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  • Mexico City hosts chili pepper festival

    Chili peppers and sauces will take centre stage at a festival being held this week in Mexico City, where the spicy plant, one of the pillars of Mexican cuisine, will be honoured, organizers said. The first Chilis, Sauces and Mortars Festival, which will be held Friday to Sunday, is being organized by the Enchilada Fair, the National Anthropology and History Institute, or INAH, said. Mexico ...

  • Mexican Consumer Prices Fall Less Than Expected in Early May

    annual (MXCPYOY) inflation further above the central bank's target range. Prices slid 0.35 percent in the first two weeks of the month, the national statistics agency said today on its website, compared with the 0.42 percent drop that was the median estimate of 19 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. Annual inflation quickened to 4.72 percent from 4.65 percent in April, above the ...

  • Mexicos Pemex to add 30000 bpd capacity to top refinery

    By David Alire Garcia and Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - State oil monopoly Pemex will boost capacity at its biggest refinery, Salinas Cruz, by 9 percent in a $4 billion expansion, its head of refining said, part of Mexico's aim to ...

  • UPDATE 1-Mexico annual inflation rises more than expected in early ...

    * 12-month inflation rises to 4.72 percent * Above central bank 4 percent limit for third month in a row MEXICO CITY, May 23 (Reuters) - Mexico's annual inflation rate rose more than expected in early May, holding well above the central bank's ...

  • Mexican stocks fall to nearly 8-mo low hit key support

    MEXICO CITY | Thu May 23, 2013 9:44am EDT MEXICO CITY May 23 (Reuters) - Mexican stocks fell sharply on Thursday, sinking for the fourth session in a row, hurt by concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve could scale back its stimulus that has fed demand for riskier assets around the world. The IPC stock index shed as much as 1.62 percent to 39,468 points, hitting near a key support that ...

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The Hit [DVD]

The Hit [DVD]

The Hit marked director Stephen Frears return to the cinema after nearly 13 years of working in television, and it shows in the films simultaneous narrative intimacy and broad visual scope. From a story perspective, the film is well suited to the small screen, with its emphasis on relationshi ... ...

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  • REUTERS SUMMIT-Colombia to tweak tax rules hunt foreign investors

    Thu May 23, 2013 9:21am EDT * Foreign participation in TES market is about 4.5 pct * Gov't hopes tax clarification will boost foreign interest * Official hopes Colombia reaches levels closer to Peru, Mexico By Helen Murphy and Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA, May 23 (Reuters) - Colombia hopes to attract more foreign money to its local bond market when it clarifies the text of a recent tax reform ...

  • Archaeologists uncover nearly 5000 cave paintings in Burgos Mexico

    The 4,926 paintings were discovered in 11 different sites and are thought to have been created by at least three groups of hunter gatherers. In one cave more than 1,550 images were found, including an image of an atlatl, a Hispanic weapon used for hunting that has not been seen before in paintings in the Tamaulipas region. The archaeologists have been unable to date the paintings, but hope to ...

  • Five thousand cave paintings discovered in Mexico

    The 4,926 paintings were discovered in 11 different sites and are thought to have been created by at least three groups of hunter gatherers. In one cave more than 1,550 images were found, including an image of an atlatl, a Hispanic weapon used for hunting that has not been seen before in paintings in the Tamaulipas region. The archaeologists have been unable to date the paintings, but hope to ...

  • Retail sales recover in Mexico

    In Brazil, inflation eased slightly in mid-May, although slightly less than we expected, and the current account widened to 3% of GDP. In spite of the moderation in inflation, the hardening tone of the BCB leads us to expect the Selic rate to rise by a total of 125bp by end-August. Meanwhile, in Mexico, retail sales recovered slightly in March. Today markets will focus on unemployment figures in ...

  • Motor racing-Formula One Monaco Grand Prix 1st free practice ...

    May 23 (Infostrada Sports) - 1st Free Practice Session from the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix at Circuit de Monaco on Thursday 1. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 1:16.195 2. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Ferrari ...

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