Unfinished tunnel found in Tijuana

Authorities discover more drug tunnels

Divers in the All-American Canal led to the discovery of one in Mexicali

Two more tunnels have been discovered crossing the Mexico-United States border, both in Baja California. One was an unfinished but sophisticated 200-meter-long tunnel from between Tijuana and San Isidro, California, FULL STORY
Possible CTA sites

BCS could be site of new telescope project

Cherenkov Telescope Array would complement Puebla facility

Mexico is one of two countries on a short list for the construction of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), a project that will be the world’s largest and most sensitive, FULL STORY
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The Pegasus, created by Oaxaca Aerospace.

Firm unveils prototype of all-Mexican plane

The Pegasus is a single-engine, two-seater aircraft designed in Mexico

Mexico’s aerospace industry, experiencing an annual growth rate of more than 14%, is on a roll and a small company in Oaxaca wants to be part of it. Oaxaca Aerospace FULL STORY
Martha Debayle, Silvia Novoa and Marybel Yáñez present the World Vision report.

Mexico malnutrition comparable to Africa

In some states, levels as high as 36% among children

Living as a boy, girl, teen or youth under 18 years old in one of the most marginalized areas of Mexico implies belonging to a vulnerable, unattended and unprotected part FULL STORY
president pena nieto

EPN vows to improve the justice system

Situation 'profoundly worrying' says director of CIDE, author of a new report

The justice system in Mexico presents “a profoundly worrying scenario,” said the head of an organization that was charged with examining the problems and recommending solutions. Sergio López Ayllón, director FULL STORY
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world mosaic

The world is certainly a great mosaic

Despite communications, we know little about customs and laws of many countries

Modern telecommunications systems can broadcast, in a matter of seconds, world events like the recent earthquake in Nepal, a small nation in the Himalayas, where one can find the imposing FULL STORY
female transit officer

Too many mordidas: traffic fines on hold

Handing out fines is women's work in the State of México

They can’t stop police officers — male officers, that is — from going after mordidas in the State of México so they’ll stop handing out traffic fines for a while instead. FULL STORY
Progreso de Obregón

Unpaid water bills total 16mn pesos

Owed 4 million pesos, CFE cuts off power to a well

Residents of the municipality of Progreso de Obregón in Hidalgo, frustrated by the loss of their water supply, shut down both lanes of federal highway 85 yesterday afternoon. But the FULL STORY
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mexicans off to nepal

Mexico sends experts to assist in Nepal

While in Tibet a Mexican climber waits on the north face of Everest

A group of experts in disasters and emergencies is off to Nepal this week to help with rescue efforts that continue in the wake of Saturday’s devastating earthquake, while on FULL STORY
toyota prius

Asian auto makers celebrate MX sales

Growth in market share came at the expense of North American suppliers

Japanese and Korean vehicles arrived in Mexico last year at the record rate of one every two minutes, pushing their market share to 48%, up from 28% five years ago.FULL STORY
alejandra, kept as a slave

Woman escapes after two years in slavery

22-year-old was chained by the neck, beaten and underfed

Five people are in jail after a 22-year-old woman was allegedly kept in slavery, chained by the neck for the last two years in the back of a drycleaners in FULL STORY
thumbs up for elections

INE study reveals only 27% trust elections

Just 47% knew the date of elections that are only a month away

A new survey has revealed that one-half of Mexican citizens have no confidence in the electoral system and that many were unaware of the date of the upcoming elections or the electoral FULL STORY
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