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Panama dismisses Trump’s threats to retake control of Canal

Panama's president Jose Raul Mulino dismissed threats made by US President-elect Donald Trump to retake control of the Panama Canal over complaints of "unfair" treatment of American ships. "Every square…

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US asks Panama to strip flags from Iranian ships sanctioned by Washington

PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) - The United States has asked Panama to ban Iranian vessels sanctioned by Washington from using its flag, U.S. State Department special envoy Abram Paley said. Paley…

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European Parliament to open office in Panama

The European Parliament decided this week to open an office in Panama in coordination with the European External Action Service, according to an article in POLITICO quoting a confidential note…

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As US and Mexico seek more migrant deportation flights, Venezuelans press on

By Elida Moreno METETI, Panama (Reuters) - Despite a planned increase in deportation flights from the U.S. in an attempt to stem growing numbers of migrants arriving through the border…

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Number of migrants crossing Panama’s Darien Gap surpasses 400,000 to record high

By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - The number of people crossing the perilous Darien Gap linking Panama and Colombia has hit a record high of 400,000 in the year…

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Panama expects to be struck off financial crime watch list in October

By Valentine Hilaire Panama expects international financial-crime watchdog FATF to remove it this October from a watch list for nations deemed to be doing too little to fight money laundering,…

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Magnitude 6.6 earthquake shakes Panama-Colombia border

Updates with additional detail from Panama, Colombia authorities, aftershock May 24 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck in the Gulf of Darien near the border of Panama and Colombia late on Wednesday,…

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Panama passes bill to permit use of crypto assets

PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) - Lawmakers in Panama's National Assembly approved a bill to regulate the use and commercialization of crypto assets in the Central American country renowned as a hub of offshore…

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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes south of Panama –EMSC

Jan 28 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck south of Panama on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake had a depth of 15 km (9.32…

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Panama makes record seizures of drugs in 2021

PANAMA CITY, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Panama made record drugs seizures in 2021, confiscating some 126 tonnes of contraband, chiefly cocaine, the security ministry of the Central American country said…

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U.S.-bound, 19,000 migrant children cross dangerous jungle – UNICEF

On their trek north towards the United States, some 19,000 migrant children have crossed the dangerous jungles that sprawl the border between Panama and Colombia so far this year, the United Nations…

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Panama to hand out AstraZeneca vaccines to visitors in tourism push

Panama approved a plan to vaccinate visitors in a bid to boost a tourism industry badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic, becoming the first Central American nation to offer vaccine…

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Earthquake shakes buildings in Panama City

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.0 earthquake shook buildings in Panama City early on Saturday, a Reuters witness said, but authorities found no immediate sign of damage. The United…

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Photo Story: Crescent moon in Panama

A view of the moon in its crescent phase, from Panama City, Panama. Via EPA-EFE/Bienvenido Velasco

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Photo Story: Confession in times of the coronavirus pandemic

A woman confesses to a father in the Iglesia del Carmen, in Panama City, Panama. Panama reopened retail sales, beauty parlors and barbershops with limitations and maintaining mobility restrictions for…

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Panama withdraws as host of 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games

Panama has withdrawn as host of the 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Central American and Caribbean Sports Organization (CACSO) President Luis Mejia Oviedo criticised Panamanian…

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Panama extends suspension of international flights by a month due to coronavirus

Panama's civil aviation authority said on Friday it will extend a suspension of international flights by another month due to the coronavirus crisis. The additional month of suspended flights begins…

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Panamanian ex-presidents banned from travel amid corruption probes

Two former presidents of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli and Juan Carlos Varela, have been banned from leaving the country while under investigation for money laundering in separate corruption cases, government authorities…

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Peru, Panama limit men and women to alternate days out to stall virus

Peru and Panama both started on Thursday limiting the times men and women can leave their homes in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Amid…

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Panama and UK Cayman Islands added on EU blacklist for tax havens

Finance ministers today added four countries to the EU’s blacklist for tax havens outside the bloc, including Panama and U.K. territory Cayman Islands. Ministers updated the naming and shaming exercise at…

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Photo Story: New terminal 2 at Tocumen International Airport in Panama

Views of the recently built areas of the new Terminal 2 at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City, Panama, 22 January 2020. With a 918-million-dollar budget, and a delay of…

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Pregnant woman and six children killed during religious ritual in Panama

A pregnant woman and five of her children are among seven people who have been killed in a suspected exorcism in Panama. The victims, who were from an indigenous community,…

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Panama Canal records 5th driest year in 7 decades

The Panama Canal’s watershed experienced its fifth driest year of the last seven decades in 2019, officials said this week, underscoring warnings that climate change poses a major challenge to…

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Photo Story: The Hypnotic art of Cruz-Diez in Panama City

Visitors run the artistic installation by French-Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez 'El Color Haciendose' (lit: The color doing itself) at the Contemporary Art Museum in Panama City, Panama. The hypnotic works…

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Photo Story: The aquatic pilgrimage of the Virgin of Carmen in Panama

Residents transport a statue of the Virgin of Carmen, patron saint of navigators and ports, on a fishing boat during an aquatic pilgrimage on the day of fishermen and…

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Powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits the border area between Panama and Costa Rica

A powerful, 6.3-magnitude earthquake has hit the border area between Panama and Costa Rica, with reports of tremors being felt some 500km away in Panama City. The epicenter was 44…

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Over 10.7 tons of cocaine destroy by Panama police

An agent of the National Police of Panama spills gasoline on kilos of cocaine in a landfill in La Chorrera, Panama, 31 May 2019. The Panamanian authorities destroyed a total…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and News Review

Good morning Your morning briefing brings you a review of the latest news headlines from Malta, Europe and around the world. For more details click on the headlines. …

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6.1 Earthquake strikes in Panama

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 29 miles (47 km) northwest of Panama’s coastal city of David on Sunday near the country’s border with Costa Rica, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.…

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Cortizo wins in Panama… vows to clean up country’s image

Political veteran Laurentino "Nito" Cortizo won Panama's presidential election in an unprecedented close race on Sunday, with the electoral tribunal declaring a winner after 95 percent of votes had been…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and News Review – Monday 6th May 2019

Good morning, The aviation tragedy in Russia, the clashes in Tripoli, a cease fire in Gaza and US's warning to Iran dominate the world headlines. The political activities leading to…

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Corruption and lack of justice dominate Panama elections

On Sunday Panama went to the polls to elect the country's next president, 71 legislators and hundreds of local government officials. Government corruption is among the chief concerns of the…

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Panama and Saudi Arabia included in 23-country list with serious money laundering and terrorism related risks

The European Commission concluded that 23 countries have strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing regimes. This includes 12 countries listed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)…

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Britain is leading a group of European countries trying to block EU plan to include countries like Saudi Arabia and Panama on money-laundering blacklist

Britain is leading a group of European Union states who are trying to block an EU plan to include Saudi Arabia and 22 other jurisdictions on a blacklist of countries…

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