Skating Rink Puts Mexico City On Ice
Dec 23rd, 2008 · Mexico City has given its people a very large, very cold holiday gift. A massive ice-skating rink sprawls across the city's main square. It's billed as the world's largest skating rink.
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Latin America Feels Financial Shocks
Oct 7th, 2008 · Emerging markets that avoided the impact of the first wave of economic shocks will likely feel the second wave as investors pull out of African and Latin American markets. Luis de la Calle, managing director of Public Strategies in Mexico City, discusses how the financial crisis in the U.S. is affecting Latin America.
Mexico To Lift Limits On Foreign Drug Makers
Aug 4th, 2008 · The 17th annual International AIDS conference has opened in Mexico City. Mexico's president, Felipe Calderon, announced that he's lifting restrictions on foreign drug manufacturers to allow them to produce and sell generic anti-retrovirals in the country. Mexico City is the first Latin American city to host the conference.
As AIDS Summit Begins, Rate Of Progress Decried *
Aug 3rd, 2008 · The 17th International AIDS Conference begins today in Mexico City. The world's experts gather as a new study shows a slight decline in AIDS infections worldwide. But some say the rate of decline is too slow — and question whether international agencies are doing enough to battle the epidemic.
For Hire In Mexico City: 'Discreet Hit Man'
Jul 15th, 2008 · When citizens of Mexico City need a hit man, they know where to find one. A Web site has an ad for a contract killer among the postings for appliances or apartments. The man offers a guarantee and describes himself as "ex-military hit man, professional and discreet."
Mobs in Mexico Attack Fans of Emo Music **
Apr 1st, 2008 · In a town north of Mexico City, a mob descended on a plaza where black-clad teenagers congregate. Three were severely beaten, reporter Ioan Grillo says, and in spite of police efforts, violence may strike again.
Mexican Farmers Urge Changes to NAFTA
Feb 1st, 2008 · Thousands of farmers poured into Mexico City on Thursday to protest the elimination of tariffs on U.S. imports. Farmers want the Mexican government to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement to protect sales of their beans and corn.
Mexico City Opens Giant Ice Skating Rink ***
Dec 24th, 2007 · Forget that famous but dinky little skating rink in New York's Rockefeller Center. And forget the warm climate in Mexico City. Mexico's capital is the scene of a giant outdoor skating rink. It opened this month. And it accommodates an average of 1,000 skaters per hour.
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