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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...