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Magnitude 7.7 quake topples buildings in central Panama

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck south-central Panama on Friday. Buildings collapsed in central towns, power went out across several provinces and people ran out of skyscrapers in the capital. Tsunami warnings went out to much of Latin America's Pacific coast…

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Ghana stuns Panama with stoppage-time goal in World Cup opener

Caleb Yirenkyi scored in the fifth minute of stoppage time to give Ghana a dramatic 1-0 victory over Panama in their 2026 FIFA World Cup Group L opener at BMO Field in Toronto on Wednesday night, breaking the hearts of…

1,000-year-old tomb with gold artifacts unearthed in Panama

Archaeologists in Panama have completed the excavation of a tomb more than a thousand years old at the El Caño archaeological site, uncovering human remains alongside gold and ceramic artifacts that shed new light on pre-Hispanic societies in Central America.