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UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 2 : Questions on Land Acquisition Act, 2013 and Panama Canal (Week 83)
UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative for the practice of Mains answer writing. It covers essential topics of static and dynamic parts of the UPSC Civil Services syllabus covered under various GS papers. This answer-writing practice is...

'Huge 80s star stages astonishing comeback after shock realisation about world'
The godfather of alternative comedy Alexei Sayle has lost none of his Marxist zeal or rage against the establishment – and says his firebrand act is needed more than ever to resist what he calls an “assault on free speech and comedy”. After over...

Trump floats idea of US reclaiming Panama Canal: 'Foolishly gave it away'
RNC Youth Advisory Council Co-Chair CJ Pearson discusses government spending on ‘The Evening Edit.’ President-elect Trump unleashed a tirade against Panama Canal tolls Saturday, claiming the U.S. is being ripped off by high prices. In a Truth...

Damascus, Druze Minority Agree to Cease-Fire in Syria
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a Syrian truce deal with Druze militants, a secret British relocation scheme for Afghans, and a deadly stampede at a Gaza food distribution site. Sectarian Violence Syrian officials and leaders...

Six new tree species identified in Columbia and Panama
Scientists and botanists are continuously exploring nature’s vast variety, making tree and plant discoveries that highlight the richness of our planet’s biodiversity. These findings spark excitement and curiosity, offering fresh perspectives on...

Registra Panamá déficit en ingresos corrientes
According to the report of the Directorate General of Revenue (DGI), current revenues up to the penultimate month of the current year totaled six billion 133.1 million dollars, also a decrease of 798.3 million dollars compared to 2023. Tax...

Trump resurrects idea of purchasing Greenland and obtaining control of the Panama Canal
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Azerbaijan Airlines flight carrying 67 people crashes in Kazakhstan 02:30 'Not for sale': Denmark hits back at Trump renewing wish to control Greenland 11:50 Tips...

After a young woman was shot dead in Texas, a medical school harvested her body parts
This article is part of “Dealing the Dead,” a series investigating the use of unclaimed bodies for medical research. Every day for two seemingly endless months, Arelis Coromoto Villegas repeated the same prayer: From her small, cinder-block home...

Diddy Accusers' Lawyer Tony Buzbee Sued, Allegedly Gave Woman Venereal Disease
Tony Buzbee -- the high-profile attorney who's filed multiple lawsuits against Diddy, and one against Jay-Z -- is now accused of infecting a woman he dated with a venereal disease. According to a new suit filed in New York Supreme Court ...the...

Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 24 de diciembre: Trump y el Canal de Panamá, Embajada de Argentina en Caracas, Bill Clinton
Por CNN en Español Las condiciones de los asilados en la Embajada de Argentina en Caracas. Sheinbaum responde a Trump sobre cárteles mexicanos. Hospitalizan a Bill Clinton. Valencia vive una Navidad diferente tras la DANA. Esto es lo que debes...

Donald Trump’s tough talk—Buy Greenland! Take back Panama Canal!—sparks defiance from many Republican rebels
Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on the bombshell allegations on 'America Reports.' Donald Trump says it is "an absolute necessity" for our country to own Greenland. He says the U.S. should take back the...

Six new tree species named: 3 from Panama, 3 from Colombia
Plant collections are full of surprises. It may take decades to id plant samples, but it's worth the effort, especially when some of these species are not known from anywhere else on Earth. Botanists José Luis Fernández-Alonso, of the Royal...

Mangione pleads not guilty in health insurance CEO’s death
NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare pleaded not guilty on Monday to state murder and terror charges while his attorney complained that comments coming from New York’s mayor would make it tough to receive...

BIG PICTURE: Spa owner opts for early retirement, transitions business to former employees
A Focused Touch Day Spa has opened a new chapter as its founder, Amy Hughes, takes an early retirement. She's leasing out space to her former employees, who now run their own independent businesses.Shelley Swift | Daily Reporter By Shelley Swift |...

Biden administration doled out millions to give LGBT migrants legal services, job training, and mental health support
President Joe Biden's State Department has sent millions of dollars in federal funds across the globe in an effort to aid LGBT migrants and refugees residing in foreign countries, according to a Washington Examiner analysis of federal spending...

Drug shortages: What can Panama learn from other countries in the region?
The shortage of medicines in public health institutions, the Social Security Fund (CSS) and the Ministry of Health, and the high cost of these in private pharmacies are problems with which the Panamanian people are, unfortunately, all too...

U.S.A. shuts down Southern Border Ports to Livestock Trade due to further Northward Spread of New World Screwworm in Mexico
July 9, 2025: Tuesday (July 8, 2025), Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) reported a new case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Ixhuatlan de Madero, Veracruz in Mexico, which is approximately 160 miles...

Jordan ranks 47th globally on healthcare quality index
Ammon News - Eng. Wael Al-Samaeen revealed Jordan's ranking in the 2024 Global Healthcare Index issued by Numbeo, which ranks 47th globally among the best healthcare systems in the world with 65.0 points. Al-Samaeen said that this ranking reflects...

Cancer Medication Adherence in the Latinx/Hispanic Community
Hispanic/Latinx Community in the Us Key Facts 19.5% of the US population is Hispanic/Latinx (US Census Bureau). 65.2 million Hispanic/Latinx individuals live in the US. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in this group, accounting for 17%...

Brazil’s Lula discharged from hospital after successful head surgery
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva was discharged from hospital after successfully recovering from an emergency head surgery performed on Tuesday. However, he will remain in São Paulo at least until a scheduled head scan on Thursday....