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U.N. accuses Mexico of torture, cover-up in case of 43 missing students

The U.N. human rights office said on Thursday that Mexican authorities had tortured dozens of people in connection with an investigation into the 2014 disappearance...
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Potent Mexico City earthquake was a rare ‘bending’ quake, study finds – and it could happen again

Six months have passed since a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Mexico City, toppling 40 buildings and killing over 300, but the memory remains fresh. Condemned...
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U.S. issues travel advisory to Mexico’s top destination prior to Spring Break without explanation

The U.S. Embassy in Mexico has narrowed its travel warning for the Caribbean resort city of Playa del Carmen amid what it calls an unspecified...
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Mexico successfully captures roaming hippo and transports to Zoo

A hippopotamus that has been roaming loose in a swampy area of southern Mexico has been caught and transported to a zoo. Mexico’s office for...
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Mexico’s Popocatépetl Volcano erupts over 2,000 meters three times today

This Tuesday, the Popocatépetl volcano recorded another exhalation, this time of 2,800 meters high with moderate ash content, informed the National Coordinator of Civil Protection,...
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Monarch butterfly numbers decrease for 2nd year in Mexico

The number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexican forests declined for a second consecutive year, a government official said Monday. Alejandro Del Mazo, Mexico’s commissioner...
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Central Mexico volcanic activity and earthquake in early morning hours

At 4:42 am Sunday morning, the Popocatépetl volcano presented an exhalation with low ash content that reached a height of two thousand meters and whose...
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Mexico prepares to make arrests in disappearance of student teachers

Mexican authorities are preparing to arrest dozens of people implicated in the kidnapping and alleged murder of 43 student teachers in southern Mexico more than...
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Apparent explosive device found on Mexican ferry off Cozumel

What appeared to be undetonated explosives were found on a ferry that runs between the Caribbean resorts of Playa del Carmen and the island of...
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US ambassador to Mexico to resign

The U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Roberta Jacobson, is resigning from her post this spring, amid strained relations between the two countries and on the heels...
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Sale of Mexico City army base could create Latin America’s largest real estate deal

Mexico’s government is preparing to sell a giant parcel of land that could turn an undeveloped area of Mexico City into one of the most...
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Mexico celebrates National Flag Day

On February 24, Mexican Flag Day is celebrated, a symbol of freedom, justice and nationality. But why? On February 24, 1935, Benito Ramírez , an...
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