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Independent Publishing Houses in Mexico Promote Democratization of Books at Annual Fair
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO Gustavo Barr?n, 22, glances at the books on display at the Feria del Libro Independiente, a book fair featuring independent publishing houses in Mexico City, Mexicos capital. While perusing the selection, Barr?n, a university student studying history, holds a book about guerrilla groups in Mexico in the 1970s and the transition to democracy. The publisher is Ce-Acatl, a ...
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US man wanted for child sex abuse held in Mexico
A former college professor in the US who was on the FBI's "10 most wanted" list over allegations of child sex abuse has been arrested in Mexico, officials said. Walter Lee Williams was detained Tuesday, CNN reported. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had put the former university professor on the list for alleged sexual exploitation of children. Williams researched in the field of ...
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Mexican telecom firm in talks to restructure debt
Mexico's Maxcom Telecomunicaciones said Tuesday it was looking to raise new capital and restructure debt after failing to make an interest payment. In a filing with the Mexican Stock Exchange, Maxcom said it would use a 30-day grace period with respect to Tuesday's scheduled interest payment of roughly $11 million to continue talks with a new investor and certain of its bondholders with a view ...
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PST Neymars goal assist boost Brazil past Mexico
Bookends ofbrilliance from the Confederations Cup’s most talked-about player defined today’s first match in Brazil, with ...
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Tropical Storm Barry a little stronger - NHC
Tropical Storm Barry, the second tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, has become a little stronger, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday. The storm was about 55 miles (85 kms) east-northeast of Veracruz, Mexico, ...
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New San Diego-Tijuana Border Crossing Would Charge Toll To Manage Traffic
The planned Otay Mesa II Port of Entry would charge users a toll depending on the traffic at nearby border crossings. California and San Diego authorities expect to begin work by the end of 2013 on what could be the region's first toll-funded border crossing between Mexico and the United ...
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Mexico coach denies strip club visit
Jose Manuel de la Torre has moved to dismiss rumours his Mexico players visited a strip club while on Confederations Cup duty. Reports in Brazil suggested the Mexico squad visited a strip club after their 2-1 loss to Italy on Sunday but their coach has denied the claims. "No. We don't have a report on that. It's not like there's even time to do that," he said. A ...
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FIFAs Confederations Cup Brazil vs Mexico
Brazil's Neymar scores during the FIFA's Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 match against Mexico, held at Castelao Stadium, in Fortaleza, Brazil, on June 19, 2013. (Xinhua/Guillermo ...
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Soccer-Neymar wants safer healthier and more honest Brazil
FORTALEZA, Brazil, June 20 (Reuters) - Brazil forward Neymar has voiced his support for the protesters who have taken to the streets of Brazil in the last few days to demand less corruption and more spending on health, safety and transport. "I'm Brazilian and I love my country. I have a family and friends who live in Brazil. For that reason, I want a Brazil which is more just, safer, ...
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John McAfee resurfaces as ranting video star mocks McAfee software
John Mcafee, anti-virus software guru, arrives for a news conference outside of the Supreme Court of Justice in Guatemala City, December 4, ...
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Watch Former Professor on FBI Most Wanted List Nabbed in Mexico
A fugitive is behind bars today just one day after being put on the FBI's ten most wanted list Walter -- Williams have been on the run for more than two years wanted for sexual exploitation ...
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Protest-inspired Neymar shines in Brazil win
By Tatiana Ramil FORTALEZA, Brazil (Reuters) - Neymar, inspired by the protest movement which has swept Brazil in the last few days, gave possibly his best performance for his country in a 2-0 win over Mexico in the Confederations Cup ...
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Mexican Roots for Majority of Latinos
Jun 19, 2013 6:19pm Mexican Latinos make up more than two thirds of all Latinos in the United States, according to a new Pew Hispanic report. Of the 51.9 million Latinos living in the United States in 2011, more than 33.5 million trace their family back to Mexico. The report looked at demographic data collected from the 2011 American Community Survey. The report also examined U.S. ...
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New indictments for ex-BP executive engineer over Gulf spill
* U.S. accuses David Rainey, Kurt Mix of obstruction * 2010 offshore spill largest in U.S. history By Jonathan Stempel June 19 (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors unveiled new criminal indictments on Wednesday against a former BP Plc executive and a former BP engineer charged with obstructing investigations into the April 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The new indictment of former executive David ...
