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First voyage through expanded Panama canal   Map of Panama Canal Panama| A Chinese container ship Cosco Shipping Panama has become the first vessel to sail into the newly expanded Panama Canal | |
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Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca leak reveals elite's tax havens| A huge leak of confidential documents has revealed how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth | |
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 Panama Canal to limit ship size due to drought Map of Panama Canal Panama The Panama Canal Authority says it will temporarily cut the size of ships allowed through because of drought caused by El Nino
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 Nicaragua breaks ground on historic canal project Map of Brito Nicaragua Nicaraguan officials and a Chinese company have broken ground on a $50 billion transoceanic waterway predicted to rival the Panama Canal
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Panama Canal talks run into trouble over money Map of Panama Canal Panama One of the companies carrying out the expansion demanding more than $1 billion to continue work. The Canal Authority rejected the proposal
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Deported McAfee lands back in US Miami: The software tycoon John McAfee has arrived in the United States after being escorted to the airport in Guatemala City and deported by Guate...
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 John McAfee arrested in Guatemala Map of Guatemala City Guatemala| John McAfee, the founder of anti-virus software maker McAfee, has been arrested in Guatemala, accused of entering the country illegally | |
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Castaway sues over rescue failure Panama: A Panamanian fisherman who survived 28 days adrift in the Pacific is suing the owners of a cruise ship that sailed past
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Panama Canal shut by heavy rains Map of Panama Canal Panama Traffic through the Panama Canal - which connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans - has been temporarily suspended because of heavy rain
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Supermarket tycoon sworn in as president Panama: National Assembly President Jose Luis Varela performed the swearing-in and placed the presidential sash on Ricardo Martinelli
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 Caribbean leaders join forces on downturn  Antigua & Barbuda: Leaders from Antigua, Belize and the Bahamas said they will push regional banks to provide more loans to builders and exporters
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  LatAm leaders in food price pact  Venezuela: The presidents of Bolivia, Nicaragua and Venezuela and Cuba's vice-president have agreed on a $100m scheme to combat the impact of food pric...
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FDA suspects cantaloupe, salmonella link Washington: The FDA issued the alert for melons from Agropecuaria Montelibano. Grocers are advised to remove from their stock
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Costa Rica supports US trade deal President Oscar Arias, has said the country has given its backing to a free trade agreement with the United States
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Voters approve $5 billion Canal overhaul Map of Panama Canal Panama| Panama: About 80% have approved a plan to widen the Panama Canal to accommodate a new generation of ships | |
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Panama plans huge canal expansion Panama has announced a $5.3bn plan to widen the canal to handle a new generation of giant container ships
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 Bush seeks support for CAFTA USA: President toured a textile mill to try to drum up weak support for his free trade pact with Central America
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Reconstruction may be $2.8 billion El Salvador: Government said rebuilding the highways and buildings destroyed by two earthquakes will cost more than $2.8 billion
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El Salvador getting dollar economy New rules allow the dollar equal status with the national currency, the colon
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Opening of Panama Canal Map of Panama Canal Panama| The United States took over the project in 1904, and took a decade to complete the canal. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama | |
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