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Central America scrambles as the international community fails to find solution to record migration

Panama and Costa Rica have set up a bus system to speed the flow of migrants from the Darien Gap to Costa Rica’s border with Nicaragua

The Independent UK

Indigenous people and climate change: With Kenya's Turkana people, when drought kills (1/4)

FRANCE 24 brings you the stories of the people who are on the frontlines of climate change. From Kenya to Panama, via Greenland and Australia, our reporters James André and Achraf Abid went to meet the indigenous people who live in harmony with nature and whose daily lives are being…

France 24

Flight diverted after adult nappy in plane toilet mistaken for a bomb

‘The Special Forces units activated the emergency protocol, and verified it turned out to be a disposable adult diaper,’ said Panama police

The Independent UK

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Migrants flounder in Colombian migration point without the money to go on

In Necocli, Colombia, the local economy has shifted, revolving around the migrants who have been arriving for several years

The Independent UK

Panama, Costa Rica agree to a plan to speed migrants passing through from Darien Gap

Panama and Costa Rica are facing a huge increase in the number of migrants moving through the jungle-clad Darien Gap

The Independent UK

Migrants pass quickly through once impenetrable Darien jungle as governments scramble for answers

Rain-swollen rivers only briefly slowed the otherwise uninterrupted flow of migrants through this jungle-covered border of Colombia and Panama and by midweek another 2,000 bedraggled migrants stumbled out of the Darien jungle

The Independent UK

Biden administration is resuming deportation flights for Venezuelan migrants as arrivals grow

Repatriation flights could begin shortly. An official said the deportations are ‘strict consequences’ the administration is pairing with expansion of pathways for migrants.

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A record 400K migrants have crossed the treacherous Darién jungle to reach the U.S.

Crossings of the dangerous Darién Gap have reached another record, as migrants seek protection or a better future in the United States but lack safer routes to get there.

WEKU

US officials to meet with counterparts in Mexico on drugs, arms trafficking and migration

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is leading a U.S. delegation to Mexico on Wednesday to discuss shared security issues, including trafficking of the synthetic opioid fentanyl, arms trafficking and soaring migration

The Independent UK

It’s real coup that major yacht race is coming Scotland – let’s make the most of it

IT’S not often that you’ll hear Oban mentioned in the same breath as Washington, Cape Town or Panama. But in winning selection as a host port of…

The National (Scotland)

Wave of migrants that halted trains in Mexico started with migrant smuggling industry in Darien Gap

Thousands of migrants riding atop railway cars in Mexico this week or waiting in mile-long lines by the tracks to hitch a ride to the U.S. have triggered the closure of one U.S. border crossing and forced Mexico’s largest railroad to suspend dozens of freight trains

The Independent UK

Migrants pursue 'Paths of Desperate Hope' for better life across Americas' Darién Gap

Colombian photographer Federico Rios Escobar won the ICRC Humanitarian Visa d’or Award for his photo report on migrants trying to cross the Darién gap between Colombia and Panama in Latin America.

Radio France Internationale

Buzzing breakthrough: genetic engineering gives mosquito control an upgrade

Mosquitoes have plagued humans for centuries, transmitting deadly diseases. To combat this, we now have access to the whole genome sequences of multiple mosquito species, allowing us to genetically manipulate them. Gene-drive technology is one such approach, which has been used in outdoor trials in India, Brazil, and Panama, showing…

The Hindu

Panama to increase deportations in face of record migration through the Darien Gap

Panama says it will increase deportations and infrastructure in the area of the Darien jungle along its shared border with Colombia

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10 best cruise holidays and new cruises to book for 2023/2024

Glide glorious waters from Costa Rica to Scotland with these popular cruising itineraries

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: US secretary of state arrives in Kyiv for surprise visit

Antony Blinken expected to meet Volodymyr Zelenskiy and announce an initial assistance package of up to $200m

The Guardian - US

‘We can’t keep up’: Panama-Colombia border sees record number of migrants

In August, 50,000 people fleeing northward were met with long lines for medical attention, a lack of water and sleeping spaces

The Independent UK

Soccer player's killing draws attention to struggles in one of Panama's principal ports

The killing of a member of Panama’s national soccer team in this rough Caribbean port has shown a light on the high levels of violence residents suffer here despite having a bustling port and one of the world’s largest free-trade zones

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Member of Panama's national soccer team shot and killed in Colon; 2nd in 6 years

A member of Panama’s national soccer team has been killed after gunmen opened fire on a group of people gathered in the country’s violent port city of Colon

Evening Standard

Panama national team footballer Gilberto Hernández killed by gunmen

Two gunmen opened fire on a group of people in the port city of Colón

The Week

Panama Canal: falling water levels threaten world trade

More than 200 vessels are stuck waiting to pass through the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most important shipping routes, because of a dramatic fall in water levels.

The Conversation

How drought in Central America is pushing up the cost of living in Australia

What does a drought in Central America have to do with Australia’s cost of living? Quite a lot, if the drought affects the Panama Canal.

The Independent UK

Panama eyes new measures as flow of migrants through Darien Gap hits 300,000 so far this year

The government of Panama says it will launch a new campaign to stem the flow of migrants through the dangerous, jungle-clad Darien Gap, after crossings hit 300,000 so far this year

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Chinese embassy lauds Indian Coast Guard for carrying out mid-sea medical evacuation of its citizen

The Chinese embassy lauded the Indian Coast Guard for successfully conducting the medical evacuation of a Chinese national from a Panama-flagged research vessel, MV Dong Fang Kan Tan No 2, around 200 Kms in the Arabian sea off Mumbai on the intervening night of August 16 and 17. Read further…

The Hindu

Coast Guard carries out successful mid-sea medical evacuation of Chinese national off Mumbai

Indian Coast Guard successfully conducted medical evacuation of Chinese national from Panama flagged vessel in Arabian Sea. They established communication with vessel, airlifted patient with Advanced Light Helicopter MK-III and provided first aid. Swift operation during dark hours saved foreign national's life, affirming Coast Guard's commitment to motto "We Protect".

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