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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 ...

  • 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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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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  • Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

    May 23 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1000 GMT on Thursday: ** Blackstone Group LP and Prologis Inc have agreed to buy a portfolio of 17 million square feet of warehouse and distribution ...

  • UPDATE 1-Caixabank may sell 10 pct of Mexicos Inbursa

    MADRID, May 23 (Reuters) - Spain's Caixabank said on Thursday it was considering selling around 10 percent of Mexico's Grupo Financiero Inbursa, worth $1.6 billion, to reduce its stake by half. Spain's biggest domestic lender has close business ...

  • Mexico Germany vow to promote tourism

    Mexico and Germany pledged on Wednesday to promote bilateral tourism, air connectivity and the flow of visitors, Mexico's Ministry of Tourism said in a ...

  • Mexican investigators seize boxes filled with cash at office of ex-aide to former governor

    MEXICO CITY - Mexican authorities on Wednesday seized five boxes filled with cash as part of an investigation into alleged embezzlement by a former governor of southern Tabasco state, in what could become the latest test for President Enrique Pena Nieto to act against corruption. Tabasco state prosecutor Fernando Valenzuela said bundles of 500- and 1,000-peso bills were found in an office of ...

  • Protesters at Las Vegas tech show take aim at Mexican billionaires corrupt practices

    Jessica Padron, left, and members of Two Countries One Voice protest against Carlos Slim, a Mexican businessman listed as the second richest man in the world by Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index, in front of the Venetian Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The group accuses Slim’s telecommunication companies of engaging in predatory and monopolistic practices. The protest coincides with CTIA, a ...

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