Despite US trade war, OECD expects global economy will grow 3.2% this year
Read full article: Despite US trade war, OECD expects global economy will grow 3.2% this yearThe world economy has proven surprisingly durable in the face of President Donald Trump’s trade wars, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Tuesday, upgrading its outlook for global and U.S. economic growth this year.
Maintenance issue forces United Express flight to return to Bush Intercontinental Airport
Read full article: Maintenance issue forces United Express flight to return to Bush Intercontinental AirportWhile the company has not disclosed what exactly the issue was, they said the flight landed safely back at the airport and passengers have deplaned at the gate.
Panama and Venezuela to resume flights suspended for almost a year in diplomatic tensions
Read full article: Panama and Venezuela to resume flights suspended for almost a year in diplomatic tensionsThe Panamanian Civil Aviation Authority says that Panama and Venezuela will resume commercial flights nearly a year after suspending them when they broke off diplomatic relations.
Former Panamanian president Martinelli leaves Nicaraguan embassy for asylum in Colombia
Read full article: Former Panamanian president Martinelli leaves Nicaraguan embassy for asylum in ColombiaFormer Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli has left the Nicaraguan embassy in Panama City where he had sought refuge more than a year ago after the courts upheld a prison sentence against him for money laundering and headed to Colombia where he has received political asylum.
Pentagon senior adviser Dan Caldwell ousted during investigation into leaks
Read full article: Pentagon senior adviser Dan Caldwell ousted during investigation into leaksDefense officials say Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been placed on administrative leave and was escorted out of the Pentagon by security.
Contract for Hong Kong company to operate Panama Canal ports had irregularities, audit finds
Read full article: Contract for Hong Kong company to operate Panama Canal ports had irregularities, audit findsPanama’s comptroller authority says an audit found irregularities in the renewal of a 25-year port concession in the interoceanic canal and it would request an investigation into the authorization of the contract to a Hong Kong company.
Deportees from the US in Panama go embassy to embassy in desperate scramble to seek asylum
Read full article: Deportees from the US in Panama go embassy to embassy in desperate scramble to seek asylumMigrants from Afghanistan, Russia, Iran and China deported from the United States and dropped into limbo in Panama are hopping door-to-door at embassies and consulates desperately seeking asylum in any country that would accept them.
Panama releases dozens of detained deportees from US into limbo following human rights criticism
Read full article: Panama releases dozens of detained deportees from US into limbo following human rights criticismPanama has released dozens of migrants deported from the United States who were held for weeks in a remote camp on the condition that they would leave the Central American nation in 30 days.
Panama to allow 112 migrants deported from the US to move about freely in the country
Read full article: Panama to allow 112 migrants deported from the US to move about freely in the countryPanama’s Security Minister Frank Ábrego says Panama will begin the process of issuing humanitarian passes to 112 migrants deported from the United States who have been held in a remote camp in the Darien region since last month.
Isolated in 'harsh conditions:' Deportee from US details legal limbo in Panama camp near Darien Gap
Read full article: Isolated in 'harsh conditions:' Deportee from US details legal limbo in Panama camp near Darien GapA deportee from the United States detained in a camp in rural Panama, among a hundred who refused to return to their countries, has described waiting in limbo under “harsh conditions” and cut off from access to legal council and other rights.
Nearly 300 deportees from US held in Panama hotel as officials try to return them to their countries
Read full article: Nearly 300 deportees from US held in Panama hotel as officials try to return them to their countriesPanama is detaining in a hotel nearly 300 people from various countries deported by the United States, not allowing them to leave while waiting for international authorities to organize a return to their countries.
US deports 119 migrants from a variety of nations to Panama
Read full article: US deports 119 migrants from a variety of nations to PanamaPanama's president has said his country has received the first U.S. flight carrying deportees from other nations as the Trump administration takes Panama up on its offer to act as a stopover for expelled migrants.
Panama, familiar with US intervention, bristles at Trump's comments on canal
Read full article: Panama, familiar with US intervention, bristles at Trump's comments on canalPresident Donald Trump’s insistence that he wants to have the Panama Canal back under U.S. control is feeding nationalist sentiment and worry in Panama, home to the critical trade route and a country familiar with U.S. military intervention.
Panama marks Martyrs' Day as Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal
Read full article: Panama marks Martyrs' Day as Trump threatens to retake control of Panama CanalA Panamanian national holiday remembering the killing of 21 protesters by police and U.S. troops in 1964 is taking on new resonance this year as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatens to take back control of the Panama Canal.
