El Salvador adopted the U.S. dollar as its own currency. The government said it would be a good fit for its economy, fueled mainly by remittances, which have costly commissions. Now the Central American nation is embarking on another bold change. Bitcoin. Harris Whitbeck explains.
A shortage of truck drivers has led to a blockage at ports in the United States. Containers can “sit” on the docks when goods arrive for weeks. The lack of truck drivers has heavily contributed to a supply chain crisis across the U.S. John Zarrella reports.
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This record label in Buenos Aires is exploring the sounds of the ‘Barrio’ and connecting its emerging artists to a wider public and, also, brands. Joel Richards talks to the people behind this experiment and the young men and women the label intends to showcase.
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In the 1950´s Colombia, education in rural areas faced several challenges including an early dropout rate and a scarcity of teachers. Four decades of armed conflict in remote areas was a factor, but there also was the socio-economic reality that children were leaving school to work on their famil...
