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Protecting the Darién Gap: Interview with Panama national parks director Luis Carles Rudy
Mongabay
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June 24, 2025
Mongabay spoke with Panama’s national director of protected areas, Luis Carles Rudy, about the ongoing environmental challenges in Darién National Park. The park covers around 575,000 hectares (1.42 million acres) of rainforest at the southern...
Trump official says US willing to replicate Panama migrant deal
The Derby Informer - Kansas
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President Donald Trump's Homeland Security chief on Tuesday praised a US agreement with Panama on migrant repatriation flights and said Washington was ready to replicate it with other countries. Under an agreement signed last July by the...
‘The A5 is as important to the North-West as the Panama Canal is to the US’
DonegalLive
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June 25, 2025
A local haulage representative says the people of Donegal, in particular Inishowen, have been left “deeply disappointed” by a court ruling to block construction of a much-needed new £1.7bn A5 dual carriageway from Derry to Aughnacloy. George Mills...
COC Global Enterprise acquires Argentine airline Flybondi
United Press International (UPI)
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COC Global Enterprise acquired a majority stake in Argentine low-cost airline Flybondi. Photo by Flybondi June 24 (UPI) -- COC Global Enterprise, an investment fund led by Argentine businessman Leonardo Scatturice, has acquired a majority stake in...
Britain, Kenya, Singapore lead campaign to boost company demand for climate credits
WKZO - Michigan
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June 24, 2025
By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) -Britain, Kenya and Singapore have launched a coalition aimed at encouraging companies to buy carbon credits by setting out a set of guidelines for buyers, a move carbon market experts say is the strongest show...
Keller Williams Expands to Singapore
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 16, 2025-- Keller Williams Realty, LLC (KW), the world's largest real estate franchise by agent count, is expanding across Asia. As momentum continues, KW has awarded a new master franchise in Singapore. As of...
LNG Shipping: A New Market Ahead?
Hellenic Shipping News
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June 24, 2025
The LNG tanker market could benefit from a rise in global LNG supply, which can offset the current fleet imbalance. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “the global LNG carriers’ market is currently navigating a period of...
Bob Yari’s Magenta Light Studios Sets Production and Finance Venture with Evoke Entertainment, Freefall Films (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety
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June 24, 2025
Magenta Light, the upstart production and distribution company founded by Oscar winner Bob Yari, has set a dynamic partnership with Evoke Entertainment and Freefall Films. The multi-year agreement will cover co-production, co-financing and...
Interpol Panama Arrests a Foreigner Wanted For a Million-Dollar Scam
Newsroom Panama
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June 24, 2025
In a joint operation between INTERPOL Panama’s National Central Bureau and the Arrest Division of the Judicial Investigation Directorate (DIJ), a Uruguayan citizen, who is wanted internationally, was arrested on Via España this afternoon. The...
Global Labor Justice demands freedom for arrested Chiquita Banana Trade Union leaders in Panama
Fresh Plaza
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June 24, 2025
Global Labor Justice joins La Coordinadora Latinoamericana de Sindicatos Bananeros y Agroindustriales (COLSIBA) in condemning the arrests of Francisco Smith and Gilberto Guerra, leaders in the Panamanian Agricultural workers union affiliated to...
Do or die in Texas! Reggae Boyz gear up for Panama in pivotal Gold Cup clash
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 24, 2025
With qualification to the quarter-finals on the line, Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz face a moment of truth in their final Group C encounter of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, as they take on group leaders Panama at Q2 Stadium Tuesday at 6:00pm Jamaica time (7:00pm...
Singapore, UK, Kenya launch first govt alliance to restore confidence in voluntary carbon market
The Straits Times
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June 24, 2025
SINGAPORE – A first-of-its-kind government alliance among Singapore, the UK and Kenya aims to spur corporates in those countries to voluntarily buy carbon credits as part of their emissions-cutting efforts. The alliance, called The Coalition to...
Purdue Innovates Incubator Drives Breakthroughs in Cancer Treatments and Panama Canal Efficiency
Bioengineer.org
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June 24, 2025
In a groundbreaking development bridging advanced science and practical innovation, Purdue University researchers from its esteemed colleges of Agriculture, Engineering, and Science have secured $100,000 in funding from the Trask Innovation Fund...
IAA Announces New Market Alliance in Panama
Financial Post
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June 24, 2025
Certain statements contained in this release include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian securities laws (collectively, “forward-looking...
Fitch Revises Outlooks on Colombian Corporates to Negative After Sovereign Outlook Change
Finance Colombia
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June 23, 2025
Fitch Ratings has revised the outlooks on Colombian Corporates’ Foreign Currency (FC) and Local Currency (LC) Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to negative. The action followed the recent revision of Colombia’s sovereign outlook to negative. Fitch...
How UK-Gulf free-trade agreement could transform global commerce
The National News
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No obstacles are in the way of the UK and GCC negotiations for a free-trade agreement, according to Britain's chief negotiator who said the two sides are "hard at work" on bringing the deal into place. Tom Wintle was speaking at the Arab-British...
US men’s soccer team to play at US Bank Stadium
Post-Bulletin - Minnesota
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June 24, 2025
The U.S. men’s national soccer team is coming to the Twin Cities this weekend. The USMNT will play Costa Rica in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup at 6 p.m. Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium. Teams in the other, 3 p.m. quarterfinal at the...
Future-proofing ports for climate and trade evolution
Hellenic Shipping News
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June 23, 2025
After introducing “Climate Intuition,” examining homeowners insurance and introducing broad climate adaptation strategies, we wanted to tackle a tangible asset to bring these issues of change, property risk and investment for resilience together....
C.P. Company's New Designer Takes on an Immortal Legacy (EXCLUSIVE)
Highsnobiety
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June 23, 2025
For his debut as C.P. Company’s design director, Leonardo Fasolo is presenting the Italian fashion label as a museum curator may platform a veteran artist. Especially for an imprint as historic as C.P. Company, sometimes you gotta look back to...
What impact can closing Strait of Hormuz have on international trade?
The Express Tribune
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June 24, 2025
Iran’s threat to close the Strait of Hormuz has raised alarms across global markets given concerns over potential disruptions to one of the world’s most critical energy corridors amid escalating conflict with the United States and Israel. The...