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Letter: The hidden cost of inaction: Drought, the Panama Canal, and clean energy solutions
The Salt Lake Tribune - Utah
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Though I had tried to ignore recent sensational sound bites about the Panama Canal, Dennis Hogan’s recent article caught my attention (“Panama Canal has a big problem — but it’s not China or Trump”). Far from being an issue of whether China is...
Panamanian government to evaluate social security reform proposals
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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October 14, 2024
According to the President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, the most recommended and viable actions to save the Disability, Old Age and Death (IVM) program, and medical benefits from the financial crisis, will be through a draft bill to be...
Health News: Leprosy Cases in Chiriqui Province in Panama
Newsroom Panama
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Chiriqui Province in Panama keeps leprosy cases under control, with only three active patients under treatment. Since 2020, there have been 14 cases in the province. Leprosy is curable if detected in time. Over the past four years, the province of...
Everything You Need to Know About Buying the Panama Canal
Breitbart
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January 10, 2025
President-elect Donald Trump has expressed a strong interest in acquiring control of the Panama Canal, potentially by force if necessary. “Look, the Panama Canal is vital to our country. It’s being operated by China. And we gave the Panama Canal...
Clarifying Misconceptions about the Panama Canal
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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January 10, 2025
- Advertisement - By Sir Ronald Sanders Recent remarks by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump have drawn attention to the Panama Canal. He accused the Panama Canal Authority (PCA) of charging higher fees for U.S. ships passing through the canal...
Social media is ‘sabotaging mental health’: Why Rep. Auchincloss pushes so hard for a TikTok sale
Lookout Landing
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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. ‘Society has a huge stake’ in knowing what’s in Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 probe: Litman 07:33 Now Playing Social media is ‘sabotaging mental health’: Why Rep....
Panama National Police Ordered a Health and Physical Condition Review of All Police Officers
Newsroom Panama
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Police must get in shape to fight crime. No more doughnut shops. President José Raúl Mulino recently launched Operation Panama 3.0 which includes the deployment of police officers in critical areas of Panama and San Miguelito. The National Police...
Panamanian workers speak out against social inequality
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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October 13, 2024
One of the largest labor unions in this Central American nation indicated in its most recent statement that little is said about the fact that Panama is the sixth country in the world with the largest inequalities in the distribution of wealth,...
COMMENTARY: Clarifying Misconceptions about the Panama Canal
Antigua News Room
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January 9, 2025
By Sir Ronald Sanders Recent remarks by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump have drawn attention to the Panama Canal. He accused the Panama Canal Authority (PCA) of charging higher fees for U.S. ships passing through the canal compared to other...
Trump looks to turn back the clock on the Panama Canal
CBC/Radio-Canada
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January 9, 2025
Control of the Panama Canal, once a key U.S. presidential campaign issue for Ronald Reagan and an animating topic for people ranging from film legend John Wayne to an unpredictable Canadian-born U.S. senator, has seemingly made a comeback as a...
Trump’s comments on Greenland, Panama and Canada are “unprecedented,” international relations expert says. What do they mean for America’s future abroad?
Northeastern Global News - Massachusetts
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January 10, 2025
Trump wants the US to assume control of Greenland, the Panama Canal and Canada. But his comments about NATO, the long-standing international military alliance, could have the biggest impact, a Northeastern expert says. President-elect Donald Trump...
Readers sound off on Trump holding power, state psychiatric hospitals and Hamas atrocities
New York Daily News
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January 14, 2025
History tells us he won’t cede power willingly Brick, N.J.: I’m bewildered by the search for optimism on the part of a significant number of disappointed voters. Without some, it is impossible for them to carry on, I suppose. Optimism might be...
Panama Joins Seminar All About Medical Cannabis
Newsroom Panama
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October 4, 2024
The first seminar on medicinal cannabis in Panama seeks to educate Panamanians about this plant, which continues to be surrounded by controversy, but also by great medical and scientific advances. Titled “All about Medicinal Cannabis,” the event...
Donald Trump eyes Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal: Letters to the Editor — Jan. 10, 2025
New York Post
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January 9, 2025
The Issue: President-elect Donald Trump’s talk of acquiring Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal. President-elect Donald Trump’s consideration of controlling the Panama Canal has profound strategic and significance implications (“How the West...
Why Donald Trump won't rule out using military to control Greenland, Panama Canal
9News
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January 8, 2025
Donald Trump has not ruled out using military force to take over Greenland and the Panama Canal in a bizarre press conference. "We're going to treat you well," the younger Trump told Greenlanders in the capital of Nuuk. The Trump plane on the...
Republican in Congress working on plan for Trump to negotiate control of Panama Canal
WorldNetDaily
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January 8, 2025
The hospital ship USNS Comfort transits the Panama Canal at the Miraflores locks. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Heidi Lenzini) Hakeem Jeffries, the Democrats’ failed candidate for House speaker, has mocked a Republican plan, already voiced by...
Fox Host Loves Idea Of Canada Takeover - Except For That Socialized Medicine Thing
Crooks and Liars
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January 8, 2025
The Trump flacks on Fox's Outnumbered did their best to sanewash Trump's insane presser this Tuesday. As we already discussed here, the entire thing was nuts, with Trump rambling about rainwater and taking a shower, invading Greenland and Panama,...
Why does Trump want Greenland and the Panama Canal?
Heart Radio
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8 January 2025, 08:58 | Updated: 8 January 2025, 13:05 Since winning re-election, president-elect Donald Trump has expressed an interest in acquiring Greenland and the Panama Canal. Your browser doesn't recognise available video formats. Speaking...
Panama Registers More Dengue, Detects New Genotype in Bocas del Toro
Newsroom Panama
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The Ministry of Health (Minsa), through the Department of Epidemiology, has reported that up to epidemiological week N°39, 21,599 cumulative cases of dengue have been registered throughout the country. The Panama Metro region leads with 6,107...
Canada Lawmaker Suggests Letting 3 US States Join, Get Free Health Care
Newsweek
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January 8, 2025
Canadian Green Party leader Elizabeth May suggested that California, Oregon and Washington join Canada as provinces, offering universal health care and stricter gun laws. The comments were responding to President-elect Donald Trump's ongoing...