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Mexico presidency moves to tame two graft-tarnished states

Mexico's presidency on Monday moved against two state governments, saying they had flouted federal anti-corruption laws, setting the scene for a possible conflict with two...
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El Mayo Zambada

Mexico arrests suspected associate of drug boss ‘El Mayo’ Zambada

One of the top suspected associates of Mexican drug kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada has been arrested in Mexico City, prosecutors said on Thursday, in...
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Bantu the gorilla

Bantu the gorilla dies from cardiac arrest in Mexico City zoo

Bantu, a 220-kilogram (485-lb) endangered gorilla who lived in the Mexico City zoo, has died after going into cardiac arrest when he was sedated in...
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Eleven tourists killed in bus crash south of Tulum

Eleven tourists, all apparently Mexican citizens, were killed in a bus crash Monday on a highway south of the resort town of Tulum. Authorities said...
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protests

Mexico air lifts food into villages as teacher blockades spread

Mexico's air force flew tons of grain to the southern state of Oaxaca on Friday as protests by teachers opposed to education reform spread across...
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uber mexico

Human smugglers using UBER to move migrants to U.S. border

Human traffickers, who are finding increasingly creative ways to shuttle Central American migrants through Mexico to the U.S. border, have begun to use the Uber...
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Protesting teachers blocking Mexico highways leaves gas and food supplies low

Business leaders and government officials said Wednesday that supplies of gasoline, food and other goods are running out in southern Mexico because protesting teachers have...
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Mayonihka, Hidlago

Assailants damage ancient Otomi Indian religious site in Mexico

Assailants have damaged an ancient Otomi Indian religious site in Mexico, toppling stone structures used as altars, breaking carved stones and scattering offerings of flowers,...
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mexico canada

Canada to lift Visa requirements for Mexican visitors

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Canada will lift visa requirements for Mexican visitors as of December 2016, removing a major irritant in relations...
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three amigos

‘Three Amigos’ aim for more clean power by 2025

U.S. President Barack Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto will commit to a new regional clean power goal at...
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Amnesty International reports on sexual torture of women in Mexico

Claudia Medina Tamariz was asleep in her home in the Gulf coast port of Veracruz with her husband when Mexican marines burst in and arrested...
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mexico city earthquake

Strong earthquake shakes Mexico’s capital

A strong earthquake struck in southern Mexico on Monday afternoon, but there were no reports of injuries or significant damage. Authorities said the quake was...
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