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US banana giant Chiquita fires thousands over Panama strike | Agriculture News
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US banana giant Chiquita fires thousands over Panama strike | Agriculture News

President Jose Raul Mulino, whose changes to social security laws prompted the protest, called the strike ‘illegal’ and said the company has ‘just...

Local communities vow to fight new Panama Canal reservoir | In Pictures News
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Local communities vow to fight new Panama Canal reservoir | In Pictures News

Magdalena Martinez has spent her entire life along the banks of the Indio River, but a proposed dam intended to shield the Panama...

‘Camouflaged invasion’: Panama opposition slams security pact with the US | Donald Trump News
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‘Camouflaged invasion’: Panama opposition slams security pact with the US | Donald Trump News

Panama’s opposition speaks out against deal that allows the deployment of US troops in the Central American nation. Opposition politicians in Panama have...

Video: Panama-US sign understanding on US troop deployments | Politics
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Video: Panama-US sign understanding on US troop deployments | Politics

NewsFeed The US Defense Secretary said US troop deployments would reduce Chinese influence on control of the Panama Canal. Panama said agreeing to...

Audit finds Hong Kong company breached Panama Canal ports contract | Politics News
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Audit finds Hong Kong company breached Panama Canal ports contract | Politics News

Report comes as US uses claims of Chinese meddling to push for control over strategic waterway. Auditors in Panama have reported that the...

Why is China angry about a plan to sell two ports on the Panama Canal? | Business and Economy News
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Why is China angry about a plan to sell two ports on the Panama Canal? | Business and Economy News

CK Hutchison, one of the largest conglomerates in Hong Kong, earlier this month announced plans to sell its stake in two ports on...

Panama approves embattled ex-President Martinelli’s passage to Nicaragua | Government News
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Panama approves embattled ex-President Martinelli’s passage to Nicaragua | Government News

Ricardo Martinelli has been convicted of money laundering in his native Panama and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Panama’s government has approved...

Mexico beat Panama on Jimenez penalty, win CONCACAF Nations League | Football News
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Mexico beat Panama on Jimenez penalty, win CONCACAF Nations League | Football News

Raul Jimenez’s dramatic stoppage-time penalty against Panama clinches Mexico’s maiden Nations League crown. Raul Jimenez scored a brace, including a stoppage-time penalty, to...

Trump threatens to seize Panama Canal, chief defiant | Donald Trump
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Trump threatens to seize Panama Canal, chief defiant | Donald Trump

Ricaurte Vasquez defends Panama’s sovereignty as Trump pledges to reclaim the canal, raising fears of US intervention. The Panama Canal handles 5% of...