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Explainer-What is the Panama Canal and why has Trump threatened to take it over?

Latin American leaders on Monday rallied to Panama's defense after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reimpose U.S. control...

Dec 26 min read

Threatened by climate change, Panama Canal has big plans to deal with drought

TRES HERMANAS, Panama - The lush river valleys of El Zaino y La Arenosa in western Panama, home to hundreds of families that eke out a...

May 103 min read

Panama's president-elect vows to help fix canal water problems, build major train line

PANAMA CITY -Panama's president-elect, Jose Raul Mulino, said on Wednesday he will urge lawmakers to approve a law enabling the Panama...

May 63 min read

Panama's Mulino wins presidency with support from convicted former leader

PANAMA CITY -Panama's former security minister Jose Raul Mulino on Sunday stormed to victory in a presidential poll dominated by his old...

May 52 min read

Panamanians vote in crowded field of presidential contenders

PANAMA CITY - Panamanians will head to the polls in Sunday's general election to elect one of eight contenders to be the nation's next...