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Boquete -
The US-Food and Drug Administration has completed the phase of public consultation prior to making a decision on allowing commercial production of AquaBounty’s genetically modified salmon and the fish going to market for human consumption.
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Bogot -
The city of Bogotá, capital of Colombia, is located on a plateau of the Andes, in central Colombia, 2.650 meters (8,690 feet) above sea level. The capital, with nearly 7.3 million inhabitants is the fifth most populous conurbation in South America.
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Santiago -
On March 26, precisely 106 years ago today, Emile Dubois, a Frenchman found guilty of killing four people in Chile, faced the firing squad. His memory has endured in the faith of the people who consider Dubois a martyr of injustice, a hero and a saint.
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Panama City -
An aggressive fire broke out on Tuesday March 19 at Panama City's main landfill, Cerro Patacón, causing panic and major health and environmental concerns. The fire has yet to be extinguished.
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Panama City -
Foreign affairs have confirmed that the missing Canadian business man has died in Panama. His body was found in a suitcase in a national park near his Panama home.
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Melbourne -
With the population of Illinois, Australia has gas to spare. Developments in Canada and the US are, however, expected to undercut Australia’s push to become one of the world's largest exporters of hydrocarbons.
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Abidjan -
A French-owned tanker seized by pirates off the Ivorian coast earlier this week has been released and its crew is safe, the vessel’s owner said Wednesday.
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A French oil tanker sailing off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire is suspected of having been hijacked by pirates. The tanker had a crew of 17 on board an there has been no contact with the ship since yesterday.
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Abner Mares has been a popular choice as the next possible opponent of Nonito Donaire after Jorge Arce because of his unblemished record and his domination of the bantamweight division in recent years.
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A strong earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale shook Costa Rican territory this morning at about 08:42 local time. No reports are yet known about casualties or the level of damage.
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Santiago -
The cargo ship Ocean Breeze, registered in Hong Kong, with a crew of 24 people, run aground this morning near the port of San Antonio, Chile, because of high winds and strong tidal waves currently affecting the Chilean coast.
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Washington -
With the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Panama this week, Representatives Bill Keating and Howard Berman have introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives about the importance of U.S. leadership in whale conservation.
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A Peruvian earthquake today follows recent earthquakes of a 4.7 magnitude temblor in Japan and a 5.8 tremor off the coast of Panama.
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The United States Geological Survey has reported earthquakes striking south of Panama late Sunday and very early Monday morning.
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Paleontologists have discovered the fossilized remains of an ancient turtle that is being described as the size of a small car.
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A fishing boat had been adrift for two weeks when passengers on luxury liner Star Princess spotted sailors waving for help and alerted the captain, but the cruise liner did not stop to help. UPDATE: Company issues statement, eyewitnesses comment.
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Santiago -
Valparaiso's rich and varied history, along with its unique blend of international seaport atmosphere and chaotic topography and architecture, make the city an ideal place to start the exploration of Chile’s many urban and natural attractions.
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Mayenne -
The French department of Mayenne, in north west France, was this week the test-bed in preparation for a unique and ambitious attempt by two brothers to travel 45000 kilometers circumnavigating the globe in a tuk-tuk.
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Cartago -
The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake at magnitude 5.8 in the Richter scale, placing the epicenter 81 kilometers south of San Jose in the Pacific Ocean.
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The President of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli, has been accused of trying to cut down the freedom of the press in the Latin American country by owners of media companies and by opposition party politicians.
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