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Panama holds a ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the US' handover of the interoceanic Panama Canal to Panama, in Panama City on December 31, 2024. During the ceremony, Miguel Guerra, the first Panamanian hired by the Panama Canal following its historic handover in 1999, received Panama's Order of Vasco Nunez de Balboa. Photo: VCG