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  • Mexico to discuss deals worth $150 mn at Paris Air Show

    The governor of the Mexican state of Queretaro said Monday that he planned to discuss seven aviation investment projects worth $150 million with different companies during the 2013 Paris Air Show. Jose Calzada said in a press conference at the Le Bourget exhibition centre that he had about 15 meetings planned with aviation and aerospace companies. The governor will be meeting with Canada's ...

  • Confederations Cup Spain beat Uruguay Italy overcome Mexico

    First-half goals from Pedro and Roberto Soldado were enough to give Spain a 2-1 victory over Uruguay in their Group B opener here while Mario Balotelli struck a 77th-minute winner as Italy began their campaign with 2-1 victory over Mexico in the Confederations Cup. At Arena Timbu in Recife Sunday, Pedro opened the scoring in the 19th minute at Arena Pernambuco when his long-range shot deflected ...

  • Prandelli frustrated with Balotelli goal celebration

    Italy coach Cesare Prandelli said he was frustrated with Mario Balotelli after the striker's shirtless goal celebration in the Azzurri's 2-1 victory over Mexico here in the Confederation Cup. Chilean referee Enrique Osses cautioned Balotelli after the 21-year-old followed his 77th-minute winner Sunday by repeating the flexed-muscle pose he made famous during last year's European Championships, ...

  • Mexican producers promote tequilas gastronomic virtues

    Mexican producers will try to undo tequila's reputation as simply a reveler's party shot by promoting the spirit's traditional and artisanal roots at the largest wine trade fair in the world this week. It's an ambitious campaign launched in partnership with the Mexican government that requires a PR overhaul for a spirit used more to induce a quick buzz than for awakening the ...

  • Mexican War Streets proposal sparks heated Pittsburgh debate

    Mattress Factory co-director Barbara Luderowski, right, speaks into a megaphone held by One Pittsburgh organizer Calvin Skinner as North Side community members march in opposition of proposed new Mexican War Street boundaries on ...

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The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland uses a rather tired trope of Western storytelling--the use of a white Western character as a lens through which we can view an exotic culture--but manages to make it not only invigorating, but arguably necessary. The culture into whic ... ...

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  • Venus Remedies rallies 10 on Mexico patent

    Sivathanu Pillai hailed as the 'father of BrahMos' mentions 'missile tech' as one of the 10 key and "unique leap-frog technologies" for building a securer and greater future of ...

  • Rumbling big ash emission from Popo

    The Popocatepetl Volcano emitted a strong plume of ash high into the clear sky this afternoon. This is a speeded up 30-second video of the plume as it occurred around 1:30 p.m. Webcams caught the action. Read a lot more about ...

  • Losing a bit of cultural heritage

    Mexicans don't sing as often as they once did. Not at home. Nor when getting their hair cut. Nor at their jobs. That's what Jose Luis Ceron tells me. He's a sociologist and an expert on Mexican traditional and popular music, particularly the style known as danzon. I went to see Ceron on a related matter and he started talking about the loss of cultural heritage in the country ...

  • Mexico wildfire smoke visible in East County

    A plume of smoke swirls into the air from a wildfire just south of the California-Mexico border on Monday. The fire burned in the mountains southeast of Tecate, Mexico, and produced smoke that was clearly visible from Mt. Laguna, where this image was ...

  • Make-or-break Brazil test for Mexico

    Italy , leaving them with little room to manoeuvre. Another reverse here coupled with an Italian win over the Japanese will see them exit the competition. They face a stiff test against a side that is slowly but surely coming together under Luiz Felipe Scolari and intent on making further progress in front of their fans in Fortaleza. Jose Manuel de la Torre's side emerged with a 2-0 win ...

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