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  • Mexico important partner for India says envoy

    India and Mexico, though far apart geographically, share striking cultural similarities and the country is a very important partner for India, said the Indian envoy. Ambassador Sujan R. Chinoy, inaugurating an exhibition of medieval Indian paintings in Mexico City, said that though India and Mexico were virtually antipodes, paradoxically there were striking similarities between the two. He ...

  • Video shows Mexican politician accepting wads of money

    Mexican television aired Wednesday a video showing Cancun Mayor Julian Ricalde Magaa accepting cash-filled envelopes. The images surfaced less than three weeks ahead of the July 7 mayoral election in the Caribbean resort city. Ricalde is barred from seeking a second consecutive term, but his PRD party does have a candidate in the race. On the video, which dates from 2010, then-mayor-elect ...

  • Mexican police nab one of FBIs 10 most wanted

    Police at the Mexican sea resort of Playa del Carmen arrested one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, a former college professor accused of sexually exploiting children. Walter Lee Williams, 64, was nabbed around 8.30 p.m. Tuesday in a coffee shop near a public park, Quintana Roo state Attorney General Gaspar Armando Garcia Torres said during a press conference in Cancun. "At present we ...

  • Vast Mayan city discovered in Mexico jungle

    Archaeologists have discovered a previously unknown Mayan city in the southeastern state of Campeche, which for its vastness and characteristics is believed to have been a seat of government some 1,400 years ago. A team of experts headed by Slovenian archaeologist Ivan Sprajc has christened the site Chactun, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History, or INAH, said. "It is one of ...

  • 10-year-old prodigy to enter Harvard this fall

    He's only 10-years old but thanks to an IQ similar to Albert Einstein's, Luis Roberto Ramirez will begin the next school year studying applied quantum physics at Harvard University. "My dream is to create a company and sell my inventions," the boy said on a video aired by the Michoacan Radio and Television System. Ramirez, who lives in Zamora, Michoacan, taught himself English at 5 and is now ...

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Far From Heaven

Far From Heaven

In the visually stunning and emotionally stirring Far From Heaven, writer/director Todd Haynes channels the resplendent 50s cinema of Douglas Sirk into a melodramatic masterpiece. Haynes, an innovative independent filmmaker who has worked on the fringes of Hollywood for the past decade, has truly found his voice here, using the visual motifs and thematic interests of one of the great Holly ... ...

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  • Independent Publishing Houses in Mexico Promote Democratization of Books at Annual Fair

    MEXICO CITY, MEXICO Gustavo Barr?n, 22, glances at the books on display at the Feria del Libro Independiente, a book fair featuring independent publishing houses in Mexico City, Mexicos capital. While perusing the selection, Barr?n, a university student studying history, holds a book about guerrilla groups in Mexico in the 1970s and the transition to democracy. The publisher is Ce-Acatl, a ...

  • US man wanted for child sex abuse held in Mexico

    A former college professor in the US who was on the FBI's "10 most wanted" list over allegations of child sex abuse has been arrested in Mexico, officials said. Walter Lee Williams was detained Tuesday, CNN reported. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had put the former university professor on the list for alleged sexual exploitation of children. Williams researched in the field of ...

  • Mexico – GDP demand components confirm the soft patch in 1Q13

    The breakdown of 1Q GDP growth in Mexico confirmed the weakness of foreign demand but also the moderation of domestic demand. Today, we expect April retail sales to show that there has been no reverse in the deceleration trend in consumption. Also today we will be looking at unemployment figures in Brazil, expected to show that the labor market is losing some steam. In addition, we expect GDP ...

  • Mexican-American scholar tells Del Mar College students that fight for equality is not over

    Nadia Tamez-Robledo/Caller-Times Jose Angel Gutierrez, a founding member of La Raza Unida Party and political science professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, speaks Wednesday at Del Mar College. Jose Angel Gutierrez was a founding member of La Raza Unida ...

  • Neymar Brazil Knock Out Mexico

    Neymar made the difference for Brazil again on Wednesday, scoring in the ninth minute and assisting on a goal by Jo to give the hosts a 2-0 win over Mexico at Fortaleza and secure a spot in the semifinals of the Confederations ...

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