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Mexico reforms knock Slim off worlds richest perch
Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim held the title of the world's richest man for the past three years until a new president rolled into town with a vast economic reform agenda. Enrique Pena Nieto's push to overhaul the telecoms industry, a sector dominated by Slim, has weighed down on stock prices of the billionaire's America Movil phone empire, analysts say. Three weeks after Congress ...
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Friendly Culture Fair in Mexico with 86 Nations
Mexico, May 26 (Prensa Latina) With the participation of 86 countries and the European Union as an organization attend the Fifth Friendly Culture Fair shows in Paseo de la Reforma, in Mexico City, the cultural richness and attractive of different regions. The Lions Gate in Chapultepec Forest was this Sautrday the venue of the inaguration ceremony, conceived by the Government of the Federal ...
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On the crime beat in Mexico danger lies in knowing too much
ACAPULCO, Mexico -- — It is a sultry morning in this crime-ridden resort, and little movement occurs at the main police headquarters. Francisco Robles, a freelance news photographer, glances down at an incoming text message on his phone. “Four dead. Let’s go,” he says, heading for the door as the words trail from his mouth. Chasing after is Carlos Alberto Carbajal, a ...
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Few convictions for Mexico’s special prosecutor for crimes against journalists
The special prosecutor for such cases says Mexican law gives her office only the “most feeble” tools to prosecute crimes against ...
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Life in the slow lane at Mexico beach town of Troncones
Planning a return trip to my favorite beach in the world, I was almost as apprehensive as I was excited. The last time I visited Troncones - a town of some 600 people pushed up against the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains on the Pacific coast of Mexico - was five years earlier. At the time, we’d been living in San Miguel de Allende, and we occasionally drove down with our two sons and two ...
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Lost in time at Mexican beach town of Zipolite
"You’re going to like it here in Zipolite," Daniel Weiner, the owner of Brisa Marina hotel, said with a wry smile as he handed me the keys to my quarters. "You’re not going to want to leave in five days." A few lazy days later, I began to realize why so many guests rent their rooms by the month. Whether it’s the laid-back vibe or the tranquil setting, ...
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In Mexico fears for democracy as threatened journalists curtail coverage
Rogelio Elizondo’s son went to buy a used car in Nuevo Laredo two years ago. He never came back. In much of Mexico, Elizondo’s tragedy would remain the anguish of a solitary family in a country where the problem of ‘disappeared’ people is worse than anyplace else in the Western Hemisphere. But a slightly more positive story is unfolding. Elizondo joined with scores of ...
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Grandson of Malcolm X killed in Mexico
US civil rights activist Malcolm X (1925-1965) speaks during a rally in Washington, circa 1963. Malcolm X was later assassinated. Malcolm Shabazz, his grandson, was killed Thursday, May 9, in ...
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Cambodian Documentary Wins Cannes Prize for Innovative Cinema
CANNES -- A documentary using small clay figurines to tell the story of how Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh's family perished under the Khmer Rouge regime won the top prize in the second most important competition at ...
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Tijuana River mouth clean as long as it doesn’t rain
While the organization gave the majority of San Diego County high grades for beach quality, during wet weather the Tijuana River mouth was given a grade of ...
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Mexico sees fewer deaths and disappeared official
MEXICO CITY -- The drug-related murders that plagued Mexico for six years have decreased in the past six months, while fewer people have disappeared than previously thought, the interior minister said ...
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Former West Vancouver police officer found stabbed to death in Mexico
A retired West Vancouver police officer has been stabbed to death in Mexico, as two other Metro Vancouver families issue pleas for help to find relatives missing in the popular holiday destination.The body of a woman was discovered Wednesday morning at a home in Playa del Carmen, according to Mexican media reports. She was identified by friends on social media as 60-year-old Lynne Earle.Earle ...
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A Baseball Academy in a Talent-Poor Part of Mexico
SAN BARTOLO COYOTEPEC, Mexico ...
