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| Jun.26 |
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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 | |
| Apr.3 |
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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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| Aug.7 |
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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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| Jan.8 |
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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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| May.13 |
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Castaway sues over rescue failure 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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| Dec.8 |
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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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| Jul.1 |
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Supermarket tycoon sworn in as president National Assembly President Jose Luis Varela performed the swearing-in and placed the presidential sash on Ricardo Martinelli
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| Oct.22 |
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Voters approve $5 billion Canal overhaul Map of Panama Canal Panama About 80% have approved a plan to widen the Panama Canal to accommodate a new generation of ships | |
| Apr.24 |
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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
before year 2000
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| Aug. 15, 1914 |
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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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