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Cancer treatments and Panama Canal efficiency: Purdue Innovates Incubator funds projects to advance university innovations
Purdue University - Indiana
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June 20, 2025
2 Purdue researchers received $100,000 in latest round of Trask Innovation Fund awards Purdue University researcher Pablo Zavattieri is developing a reconfigurable and navigable waterway barrier, or RNWB, to address saltwater intrusion in the...
How to Stay Comfortable and Healthy as an Expat in Panama
Newsroom Panama
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June 20, 2025
Imagine waking up in your new Panamanian home, where the gentle morning breeze carries unfamiliar sounds and scents through your window, a reminder that adapting to expat life requires more than just a change of address. For those embarking on the...
Japan’s Sojitz takes the wheel of Hyundai distributor in Panama
Latin Lawyer
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Credit: Shutterstock/Below the Sky Hogan Lovells in Tokyo and Panamanian firm Morgan & Morgan have helped Japanese trading company Sojitz acquire the entire shareholding of Petroautos, the exclusive distributor of the Hyundai brand in Panama....
Gobiernos de Panamá y Venezuela acuerdan reactivar relaciones consulares suspendidas hace casi un año
KVIA - Texas
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June 20, 2025
Por Elizabeth González, CNN en Español Los Gobiernos de Venezuela y Panamá acordaron reactivar en los próximos días los servicios consulares en Caracas y en Ciudad de Panamá, que estaban suspendidos desde hace casi un año, informaron este jueves...
With 200 clubs, Cumberland County company is the largest Planet Fitness franchisee in the world
Penn Live - Pennsylvania
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June 20, 2025
National Fitness Partners recently opened its 200th Planet Fitness location. The gym opened on East Main St. in Collegeville, Montgomery County.Photo provided With 200 gyms, a Cumberland County company is now the largest Planet Fitness franchisee....
Costa Rica Strengthens Its Position As A Regional Hub For The Audiovisual Industry With New Regional Market
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Hosted in San José, Costa Rica, the event will welcome leaders from the film, television, animation, video game, advertising, and technical service industries. Organized by the Costa Rica Film Commission , the Trade and...
Puerto Rico's economy is shrinking while the rest of Latin America is growing
The Weekly Journal
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June 19, 2025
The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) latest analysis of projected growth rates for the largest economies in Central America and the Caribbean in 2025 revealed that the island is in negative territory, projected at -0.8%. This contraction...
Driven by Transportation such as the Canal, Panama’s GDP Grew by 5.2% in the First Quarter of 2025
Newsroom Panama
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June 19, 2025
It should be noted that in the first quarter of 2024, the Panamanian economy only grew 1.8%. Panama’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 5.6% in the first quarter of 2025, driven primarily by the transportation sector, the National Institute of...
World News | 5 US Immigrants Deported to Eswatini in Africa Are Being Held in Solitary Confinement
Latestly
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July 17, 2025
Cape Town, Jul 18 (AP) Five immigrants deported by the United States to the small southern African nation of Eswatini under the Trump administration's third-country programme are in prison, where they will be held in solitary confinement for an...
Franco-Nevada provides update on arbitration proceeding in Panama
Markets Insider
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Franco-Nevada (FNV) provided an update regarding its arbitration proceeding related to the Cobre Panama mine. Following engagement with the Government of Panama’s legal counsel, Franco-Nevada has agreed today to suspend its arbitration proceeding....
SCA’s World of Coffee Trade Show Heading to Brussels in 2026
Daily Coffee News
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June 19, 2025
Daily Coffee News Staff | June 19, 2025 SCA press image. The Specialty Coffee Association just announced that its flagship European trade show will be taking place in Brussels, Belgium, in 2026. World of Coffee Brussels is expected to draw...
Mercosur will Expand Panama’s Export Offerings
Newsroom Panama
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June 19, 2025
The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Julio Moltó, explained to reporters that the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) will expand Panama’s export offerings. According to Moltó, “the country has embarked on a process of economic transformation,...
China and the US Tussle for the World’s Seaports including the Panama Canal
Newsroom Panama
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June 19, 2025
The entrance of Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) into CK Hutchison Holdings’ negotiations to sell its global ports signifies a global competition between the US and China for control of much of the world’s shipping destinations. Chinese...
Franco-Nevada Update On Arbitration Proceeding In Panama
MENAFN
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) TORONTO, June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Franco-Nevada Corporation (" Franco-Nevada ") (TSX: FNV) (NYSE: FNV ) provides an update regarding its arbitration proceeding related to the Cobre Panama mine. Following engagement with...
Mexico advances Isthmus of Tehuantepec rail corridor as alternative to Panama Canal
Puerto Vallarta Daily News
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June 18, 2025
The Interoceanic Corridor through southern Mexico is on track for mid-2026 completion, connecting the Pacific and Atlantic by rail and transforming trade and development across Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, and Tabasco. The Mexican government...
The Israel-Iran Conflict and the Oil Market: Strategic Consequences
Royal United Services Institute
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June 17, 2025
The strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz is well worn. Roughly 15 million bbls/day crude oil pass through the strait and another 5 million bbls/day of petroleum products: 20% of global petroleum liquids consumption. While Saudi Arabia and...
New tour company launches off jazz platform
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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June 18, 2025
Features Carol Quash 15 Hrs Ago Extravagant Tours directors Garfield George and Patricia Jemmerson-George. - Photo by Brandon Harry THIS year's edition of North Coast Jazz came off, as usual, with great reviews. But there was a separate element –...
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...
America Needs Superman More than Ever
Santa Barbara Independent - California
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July 17, 2025
Sign Up to get Nick Welsh’s award-winning column, The Angry Poodle delivered straight to your inbox on Saturday mornings. SHUCK & JIVE OR SHOCK & AWE: It’s summertime! That means I need to do my patriotic duty and watch a big, loud, summertime...
First Ladies Determine Their Role in a Polarizing World—Together
Harper's Bazaar
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July 17, 2025
Amid constant warfare, climate change, a reduction in mental health across the globe, and the rapid deployment of AI, what does it mean to be a first lady? It is one of the most visible roles, with access to an international platform, and yet in...