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Obesity is a huge problem in Mexico. Diabetes is the country's biggest killer and around two thirds of the population is overweight. …

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The Guardian: Trotsky’s assassination remembered by his grandson »

Esteban Volkov is the 86-year-old grandson of Leon Trotsky, the Russian Marxist revolutionary and founder of the Red Army. Volkov, who followed Trotsky to Mexico when he sought exile there…

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AFP: Mexico makes world’s biggest sandwich »

August 10 2012 – Mexico City has a new mention in the Guinness Book of Records – for the world’s biggest sandwich. The victor was a 52 metre monster with…

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Makeshift: Abel Carranza’s Underground Beats »

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Slinging CDs in the crowded subways isn’t an easy gig. The vendors, known as vagoneros, walk from car to car offering music from cumbia to reggaeton on CDs stuffed into plastic sleeves.…

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BBC Fast Track: Mezcal drink embraced again by Mexico »

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Mezcal has been made in Mexico at least since the time of the conquistadors. For years, it was seen as the poorer cousin of the national drink, tequila. But now mezcal is making a return from the wilderness.…

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Guardian: Mexico City’s ‘alcoholímetro’ making headway in dangerous driving battle »

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Its road safety record is among the world's worst but, in Mexico's capital, police wielding breathalysers are making a big difference…

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Guardian: Mexico City on the road to cleaner air »

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Thanks largely to vehicle emissions, Mexico City was once the world's most polluted urban centre. But over the past decade, a focus on sustainable alternative transport has persuaded a growing number of citizens to leave their cars at home.…

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BBC: Mexico City weighs bullfighting ban »

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October 2 2012 – The animal rights lobby in Mexico City proposed a ban on bullfighting last year to the capital’s legislative assembly. Following a similar move in Catalonia in Spain and recent restrictions on the controversial practice in several Latin American countries, including Ecuador…

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GlobalPost: On Location Video – A Third Gender »

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Southern Mexican town is a haven for gay and transvestite men.…

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AFP: Mexico’s president-elect accused of ignoring women’s murders »

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August 27th 2012 – Over the last few years, reported murders of women have shot up in parts of Mexico, dwarfing the number of cases in Ciudad Juarez – famous for femicide.…

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Univision: Lured by narcos, Sinaloa’s schools try to get kids to say no »

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Mirna Cartagena knows all about regret. Now in her early thirties, she spent most of her twenties in jail after she was caught trying to transport cocaine and crystal meth across her home state of Sinaloa, Mexico.…

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The Guardian: Trotsky’s assassination remembered by his grandson »

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Esteban Volkov is the 86-year-old grandson of Leon Trotsky, the Russian Marxist revolutionary and founder of the Red Army. Volkov, who followed Trotsky to Mexico when he sought exile there in 1937, recalls the two assassination attempts orchestrated by Stalin on his grandfather, the last…

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AFP: Mexico makes world’s biggest sandwich »

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August 10 2012 – Mexico City has a new mention in the Guinness Book of Records – for the world’s biggest sandwich. The victor was a 52 metre monster with over 70 fillings, and crews from 55 different restaurants worked on it. Deborah Bonello for…

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AFP: Mexican drinkers say cheers to micro-brewed beers »

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The Cerveceria Modelo made Corona synonymous with Mexico around the world – now it’s been taken over by a US firm. Instead, Mexican punters are developing a taste for stronger, niche beers, and micro-breweries are springing up to meet demand.…

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Univision: Javier Valdez is risking his life to report from El Chapo’s backyard »

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Telling the truth about the violence in Sinaloa is an especially dangerous profession. Even within Mexico, a country that now bears the ignominious title of being one of the most dangerous in the Americas for journalists, Sinaloa is among the worst, a black hole where…

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AFP: Leftist candidate files case to overturn Mexican vote »

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Mexico's leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is filing a legal complaint with election officials…

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AFP: Leftist candidate files case to overturn Mexican vote

Mexico's leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is filing a legal complaint with election officials…

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MRTV/ AFP: Mexico to recount presidential election votes

July 4th 2012 – Mexico’s Federal Electoral Institute has agreed to recount at least 50 percent of the ballots cast during last Sunday’s presidential elections following objections from left-wing candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obredor and protests…

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AFP: Pri Claims Victory in Mexico’s Presidential Election

Coverage from yesterday’s presidential election here in Mexico. And further phoners with France 24…

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Univision: Lured by narcos, Sinaloa’s schools try to get kids to say no

Mirna Cartagena knows all about regret. Now in her early thirties, she spent most of her twenties in jail after she was caught trying to transport cocaine and crystal meth across her home state of Sinaloa,…

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Univision: Javier Valdez is risking his life to report from El Chapo’s backyard

Telling the truth about the violence in Sinaloa is an especially dangerous profession. Even within Mexico, a country that now bears the ignominious title of being one of the most dangerous in the Americas for journalists,…

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Univision: Young angels in Juarez battle the city’s demons

February 6th 2012 – In Ciudad Juarez, the violence is a constant, human suffering a given, and trying to understand why the city has so many problems depends on who you ask. The people who live…

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NYT: Catholics speak around the world about the new Pope

The New York Times surveys Catholics around the world about what they want to see from the new pope. MexicoReporter.com provided the Mexico footage. See it here on the NYT website.…

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Makeshift: Abel Carranza’s Underground Beats

Slinging CDs in the crowded subways isn’t an easy gig. The vendors, known as vagoneros, walk from car to car offering music from cumbia to reggaeton on CDs stuffed into plastic sleeves.…

5:50 pm / Read More »
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BBC Fast Track: Mezcal drink embraced again by Mexico

Mezcal has been made in Mexico at least since the time of the conquistadors. For years, it was seen as the poorer cousin of the national drink, tequila. But now mezcal is making a return from…

2:45 pm / Read More »
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AFP: Mexico’s lucha against obesity

Obesity is a huge problem in Mexico. Diabetes is the country's biggest killer and around two thirds of the population is overweight. …

2:15 pm / Read More »
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AFP: Mexico’s president-elect accused of ignoring women’s murders

August 27th 2012 – Over the last few years, reported murders of women have shot up in parts of Mexico, dwarfing the number of cases in Ciudad Juarez – famous for femicide.…

10:10 am / Read More »
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AFP: Mexico makes world’s biggest sandwich

August 10 2012 – Mexico City has a new mention in the Guinness Book of Records – for the world’s biggest sandwich. The victor was a 52 metre monster with over 70 fillings, and crews from…

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