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Mexican wolf on the loose after break-in at Wildlife Science Center... Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
This female Mexican wolf is on the loose in the Forest Lake area after a break-in at the Wildlife Science Center. The wolf, which resembles a coyote, poses no threat to humans, but authorities say she...
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Mexican State Power Firm Hires Laid Off Distribution Workers Print E-mail
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
, or CFE, is hiring 3,100 workers from shuttered distribution company Luz y Fuerza del Centro and training others for employment, the Labor Ministry said Tuesday.
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DubaiÂ’s new Mexican wave Print E-mail
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
It was the smell that hit us first: a sort of pungent charcoal aroma of charred wood which invaded our nostrils and refused to evaporate. One question ran through our minds as our noses twitched: had ...
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Women Eke Out a Living in Informal Economy Print E-mail
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
GUATEMALA CITY, Feb 16, 2010 (IPS) - "I've been working in the streets since I was a girl. My parents didn't send me to school, so it's really hard for me to find a job," says Carol Orozco, 31, who fo...
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Anti-Mine Activists Encouraged by Canadian Ruling Print E-mail
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
GUATEMALA CITY, Feb 16, 2010 (IPS) - Ecologists in Guatemala see a recent ruling by Canada's Supreme Court, which ordered Canadian mining companies to carry out rigorous environmental assessments, as ...
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Mexican luxury resort Imanta Punta de Mita has San Antonio connection Print E-mail
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Overland Partners Architects is slated to open later this month. Imanta Punta de Mita was built on a 250-acre private reserve that is located less than an hour from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The prope...
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Alfa Supports Foreign Control of Mexican Land-Line Carriers Print E-mail
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Mexico’s Congress should approve foreign control of fixed-line phone companies to fuel competition, said Dionisio Garza Medina, chief executive officer of Alfa SAB, which ...
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Live Spanish and Mexican music captivate shoppers at Reef Mall Print E-mail
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
A group of musicians from Serbia recently performed at Reef Mall with classic Spanish and Mexican tunes. The performance is part of the numerous shows organised during the ongoing Dubai Shopping Festi...
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Fears for three forcibly disappeared by Mexican soldiers Print E-mail
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
16 February 2010 Amnesty International has reiterated its call to the Mexican authorities to urgently establish the fate of three people who were taken by army personnel in December and have not bee...
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Mexican bishops criticize drug war strategy Print E-mail
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's Roman Catholic bishops have joined in the growing criticism of a drug war that has captured top kingpins but done little to stem gang violence.
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Mexican bishops criticize drug war strategy Print E-mail
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
By CATHERINE E. SHOICHETAssociated Press Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's Roman Catholic bishops criticized the government's drug war strategy in a report released Monday, saying the milita...
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Soldiers save man with grenade taped to his neck Print E-mail
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Tijuana (Mexico), Feb 16 (IANS/EFE) Mexican army sappers managed to safely remove a grenade taped to the neck of a man who was beaten and left tied up next to a petrol pump in this violent metropolis, authorities said.
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Mexican Broadcaster Buys 30% Stake in Telecom Unit Print E-mail
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
NII Holdings for $1.44 billion in cash. By gaining a major stake in the unit, Comunicaciones Nextel de México, Televisa hopes to add wireless and broadband data services to its existing portfolio...
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New Mexican passport rule won't affect border crossings Print E-mail
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
TIJUANA — A new Mexican government rule that U.S. visitors present passports when entering Mexico by land, sea and air will not be enforced at Baja California’s border crossings, authorities sa...
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Nicaragua Refuses to Discuss Therapeutic Abortion Print E-mail
Monday, 15 February 2010
MANAGUA, Feb 15, 2010 (IPS) - Nicaragua slammed the door on any possible debate on the restitution of therapeutic abortion - performed to save the life of the pregnant woman - despite demands that it ...
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Gunmen Kill 4 Men in Mexican Coastal State Print E-mail
Monday, 15 February 2010
ACAPULCO, Mexico — Mexican authorities say seven heavily armed men ambushed a pickup truck and killed the four men inside in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero.
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Mexican Auto Output May Rise 20% in 2010, Economy Official Says Print E-mail
Monday, 15 February 2010
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Mexican auto production may rise 20 percent this year as demand locally and in the neighboring U.S. rebounds after the global economic crisis, said Ana Ruth Solano, the Economy ...
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Megacable to enter Mexican wireless auction on its own Print E-mail
Monday, 15 February 2010
Mexico’s Megacable has revealed that it will bid for wireless spectrum in the country’s upcoming auction on its own, after the breakdown of plans to submit a joint bid with local broadcasting gian...
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Bulgarian Expedition Will Document Honduras River Print E-mail
Monday, 15 February 2010
Honduras News February 14, 2010 Bulgarians Documenting Honduras Some two months ago the Chairman of Friendship Society Bulgaria - Honduras, Spas Tashev, came across an interesting bit of informatio...
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Russian FM visits Nicaragua to strengthen ties Print E-mail
Monday, 15 February 2010
Visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov donated some Russian language learning books to a local university Sunday.The books were donated to the Managua-based Central American University, which...
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