'Unprecedented challenges': Drought at the Panama Canal disrupts global trade
A severe drought is forcing cargo ships to wait days and weeks to cross the Panama Canal, which connects nearly 2,000 ports in 170 countries. Image: REUTERS/Aris Martinez
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