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Panama Canal Drought Forces Cuts to Shipping Traffic

Panama Canal Drought Forces Cuts to Shipping Traffic

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced that it has been forced to cut the daily number of ships passing through the Panama Canal yet again, as the drought-stricken region suffers under the impacts of El Niño....

Environment & Energy

Panama: Ex-President Sentenced to 10 Years for Money Laundering

Panama: Ex-President Sentenced to 10 Years for Money Laundering

Former Panamanian Pres. Ricardo Martinelli on Tuesday was sentenced to ten years in prison and fined $19M for money laundering.

World

Watchdog Report on Afghan Collapse Blames Withdrawal, Lack of Planning

Watchdog Report on Afghan Collapse Blames Withdrawal, Lack of Planning

A report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) released on Monday claimed that years of problems with planning and US oversight, along with the withdrawal of American troops, contributed to the collapse of the Western-backed government in Kabul in 2021....

Afghanistan

Sons of Ex-Panamanian President Released from Prison

Sons of Ex-Panamanian President Released from Prison

Two sons of former Panamanian Pres

Bribery

Sons of Ex-Panamanian President Released from Prison

Sons of Ex-Panamanian President Released from Prison

Two sons of former Panamanian Pres. Ricardo Martinell on Wednesday returned to Panama after serving three years in prison in the US for money laundering in a case related to the Odebrecht construction firm scandal.

Panama