By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – El Salvador’s Congress approved on Sunday emergency powers that temporarily suspended some constitutional protections after the Central American country recorded a sharp rise in killings attributed to criminal gangs. Police reported a total of 62 homicides on Saturday in the nation of some 6.5 million people. It was the highest daily toll of homicides so far this century, according to Celia Medrano, a longtime human rights advocate. In response, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele asked Congress to approve the emergency measures, which include restr…