Chenalho, Mexico, Mar 6 (EFE).- The families and survivors of the massacre of 45 indigenous people which took place on Dec. 22, 1997 in Acteal, in the Mexican state of Chiapas, demanded on Wednesday that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) produce a report to determine whether or not human rights were violated. By …
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Mexico City, Mar 5 (EFE).- The Catholic Church on Tuesday admitted that 101 Catholic priests have been prosecuted for sexual crimes since 2010 in Mexico, but fell short of reporting their current status or the outcome of the accusations before civil authorities. “So far, we have (data) from 64 dioceses, we have more to compile …
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México, 5 mar (EFE).- Un investigador mexicano desarrolló una técnica para regenerar tejido en personas con quemaduras a través de la extracción de células de piel de donadores o del propio paciente, con un equipo de laboratorio de excelencia en biotecnología. El doctor Francisco Ferreira Aparicio, adscrito al Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación “Luis Guillermo Ibarra …
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Mexico City, Mar 5 (EFE).- President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Tuesday that credit rating agencies were punishing Mexico and state-owned companies, such as oil giant Pemex, for the “neoliberal policies” adopted by prior administrations. The Mexican leader, popularly known as AMLO, said the rating agencies had remained “quiet” while his predecessors implemented harmful economic …
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México, 4 mar (EFE).- El Gobierno de México reclutará a militares y marinos retirados para configurar la Guardia Nacional, un nuevo organismo de seguridad pública impulsado por el presidente del país, Andrés Manuel López Obrador. En su conferencia de prensa matutina de este lunes, el mandatario afirmó que se está planificando una convocatoria para que …
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Mexico City, Mar 2 (EFE).- Tepito is a tough neighborhood whose name in Mexico immediately evokes crime and drug trafficking, and where people live intensely every day because death can strike at any minute. The streets of the slum are more alive by day and by night than any other part of Mexico City, with …
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Campeche (México), 2 mar (EFE).- El carnaval de la ciudad de Campeche, que se festeja estos días en el sureste de México, se celebró por primera vez en 1582 y es uno de los más longevos, esperados y coloridos del país. La primera vez que tuvo lugar este evento fue en 1582 cuando el gobernador …
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Guadalajara (México), 1 mar (EFE).- El tenor español Plácido Domingo dijo este viernes que desea convertir al occidental estado mexicano de Jalisco en la nueva capital de la zarzuela con proyectos que catapulten este género en todo el mundo. “(Jalisco) es el lugar que creo que ama más la zarzuela, por lo menos así lo …
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Mexico City, Mar 1 (EFE).- Mexico’s president on Friday announced plans over the next few months to open up Federal Police and intelligence agency archives dating back nearly a century. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said at his daily press conference that all Mexicans must have access to those archives to ensure preservation of the nation’s …
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Guadalajara, Mexico, Mar 1 (EFE).- Hundreds of American white pelicans travel thousands of kilometers (miles) from the far north to settle in the welcoming warm waters of Lake Chapala and Cajititlan Lagoon in the eastern Mexican state of Jalisco. Between November and April, these birds flee the intense cold of the United States and Canada …
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