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Apples to be exchanged for cigarettes at Revolution Square on May 31, 2012 in Mexico City during the World No Tobacco Day. At least sixty thousand Mexicans die each year from diseases associated with smoking, experts said.
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Mexican youth march against old ruling party
-- Thousands of college-age demonstrators have crowded Mexico City's main boulevard to protest a possible return to the presidency of the old ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party , known as the PRI.PRI presidential candidate Enrique Pena Nieto leads in Read more »
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Mexican auuthor Carlos Fuentes dies
MEXICO CITY -- Author Carlos Fuentes, who played a dominant role in Latin America's novel-writing boom by delving into the failed ideals of the Mexican revolution, died yesterday in a Mexico City hospital. He was 83. Read more »
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5 killed in Mexico City shootout
Authorities in Mexico's capital say that a shootout in a poor district has left five young people dead and two wounded.Mexico City's Attorney General's office says in a statement that the fatalities were two women, ages 14 and 20, and three men with ages ranging Read more »
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Mexican general once tied to cartels shot dead
at a hospital, Mexico City prosecutor's spokesman Gabriel Alcantar said.The former soldier had survived a 2010 attack in the Mexico City neighborhood of La Roma where gunmen shot him in the abdomen.Acosta was incarcerated in 2000 on charges of protecting Amado Read more »
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Mexico raises volcano alert level after rumbling
-- Authorities in Mexico raised the alert level for the Popocatepetl volcano southeast of Mexico City due to increasing activity. It's now at the fifth step on a seven-level warning scale.A lava dome is growing in the volcano's crater, the National Disaster Read more »
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A Letter to the Delegates of the G(irls)20 Summit
M&E Forum will be held in Bangkok from 26-28 Nov, 2012. (More info) The G(irls)20 Summit was held from May 24-31 in Mexico City, Mexico. The Director of Landesa’s Center for Women’s Land Rights, Elisa Scalise, was asked to speak to the delegates. Below is 5:56 PM from Humanitarian News Read more »
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The living is easy at JWA – for now
a flight will arrive from Cabo San Lucas. Earlier in the day, AirTran jets will have departed John Wayne Airport for Cabo and Mexico City. The floor in Terminal C's ticketing area reflects the newest addition to John Wayne Airport Sunday. Meanwhile, WestJet 5:33 PM from The Orange County Register Read more »
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Francisco Goldman, Mexico City
I try to work until seven in the evening, and then usually head to the gym. We’re right around the corner from one of Mexico City’s greatest cantinas, one I’d been coming to for years from more distant neighborhoods. They have a funny ritual there. A waiter 4:09 PM from The Paris Review Read more »
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Oil Populism Vs. Oil Pragmatism As Mexico's Presidential Race Tightens
candidate's main leftist rival win on July 1. Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a long-time politician who served as mayor of Mexico City from 2000 to 2005, narrowly lost the presidential race against current President Felipe Calderón in 2006. A victory this time 12:28 PM from International Business Times Read more »
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Are EDM Artists Buying Facebook Fans? DJ Excision Speaks Out On Controversy
fan pages of David Guetta, Excision, Steve Aoki, Skrillex, Deadmau5 and Avicii. They all list the "Most Popular City" as Mexico City. That is still the case early morning June 1st for all except deadmau5 whose current "Most Popular City" is Naples, Campania, 11:04 AM from Hypebot.com Read more »
