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Trudeau passes on U.S.-Mexico meeting in Washington
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won’t travel to Washington, D.C., to mark the start of the new NAFTA with the presidents…
France-born man in Mexico dies in bid to save his dog’s life
The devotion of dogs to people has been remarked upon for centuries By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press July 24, 2020,…
Mexico reports 3,593 new coronavirus cases, 341 deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s health ministry on Saturday reported 3,593 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 341 additional…
Local leaders resist Mexico president’s push for reopening
MEXICO CITY — Local governments across Mexico pushed back Monday against President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s call to reopen the…
U.S. auto industry to begin reopening plants in recovery from pandemic
(Reuters) – The U.S. auto industry is slowly returning to life, with vehicle assembly plants scheduled to reopen on Monday…
Mexico reports 49,219 cases of coronavirus and 5,177 deaths
FILE PHOTO: A doctor talks to workers of the Central de Abastos, one of the world’s largest wholesale market complexes,…
In Mexico, one of world’s biggest food markets stirs unease about infections
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Every day, thousands of Mexicans crowd a massive food market that is a linchpin of the…
Michigan governor allows coronavirus-hit manufacturers to reopen on May 11
(Reuters) – Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday said the state’s factories can reopen on May 11, removing one of…
Volkswagen pushes back possible restart of operations in Mexico
FILE PHOTO: Volkswagen Tiguan cars are pictured in a production line at company’s assembly plant in Puebla, Mexico, July 10,…
Russia’s Putin, Saudi crown prince discuss OPEC+: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed a planned OPEC+ reduction of…
Trump agrees to help Mexico meet global oil cut target
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would help Mexico contribute to global oil output…
Saudi, others resist Mexican plan to make small oil output cuts – sources
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and other oil producers in the OPEC+ group pushed back on Friday on a Mexican…
Saudi-Mexican clash halts record oil cut deal despite Trump pressure
MOSCOW/LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) – Top oil nations struggled to finalise record output cuts at G20 talks on Friday to boost prices…
Magician Walks Through U.S.-Mexico Border Wall In ‘Riskiest Stunt’
British magician Dynamo stunned onlookers as he appeared to pass through a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in the…
Mexican man dies in ICE custody; 10th since October
A 42-year-old Mexican man died in a South Texas hospital while being held pending his deportation March 23, 2020, 5:43…
Mexico holds big music festival despite coronavirus concerns
The coronavirus pandemic may have led authorities around the globe to cancel concerts and sporting events, and even shut down…
Central American countries step up efforts to contain coronavirus
A worker sprays sanitizer at the Salvadoran Institute of Comprehensive Rehabilitation (ISRI) as El Salvador’s government has taken steadily stricter…
Mexican coronavirus tally increases to 41: health ministry
FILE PHOTO: Health workers place a capsule to treat patients infected with coronavirus (Covid19) into an ambulance outside the XE…
Mexico coronavirus fight gives students earlier, longer Easter vacations
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – In Mexico 33 million students will head into earlier and longer Easter vacations at the end…
Court halts Trump asylum policy, then suspends its own order
SAN DIEGO — A Trump administration immigration policy that requires asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases wind…
‘Cancer does not wait’: Children’s medicine shortage stokes anger in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Hermes Soto, who turned 5 on Monday, will not be celebrating his birthday with friends. Instead,…
Killing of 7-year-old girl stokes anger in Mexico
The killing of a 7-year-old girl on the southern outskirts of Mexico City has stoked rising anger over brutal slayings…
Trevor Noah Had The Perfect Response To Trump’s Fallen Border Wall
The concrete used to anchor the steel panels in the area had not yet set when strong gusts blew them…
The Right Way For People Who Aren’t Mexican To Write About Mexico
Ever since Jeanine Cummins’ novel “American Dirt” was released on Jan. 21, much of the media has described the ensuing…
‘American Dirt’ Isn’t Just Bad — Its Best Parts Are Cribbed From Latino Writers
When I first read a scene about a young boy being crushed to death by a garbage truck in the…
Toyota to move Tacoma truck production to Mexico from U.S.
