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Images at the port of La Libertad, El Salvador, as tropical storm Pilar scrapes past Central America, causing heavy rains along the Pacific coast but growing less likely to make landfall. IMAGES
Tokyo, Apr 27 (EFE).- Japan's central bank decided on Monday to ease its monetary policy by expanding its government and corporate bond purchase programs to soften the economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic.The Bank of Japan (BoJ) said in a statement that it was necessary to "further enhance monetary easing" since the third-largest economy of the world has been in an “increasingly severe situation due to the impact of the spread of the novel coronavirus".(Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON)FOOTAGE SHOWS B-ROLL OF STOCK EXCHANGE MONITORS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Those of us worried about our spiritual futures turn to religious rituals to help us prepare for the afterlife, but some believers in the El Salvadorian town of Texistepeque have taken that idea to another level. Welcome to the Talciguines festival, where demons literally whip your sins away. The Talciguines festival draws tourists and locals alike to stand in the crowd and wait for participants dressed as 'demons' to strike them with leather whips in order to 'banish their sins.' Talciguines is a theatrical tradition that is meant to represent the battle between 'good and evil.' Forty-five men dress up in red robes, meant to represent 'the devil' or 'demons.' Following a church service the participants go out into the streets, where they proceed to whip people. Following the whipping, another man, dressed as Jesus Christ, performs with 'the demons,' walking over their prostrate bodies to represent the cleansing of their sins. The practice of enduring suffering on earth in order to attain redemption, salvation, or other spiritual rewards is known as asceticism, and has served as a tenet in many religions, including Christianity. However, when people perform bodily harm to themselves or allow others to harm them, this practice is known as unnatural ascetism. The festival is a part of a holy Easter week in El Salvador and attracts thousands of people from all over the world.
Tegucigalpa, Oct 18 (EFE).- The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) and the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) held a virtual forum Monday with Honduran journalists to discuss the important role of media as a social auditor of public investment made in Central America."We are concerned about the issue of freedom of the press as sometimes there are governments that are not very democratic. The independent auditing role of press is vital for CABEI," said the president of the CABEI, Dante Mossi. (Camera: RAMÓN HERNÁNDEZ). SHOT LIST: JOURNALISTS JOIN "THE MEDIA IN CENTRAL AMERICA: CURRENT SITUATION AND PERSPECTIVE" FORUM IN TEGUCIGALPA, HONDRUAS.
San Salvador, Oct 12 (EFE).- The president of the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) of El Salvador, Douglas Rodríguez, said Tuesday that they hoped to finalize an economic agreement of 1.3 billion dollars with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) "soon".El Salvador began seeking an economic agreement with the IMF in March despite the international controversies that have been generated in the country due to the decisions made by the Legislative Assembly and backed by the President Nayib Bukele. (Camera: VLADIMIR CHICAS).SHOT LIST: THE PRESIDENT OF THE CENTRAL RESERVE BANK (BCR) OF EL SALVADOR, DOUGLAS RODRÍGUEZ SPEAKS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE IN SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR.SOUND BITES: THE PRESIDENT OF THE CENTRAL RESERVE BANK (BCR) OF EL SALVADOR, DOUGLAS RODRÍGUEZ (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: We are still negotiating with the International Monetary Fund, as Gerry Rice, IMF spokesman commented two weeks ago and we hope that the agreement will be reached as soon as possible.
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