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Category Archives: News
The Mormon Family Massacre Could Make the Bloody Drug War in Mexico Worse
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Mexican officials are struggling to adopt a coherent response in the aftermath of the deadliest attack on U.S. citizens in the country’s recent history. And that could create an opening for President Trump. The massacre of three … Continue reading
Trump has already created a crisis for Mexico’s new president
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Mexico’s new president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, rose to power on the promise that he would tackle the country’s rampant corruption and violence. That will have to wait, as he faces a more urgent matter: the migrant … Continue reading
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Tagged Amlo, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, migrants, Trump
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Mexico students v the state: Anniversary of 1968 massacre reopens recent wounds
Student leader Myrthokleia González was addressing the crowd in the square from an apartment balcony when she heard the first shots. She thought they were blanks at first and tried to calm the panicking protesters below. But Ms González realised … Continue reading
Prospects for health in Mexico after the presidential election
The country’s president-elect faces a tough challenge to redress the health system, but his stance on corruption might help. Read the article at The Lancet (login required)
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Tagged Amlo, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, health, Mexico, universal health coverage
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The cartel’s deadly grip on Mexico’s elections
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — There is no escaping the fact that Chapultepec Avenue has changed since the Jalisco New Generation cartel tried to kill the former state prosecutor. Despite enjoying a reputation as one of Mexico’s trendiest locations, business has slowed in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Amlo, CJNG, Elections, Guadalajara, Jalisco New Generation, Mexico
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LBC Radio interview about Mexico’s 2018 elections
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Tagged Amlo, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexico, Mexico elections 2018, PRI
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Central Americans are more afraid of their home countries than Trump
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Like most migrants stopping in Guadalajara on their way to the United States, Ricardo made it here by riding on top of the trans-Mexico freight train commonly known as “The Beast.” The 22-year-old Honduran arrived at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Central Americans, family separations, Guadalajara, migrants, Trump
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Murky business: A hunt for answers as children fall sick around Mexico lake
AGUA CALIENTE, Mexico (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Eduardo Baltazar is the youngest person in the tiny Mexican village of Agua Caliente to have a kidney transplant, undergoing the life-saving surgery a month shy of his 13th birthday. The boy is … Continue reading