By Eduard Ribas i Admetlla Mexico City, Nov 24 (EFE).- Without yet being sworn-in as president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has promoted a referendum for this Saturday and Sunday on a battery of questions that submit to public opinion fundamental rights like pensions, scholarships and healthcare. Among the 10 projects being considered are …
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Guadalajara (México), 24 nov (EFE).- La Feria Internacional del Libro (FIL) de Guadalajara entregó hoy su máximo reconocimiento a la poeta uruguaya Ida Vitale, quien emitió una declaración de amor y de agradecimiento hacia México, la tierra a la que llegó tras su exilio, hace cuatro décadas. Vitale recogió el Premio FIL de Literatura en …
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Según la organización Community Solutions de San José una de cada tres mujeres puede ser víctima de violencia en el Condado de Santa Clara. Por tal motivo, es apremiante que cada uno de nosotros desde nuestros respectivos ámbitos pongamos nuestro esfuerzo para acabar con esta práctica que pone en peligro la armonía de la comunidad. …
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Mexico City, Nov 22 (EFE).- Beatriz Gutierrez Müller, the wife of President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, said she wanted to be a different kind of first lady while adhering loosely to Mexico’s political traditions. National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) historian Sara Sefchovich told EFE that Gutierrez Müller, “just like other first ladies in the …
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Tijuana, Mexico, Nov 16 (EFE).- Tensions over the arrival of Central American migrants increased Friday when the mayor of the Mexican border city of Tijuana and the governor of the state of Baja California warned that there will be zero tolerance for visitors who violate the law. Mayor Juan Manuel Gastelum, of the conservative National …
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Mexico City, Nov 15 (EFE).- Mexico’s second-highest official on Thursday urged migrants from the Central American caravan who are gathering in the northwestern city of Tijuana to avoid acts of violence on the US border. “What we want to avoid is for violence to become part of the dynamic from here onward, considering the possible …
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Guadalajara, Mexico, Nov 14 (EFE).- Distinguished Mexican writer Fernando del Paso died here Wednesday, his family told EFE. He was 83. “Yes, sadly I confirm the death of my father at 9:05 am today, Wednesday, Nov. 14,” daughter Paulina del Paso said. The poet, narrator and diplomat died in a Guadalajara hospital. Del Paso was …
Mexico City, Nov 14 (EFE).- The main contingent from the Central American migrant caravan is making its way through northwestern Mexico, though they are still 2,000km (1,200mi) from the border city of Tijuana, where hundreds of migrants have already gathered. After spending a month on the road, the main contingent of mostly Honduran migrants left …
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Nueva York, 13 nov (EFE).- El juicio a Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán arrancó hoy con los argumentos de la Fiscalía, que dice que probará que el mexicano distribuyó toneladas de droga en EE.UU, mientras que la defensa acusó al actual presidente de México y al anterior de recibir “sobornos” del narcotraficante Ismael Zambada García. Tras …
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Mexico City, Nov 13 (EFE).- A group of Mexicans will experience a hostile Mars-like environment during a special mission to the desert in the western US state of Utah, the National Science and Technology Council (Conacyt) reported on Tuesday. From Dec. 15-30, the Exploration Mission 1 (MEx-1) team will face simulated challenges like those that …
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