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NEWS ABOUT: Panama

Panama stories: 19 news summaries

 'Montauk Monster' 
 Killed in Panama 

Hairless creature on beach confounds cryptozoologists

Sep 18, 09 4:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - A bizarre-looking creature found on a Panama beach has excited the world of cryptozoology, the Daily Telegraph reports. A group of teens said they feared for their safety and beat the hairless creature to death as it crawled from a cave and moved toward them. The animal—dubbed "Gollum"... More »

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Panama • zoology • animal • monster • Montauk Monster

Supermarket Magnate Wins Panama Election

Landslide offers rare right-wing victory in Latin America

May 4, 09 5:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - A conservative supermarket owner won a landslide victory in Panama's presidential election, in a rare win for the political right in the region. Ricardo Martinelli, a multimillionaire who financed his own campaign, vowed to expand investment in the Panama Canal and introduce a flat tax. "We can't continue to... More »

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Latin America • Panama • conservative • presidential election • Panama Canal Zone

 S. Korean Ship 
 Missing After Collision 

Slammed into Panamanian vessel; 16 sailors disappear

Mar 10, 09 6:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - A South Korean freighter remains missing after it collided with a Panamanian cargo ship off Japan early this morning, AFP reports. Japanese rescuers are searching for the vessel, which was carrying 16 sailors. “We believe the ship probably sank,” said a coast guard official. “We found an... More »

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South Korea • Japan • Panama • cargo ships • boat collision

 Save the Rainforest? 
 Nature May Have It Covered 

New jungle in the tropics might outpace deforestation

Jan 30, 09 12:18 PM CST
(Newser) - With all the talk of how much primeval rainforest disappears every year, it might come as a surprise to hear that much more new forest is springing up to replace it. Although new jungle taking over abandoned or destroyed farms in tropical nations is good for the planet—the UN... More »

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endangered species • environment • conservation • Panama • rainforest • carbon sinks • deforestation • jungle • reforestation

(Newser) - Russian warships arrived in Havana yesterday for the first time since the end of the Cold War, the London Times reports. The visit comes at the end of a 3-month South American tour that Russia expected would raise hackles in the US. “I guess they’re on R&... More »

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Russia • Venezuela • Cuba • Panama • Georgia • Havana • warship • Russian Navy • fleet

McCain, Born in Canal Zone, Dismisses Citizenship Flap

He says he's a natural-born citizen, which qualifies him

Feb 29, 08 9:12 AM CST
(Newser) - A recent media flap about John McCain's citizenship is a non-issue, the candidate says. McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone while his father served there in the Navy, which makes him a natural-born citizen and qualifies him to run for president, the AP reports. His camp recently sought... More »

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John McCain • Panama • citizenship • canals • US Constitution • US Navy • presidential election

Bush: Trade Key to US Recovery

Prez urges quick action on international deals, offers help to affected workers

Jan 31, 08 11:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Saying "free trade means good-paying jobs for Americans," President Bush yesterday urged Congress to approve proposed deals with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea, the core of a trade agenda he feels can revitalize a shaky US economy. Bush also offered to help lawmakers reshape benefits for workers who... More »

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international trade • South Korea • Panama • Colombia • US economy • free trade • State of the Union Address • economic stimulus package • George W. Bush

'Miraculous' Crash Survivor Doing Well

Teen has no serious injuries after Panama plane accident

Dec 26, 07 5:23 PM CST
(Newser) - The sole survivor of a plane crash that killed a California businessman and his daughter in Panama is conscious and talking, CNN reports. Francesca Lewis, 13, who survived not only the crash but two days of frigid temperatures before being rescued, has a fractured arm but no life-threatening injuries. "... More »

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Panama • plane crash • hedge fund • accident

UPDATED

Dad, Daughter Die in Panama Plane Crash

Pilot also killed;
teen friend of family is the only survivor

Dec 25, 07 3:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Searchers in Panama tonight found the bodies of a California businessman and his 13-year-old daughter two days after their plane disappeared in the mountains, the AP reports. Another girl, a 12-year-old friend of the family, survived the crash and was hospitalized, but the extent of her injuries was not known.... More »

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Panama • plane crash • Cessna • airplane • jungle • Michael Klein • Islas Secas • Volcan

UK Cops
Charge Boater With Fraud

Back-from-dead Darwin hid in family home, using secret passage

Dec 8, 07 4:53 PM CST
(Newser) - UK cops today charged John Darwin, the 57-year-old former teacher who allegedly faked his death in a 2002 canoeing incident, with two counts of fraud—acquiring a money transfer by fraud and lying to get a passport—the  BBC reports. Darwin will remain in custody until a court appearance Monday;... More »

