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Month: November 2023

Panama’s high court declared a mining contract unconstitutional. Here’s what’s happening next

By KATHIA MARTÍNEZ and JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s Supreme Court unanimously declared that legislation granting a Canadian copper mine a 20-year concession was unconstitutional. The decision was celebrated by activists who had argued the mine would damage a forested coastal area and threaten water supplies. It has been an important

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Somali maritime police intensify patrols as fears grow of resurgence of piracy in the Gulf of Aden

By EMMANUEL IGUNZA and JACKSON NJEHIA Associated Press BOSASO, Puntland (AP) — Somalia’s maritime police force has intensified patrols in the Gulf of Aden following a failed pirate hijacking of a ship earlier this week. The commander of the maritime force in the semiautonomous region of Puntland told The Associated Press that patrols in the

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An Indian official plotted to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader in New York, US prosecutors say

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — American authorities say an Indian government official directed a plot to assassinate a prominent Sikh separatist leader in New York City after he advocated for a sovereign state for Sikhs. They also announced murder-for-hire charges were unsealed in Manhattan federal court against a

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