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World Cup 2022 to start one day early with qatar Vs. Ecuador
BARRIO – The game was due to be played on 21 November as the third game, with Senegal against the Netherlands set to be the opening match earlier that day. However, the administrative arm of world governing body Fifa submitted a proposal to move the Qatar game. Kick-off will be at 16:00 BST and means …
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Tourists flock to El Salvador
BARRIO – El Salvador, the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, has seen explosive growth in tourism numbers in the first half of 2022. Tourism in El Salvador has soared in the first half of 2022. Up 82.8% just this year, there were 1.1 million visitors to El Salvador this year, according to …
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daddy Yankee hits no. 1 with ‘Remix’
BARRIO – Global music icon Daddy Yankee continues to rack up hits with his farewell album Legendaddy, which not only became the No. 1 Latin album in the world, but the album’s global hit “Remix,” is now No. 1 on the Latin Airplay chart with the leading radio charts in the US and Puerto Rico. …
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bodegaWear by j balvin and miller lite
BARRIO – Miller Lite and J Balvin are teaming up to create a merch line inspired by the vibe, look, and culture of one of the most authentic spots in the community…. the bodega. BodegaWear is a streetwear collection made for the beer run to your local neighborhood convenience store and the Miller Time that …
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Peru extends capacity at machu pichu
BARRIO – After Peru’s Ministry of Culture announced that tickets the country’s most iconic and in-demand site, Machu Picchu, were sold out until mid-August, the government on Thursday extended the number of people who can visit. It has expanded the number of visitors to 5,044 per day, Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Roberto Sánchez …
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Justin Quiles’ success as a writer – The pen is mightier than the sword
BARRIO – Born in Connecticut to a Puerto Rican family, Justin Quiles was raised in Puerto Rico but returned to Connecticut to finish high school. He wrote his first song when he was 13 and says that he grew up listening to El General, salsa, hip hop, Wisin y Yandel, Tego Calderon and Don Omar. …
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prosecutors in spain seek 8 year prison sentence for shakira
BARRIO – Colombian pop singer Shakira has opted to go to trial instead of accepting a deal offered by Spanish prosecutors to settle allegations she defrauded Spain’s government of 14.5 million euros ($15 million) in taxes, her public relations team said Wednesday (July 27). “Shakira trusts her innocence and chooses to leave the issue in …
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