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fraud • crime • Panama • England • missing boater • John Darwin • Anne Darwin

Darwins Were Planning Panama Canoe Resort

'Dead' boater and wife were working on a Panama paradise

Dec 8, 07 8:56 AM CST
(Newser) - The British man who faked his own death in a boating accident had been planning with his wife to open an eco-tourism resort offering idyllic canoeing holidays, the Times of London has discovered. John and Anne Darwin spent almost half a million dollars on property in Panama, including $390,000... More »

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fraud • Panama • England • ecotourism • insurance • accident • missing person • John Darwin • Anne Darwin

Wife in on 'Dead' Boater's Insurance Plot

Woman admits she banked benefits on 'missing' hubby

Dec 6, 07 2:42 AM CST
(Newser) - The wife of a British canoeist declared dead after missing for five years admitted yesterday that she knew her husband was alive before he walked into a police station last weekend claiming to be an amnesiac. Anne Darwin confessed when she was confronted with a photo of herself with her... More »

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fraud • Panama • England • insurance • missing boater • missing person • John Darwin • Anne Darwin

Noriega Dodges French Trial in Miami Stir

Dictator's fight against extradition delays release date

Sep 10, 07 3:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eleventh-hour appeals of his extradition to France kept former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega in his Miami prison cell yesterday, his scheduled release date. The dictator was set to face French money-laundering charges, but his lawyers argued that the Geneva Convention prevents his extradition because Paris doesn't recognize his prisoner-of-war status. More »

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prison • France • Panama • Miami • drug trafficking • money laundering • dictatorship • Geneva Convention • extradition • Manuel Noriega • prisoner of war

It's Bon Voyage for Noriega

Judge OKs France's extradition request for former dictator; he'll serve jail term there

Aug 28, 07 12:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former dictator of Panama Manuel Noriega will be extradited to France to serve ten more years of jail time. Noriega has done 18 years in a Miami prison, and will be released for good behavior next month. He faces money laundering charges in France, but had asked to return to... More »

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France • POW • Panama • money laundering • jail • Geneva Convention • extradition • Manuel Noriega • prisoner of war

Judge Allows Noriega Extradition

Ex-general wants to dodge French charges by returning to Panama

Aug 24, 07 5:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal judge today rejected former dictator Manuel Noriega's request to return to Panama following his release from a Miami prison next month, the Miami Herald reports. Noriega sought to avoid extradition to France, where he faces a 10-year sentence for a conviction in abstentia on money laundering charges. Noriega... More »

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France • POW • Panama • prisoners • Geneva Convention • extradition • Manuel Noriega • prisoner of war

Noriega Inspires Fight between Panama, France

Each country wants ex-dictator to serve jail time after US release

Jul 28, 07 4:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Manuel Noriega will be released from a Miami prison in September, but where he'll go after that is up in the air. The US wants to transfer the deposed dictator—convicted of corruption, kidnapping, and murder—to France for more jail time. But some Panamanians want him in a local... More »

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prison • France • Panama • kidnapping • murder • corruption • dictatorship • Manuel Noriega

Colgate Cautions Against Fake Toothpaste

Counterfeit dentifrice may contain toxic chemical, company says

Jun 14, 07 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colgate alerted the public today that counterfeit toothpaste bearing its brand name and possibly containing a deadly chemical has turned up in discount stores in four Northeast states. The phony products' packaging is riddled with misspellings and gives the manufacturing location as South Africa, where the company doesn't make toothpaste.... More »

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China • FDA • Panama • toothpaste • chemicals • Colgate • counterfeit • Costa Rica • South Africa • diethylene glycol • Colgate Palmolive • Dominican Republic

Snow Job: 21-Ton Coke Bust

May 9, 07 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - It's the biggest cocaine seizure on the high seas and the second biggest bust in US history: The Coast Guard boarded a Panamanian freighter and discovered, inside cargo containers on deck, 21 tons of cocaine with a street value of $300 Million. "It was fast and furious," says... More »

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War on Drugs • drugs • Panama • cocaine • DEA • Coast Guard

Toxic Cough Syrup Causes Deaths in Panama

How a tailor in China passed glycol off as glycerin, and killed hundreds of children

May 6, 07 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - American drugmakers are on the lookout this week for another in the growing list of potentially deadly Chinese exports. This time, it's diethylene glycol, a sweet-but-toxic chemical that masquerades as glycerin in common medications like cough syrup and that has already killed almost 400 people—many of them children—in... More »

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China • medicine • FDA • health • Panama • diethylene glycol • glycerin • cough syrup

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