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Want to retire on the beach Mexico talks of liberalizing land sales
Supporters say the change could help Mexico compete with Central America for US retirees seeking spots in the sun. But could it hurt Mexican access to prime real ...
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Motor racing-Formula One Monaco Grand Prix starting grid
May 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Starting grid from the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix at Circuit de Monaco on Sunday 1. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 2. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes 3. ...
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As border tightens some US-Mexico neighbors reach across the ...
"The wall projects hostility," she said, paint pot in hand and surrounded by youngsters from both the United States and Mexico. "The idea is to transform it with art, friendship, colors and life into something that unites us," said Borquez, who is director of the local ...
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Mexican flavor coming soon to Swampscott
Swampscott residents have surely noticed by now that the former Blockbuster in Vinnin Square is about to get a new tenant: Qdoba Mexican Grill. A self-proclaimed ';fast/casual'; Mexican-style eatery, the new restaurant had anticipated to open on June 3, said marketing manager Toni Tiernan in a recent interview, but that opening has been pushed back. Plans for a grand opening include ...
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Mexico Guatemala collaborate to strengthen border security
Mexican President Felipe Calderon (L) and his Guatemalan counterpart Alvaro Colom arrive at a joint press conference at the official residence Los Pinos, in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, on July 27, 2011. (Xinhua/David de la ...
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Three sentenced for trafficking prostitutes from Mexico
SACRAMENTO - Three men were sentenced Friday on criminal charges for trafficking women from Mexico to be used as prostitutes in five Northern California cities, including ...
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NY trial may clean Mexico’s oil mess
Benny Avni A trial in Manhattan federal court may help push Mexico to free its decaying oil industry from the state-owned monopoly known as Pemex, for Petroleos Mexicanos. And that’s good news for both sides of the border, indeed for the whole world.In the $500 million lawsuit, Pemex alleges that two firms, Germany’s Siemens AG and South Korea’s SK, bribed Pemex officials to ...
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Mexican Official Defends Accuracy of Data on Organized Crime
Mexico 's top security official argued Friday that real progress was being made in reducing organized crime killings and that the number of people previously reported missing was ...
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Latam economies face commods slowdown lack stimulus options
Fri May 24, 2013 10:46pm EDT (For other news from Reuters Latin America Investment Summit, click here) By Pablo Garibian MEXICO CITY May 24 (Reuters) - Latin American countries have little room to boost growth with fiscal or monetary stimulus as their economies slow and a slump in commodities prices undercuts a pillar of recent strength, top officials told Reuters this week. After years of ...
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Judge rules against Americas toughest sheriff in racial profiling lawsuit
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration, a federal judge found on Friday, and ordered him to stop using race as a factor in law enforcement ...
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Mexicos telecoms law to rebuild industry brick by ...
(For other news from Reuters Latin America Investment Summit, click here) By Dave Graham and Tomas Sarmiento MEXICO CITY, May 24 (Reuters) - Mexico's new telecommunications law aims to break the hold of dominant players that have made the ...
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Brazil needs to hike returns to fix infrastructure Macquarie
By Alonso Soto and Krista Hughes BRASILIA/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brazil should further hike the rate of return on its infrastructure projects if it wants to tap into a limited pool of global capital coveted by regional peers, Mark Ramsey, head of ...
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San Diego home to important wildlife refuge and treatment group
San Diego is home to an important wildlife group helping to balance the disorder created through the city’s rapid growth over the last few years in a part of the country that previously belonged to the wild, but it needs the constant help of the public.
San Diego is a major city, the eighth biggest in the US and second largest in California and the County Seat of San Diego County. Its economy is supported by several major industries such as defense, manufacturing, real estate and tourism and yet the 1.3 million people who live here share their city with a number of species of wildlife that have been displaced, endangered and disrupted in various ways by the ongoing growth and development in the city. Read more
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