Tag: Mexico
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Vietnamese poisoned over 50 years, as Mexico, Nigeria seek joint survival – By Owei Lakemfa
Can you imagine being born 50 years ago with poison in your system; assured that the only remedy is death? That was the fate of about three million Vietnamese who were sprayed herbicides called Agent Orange, specially manufactured by the United States, US, to ensure the victims were not only exterminated but also
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Trump temporarily halts tariffs on Mexico, Canada
President Trump and the leaders of Mexico and Canada struck last-minute deals to postpone by 30 days the imposition of punitive tariffs on goods exported to the U.S. A 10 percent tariff on Chinese goods took effect just after midnight in the U.S. The frenzy of last-minute maneuvering demonstrated Trump’s willingness to use tariffs as…
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Mexico braces for possible U.S. tariffs
Mexico doubts if Washington will enforce the 25 per cent tariff but stands prepared if it does, Mexican President, Claudia Sheinbaum, said.
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Mexico, maize and the Day of the Dead – By Owei Lakemfa
I attended for the first time, the Day of the Dead festival. It was at the Mexican Embassy in Abuja. The stairs leading from the embassy gates down to the swimming pool reception area was lit with over seventy candles.
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Diplomatic tension rises as Ukraine demands Putin’s arrest in Mexico
The Ukrainian embassy in Mexico requested on Wednesday that the Mexican government arrest Russian leader Vladimir Putin if he attends the inauguration of president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, to which he has been invited.
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BREAKING: Mexico elect its first female president in historic vote
Claudia Sheinbaum has emerged victorious at the 2024 Mexican presidential election, TheNewsGuru.com reports. Sheinbaum made history as the first woman president after obtaining between 58.3% and 60.7% of the vote, according to a statistical sample used to conduct the quick count. The Guadalupe Taddei Zavala of Mexico‘s National Electoral Institute, Taddei Zavala announced the result on…
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SAD! Four Mexican soldiers d3ad, 9 injured in explosive attack on military patrol
Four soldiers were killed and nine injured when their military patrol came under attack with explosives while tracking down a criminal group in western Mexico, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Friday. The ambush took place Thursday in a rural area of the Aguililla municipality in Michoacan province, the president said at his daily press…
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U-17 W/Cup: Mali maul Mexico to cruise into quarter-finals
Mali made light work of Concacaf champions Mexico in the last 16 of the FIFA Under 17 World Cup Indonesia 2023 to cruise into the tournament’s quarter-finals. Player-of-the-match Mahamoud Barry scored twice and laid on another as
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Apple co-founder, Wozniak suffers stroke in Mexico
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak was hospitalized in Mexico City on Wednesday due to a possible stroke, Mexican media outlets reported. The 73-year-old scientist and tech entrepreneur was scheduled to
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Church roof’s collapse during service leaves 9 dead, 50 injured
The roof of a church collapsed in northern Mexico during Mass on Sunday, killing at least nine people and injuring around 50, authorities said as searchers probed in the wreckage late into the night looking for survivors and other victims.