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Panama Cybersecurity Center Becomes Reality
Newsroom Panama
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June 29, 2025
On June 11, 2025, Panama officially established the Panama cybersecurity center, also known as the Panama cyber defense hub, through Executive Decree No.?53 signed by President José Raúl Mulino. Moreover, the move marks a milestone in creating a...
OILING THE WHEELS OF TRADE How Russia Sidesteps Sanctions to Sustain Critical Oil and Gas Revenue
Europe Diplomatic Magazine
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July 3, 2025
The SCF Turgut oil tanker owned by Sovcomflot, a Russian state-owned shipping company © Sovcomflot We merrily pump it into the fuel tanks of our vehicles without really giving a thought to where it comes from. We should, perhaps, stop and think....
Caught between China and US, South American bloc rethinks its trade game as internal rifts deepen
Malay Mail
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July 4, 2025
BUENOS AIRES, July 4 — South America’s Mercosur bloc sought yesterday to expand its markets in the face of US President Donald Trump’s global trade war, with Brazil calling for closer ties with dynamic Asian economies. “It’s time for Mercosur to...
Top Medical Cannabis Strains for Panama’s Tropical Climate
Newsroom Panama
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July 3, 2025
Panama is advancing its medical cannabis framework under Law 242-2021, pioneering Central America’s most progressive herbal remedy program. As cultivation licenses finalize and a Technical Commission under the Ministry of Health moves forward,...
US Hits Iran Oil Trade With New Sanctions
KKOB News Radio - New Mexico
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July 3, 2025
The State Department is designating companies that have been supporting Iran’s sale of petrochemical products, including shadow fleet assets, for sanctioning in a move to choke off Iran’s flow of income. The Trump administration said Iran has...
Brazil’s Lula da Silva promises to fortify Mercosur’s trade with foreign associates
Buenos Aires Herald
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July 3, 2025
Updated at 3:09 p.m. Brazilian President Lula da Silva promised to work toward “fortifying inter-bloc trade with foreign associates” in the next semester as pro tempore Mercosur president after receiving the post from his Argentine counterpart...
PANAMA CANAL: TIME FOR TEDDY ROOSEVELT'S BIG STICK?
Alabama Gazette
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June 29, 2025
South Dakota’s Mt. Rushmore exhibits the faces of four presidents immortalized in stone: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt (TR). As the story goes, one morning in 1979 Washington noticed that Roosevelt...
Lula Urges MERCOSUR to Adopt Local Currencies for International Trade Payments
teleSUR
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Brazilian President Lula da Silva (L) and Argentine President Javier Milei (R), July 3, 2025. X/ @atanimaciones July 3, 2025 Hour: 11:18 am On Thursday, Brazilian President Lula da Silva called on member countries of the Southern Common Market...
Copa increases POS-Panama flights for July/August
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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As demand for travel to Panama continues to grow, Panamanian carrier Copa Airlines plans to introduce additional service between Panama and T&T. Starting July 7th, the airline will introduce two additional afternoon...
Department Of State Targets Illicit Iranian Trade To Impose Maximum Pressure On Iran
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
The Iranian regime continues to fuel conflict and instability in the Middle East, disrupt trade flows, and fund terrorist and proxy groups. Today, the United States is taking action to stem the flow of revenue that the regime uses to support such...
South American bloc looks to Asia, Europe in face of Trump trade war
The Victoria Advocate - Texas
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South America's Mercosur bloc sought Thursday to expand its markets in the face of US President Donald Trump's global trade war, with Brazil calling for closer ties with dynamic Asian economies. "It's time for Mercosur to look toward Asia,"...
Panama vs. Honduras FREE LIVE STREAM (6/28/25): Watch CONCACAF Gold Cup online | Time, TV, channel
NJ.com - New Jersey
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June 28, 2025
Panama faces Honduras in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Saturday, June 28, 2025 (6/28/25) at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. HOW TO WATCH: Fans can watch the match via a free trial to DirecTV and fuboTV. Here’s what you need...
Global drought hotspots report catalogs severe suffering, economic damage in 2023-2025
Muser Press
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July 3, 2025
Food, water, energy crises, human tragedies in 2023-2025 detailed in sweeping analysis Fuelled by climate change and relentless pressure on land and water resources, some of the most widespread and damaging drought events in recorded history have...
Survey Suggests that Panamanians Question Damage During Protests However Offer Support
Newsroom Panama
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July 3, 2025
The majority of Panamanians support the protests, including actions such as road closures, although they recognize their impact. The latest Panamá survey revealed that Panamanians see the protests as a reflection of social discontent and rejection...
Book Review: ‘Confessions of an Economic Hit Man’ by John Perkins
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 3, 2025
I was scrolling through WhatsApp messages the other day in a group known as ‘Hasec Pioneers 1998-1999’, the group was created exclusively for the Mt. Hagen Secondary pioneers from 1998-1999 to discuss topics on reunion and of national interest. It...
Historic 2023-2025 droughts killed people, devastated crops & trade routes across globe
Down to Earth
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Between August and October 2023, rising rice prices became the top driver of inflation in Indonesia, pushing the government to deliver rice aid to over 21 million families and financial assistance to nearly 19 million more. Coffee production, too,...
Timor-Leste joins rapidly growing market of fake registries taking in sanctioned tonnage
Lloyd's List
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TIMOR-LESTE has become the target location of the latest fake flag operation registering sanctioned ships via an entirely fraudulent shipping registry. Lloyd’s List has tracked at least eight ships that have started using the fake Timor-Leste flag...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Panama denounces election of anti-Cuban agent at IACHR
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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June 28, 2025
In an editorial, the news report points out that the commissioner represents the same ethos and that the Donald Trump administration is attempting to turn her into a spearhead in its sordid war against Cuba. The news report emphasizes that the...
Protests Rise Over Panama Canal’s New Water Project
Tico Times
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July 2, 2025
Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino on Tuesday defended the construction of a new reservoir for the interoceanic canal and criticized those who oppose the project, which aims to secure water supply for navigation. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP),...