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Neymar shines as Brazil account for Mexico
Neymar all but fired Brazil to the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup as they saw off the challenge of Mexico, 2-0, in the Group A clash at Estadio Castelao. Brazil won their opening match against Japan and the three points from tonight means they are in pole position to progress to the next stage, while in contrast, Mexico's cup ambitions look to be over after they also lost their ...
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Neymar stars as Brazil sink Mexico
Brazil 's No10 wheeled off in celebration, and was quickly joined by his team-mates, the noiseinside the Estadio Castelao was deafening. The stage seemed set ...
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UPDATE 1-Storm Barry heads for Mexico Gulf coast oil installations
Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:02pm EDT MEXICO CITY, June 19 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Barry, the second of the Atlantic Hurricane season, churned toward Mexico on Wednesday, threatening to bring heavy rains to key oil and power installations near the country's Gulf coast. The Minatitlan oil refinery of state oil monopoly Pemex and the Laguna Verde nuclear power plant, both in Veracruz state, are ...
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Brazil 2-0 Mexico Star man Neymar the match-winner again
Brazil got one foot in the Confederations Cup semi-finals by defeating Mexico 2-0 at the Castelao on Wednesday.Neymar lit up the occasion with an outstanding volley nine minutes in, but what threatened to be a goal glut for the hosts progressed in somewhat anticlimatic fashion, until the Barcelona forward brilliantly set up Jo for the clincher in the dying seconds. Brazil's victory sees ...
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Mexican Bishop Who Was Nobel Nominee Aims to Fact-Find in Syria
Delegation Set to Collect Information on Rights Violations in War ZoneROME, May 30, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Bishop ...
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UPDATE 1-Mexicos peso stock market slump after Bernanke comments
MEXICO CITY, June 19 (Reuters) - Mexico's peso dropped to a seven month low and the country's blue chip stock index fell to its lowest level in almost a year after the U.S. Federal Reserve laid out a blueprint for how it could wind down its ...
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Neymar Strikes Again as Brazil Beat Mexico
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Tropical Storm Barry forms in Gulf aims toward Mexico
OUTLOOK: Now we have Tropical Storm Barry, the second named storm of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season. After bulking up in the warm waters of the southern Gulf ...
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Matthew Depew Columbine survivor dies working on power lines in New Mexico
Matthew Depew, a survivor of the 1999 Columbine High School shootings who was working for Xcel Energy in Carlsbad, N.M., died Saturday while working on power lines, according to local authorities.Depew, 30, was reportedly working to restore a power outage on State Road 360 when he was electrocuted at about 6:40 a.m., and all attempts to save his life were unsuccessful, according to a press ...
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Mexicos peso erases gains after Fed announcement
MEXICO CITY, June 19 (Reuters) - Mexico's peso erased gains and the country's blue chip stock index fell after the U.S. Federal Reserve said on Wednesday it would maintain its bond-buying program to support the U.S. economy. Mexico's benchmark ...
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CORRECTED-Mexico sells 5.145 bln pesos in Cetes auction-cenbank
Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:07pm EDT (Corrects amount of auction) MEXICO CITY, June 19 (Reuters) - Mexico sold 5.145 billion pesos ($399.62 million) in an extraordinary auction of 49-day T-bills, or Cetes, to help mop up liquidity in the money market, the country's central bank said on Wednesday. The central bank said it sold the T-bills at a weighted average yield of 3.85 percent. ($1 = 12.8748 ...
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Mexico City launches eco-friendly and cash friendly project
Mexico City has joined a global movement that has taken many major city municipalities by storm in recent years, the eco-friendly movement of bicycle-sharing. The city joins the ranks of Montreal, Paris, Barcelona and many other major cities across Europe and the world, such as Beijing in China and Melbourne in Australia. The scheme, once rolled out in its entirety, is expected to play a part in relieving some of the burden on Mexico City’s streets.
Mexico City, the largest and richest city in Mexico, is also one of the worst for traffic jams. A recent study by IMB, the IMB Commuter Pain Study, found Mexico City and Beijing to be the two worst cities in the entire world for traffic jams, ours are among the longest and most frequent with the city getting a score of 99 out of 100 on the commuter pain index, this compared to Stockholm, which scored 15. Read more
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