Panama ' s leader calls for referendum on mining concession, seeking to calm protests over the deal

PANAMA CITY -- Protests extended into a second week Monday over a long-term copper mining concession for a Canadian company, as Panama's government sought to calm anger by promising to let Panamanians decide in a referendum whether to scrap the deal. A broad cross-section of society has joined in…#panama #protests #panamanians #firstquantumminerals #laurentinocortizo #interior #rogertejado #panamamining #cortizo #panamaminings
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