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Mexico: Congress passes marijuana legalization bill
World
March 11, 2021
Mexico: Congress passes marijuana legalization bill
Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday passed legislation that would legalize marijuana for recreational, medical, and scientific uses. The bill…
Trump says will designate Mexican cartels as ‘terror’ groups
World
November 27, 2019
Trump says will designate Mexican cartels as ‘terror’ groups
US President Donald Trump said in an interview posted online Tuesday that he planned to designate Mexican drug cartels as…
El Chapo in dock for biggest US drugs trial
World
November 4, 2018
El Chapo in dock for biggest US drugs trial
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman goes on trial in New York on Monday, accused of running the world’s biggest drug cartel…
Ex-guerrilla launches historic presidential bid in Colombia
World
January 29, 2018
Ex-guerrilla launches historic presidential bid in Colombia
Former guerrilla leader Rodrigo Londono was once one of Colombia’s most-wanted men. Now he is a presidential contender. The graying,…
Armed clashes kill 11 in Mexico’s troubled Guerrero state
World
January 8, 2018
Armed clashes kill 11 in Mexico’s troubled Guerrero state
Violent clashes involving gunmen, a community police force and state police killed 11 people in the troubled southern state of…
Mexico: Latest murder highlights blurred lines in journalism
World
January 1, 2018
Mexico: Latest murder highlights blurred lines in journalism
For some, Gumaro Perez was an experienced reporter who got on well with locals and earned the nickname “the red…
Mexico’s murder rate rises to 20,000 in ten months; worst in 20 years
World
November 23, 2017
Mexico’s murder rate rises to 20,000 in ten months; worst in 20 years
A human rights ombudsman, a media executive and two men in a bitter union dispute are just the latest victims…
Ally of drug lord ‘El Chapo’ arrested in Mexico after US prison time
World
June 16, 2016
Ally of drug lord ‘El Chapo’ arrested in Mexico after US prison time
A top drug-trafficking accomplice of Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman was arrested in Mexico on Wednesday for his alleged role in…