Costco opened its first gas station in the state of Guanajuato this week, its fourth in Mexico.
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More problems identified on Cuernavaca Paso Express
Authorities in Morelos have warned that there are at least five danger spots on the highway on which a sinkhole appeared last year, killing two people.
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Liverpool to sell dolls made by artisans in Querétaro
The Liverpool department store chain is going to sell rag dolls made by indigenous people of Amealco after complaints about cheap knock-offs.
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President agrees to López Obrador’s proposals for security secretariat, prosecutors
The president-elect said President Peña Nieto agreed to initiate proposals to create a public security secretariat and fill key roles by December 1.
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Winemakers gather for annual competition in Querétaro
Mexican wine and tequila are being showcased this week at the second annual Mexico Selection of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles.
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Auditor accuses ex-governor Duarte of embezzling 6 billion pesos
The Chihuahua Auditor’s Office has filed criminal complaints against former governor César Duarte and 42 officials who served during his administration.
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Bug strikes UK tourists in Quintana Roo
As if huge mounds of sargassum seaweed on Quintana Roo’s beaches were not enough, Moctezuma is taking his revenge on British tourists.
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38 bodies have been found in hidden graves in Guadalajara
Authorities have found 38 bodies in six hidden graves in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara, Jalisco, since June 6, all of them in abandoned houses.
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Nearly two tonnes of powder believed to be cocaine seized in Guerrero
Federal forces arrested an Ecuadorian citizen and seized nearly two tonnes of white powder in southern Guerrero yesterday.
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Kidnap victim freed in Michoacán after 10-million-peso ransom demand
A Michoacán businessman kidnapped on July 27 was rescued by a team of police and marines yesterday.
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80 market stands destroyed or damaged in Querétaro fire
Fire damaged at least 30% of the Tepetate market in the city of Querétaro this morning. Some vendors blame a short circuit for the blaze.
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Entertainment, shopping center to open in Metepec in the fall
A 6-billion-peso, 90,000-square-meter shopping and lifestyle complex featuring a National Geographic entertainment center will open in November.
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New labor secretary will push to raise minimum wage, doubling it in the north
‘We’re going to rescue the minimum wage so that any woman or man who lives from their work can live with dignity,’ said Luisa María Alcalde.
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If vaquitas disappear they can be cloned, says environment chief
The strategy to save the porpoise was not a failure, the environment secretary said, because specialists collected the genetic material needed to clone it.
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‘I’m persistent,’ says AMLO as electoral court declares him president-elect
López Obrador proclaimed that he is “persistent” and “guided by principles” in his first address after he was officially declared president-elect.
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Mathematics textbook author gives the human hand one finger too many
A new textbook issued by the Education Secretariat for second-grade primary school students features an unusual image: a human hand with an extra finger.
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Cause of manatees’ deaths still unclear but private study finds heavy metals
Authorities have been unable to find the cause of death of at least 30 manatees in Tabasco, but an independent study found elevated heavy metal content.
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2 federal departments acted illegally to gather evidence against Gordillo
Corruption charges against former teachers’ union boss Elba Esther Gordillo were dismissed because two departments acted illegally to collect evidence.
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Suspected gang boss underwent surgery, lost 30 kilos to avoid capture
The suspected leader of the violent Mexico City criminal organization Tepito Union was arrested yesterday.
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Sargassum removal equipment purchased but it won’t arrive till fall
The Environment Secretariat has acquired special machinery to remove sargassum seaweed in the Caribbean, but it won’t be delivered until November.
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Gunmen kill six in Oaxaca ambush
A five-year-old child was among the six fatalities when a family was attacked in an ambush yesterday.
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Chedraui to challenge convenience stores with Súper Che, Supercito
Supermarket chain Chedraui is looking to grab a slice of the convenience store market by opening 30 new mini-supermarkets this year.
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Fed up with living in ‘a war zone,’ citizens march for peace in Cajeme, Sonora
There was an average of one homicide a day last month at the hands of organized crime in the southern Sonora municipality.
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As the homicides mount in Ciudad Juárez, there is fear that history will repeat itself
The murder of 11 people in a home amid a wave of violence has triggered fear that the city could see a return to the homicide rates of the last decade.
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Mazatlán a candidate for UNESCO Creative Cities designation
The popular resort destination is seeking international recognition as a center for gastronomy through the international network.