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Wife of ‘El Chapo’ arrested at US airport
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 11:15am on February 23, 2021
US authorities arrested the wife of jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman on Monday at an airport outside of Washington on narcotics smuggling...
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First group of asylum seekers enter US under Biden reforms
Agence France-Presse . Tijuana | Updated at 10:13am on February 20, 2021
A first group of 25 asylum seekers crossed the United States border on Friday under president Joe Biden’s sweeping immigration reforms, while thousands more waited...
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Comet from edge of solar system killed dinosaurs: study
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 10:36pm on February 17, 2021
Sixty-six million years ago, a huge celestial object struck off the coast of what is now Mexico, triggering a catastrophic ‘impact winter’ that eventually wiped...
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Biden begins dismantling Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum policy
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 11:37pm on February 13, 2021
Asylum seekers forced to remain in Mexico while their cases are being resolved in the United States will begin to be admitted into the US...
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US authorities begin action against Remain in Mexico policy
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 10:32am on February 13, 2021
Asylum seekers forced to remain in Mexico while their cases are being resolved in the United States will begin to be admitted into the US...
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Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has COVID
Agence France-Presse . Mexico City | Updated at 11:11am on January 26, 2021
Mexican telecoms billionaire Carlos Slim, one of the world’s richest men, is being treated for COVID-19 but has only mild symptoms, the 80-year-old mogul’s family...
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Mexican president says he has COVID-19
Agence France-Presse . Mexico City | Updated at 11:08am on January 25, 2021
Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced on Sunday that he was infected with the coronavirus, but said his symptoms were mild and he felt...
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Bangladeshi convicted in US on charge of human trafficking
Diplomatic Correspondent | Updated at 01:15pm on January 10, 2021
The United States has sentenced a Bangladesh national, who was a former resident of Monterrey in Mexico, to 46-month imprisonment followed by three years of...
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Mexican leader slams social media over Trump
Agence France-Presse . Mexico City | Updated at 10:39pm on January 08, 2021
Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday criticised what he called social media ‘censorship’ of Donald Trump in response to posts accused of inflaming...
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Five new nations join polarised UNSC
Agence France-Presse . United Nations | Updated at 10:39am on January 05, 2021
Five new countries — India, Mexico, Norway, Ireland and Kenya — formally joined the UN Security Council on Monday at a time of growing polarisation...