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Nicaragua's Ortega wins third straight term, with wife

Nicaragua's leftist President Daniel Ortega has won a third straight term, with his wife Rosario Murillo as vice president, results showed Nov. 7, but the opposition and the United States condemned the election.

With 99.8 percent of ballots counted, the 70-year-old former Marxist rebel had 72.5 percent of the vote, the country's Supreme Electoral Council said, AFP reported.

Nicaragua to Give Former Salvadoran Leader Mauricio Funes Asylum

MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Mauricio Funes Cartagena, the former President of El Salvador, has been granted political asylum just across the Gulf of Fonseca in Nicaragua as he faces allegations of corruption including illegal enrichment, embezzlement and influence peddling in his native country.

Scientists urge WHO to take immediately action on combating Zika virus

Scientists have urged the World Health Organisation to learn from the Ebola outbreak and take immediately action on combating Zika virus warning it has ‘explosive pandemic potential’.

The US experts claim WHO has still not taken a leadership role in dealing with the Zika pandemic and advised it convene an emergency committee of disease experts.

The dream job: 5th annual list of the best places to work in all the world

How do you best create a great culture at a global organization? Elevate pay levels? Increase training opportunities? Launch a wellness program? Those steps may help, but the thing that moves the needle most for employees at the world’s best workplaces is a strong sense of community.

Enter the prison that even guards fear to go into (pics)

Some top security prisons are so dangerous that even the guards dare not enter. The ‘Penas Ciudad Barrios’ is a maximum security prison in El Salvador, but unlike other corrective facilities this is off limits for the authorities. It is run by the notorious ‘Mara Salvatrucha’ gang, infamous for its merciless revenge and cruel retribution.

Greek family’s American dream turns awry with quadruple murder (facts, photos + videos)

Amy and Philip Savopoulos, aged 47 and 46 years respectively, their 10-year-old son Philip and 57-year-old housekeeper from El Salvador were identified as the victims of the upscale Washington D.C. fire – not far from Joe Biden’s residence – on Thursday.

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