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Panama hosts 17th Pan American Dairy Congress
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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August 28, 2024
Ariel Lodinsky, secretary general of the Pan American Dairy Federation (FEPALE), announced that 500 delegates, including producers, suppliers, union leaders, researchers, and technicians, from Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay, and the...
U.S. Nonprofits Funnel Millions to Israeli Army Volunteers
The Intercept
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July 19, 2025
American volunteers for the Israeli army have partied with Ben Shapiro in Boca Raton, met with House Republicans Brian Mast and Mike Lawler in Washington, and joined New York City Mayor Eric Adams at Gracie Mansion. On a Manhattan rooftop late...
Red Cross Highlights Panama in Fight to Guarantee Migrant Health
Newsroom Panama
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December 8, 2024
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has warned of serious shortcomings in healthcare for migrants in the Americas, a problem that puts lives at risk and increases pressure on national health systems. Among...
Heersink School of Medicine launches the Recognition of Distinction in Global Health program
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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November 19, 2024
The UAB Office of International Medical Education (IME) at the Heersink School of Medicine is proud to announce the launch of the Recognition of Distinction (RoD) in Global Health, an innovative program designed to empower future physicians to...
Eamonn Holmes, 65, whisks leggy girlfriend Katie Alexander, 43, and her children on 'luxurious Greek getaway' following couple's 'rocky patch' - as his sons side with ex Ruth Langford
Daily Mail
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July 20, 2025
Eamonn Holmes and girlfriend Katie Alexander were spotted at Heathrow Airport on Saturday as they prepared to jet off on a 'luxurious Greek getaway'. The GB news host, 65, and the leggy blonde, 43, were joined by her three grown up children for...
MSP behind Scotland's assisted dying bill accepted donations from big pharma linked euthanasia lobby group
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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December 8, 2024
The MSP behind Scotland’s assisted dying bill accepted thousands of pounds from a euthanasia lobby group with links to a tax haven and the US pharmaceutical industry. Lib Dem Liam McArthur’s register of interests reveal he received £35,949 - with...
How Portuguese Culture Makes It Easier To Parent
Reason Magazine
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July 20, 2025
This is part of Reason's 2025 summer travel issue. Click here to read the rest of the issue. My baby was stolen in a Portuguese airport. The culprit was a granny who worked in the bakery there, crafting pastéis de nata. While I was sorting out the...
Flesh-eating parasite resurfaces in Mexico to threaten US livestock and human health
The Mirror US
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December 13, 2024
The New World screwworm may devastate livestock if its not contained quickly ( Image: US Department of Agriculture) The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a chilling warning about a terrifying parasite that has now reappeared in Mexico that...
How UNICEF Helps Children On The Move in Panama
Forbes
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Children now represent one in four migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean, and, just like all children, they have the right to be protected and to be with their families. UNICEF works with partners to provide access to basic services for...
Is Panama Still a Retirement Paradise? Economic Troubles May Say Otherwise
MENAFN
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December 2, 2024
(MENAFNEditorial) By Alan Robertson Panama has long been a beacon for retirees from the United States and other Western countries, offering warm weather, modern amenities, and an affordable cost of living. However, the country’s recent economic...
The Panama News blog links and memes, December 6, 2024
The Panama News
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December 6, 2024
STILL trying to get back into my Facebook account, AND with weekend tasks of setting up a new camera and main production computer. And, and… Bear with me. Eric Mexico 1-1 Panama in international women’s friendly Salud: Anticonceptivos masculinos |...
Panama: Illegal immigration through Darien was halved in August
[your]NEWS
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August 17, 2024
The number of migrants and refugees who have crossed the dangerous Darien Gap jungle, the natural border between Colombia and Panama, has fallen by more than 50% during the month of August. During the first 15 days of August 2024, approximately...
Trump’s first six months: A threat to our planet and its peoples
AntiCapitalist Resistance
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July 20, 2025
The election of Trump represents the coming to power of a neofascist leadership in the main imperialist country of the world, who is actively fueling the genocide of the Palestinian people. This represents a further shift to the right in the...
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, proposed by the Panamanian ambassador, drafted by a committee led by the US ambassador, passed on December 10, 1948
The Panama News
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December 11, 2024
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the...
Panama Canal celebrates 110 years of operation
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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August 15, 2024
Historians say that after 10 years of construction and an investment of 380 million dollars, the inter-oceanic waterway was inaugurated on August 15, 1914, with the crossing of the steamship Ancon. More than 20,000 deaths, due to diseases and...
Panama Canal was a great feat 110 years ago
The Times
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On this day 110 years ago, the first ship officially passed through the Panama Canal, connecting the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and cutting 8,000 miles off the shipping route around the notoriously stormy Cape Horn in South America. Building the...
Regional Meeting on Health Accounts: PAHO brings together experts, authorities, and professionals from 19 countries in the Americas to support health systems transformation
Pan American Health Organization
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December 5, 2024
Rio de Janeiro, December 5, 2024 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is hosting the Regional Meeting on Health Accounts, from December 4–6, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event brings together public health experts, authorities, and...
PANAMA celebrating for 13th “Golden Frog Festival”.,,,,,Very Cool. NOT “Red Frog Festival”,,,,,Very F—-D!
Panama Now Online
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August 13, 2024
This festival (started yesterday) thankfully does NOT include, STEALING, BRIBES, LIES, INTIMIDATION, and BULLSHIT. #stopJH https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama-prepares-for-the-thirteenth-golden-frog-festival Panama is preparing to celebrate...
New travel warning as three diseases spread and one comes to UK
Bristol Post
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December 2, 2024
Travellers have been warned about three potentially deadly viruses after new cases saw the diseases spread to 17 countries - with cases in the UK. Marburg, Mpox and Oropouche continue to spread with the UK Health Security Agency reporting a fifth...
Panama faces environmental and economic challenges after mine closure
Environmental Health News
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August 13, 2024
The closure of the Cobre Panamá mine, due to a legal ruling, leaves 130,000 tonnes of toxic copper concentrate posing environmental threats while stalling Panama’s economic growth. Jane Chambers reports for BBC News. In short: The Cobre Panamá...