Baltimore: a contrast to Mexican reality
Peaceful protest protected, but not criminal acts of violence
We have recently seen several cases of police brutality in the United States, where fatal victims are always of Afro-American origin. One of the most arresting happened in a city FULL STORY
066 will be the sole emergency number
But work needs to be done to improve the existing service
The Chamber of Deputies has approved legislation that will make 066 the official, nation-wide emergency number for civil protection, emergency response and denunciations. But there is some work to be done FULL STORY
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2 killed, 1 wounded in 45-year land dispute
Indigenous communities in Sola de Vega and Ejutla battle over 19,000 hectares
Land disputes between indigenous communities in the southern Sierra of Oaxaca continue to simmer, occasionally boiling over as one did on Tuesday when two people lost their lives. The two FULL STORY
SCT announces new drone regulations
The government, meanwhile, is eyeing an autonomous model
Look out, Big Brother may be watching, along with your neighbors, friends, family and anyone else who wants to pony up as little as a few hundred dollars for a FULL STORY
Public servants must declare conflicts
Requirement to make an annual declaration takes effect Friday
The latest anti-corruption strategy takes effect tomorrow when Mexico’s 206,000 public servants must make an annual declaration of any possible conflicts of interest. That is one of several actions designed to curb and prevent corruption announced FULL STORY
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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
BC 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
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
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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
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
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
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
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