen growing calls for him to quit.
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3 Dead, 32 Injured in Overcrowded Honduran Prison Riot
Three inmates were killed, including one who was shot in the head, during a riot at an overcrowded Honduran prison on Wednesday that left another 32 people injured, authorities said.
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Honduras President, US Lawmakers Discuss Migrant Crisis
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez told visiting US lawmakers Sunday that poverty and misinformation was fueling the flow of minors from Central America seeking to enter the United States illegally.
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Rescuers Close In on Three Trapped Honduran Miners, Eight Missing
Rescuers labored with pickaxes and shovels to dig out 11 miners trapped by a landslide at an illegal gold mine in southern Honduras, and are close to reaching three of the workers, officials said on Thursday.
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Collapse Traps At Least 11 Gold Miners in Honduras
A cave-in at an unlicensed gold mine in Honduras trapped at least 11 miners on Wednesday, officials said.
