A history of the Panama Canal — and why the US can't just take it back
The U.S. helped engineer Panama's independence from Colombia to build the canal, which opened in 1914. But it ceded control ...
What’s the history of the Panama Canal, and why is Trump threatening to retake control of it?
President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend suggested the US should retake the Panama Canal, an idea that was immediately ...
A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can't take it back on his own
PANAMA CITY — Teddy Roosevelt once declared the Panama Canal “one of the feats to which the people of this republic will look ...
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Dara O’Shea on the rise of Ipswich, Kieran McKenna’s management secrets and the ‘Republic of Town’
Start your Independent Premium subscription today ... that “the lads are calling it Republic of Ipswich or Republic of Town!”. O’Shea believes that will only aid Heimir Hallgrimsson ...
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‘Isn’t this banana republic stuff?!’ CNN anchor presses MAGA lawmaker on GOP’s Liz Cheney investigation
Start your Independent Premium subscription today ... ‘Isn’t this banana republic stuff?!” Acosta wondered at one point. Wrapping up their own investigation into the January 6 Capitol ...
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Malta’s republic is ‘sick’ – ADPD
“The Republic of Malta is sick,” the ADPD-The Green Party Chairperson Sandra Gauci said on the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Malta. “Whilst we celebrate this historical national ...
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Jamaica introduces bill to remove King Charles as head of state and become a republic
It’s about our people and it’s about closing the full circle of independence for the people of our country,” she said. Discussions on transitioning to a republic have been raised by ...
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50 years of Republic
"We are a republic now," the Customs Officer ... unusual for the man who had guided Malta's path to Independence. The fact remains that Dom Mintoff, the canny, dour, iconoclast jumped at the ...
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50 years on: Malta’s journey to becoming a Republic
The Malta Independent on Sunday delves into the significance of this day in Malta's history, its origins, and its legacy today. The first ideals for Malta to become a Republic were not born in the ...
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Independence support at 59 per cent if Scotland was to ditch monarchy, poll shows
INDEPENDENCE support would rise to 59% from 54% if it meant Scotland would be a republic, a new poll shows. Support for independence was found to have risen to 54% when undecided voters are excluded ...
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Trump keeps his personal thanksgiving tradition alive with special Truth Social message
Start your Independent Premium subscription today ... our Nation just gave a landslide victory to those who want to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump posted on Truth Social in the early hours ...
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At 50 the Republic is sick
Celebrating its 50th birthday, the Republic of Malta is sick. Its sickness is manifested in an acute lack of good governance throughout government. The basics of good governance are generally ...