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Challenging the Media Myth of Latino Machismo: Recognizing Feminist Strides in Latin America
Pressenza
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July 15, 2025
Patriarchy is alive and well throughout the world. But the English-language media flatters itself by one-sidedly portraying machismo as a particularly Latin American malady, all the while overlooking significant feminist gains made in the region....
Coneaupa Says That Four Panama Universities Are Closing While Others Await Official Accreditation -
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) What is CONEAUPA? CONEAUPA is the National Council for University Evaluation and Accreditation of Panama. Amid growing concerns about the quality of higher education in Panama, four private universities are closing, while...
M&A and Global Compliance Lessons From OFAC’s Settlement With Key Holding
JD Supra - California
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July 15, 2025
On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) reached a settlement with Key Holding, LLC (Key Holding) concerning its non-U.S. subsidiary’s violations of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations...
FOREIGN MINISTER already making the rounds on social circuit as PANAMA passes “velvet rope”.
Panama Now Online
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July 15, 2025
Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha celebrated Panama’s removal from the European Union (EU) money laundering list on Tuesday, July 15. He thanked national governments and the European Commission for their support in the process and...
Despite robust numbers, most PANAMANIANS not feeling benefit of economic growth.
Panama Now Online
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July 15, 2025
Some time ago, I was speaking with the former president of the Colon Free Trade Zone Users Association, Usha Mayani, who told me at the time that the true measure of an economy’s success is its ability to generate jobs, a statement with which I...
The Joint Military Exercises with the United States are “Temporary” According to Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha
Newsroom Panama
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July 15, 2025
Martínez-Acha downplayed tensions with Trump and asserted that relations with his administration have been established within a framework of mutual respect. According to Martínez-Acha, these exercises do not represent a permanent presence of US...
D&E President’s, Dean’s Lists released
The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia
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July 15, 2025
Submitted photo Davis & Elkins College has released the president’s and dean’s list for the Spring 2025 semester. ELKINS — Davis & Elkins College has released the president’s and dean’s list for the Spring 2025 semester. The president’s list...
Panama Hats
The Portugal News
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What’s so special about Panama Hats? Hundreds of similar straw hats are available - different weaves, head sizes, brim widths, shapes, etc - all are light and designed for hot weather, and a significant portion of them are made in China. But the...
Uzbekistan’s mental health index falls below global average.
Kun.uz
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July 15, 2025
Photo: Massimiliano Minocri Uzbekistan ranked 74th out of 83 countries in the global mental health and well-being index, according to an international study, Mental State of the World. Among Central Asian countries, the overall mental health...
Earthquake with a preliminary 6.2 magnitude shakes Panama, with no immediate reports of damage
The Indian Express
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July 14, 2025
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck off the Pacific coast of Panama on Monday, according to the US Geological Survey, AP reported. The quake occurred around midday, about 210 kilometres (130 miles) south of Punta Burica in...
In the spirit of BRICS, criminal defendant Jair Bolsonaro should be immediately transferred to China
teleSUR
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July 14, 2025
Photo: De-Linking Brazil. July 14, 2025 Hour: 5:57 pm A modest proposal Related: BRICS’ Global Call to Conscience: Stop the Genocide in Gaza! In one of the most bizarre episodes in the history of international trade, President Donald Trump this...
Trump threatens 100% tariffs on Russia, US conducts military drills at Panama Canal, more
India Today
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July 14, 2025
US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened "severe tariffs" against Russia if Vladimir Putin does not agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine in the next 50 days. He confirmed plans to send top-tier weapons to Ukraine, coordinated by NATO. Trump...
A roundtable across 18,000 kilometers sparks broad attention through its exchange of thoughts and global perspectives
Global Times
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The "Global Times Overseas China Week and Global South Dialogue: Roundtable Forum of China-Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries" is held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 25, 2025 of local time. Photo: Liu Yang/GTThe "Global Times...
What Is the New World Screwworm Fly and why the US has issued a livestock ban at the Mexico border
The Times of India
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The United States has taken emergency action to suspend livestock imports from northern Mexico after detecting the alarming spread of the New World Screwworm fly, a parasitic insect that poses a deadly threat to livestock health and the American...
Floyd Mayweather Has No Doubt Who Was The Best Out Of Four Kings Duran, Leonard, Hagler And Hearns
Seconds Out
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July 15, 2025
Floyd Mayweather considers himself the greatest fighter of all time, but where does he rank the likes of Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns? Those four names, collectively known as boxing’s Four Kings, defined a...
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes south of Panama
BNO News
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July 14, 2025
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck south of Panama in the Pacific Ocean, according seismologists. No tsunami warning was issued. The earthquake occurred at 1:16 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday and was centered in the Panama Fracture Zone off the coast...
Colombian entrepreneur found guilty of conspiracy to distribute cartel cocaine
Sunshine Sentinel - Florida
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July 14, 2025
Hayden O’Byrne United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida | The Florida BarHayden O’Byrne United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida | The Florida Bar A Colombian entrepreneur, Neder Valencia Julio, has been...
Destinations: Dreams and Realities
State College - Pennsylvania
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July 15, 2025
I recently became one of the newest members of the Medicare Club. My 87-year-old mother called to wish me happy birthday and said, “My baby is 65!” No way am I 65, I thought. Old people are 65! I feel like I’m living my best life right now and...
Bundestag boss wants rainbow flags out of German parliament
Deutsche Welle
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July 13, 2025
Bundestag President Julia Klöckner, of the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), has been engaging in fiery debates with deputies from the opposition Left and Green parties about whether political and cultural symbols have a place in the German...
US conducts military drills in Panama Canal
Mehr News Agency
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July 14, 2025
To kick off the drills, three US Army helicopters arrived in Panama on Sunday – two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and a CH-47 Chinook – landing at the Panama-Pacific Airport, formerly the US Howard base, South China Morning Post reported. Michael...