Venezuelan opposition leader rallies support in Panama ahead of Maduro inauguration
Read full article: Venezuelan opposition leader rallies support in Panama ahead of Maduro inaugurationSelf-exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González is rallying regional support for the opposition's claims that he won the July election against President Nicolás Maduro.
José Raúl Mulino sworn in as Panama's new president, promises to stop migration through Darien Gap
Read full article: José Raúl Mulino sworn in as Panama's new president, promises to stop migration through Darien GapJosé Raúl Mulino has been sworn in as Panama’s next president, facing pressure to slow migration through the Darien Gap that connects his country with Colombia.
Panama's new president-elect, José Raúl Mulino, was a late entry in the race
Read full article: Panama's new president-elect, José Raúl Mulino, was a late entry in the raceIn a historic and tumultuous election in Panama, José Raúl Mulino has landed in the role of president-elect despite not even expecting to be the candidate a few months ago.
Panama Supreme Court rejects challenge to candidacy of presidential frontrunner days before vote
Read full article: Panama Supreme Court rejects challenge to candidacy of presidential frontrunner days before votePanama’s Supreme Court has rejected a constitutional challenge to the candidacy of leading presidential contender José Raúl Mulino.
Panama Papers trial's public portion comes to an unexpectedly speedy end
Read full article: Panama Papers trial's public portion comes to an unexpectedly speedy endThe public portion of a Panamanian trial of more than two-dozen associates accused of helping some of the world’s richest people hide their wealth has come to an unexpectedly speedy conclusion.
A trial is underway for the Panama Papers, a case that changed the country's financial rules
Read full article: A trial is underway for the Panama Papers, a case that changed the country's financial rulesEight years after 11 million leaked secret financial documents revealed how some of the world’s richest people hide their wealth, more than two dozen defendants are on trial in Panama for their alleged roles.
Panama Canal traffic cut by more than a third because of drought
Read full article: Panama Canal traffic cut by more than a third because of droughtA severe drought that began last year has forced authorities to slash ship crossings by 36% in the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most important trade routes.
Some nations want to remove more pollution than they produce. That will take giving nature a boost
Read full article: Some nations want to remove more pollution than they produce. That will take giving nature a boostAs countries at the COP28 climate talks are wrangling over deadlines for lowering their carbon dioxide emissions, a Danish-led group of countries has decided to set the ultimate goal: to remove more CO2 from the atmosphere than they emit.
Panama president signs into law a moratorium on new mining concessions. A Canadian mine is untouched
Read full article: Panama president signs into law a moratorium on new mining concessions. A Canadian mine is untouchedPanama's president has signed into law an indefinite moratorium on new mining concessions.
Panama Canal foresees its income falling after shipping limited due to a drought
Read full article: Panama Canal foresees its income falling after shipping limited due to a droughtThe managers of the Panama Canal say they expect income from the waterway to drop, after authorities were forced to limit the number of ships passing through each to 32 due to a lack of rainfall.
Venezuelans halted in Panama by US policy change return home
Read full article: Venezuelans halted in Panama by US policy change return homeWith dashed dreams and empty hands, hundreds of Venezuelan migrants are stranded in Panama’s capital looking for a way home after surviving the crossing of the Darien Gap only to find that a United States policy change had closed the border to them.
Grace will be a Gulf storm
Read full article: Grace will be a Gulf stormAs Tropical Storm Fred bears down on Panama City, Florida, two more tropical features have flared up: Grace and TD8 (Henri is the next name). Grace is just south of Haiti/Dominican Republic and will continue to move west toward the Cancun area and eventually into the Gulf of Mexico:
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Illicit vaccine sites irk Panamanians fed up with inequality
Read full article: Illicit vaccine sites irk Panamanians fed up with inequalityOne Monday in June in an upscale neighborhood of Panama City, people noticed something odd: Strange cars were coming and going from the Coco del Mar Suites, a nondescript three-story residential building surrounded by luxury oceanside high-rises.
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Missing teen's family searches for answers
Read full article: Missing teen's family searches for answers"I felt there was some kind of foul play that happened here," Jose George told Local 2. About 200 members of Houston's Indian Community met with local law enforcement Sunday evening. There have been six different college students from Indian families who have disappeared across the country in recent weeks, Rev. Thomas said he does not think the cases are linked and does not know if race played a part, but said many in the Indian community are frightened. "This is the first time it is happening in such a rapid fashion, within the Indian Malayalee community.
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