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  • Atletico Mineiro hold Tijuana to 2-2 draw

    Second-half substitute Luan struck an injury-time equaliser to earn Atletico Mineiro a 2-2 draw against Tijuana in their Copa Libertadores quarterfinal first leg. Colombian striker Duvier Riascos opened the scoring for the Mexican club at the Estadio Caliente after a slick one-two with compatriot Dayro Moreno in the 13th minute Thursday, reports Xinhua. The home side then made it 2-0 early in ...

  • Mexican woman gets first transplant of ovaries in Latin America

    A Mexican woman received Latin America's first transplant of ovaries in a hospital in the western city of Guadalajara, the director of the Mexican Infertility Institute, Luis Arturo Ruvalcaba, announced. Ruvalcaba told EFE by telephone that the patient is a 32-year-old women who had developed cervical and uterine cancer that was detected and treated in France. "The ethics committee of the ...

  • Fitch Rates Famsas Usd$250mm Notes B+rr4

    (The following statement was released by the rating agency) MONTERREY/NEW YORK, May 24 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings assigns a 'B+/RR4' rating to the 7.25% USD250 million notes, due 2020, issued by Grupo Famsa, S.A.B. de C.V. (FAMSA). Fitch currently ...

  • RCO prices first Mexico toll-road bond since 2006

    By Paul Kilby Fri May 24, 2013 12:31pm EDT NEW YORK, May 24 (IFR) - Red de Carreteras de Occidente (RCO) has put to bed a rare international toll-road bond out of Mexico, playing its role in developing a new asset class for corporate peso bonds distributed to both foreigners and locals and creating more complex project structures. RCO's Ps7.5bn 15-year amortiser is thought to be the first ...

  • UPDATE 1-Investors trim flows into Mexico in first quarter

    MEXICO CITY, May 24 (Reuters) - Foreign investors nearly halved their investment in Mexican stocks and bonds in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, central bank data showed on Friday, scaling back from record heights. ...

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You've Got Mail

You've Got Mail

"You've Got Mail" is about what you would expect from a reteaming of the three principles--stars Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, and writer/director Nora Ephron--behind 1993's romantic hit, "Sleepless in Seattle." It's light and romantic, funny, charming, and easy to sit through. There's nothing grand or poetic about it, but it's not forceful or overwrought, either. Instead, it's a warm-hearted romantic c ... ...

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  • Mexican peso falls to lowest level since mid-March

    MEXICO CITY, May 24 (Reuters) - Mexico's peso fell sharply on Friday to its lowest level since mid-March. The peso dropped 1.28 percent to trade at 12.549 pesos per ...

  • EMERGING MARKETS-Latam FX drops as data adds to fear of Fed ...

    RIO DE JANEIRO, May 24 (Reuters) - Latin American currencies fell on Friday as strong U.S. manufacturing data added to fears of a possible tapering of U.S. stimulus, which provide a steady source of dollars seeking higher returns in emerging ...

  • Fitch Affirms Digicels Ratings Outlook Stable

    (The following statement was released by the rating agency) MONTERREY/NEW YORK, May 24 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings of Digicel Group Limited (DGL) and its subsidiaries Digicel Limited (DL) and Digicel International Finance ...

  • EMERGING MARKETS-Brazil stocks flat as OGX offsets Vale

    * Concerns over Chinese economic growth, Fed stimulus weigh * Brazil Bovespa little changed, Mexico IPC falls 0.65 pct By Asher Levine SAO PAULO, May 24 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks were little changed on Friday as concerns over weak economic growth in China weighed on shares of mining firm Vale, offsetting a gain in oil producer OGX. Mexico's IPC index edged towards its lowest closing level ...

  • Mexicos current account deficit narrows in Q1

    MEXICO CITY May 24 (Reuters) - Mexico's current account deficit notched $5.53 billion in the first quarter, the central bank said on Friday, narrowing from the fourth quarter of last ...

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