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England thrash Panama to move into last 16

Article Agency - 24 Jun 2018

The rout was the first time England have scored more than four goals at a World Cup finals since winning the tournament in 1966

Toughie, the ‘loneliest frog on Earth’, croaks

Article Sipho Kings - 17 Oct 2016

Unable to migrate and not enough time to adapt to climate change, the Rabbs’ fringe-limbed tree frog is extinct.

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PanamaLeaks: Scope narrows for the rich to hide offshore assets

Article Staff Reporter - 7 Apr 2016

Tax authorities globally are closing in on tax evasion and tax avoidance structures.

France to extradite Noriega to Panama

Article Staff Reporter - 3 Aug 2011

Panama's ex-strongman Manuel Noriega on looks set return home -- and go straight into custody there -- after more than two decades in foreign prisons.

Somali pirates seize Panama-flagged ship MV ORNA

Article James Macharia - 20 Dec 2010

Somali pirates on two skiffs seized the Panama-flagged merchant ship MV ORNA after firing small arms and rocket-propelled grenades at the vessel.

Rising sea drives Panama islanders to mainland

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Jul 2010

Rising seas from global warming, coming after years of coral reef destruction, are forcing thousands of Panamanians to leave their ancestral homes.

Panama’s Noriega sentenced to seven years in jail

Article Staff Reporter - 7 Jul 2010

A French court on Wednesday sentenced Panama's former dictator, Manuel Noriega, to seven years in jail for laundering drug money.

Manuel Noriega sent to jail by French judge

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Apr 2010

Manuel Noriega, the former Panamanian dictator extradited from the United States to France, is to be detained in one of Paris's most famous prisons.

US extradites Noriega to France

Article Staff Reporter - 27 Apr 2010

The United States extradited former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega to France on Monday to face money-laundering charges.

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