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Hurricane Rick downgraded to tropical storm
Mexico City - Rick, once a powerful category-five hurricane, weakened into a tropical storm as it approached the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, where it had already claimed one life. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Rick's ...
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Dutch prince surprises Mexicans with rude slang
Mexico City - Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands made Mexicans laugh with his use of Mexican slang that many mothers would have scolded their children for using, the media reported Thursday. At a meeting with representatives of the energy sec...
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Four police officers killed in Mexico
Mexico City - Four police officers in the eastern Mexican state of Puebla were killed by unidentified attackers Tuesday when they were taking part in a raid in the municipality of San Andres Cholula, south of state capital Puebla. The State Attorney ...
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Journalist found dead in northern Mexico
Mexico City - A journalist who covered crime was found dead in northern Mexico, about 10 hours after he was kidnapped at gunpoint, the Durango state Attorney General's office said. The body of Bladimir Antuna, 39, was found late Monday a short distan...
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Hurricane Rick roars to dangerous category 5
Mexico City - Hurricane Rick Saturday roared to the most dangerous level, reaching Category 5 - the highest on the Saffir- Simpson scale - on Mexico's Pacific Coast, the National Hurricane Center said. The extremely dangerous storm is however expec...
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North American trade officials fail to resolve disputes
Washington - The top trade officials of the United States, Canada and Mexico pledged to boost ties but failed to resolve key trade disputes as they met in Dallas on Monday. In a joint statement, the three countries touted the economic benefits of the...
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One death in Mexico due to Hurricane Rick - Summary
Mexico City - Hurricane Rick, once a powerful category-five storm, had weakened Monday en route to Mexico's Baja California Peninsula, where it had already claimed one life. A large wave caused by the storm carried a 38-year-old Mexican man out to se...
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More than 90 dead in floods in El Salvador
Mexico City/San Salvador - At least 90 people were killed as heavy rains prompted mudslides and flooding rivers in El Salvador, rescue workers said Sunday. The rainfall, which was prompted by a cold front and the remainders of Caribbean hurricane Ida...
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Mexico to open Zapotecan city to tourists
Mexico City - Mexico's authorities are planning to make a city built by the Zapotecan civilisation accessible to the public for the first time next year. The city is located in the district of Santa Maria Atzompa, close to the civilisation's centre a...
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Mexico qualify for 2010 World Cup, sting El Salvador 4-1
Mexico City - Mexico qualified for the 2010 World Cup with a 4-1 win over El Salvador at the Estadio Azteca Saturday in Mexico City. Before 100,000 spectators, Mexico pulled ahead with an own goal from El Salvador's Marvin Gonzalez in the 25th minute...
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Mexico closes state energy company
Mexico City - The Mexican government on Sunday closed a state-run energy distribution company with about 40,000 employees. President Felipe Calderon said the company Luz y Fuerza del Centro, which provides electricity to the capital, would be closed ...
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Armed men steal 5,000 bicycles in Mexico
Mexico City - A group of about 20 armed attackers stole 5,000 children's bicycles from a manufacturing company in Mexico City, after threatening and locking up company workers. The National Association of Bicycle Manufacturers (Anafabi) told the dail...
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