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MEXICO CITY
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau is visiting Mexico City, where he plans to meet with Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto and other top officials for two days.
Oct. 13, 2017
Almost 50 years ago, Mexico City celebrated its Olympic games. A group of citizens decided to recover an important part of its cultural legacy: a forgotten sculpture trail from prominent world artists, like Alexander Calder.
Oct. 12, 2017
Shootings, earthquakes, hurricanes, fires - all of these catastrophic experiences affect many in the world. In Mexico City, where a massive quake killed hundreds, plenty of people are learning to cope emotionally with tragedies.
Oct. 9, 2017
The last body known to be trapped under rubble after the earthquake was recovered from a collapsed office building in central Mexico City.
Oct. 5, 2017
Mexican officials say they plan to send aid, including bottled water and electricity experts, to Puerto Rico as the U.S. territory reels from widespread damage left by Hurricane Maria.
Oct. 5, 2017
Arizona businesses and individuals are continuing to donate toward relief for the earthquake that struck central Mexico last month.
Oct. 2, 2017
Twenty-three countries sent help after the quake, including the United States. Last weekend, after more than a week of assistance, the U.S. rescue team returned home.
Oct. 2, 2017
Discrimination takes on many forms. It can be blatant and degrading. This is the story of what happens to two sisters from a small town when they go to the big city.
Sept. 28, 2017
Mexico’s capital has legalized gay marriage and promotes tolerance, but homophobic jokes and slurs still prevail. So what do you do when the situation plays against you — and within your closest circle?
Sept. 27, 2017
Mexico is struggling with the aftermath of last week’s earthquakes. Official reports say the death toll has risen to 325 people; 186 in Mexico City alone.
Sept. 25, 2017
After the devastating earthquake in Mexico, the trade offices of Arizona and Phoenix in Mexico City are trying to help the affected communities.
Sept. 22, 2017
There’s been sadness and grief in Mexico City, but also an amazing display of benevolence and kindness.
Sept. 21, 2017
After an earthquake struck Mexico City, thousands volunteered to help. Ordinary citizens volunteered to dig through rubble for survivors while others delivered supplies to disaster areas.
Sept. 21, 2017
A powerful earthquake jolted central Mexico on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway sickeningly in the capital on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that did major damage.
Sept. 19, 2017
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Mexico this week — the first-ever such visit.
Sept. 15, 2017
Favorable views of the United States have sharply declined in Mexico, amid deep disapproval of President Trump’s policies toward the neighboring country.
Sept. 14, 2017
Mexico is still facing the devastation left by last Thursday’s earthquake, its strongest recorded so far.
Sept. 12, 2017
A powerful earthquake struck just off the coast of Mexico late Thursday night. Mexico’s president Enrique Peña Nieto called the magnitude 8.2 earthquake the strongest in a century.
Sept. 8, 2017
Mexico is investing in a major energy deal that could represent billions of dollars in trade with the U.S. It’s a massive construction project from Texas to Central Mexico. But the project is leaving one group of Mexican workers on the sideline of the economic boom.
Sept. 8, 2017
International oil corporations are rushing to the Mexican side of the Gulf of Mexico. For the first time in decades, the country is opening up its energy sector. And the interest in its deep-water reserves has come from global big guns like ExxonMobil and even the Chinese government to the tune of an expected $60 billion in investment.
Sept. 7, 2017
