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Hours after the coup d'état in Sudan, the United States Department of State suspends $700 million worth of aid to the country until the restoration of the civilian government. [https:--www.channelnewsasia.com-world-us-pauses-us700-million-aid-sudan-after-military-takeover-2268236 (AFP via CNA)]Sudan–United States relations
2021-10-25

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele announces at a Bitcoin conference in Florida that his country will adopt the cryptocurrency as legal tender alongside the U.S. dollar, making El Salvador the first country to do so. He plans to introduce the relevant legislation to the Legislative Assembly next week.
2021-06-5

The government of Malaysia rejects a USD$3 billion settlement offered by Goldman Sachs in a lawsuit over the 1MDB scandal.
2020-06-6

The United States Department of Homeland Security announces that it will end temporary protected status for thousands of Nicaraguan migrants while decisions await for thousands more from El Salvador, Haiti and Honduras.
2017-11-6

Discovery Communications announces it will acquire Scripps Networks Interactive for US$ 14.6 billion.
2017-07-31

A top level Somali al-Shabab militant with a $3m US bounty, Zakariya Ahmed Ismail Hersi, surrenders to police.
2014-12-27

The Chaparrastique volcano in El Salvador erupts, forcing 5,000 people to leave their homes.
2013-12-29

Russian President Vladimir Putin unveils a new $50 billion drive for the country to preserve its status as a top space power, including the construction of the new Vostochny Cosmodrome to fly humans to space by the end of the decade.
2013-04-12

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of El Salvador with tsunami warnings in place for Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama and Mexico.
2012-08-26

The Australian dollar reaches a post-float record against the United States dollar based on higher than expected consumer price index figures and concerns over a US default.
2011-07-27