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Panama's Assembly looks to revoke contract for Canadian mining company after public outcry

Panama Mining Protest
November 02, 2023
by KATHIA MARTÍNEZ, JUAN ZAMORANO, DANIEL SHAILER - AP

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Facing a second week of impassioned, nationwide protests, Panama's National Assembly has nearly passed a new law revoking a controversial mining contract in an environmentally vulnerable part of country.

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