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What is the New World screwworm? The flesh-eating fly making a comeback

ANALYSIS: After decades of eradication – the New World screwworm has once again spread through several countries in Central America.

The Independent UK

A flesh-eating fly is spreading north to the US. It could devastate livestock farming if not controlled

A flesh-eating parasitic fly is invading North and Central America. The consequences could be severe for the cattle industry, but this parasite is not picky – it will infest a wide range of hosts, including humans and their pets.

The Conversation

How Mexico became the ‘gateway to hell’ for Egyptians chasing the American Dream

INDEPENDENT ARABIA: Engy Magdy uncovers a transnational smuggling network facilitating the illegal migration of people from Egypt through Central America

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US has contingency plans to invade Greenland and Panama, Hegseth reveals

‘You’re an embarrassment to this country,’ congressman Salud Carbaja told the defense secretary

The Independent UK

Concacaf Gold Cup Predictions: Full Tournament Breakdown for USMNT, Mexico, Canada

Predicting the entirety of the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup including deep runs for the USMNT, Mexico and Canada.

Sports Illustrated

Five Damning Statistics From Mauricio Pochettino’s USMNT Reign So Far

The USMNT has suffered four consecutive defeats under Mauricio Pochettino with the 2025 Gold Cup and 2026 World Cup looming.

Sports Illustrated

AP PHOTOS: Panama protests have lasted 45 days and counting

Protests have persisted in parts of Panama for a month and a half. They’ve covered a range of issues including the changes to social security and opposition to a security agreement giving U.S. soldiers and contractors access to some facilities in Panama.

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Protesters and police clash in eastern Panama

Authorities and protesters have been injured in eastern Panama where border police tried to open a highway blocked in an Indigenous community as part of monthlong demonstrations against changes to the country’s social security system

The Independent UK

Panama and Venezuela to resume flights suspended for almost a year in diplomatic tensions

The Panamanian Civil Aviation Authority says that Panama and Venezuela will resume commercial flights nearly a year after suspending them when they broke off diplomatic relations

The Independent UK

Texas braces for an imminent screwworm infestation, a threat to the state’s cattle industry

U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz hope to fund an operation to kill the parasitic fly before too much damage is done.

The Texas Tribune

Scientists Are “Shocked” After Hidden Camera Catches Monkeys Kidnapping Babies Of Another Species

Scientists study hidden camera video for clues as to why a group of male Capuchin monkeys began kidnapping baby Howler monkeys on a remote island in Panama.

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Panama Wants The Trump Admin To Help Clean Up The Jungle Path Used By Migrants To Reach The U.S.

The Panamanian government wants the Trump administration to help finance the clean-up of the Darien Gap, the jungle path used by migrants on their way to the U.S.

Latin Times

Caught on camera, capuchin monkeys kidnap howler monkey babies

Scientists have found evidence of monkey kidnappings in Panama

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Former US school buses get a second life in Panama

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Planned water reserve intended to ease shortages in the Panama Canal fuels river protest

Dozens of boats carrying around 200 people traveled along the country’s central Indio River on Friday in protest against a planned reservoir in the Panama Canal intended to solve water shortages in the waterway that have threatened international trade flow

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Protests in Panama enter third week, challenging President Mulino

Protests in Panama have entered their third week, challenging several recent actions by President José Raúl Mulino.

The Independent UK

Former Panamanian president Martinelli leaves Nicaraguan embassy for asylum in Colombia

Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli has left the Nicaraguan embassy where he had sought refuge more than a year ago after the courts upheld a prison sentence against him for money laundering and headed to Colombia where he has received political asylum

Latin Times

Panamanian President Stands By Deal Giving U.S. Troops Access To Military Facilities Despite Outroar

Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino rejected renegotiating a security deal with the U.S. allowing its troops access to Panamanian facilities

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Thousands march over concern Panama bending to US government

Thousands of Panamanians have marched in the capital in the largest protest yet against an agreement signed during last month's visit by the U.S. defense secretary

The Independent UK

Few migrants remain in the Darien Gap, but an environmental crisis has been left behind

The Darien Gap was once largely untouched jungle running along the Colombia-Panama border, and thousands of Comarca Embera Indigenous people long lived off the land and winding rivers

Salon

The US could get screwed on screwworm

For years, a multi-country effort kept screwworm at bay. The US picking fights with Mexico isn't helping

The Guardian - US

Vicious interpersonal conflicts among Hegseth staff cloud leak investigation

Senior officials unsure who to believe after aides fired and chief of staff quits amid look into Panama canal media leak

The Independent UK

Costa Rica will give migrants deported from the US permits to stay in the country for 3 months

Costa Rica says it will allow some of the approximately 200 migrants deported from the United States and held in detention in the Central American country to stay and move about freely for three months

International Business Times

Panama City Rises To The El Salvador Challenge: An Emerging Bitcoin, Ethereum Hub

Panama City has greenlighted the use of crypto for city payments, including taxes and permits, marking a major milestone in the global race toward cryptocurrency adoption.

The Independent UK

Photos of Panamanians who say their migrant-related businesses have dried up

The Trump administration’s crackdown on migration has ended the massive flow of people heading north through a treacherous jungle on the Colombia-Panama border called the Darien Gap. Local residents who gave up their crops to make good money supporting the migrants say the business has disappeared. Some had transformed their…

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