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Panama president signs into law a moratorium on new mining concessions. A Canadian mine is untouched

Panama's president has signed into law an indefinite moratorium on new mining concessions

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023

Panama's Assembly looks to revoke contract for Canadian mining company after public outcry

Panama's government has nearly approved a new bill revoking a controversial mining contract

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023

Panama's leader calls for referendum on mining concession, seeking to calm protests over the deal

Protests in Panama have extended into a second week over a long-term copper mining concession for a Canadian company

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023

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As economy falters, more Chinese migrants take a perilous journey to the US border to seek asylum

A major influx of Chinese migration to the United States on a relatively new and perilous route through Panama's Darién Gap jungle has become increasingly popular thanks to social media

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023

Takeaways from AP's reporting on Chinese migrants who traverse the Darién Gap to reach the US

The monthly number of Chinese migrants crossing through Panama's Darién Gap jungle has risen this year as more people from the world's most populous country look to immigrate to the U.S. The number has risen from 913 in January to 2,588 in September

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023

Police seize £10 million worth of cocaine from ship in Kent

The drugs were discovered on a Panamanian-registered ship transporting bananas to the Netherlands.

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2023

Indigenous people and climate change: With the Inuit when the ice melts (2/4)

FRANCE 24 brings you the stories of the people who are on the front lines of climate change. From Kenya to Panama via Greenland and Australia, our reporters James André and Achraf Abid went to meet the Indigenous people who live in harmony with nature and whose daily lives are…

France 24 · Oct 27, 2023

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Protests across Panama against new contract for Canadian copper mining company in biodiverse north

Protesters marched across Panama against a contract extension for copper mining in a biodiverse region

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023

Central America scrambles as the international community fails to find solution to record migration

Panama and Costa Rica have set up a bus system to speed the flow of migrants from the Darien Gap to Costa Rica’s border with Nicaragua

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023

Indigenous people and climate change: With Kenya's Turkana people, when drought kills (1/4)

FRANCE 24 brings you the stories of the people who are on the frontlines of climate change. From Kenya to Panama, via Greenland and Australia, our reporters James André and Achraf Abid went to meet the indigenous people who live in harmony with nature and whose daily lives are being…

France 24 · Oct 20, 2023

Flight diverted after adult nappy in plane toilet mistaken for a bomb

‘The Special Forces units activated the emergency protocol, and verified it turned out to be a disposable adult diaper,’ said Panama police

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023

Migrants flounder in Colombian migration point without the money to go on

In Necocli, Colombia, the local economy has shifted, revolving around the migrants who have been arriving for several years

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

Panama, Costa Rica agree to a plan to speed migrants passing through from Darien Gap

Panama and Costa Rica are facing a huge increase in the number of migrants moving through the jungle-clad Darien Gap

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023

Migrants pass quickly through once impenetrable Darien jungle as governments scramble for answers

Rain-swollen rivers only briefly slowed the otherwise uninterrupted flow of migrants through this jungle-covered border of Colombia and Panama and by midweek another 2,000 bedraggled migrants stumbled out of the Darien jungle

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

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Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 6, 2023

Biden administration is resuming deportation flights for Venezuelan migrants as arrivals grow

Repatriation flights could begin shortly. An official said the deportations are ‘strict consequences’ the administration is pairing with expansion of pathways for migrants.

WEKU · Oct 5, 2023

A record 400K migrants have crossed the treacherous Darién jungle to reach the U.S.

Crossings of the dangerous Darién Gap have reached another record, as migrants seek protection or a better future in the United States but lack safer routes to get there.

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

US officials to meet with counterparts in Mexico on drugs, arms trafficking and migration

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is leading a U.S. delegation to Mexico on Wednesday to discuss shared security issues, including trafficking of the synthetic opioid fentanyl, arms trafficking and soaring migration

The National (Scotland) · Oct 2, 2023

It’s real coup that major yacht race is coming Scotland – let’s make the most of it

IT’S not often that you’ll hear Oban mentioned in the same breath as Washington, Cape Town or Panama. But in winning selection as a host port of…

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The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

Wave of migrants that halted trains in Mexico started with migrant smuggling industry in Darien Gap

Thousands of migrants riding atop railway cars in Mexico this week or waiting in mile-long lines by the tracks to hitch a ride to the U.S. have triggered the closure of one U.S. border crossing and forced Mexico’s largest railroad to suspend dozens of freight trains

Radio France Internationale · Sep 13, 2023

Migrants pursue 'Paths of Desperate Hope' for better life across Americas' Darién Gap

Colombian photographer Federico Rios Escobar won the ICRC Humanitarian Visa d’or Award for his photo report on migrants trying to cross the Darién gap between Colombia and Panama in Latin America.

The Hindu · Sep 10, 2023

Buzzing breakthrough: genetic engineering gives mosquito control an upgrade

Mosquitoes have plagued humans for centuries, transmitting deadly diseases. To combat this, we now have access to the whole genome sequences of multiple mosquito species, allowing us to genetically manipulate them. Gene-drive technology is one such approach, which has been used in outdoor trials in India, Brazil, and Panama, showing…

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023

Panama to increase deportations in face of record migration through the Darien Gap

Panama says it will increase deportations and infrastructure in the area of the Darien jungle along its shared border with Colombia

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023

10 best cruise holidays and new cruises to book for 2023/2024

Glide glorious waters from Costa Rica to Scotland with these popular cruising itineraries

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023

First Thing: US secretary of state arrives in Kyiv for surprise visit

Antony Blinken expected to meet Volodymyr Zelenskiy and announce an initial assistance package of up to $200m

The Guardian - US · Sep 6, 2023

‘We can’t keep up’: Panama-Colombia border sees record number of migrants

In August, 50,000 people fleeing northward were met with long lines for medical attention, a lack of water and sleeping spaces

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