Rabbi Shlomo Nissim Poliwoda, Shliach in the Clayton / Panama Canal area, led a groundbreaking project recently: printing the Tanya on a boat, while cruising through the Panama Canal.

China's interest in building a canal in Nicaragua is driven by geopolitical, rather than purely economic, motives. While the idea of another canal in Central America has been discussed for centuries, ...

In 1902 the U.S. Senate approved the building of the canal in Panama, but then the Colombian congress rejected the deal, hoping to renegotiate for more money. Not to be deterred, ...

The Panama Canal is one of the most important waterways in the world, with about 7% of global trade passing through. It also relies heavily on rainfall. Without enough freshwater flowing in, the ...

It took 11 years, but on the first day of World War I, the canal opened under American control. The U.S. invested over $375 million to build the canal and agreed to pay annual royalties, albeit a ...

Over the last 25 years, the Panama Canal Authority has spent $15 billion to expand capacity while building new water-saving locks that reuse water. To Vasquez, that money is well-spent. “We assure ...

You can get in touch with John by emailing j.feng@newsweek.com Brazil and China have signed an agreement to launch a ...

The United States military teamed with Panamanian police to conduct a series of new exercises aimed at protecting the Panama ...

Unlike the Suez Canal—the only other artificial waterway of its kind in the world—Panama’s Canal operates with fresh water, because the rocky terrain prevented construction at sea level. Between ...