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Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal, Panama's president balks at the suggestion
14 hours, 42 minutes ago

Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal, Panama's president balks at the suggestion

New Indian Express  

The president-elect opened the speech by saying that "we want to try to bring everybody together. Then he suggested Democrats have “lost their confidence” and are “befuddled” after the election but eventually will ”come over to our side because we want to have them.” Atop a list of grievances — some old, some new — was the Panama Canal. “We’re …

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After Panama Canal, Trump now wants US to buy Greenland: 'Absolute necessity'
14 hours, 42 minutes ago

After Panama Canal, Trump now wants US to buy Greenland: 'Absolute necessity'

India Today  

After Donald Trump demanded the return of the Panama Canal under the US's control, the President-elect has now said that he wanted to buy and control Greenland, which is a part of the North American continent but is controlled by Denmark. "For purposes of national security and freedom throughout the world, the United States of America feels that the ownership …

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Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal
1 day, 4 hours ago

Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: Incoming US president Donald Trump on Saturday slammed what he called unfair fees for US ships passing through the Panama Canal and threatened to demand control of the waterway be returned to Washington. The Panama Canal, which was completed by the United States in 1914, was returned to the Central American country under a 1977 deal signed by Democratic …

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Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal
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1 day, 10 hours ago

Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: Incoming US president Donald Trump on Saturday slammed what he called unfair fees for US ships passing through the Panama Canal and threatened to demand control of the waterway be returned to Washington. The Panama Canal, which was completed by the United States in 1914, was returned to the Central American country under a 1977 deal signed by Democratic …

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Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal
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1 day, 11 hours ago

Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal

The Hindu  

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday slammed what he called unfair fees for U.S. ships passing through the Panama Canal and threatened to demand control of the waterway be returned to Washington. The Panama Canal, which was completed by the United States in 1914, was returned to the Central American country under a 1977 deal signed by Democratic president Jimmy …

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'Lie to sell his story': Critics outraged after Trump reveals plan to 'invade Panama'
1 day, 11 hours ago

'Lie to sell his story': Critics outraged after Trump reveals plan to 'invade Panama'

Raw Story  

Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to retake the Panama Canal, resulting in outrage from critics. Trump on Saturday took to his own social media site, Truth Social, to issue a threat to local Panama officials about the famous Panama Canal. Former prosecutor Ron Filipkowski said, "Trump is now apparently going to invade Panama and seize the canal after he conquers …

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Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal over ‘ridiculous fees’
1 day, 14 hours ago

Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal over ‘ridiculous fees’

Al Jazeera  

Trump also hinted at China’s growing influence around the canal, which connects the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. United States President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to demand control of the Panama Canal after accusing Panama of charging excessive rates on US ships passing through one of the busiest waterways in the world. “This complete ‘rip-off’ of our Country will immediately …

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'We will demand that the Panama Canal be returned': Trump issues threat to local officials
1 day, 14 hours ago

'We will demand that the Panama Canal be returned': Trump issues threat to local officials

Raw Story  

"We will demand that the Panama Canal be returned," Donald Trump declared over the weekend. Trump on Saturday took to his own social media site, Truth Social, to issue a threat to local Panama officials about the famous Panama Canal. A secure Panama Canal is crucial for U.S. Commerce, and rapid deployment of the Navy, from the Atlantic to the …

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Study says El Nino, not climate change, was key driver of low rainfall that snarled Panama Canal
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Study says El Nino, not climate change, was key driver of low rainfall that snarled Panama Canal

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The climate phenomenon known as El Nino — and not climate change — was a key driver in low rainfall that disrupted shipping at the Panama Canal last year, scientists said Wednesday. Human-caused climate change was not a primary driver of the Central American country’s unusually dry monsoon season, the World Weather Attribution group concluded, after comparing the …

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UN: Global trade is being disrupted by Red Sea attacks, war in Ukraine and low water in Panama Canal
10 months, 3 weeks ago

UN: Global trade is being disrupted by Red Sea attacks, war in Ukraine and low water in Panama Canal

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. trade body sounded an alarm Thursday that global trade is being disrupted by attacks in the Red Sea, the war in Ukraine, and low water levels in the Panama Canal. Since attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea began in November, he said, major players in the shipping industry have temporarily …

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A drought has forced authorities to further slash traffic in Panama Canal, disrupting global trade
11 months ago

A drought has forced authorities to further slash traffic in Panama Canal, disrupting global trade

The Independent  

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Christmas supplies at risk as Panama Canal suffers drought
1 year ago

Christmas supplies at risk as Panama Canal suffers drought

The Independent  

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Drought affecting Panama Canal is a problem by and for the U.S.
1 year, 3 months ago

Drought affecting Panama Canal is a problem by and for the U.S.

LA Times  

A cargo ship headed toward the Pacific Ocean after passing through the Panama Canal. That’s how Ricaurte Vásquez Morales, an official with the Panama Canal Authority, described a possible water crunch in the region as a historic drought threatens the trade route he oversees. Although the canal connects two oceans, its operation depends upon fresh water from a nearby lake, …

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From bananas to LNG, Panama Canal backlog has wide-reaching implications
1 year, 3 months ago

From bananas to LNG, Panama Canal backlog has wide-reaching implications

Al Jazeera  

Traffic jam at Panama Canal is a snapshot of how goods move in our globalised world, and the collateral damage at stake. “It didn’t really become critical to the world economy until the 90s and then into the early 2000s, with the rise of China as the manufacturing hub for so many consumer goods,” said Andrew Thomas, an international business …

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Panama’s doomsday warning is not about holiday shopping
1 year, 3 months ago

Panama’s doomsday warning is not about holiday shopping

Al Jazeera  

The nation is where the climate crisis, the refugee crisis and the inequalities of capitalism intersect. As historian David McCullough notes in his book The Path Between the Seas, US President Theodore Roosevelt viewed the Panama Canal as “indispensable” to the “global destiny” of the United States. To that end, the US acquired its very own de facto colony in …

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Panama Canal announces prolonged transit restrictions due to drought
1 year, 3 months ago

Panama Canal announces prolonged transit restrictions due to drought

Al Jazeera  

Low water levels have created a backlog of cargo vessels in one of the world’s key maritime shipping passageways. The Panama Canal, a vital passageway that moves 6 percent of the world’s maritime commerce, will extend transit restrictions due to drought-induced low water levels. The Panama Canal plays a key role in maritime transport by allowing ships to cross with …

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A traffic jam on a colossal scale
1 year, 3 months ago

A traffic jam on a colossal scale

BBC  

The rival to the Panama Canal that was never built Getty Images A prolonged dry season has caused water levels in the Panama Canal to drop, restricting the number of vessels that can pass through The Panama Canal is essential to global trade, but a recent drought has left large numbers of ships waiting to pass along it, raising questions …

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Drug search in the Panama Canal: How my high school adventure at sea almost ended
3 years, 2 months ago

Drug search in the Panama Canal: How my high school adventure at sea almost ended

Salon  

Sweat slid down my neck in the tropical sun as I stood at attention with 50 other students on the foredeck of our square-rigged sailing ship, en route to study biology in the Galapagos Islands. When we heard the boats approach, kids near the railing peered down and shouted up to us: "Machine guns and a shitload of armed soldiers!" …

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