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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 ...

  • Mexican stocks fall more than 1 percent on Fed worries

    MEXICO CITY | Fri May 24, 2013 10:07am EDT MEXICO CITY May 24 (Reuters) - Mexico's IPC stock index fell more than 1 percent on Friday on continued worries about a winding down of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank's bond-buying program. The index fell 1.05 percent to 40,091.41 points, with telecoms giant America Movil and bottler Femsa ...

  • KIM Vends Mexican Assets Again

    Kimco Realty Corp. ( ) and its joint venture partner - American Industries - decided to vend its interests in several trusts that hold Mexican industrial properties portfolio. The move is part of Kimco's attempts to divest its non-core Mexican assets, in order to strengthen its overall portfolio. The deal value was about $600 million, which comprises $294 million worth beneficial trusts and ...

  • UPDATE 1-HSBC Chairman urges acceleration of bank reform

    Fri May 24, 2013 9:04am EDT * Chairman says investor confidence could be undermined * Bank criticised for anti-money laundering failings * Bank also slammed for aiding tax avoidance * 89 percent of shareholders back 2012 pay plan By Steve Slater and Matt Scuffham LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - HSBC's Chairman Douglas Flint called for an acceleration in the speed of reform within the industry ...

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The Out-of-Towners

Sam Weisman's remake of "The Out-of-Towners" is a somewhat predictable, but nevertheless entertaining ode to anyone from a smaller town who has ever had trouble in a big city. Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn (taking over the roles played in the 1970 original by Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis) star as Henry and Nancy Clark, a married couple from Ohio whose children have recently grown up and moved away, ... ...

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  • Kingsman cuts 201314 global sugar surplus forecast by 27 pct

    * Global output at 177.015 mln T in 13/14, vs 181.030 mln in 12/13 * Low sugar prices to prompt producers in Brazil to make ethanol * Kingsman sees ethanol parity at 16.50-18 U.S. cents/lb * Global consumption seen up, strong demand in Asia, ...

  • Mexican restaurant coming to Merrill

    MERRILL — A Mexican restaurant with several central Wisconsin locations will be opening a new location in Merrill. El Mezcal, an authentic Mexican restaurant, will be located in between the Pine Ridge Mobil and AmericInn Lodge and Suites on Highway 64 on ...

  • RPT-Fitch Affirms Daimler at A- Stable Outlook

    Fitch Ratings has affirmed Daimler AG's Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) and senior unsecured notes at 'A-' and Short-term IDR at 'F2'. The Outlook on the Long-term IDRs is Stable. A full list of rating actions is at the end of this ...

  • UPDATE 1-Academics back BPs fight to cap oil spill payouts

    * Claims, payout rate may mean charge against 2014 profit * Accountancy professors represented by top lawyer * Appeal hearing set for July 8 By Andrew Callus LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - A group of accountancy professors is backing BP's fight to ...

  • Zac Lee Rigg Ronaldinho wore sneakers not cleats against Club Tijuana

    TIJUANA -- Ronaldinho wore sneakers on the Estadio Caliente turf. But it was Club Tijuana that slipped up, coughing up two late goals to draw 2-2 in the Copa Libertadores quarterfinal first leg. The Xolos hadn't conceded at home in the Copa Lib until the second half against Atletico Mineiro. By that point, the Mexican side was two goals ahead with ruthlessly quick wingers Duvier Riascos and ...

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