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Panama Canal expansion work halted
Source: BBC News
Work has been halted on the expansion of the Panama Canal, one of the world's busiest shipping routes.
The stoppage follows a breakdown in talks between the Panama Canal Authority (APC) and the Spanish-led consortium behind the project.
The two sides are engaged in a dispute over who should foot the bill for cost overruns totalling $1.6bn (£1bn).
The consortium says 10,000 jobs are at risk but the Canal's authorities say they will not "yield to blackmail".
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-26053032