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Panama revokes registration of last migrant rescue ship in central Mediterranean
The Panama Maritime Authority has revoked the registration of search and rescue ship Aquarius 2 in a move that means there will be no charity rescue ships off the Libyan coast in the near future unless the vessel can find a new flag to ...
Panama asks U.S. to 'respect' its snub of Taiwan and embrace of big-spending China
Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela on Sunday asked the United States to respect his country's sovereignty after the U.S. recalled its envoys from three regional countries for switching diplomatic ties from Taiwan to China. "We respect the sovereign decisions of other countries and we will ...
U.S. recalls diplomats in El Salvador, Panama and Dominican Republic over Taiwan
The United States said on Friday it had recalled its top diplomats in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Panama over those countries' decisions to no longer recognize Taiwan. Washington has expressed concern over the rising number of countries that have cut diplomatic ties with ...
South Korea has seized a Panama-flagged ship suspected of transferring oil products to North Korea in breach of U.N. sanctions, a report said Sunday. The 5,100-ton KOTI was detained two weeks ago at the South's port of Pyeongtaek-Dangjin and its crew are being investigated over ...
U.S. asks UNSC to blacklist 10 ships for carrying banned North Korea cargo
The United States has asked the U.N. Security Council to blacklist 10 ships for carrying banned cargo from North Korea, according to the request obtained by AFP on Tuesday. The vessels, including two Hong Kong-flagged ships and two North Korean tankers, will be barred from ...
Christian Pulisic burst up the field, scoring with a brilliant touch to complete an 11-second, breakneck, field-length attack just eight minutes in. Then his cross found Jozy Altidore's right foot like an arrow striking a bull's-eye , leading to a two-goal lead in the 19th ...
Panama establishes ties with China, ditches Taiwan in win for Beijing
Panama switched diplomatic relations from Taiwan to China on Tuesday, dealing a major victory to Beijing in its drive to isolate the self-governing island it claims as its own territory. In Panama, President Juan Carlos Varela announced the change, which entails breaking off formal relations ...
Panamanian-born Chen returns to mound to honor Chinese ancestors
This isn't the first time that ex-major league pitcher Bruce Chen has donned a national team jersey to play in the World Baseball Classic. The left-hander competed for his native Panama in the first two tournaments in 2006 and 2009. Now the 39-year-old is back ...
Former Panamanian dictator, CIA spy and convicted cocaine trafficker Manuel Noriega was in a coma on Tuesday after suffering a hemorrhage from an operation to remove a benign brain tumor, representatives for the 83-year-old said. "He has a major brain hemorrhage and is in serious ...
A Panamanian-registered tanker ran aground on an island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Saturday but none of the crew were injured, the Japan Coast Guard said. All 18 crew members — 17 Myanmar nationals and a Taiwanese — on the 5,404-ton Sagan were rescued by helicopter ...
Nobel winner Stiglitz quits Panama Papers probe, citing lack of transparency
The committee to investigate the lack of transparency in Panama's financial system itself lacks transparency, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said on Friday after resigning from the Panama Papers commission. The leak in April of more than 11.5 million documents from the Panamanian law firm ...
Pope tells youngsters at end of Polish visit to 'download' a good heart
Pope Francis wrapped up his Polish visit Sunday with a huge outdoor Mass where he told young people to look beyond the instant gratification afforded by technology, and instead to try to change the world. Hundreds of thousands of young people, many of whom camped ...
