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El Salvador Promotes Surf City and AI at World Tourism Day Events

Tourism officials and investors highlighted El Salvador's Surf City development during World Tourism Day events while discussing potential uses of artificial intelligence in the country's expanding hospitality sector.
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El Salvador Rejects Stablecoin Policy Shift as Bitcoin Holdings Reach 7,790

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