He was a popular TV journalist when elected as El Salvador’s first modern-day leftist leader in 2009, but he went into exile hounded by corruption charges.
The White House yesterday walked back President Trump’s order to freeze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans. A federal judge temporarily blocked the order on Tuesday after it caused mass confusion across the country.
Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, died late Tuesday
El Salvador's ex-president Mauricio Funes died Tuesday at the age of 65 in Nicaragua, where he fled two years after leaving office and gained asylum following accusations of corruption in his country.
President Trump’s reversal on a spending freeze. The White House yesterday walked back President Trump’s order to freeze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans. A federal judge had on Tuesday temporarily blocked the order after it caused mass confusion across the country.
Every day it is more complicated to pass through Panama (...) Nicaragua is ready to contribute with this passage that will give greater fluidity to maritime transport, to commerce and we invite ...
Mauricio Funes, former El Salvador leader who fled to exile, dies at 65 A former journalist, Mr. Funes took refuge in Nicaragua before being convicted in absentia in corruption cases linked to his ...