FILE PHOTO: A Toyota logo is displayed at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland March 5, 2019.…
US couple found dead in Tijuana, son-in-law charged
Mexican authorities say a United States couple missing for a week in Tijuana have been found buried on the property…
U.S. Senate passes North America trade deal, Canada still to approve
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a revamp of the 26-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement that…
Trump administration announces completion of 100 miles of border wall construction
With 100 miles done, DHS said it will build three times as many in 2020. January 10, 2020, 9:12 PM…
Carnival cruise assessing damage to 2 ships after collision
The damage to the ships was not immediately clear. December 20, 2019, 3:56 PM 3 min read Carnival Cruise Line…
Mexico official lauds progress on trade deal but says work remains
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mexico’s deputy foreign minister for North America, Jesus Seade, said on Friday that negotiators made “good progress”…
Mexico, U.S. draw closer to finalizing USMCA: source
FILE PHOTO: Trucks wait in a long queue for border customs control to cross into the U.S., in Tijuana, Mexico,…
Renowned American climber Brad Gobright dies after climbing accident in Mexico
A famed American climber died in an accident in Mexico, friends and family confirmed to ABC News on Thursday. Brad…
House Democrats see progress on U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal, passage possible this year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Democrats said on Thursday they ironed out some differences with the White House over a…
Los Angeles Archbishop Is First Hispanic Man Elected To Lead U.S. Catholic Bishops
BALTIMORE (AP) — Archbishop José Gómez of Los Angeles, an immigrant from Mexico, overwhelmingly won an election Tuesday as the…
Demonstrators demand halt to killings of women in Mexico
Relatives of women and girls murdered or missing in Mexico marched through the capital Sunday carrying over 100 purple crosses…
UAW turns to Ford after GM workers approve new contract
DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers union said on Friday it has chosen Ford Motor Co (F.N) as the…
Mexican billionaire Slim vows to invest in Mexico, touting economic prospects
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim said on Wednesday that he expects to invest up to $5 billion…
Mexican Senate set to pass bill to legalize marijuana in next few days
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Senate will vote for a bill to fully legalize marijuana in the next few days,…
Officials: Man who shot transgender woman in US illegally
Authorities say a Mexican national who committed a hate crime last month when he repeatedly shot a transgender woman in…
Despite 4-month decline, unauthorized border crossings nearing 1 million
Despite a decline of more than 60% over the last four months, the number of unauthorized migrants stopped at the…
Large chunk of border wall funding diverted from tiny Guam
President Donald Trump is raising a large chunk of the money for his border wall with Mexico by deferring several…
UAW-GM picket lines become 2020 U.S. presidential campaign battleground
DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is scheduled to join United Auto Workers members on a picket line…
Mexico tourism mostly unaffected by Thomas Cook closure: ministry
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The collapse of British travel firm Thomas Cook will not have a “significant impact” on Mexico’s…
Transgender Women In Mexico Fight For Justice As Murders Go Unpunished
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Months after Kenya Cuevas’ friend was slain in front of her, a funeral wreath with Cuevas’…
Trump regrets not raising tariffs on China higher, White House says
BIARRITZ, France (Reuters) – President Donald Trump wishes he had raised tariffs on Chinese goods even higher last week, the…
Migrants traveling through Mexico to the U.S. face high violence risk
(Reuters Health) – Nearly one third of migrants traveling through Mexico to the U.S. experience physical, psychological and/or sexual violence…
Mexico City assesses monument damage after anti-rape march
Workers erected a wooden wall around Mexico City’s iconic Angel of Independence monument Saturday after feminists defaced it with graffiti…
Obesity, belly fat tied to early death among Mexicans
Residents of Mexico City who are obese may be more likely to die prematurely than their slimmer counterparts, especially if…
Officer in Mexico’s National Guard killed in shootout
Mexico’s new National Guard force suffered its first casualty in the line of duty, when an officer was killed in…
Millionaire fugitive denied bail in US court after being on the run since 2015
A millionaire fugitive who was caught in Mexico after disappearing four years ago while awaiting trial in his wife’s murder…
American teen who was detained near border plans to sue government after being released
An American teenager has been released from immigration custody in Texas after being detained for almost a month, according to…