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Like US, Mexico faces a state-by-state differences over abortion

Differences over abortion have pitted one large batch of US states against another one group imposing sweeping bans, the other intent on preserving access to abortion. To a remarkable extent, that's also the case in America's southern neighbour, Mexico. Ten of Mexico's 32 states have decriminalized abortion most of them in just the past three years. Even in some of those 10 states, for example Oaxaca, abortion-rights activists say they face persisting challenges in trying to make abortion safe, accessible and government-funded. Two other Latin American nations Argentina and Colombia recently legalized abortion nationwide. But in Mexico a federal republic each state has its own laws and criminal codes. The resulting divisions and uncertainties in Mexico mirror those that have emerged in the US since its Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to abortion in June and instead enabled the 50 state governments to set their own policies. Since that ruling, more than a do

Desi swing songs that became global protest anthems long before 'Jimmy'

While Faiz's verses fuelled Shaheen Bagh protests and solidarity marches for Kanhaiya Kumar, 'Give me some sunshine' from 3 Idiots was used effectively by anti-DACA agitators on the US-Mexico border

Arizona governor puts more shipping containers along US-Mexican border

The state of Arizona has begun installing shipping containers along another section of the U.S.-Mexico border to fill gaps that aren't covered by a border wall. The move announced by Republican Gov. Doug Ducey on Monday to install stacks of containers in Cochise County in south-eastern Arizona came two weeks after federal officials told him to remove containers he had placed along the border in southwestern Arizona. Ducey sued in federal court on Friday, asking a court to allow the state to keep more than 100 double-stacked containers topped with razor wire in place near the community of Yuma, which sits near the California border. It also mentions U.S. Forest Service land where the new containers are being placed hundreds of miles to the east. The containers near Yuma were placed in August to fill gaps in the border wall as Ducey ratcheted up political posturing against what he called the inaction of the Biden administration in stopping migrants from entering the state from ...

Major hurricane Roslyn heads for hit on Mexico's coast, likely to grow

Hurricane Roslyn grew to Category 3 force on Saturday as it headed for a collision with Mexico's Pacific coast, likely north of the resort of Puerto Vallarta. The US National Hurricane Centre said Roslyn's maximum sustained winds had increased to 120 mph (195 kph) early on Saturday, and it was expected to grow still further. The storm was centered about 200 miles (320 kilometres) south-southwest of Cabo Corrientes the point of land jutting into the Pacific south of Puerto Vallarta and moving northwest at 7 mph (11 kph). The forecast called for Roslyn to begin shifting to a northward movement and then northeast, putting it on path that could take it close to Cabo Corrientes and the Puerto Vallarta region on Saturday night or early Sunday before making landfall in Nayarit state on Sunday morning. Hurricane Orlene made landfall on October 3 a little farther north in roughly the same region, about 45 miles (75 kilometres) southeast of the resort of Mazatlan. Hurricane-force winds ..

Tropical Storm Roslyn at Mexico's south Pacific coast may form hurricane

Tropical Storm Roslyn formed off Mexico's southern Pacific coast, and forecasters expect it will strengthen to a hurricane and hit land somewhere between the resorts of Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan over the weekend. The US National Hurricane Center said Roslyn had winds of about 75 kph on Thursday evening and was centred about 390 km south-southeast of the port of Manzanillo. The storm was moving west at 11 kph, but atmospheric conditions are likely to steer Roslyn on a more northerly course in coming days. Mexico issued a tropical storm warning from the port of Manzanillo to Cabo Corrientes. Roslyn could have winds as high as 160 kph when it draws near land. Mexico's National Water Commission said rains from Roslyn could cause mudslides and flooding.

FIFA Women's Under-17 WC: Tanzania, Colombia, Japan and Mexico win

Tanzania recorded a 2-1 victory over France in a Group D match of the FIFA Women's U-17 World Cup here on Saturday to keep their prospects of advancing beyond the group stage alive. In the day's first Group C match played simultaneously, Colombia got the better of China 2-0 to make the next stage of the age-group showpiece. Japan blanked Canada 4-0 in their Group D game with goals from Mao Kubota (9th minute), Uno Shiragaki (37), Momoko Tanikawa (52) and Mio Takaoka (90-2). In the Group C contest between Mexico and Spain, the former emerged 2-1 winners after Maribel Flores (47) and Montserrat Saldivar (85) found the back of the net. Judit Pujols (74) scored for Spain. Diana Mnally (17h minute) and Christer Bahera (60) scored for the winners, while Lucie Calba (77) reduced the margin for France after concerting from the spot. Bahera's goal also came off a penalty at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Linda Caicedo struck a brace as Colombia beat China 2-0 in the second round Group C gam

Top headlines: HCLTech in Mexico, CNG price rise, oil purchase and more

From HCLTech announcing plans to hire more people over next 2 years to India's reiterating its choice of importing oil, here are the top headlines this evening

HCL Tech to hire 1,300 people in Mexico over next 2 yrs, to open 6th centre

IT company HCL Technologies plans to hire 1,300 people in Mexico over the next two years, according to a statement. The move is expected to strengthen its current employee base of 2,400 people in that country. HCL Tech outlined its expansion plans in Mexico at its 14-year anniversary celebration at Guadalajara, in Mexico and said "the company expects to hire 1,300 people in the next two years". The IT firm will also be opening its sixth technology center in Guadalajara. The new center will significantly expand its presence to serve its growing local and international client base across industries and will focus on creating next-generation digital solutions. "In line with the company's hybrid operating model, the center will embrace an agile workplace," the statement said. The company recently announced a digital transformation partnership with Cemex, a global construction materials company and an integrated IT Services partnership with Neoris, a leading global digital accelerator

HCLTech to boost presence in Mexico; to hire 1300 employees over next 2 yrs

The new centre in Guadalaraja will enable the company to serve its local and international client base across industries

City mayor among 18 killed in Mexico's San Miguel Totolapan city shooting

At least 18 people were killed and three others injured in a deadly shooting incident in southwest Mexico, media reports said, in what appears to be an instance linked to organised crime

Mexico pledges to bring second lawsuit against gun dealers in border states

The Mexican government plans to bring another lawsuit against US companies it claims are responsible for the flow of illegal weapons into Mexico, Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Wednesday. Ebrard suggested the new lawsuit could target gun shops or dealers in US border states like Arizona who sell guns to straw purchasers who pass them on to smugglers, who then take the weapons into Mexico. Ebrard said about 60% of the weapons seized in Mexico in recent years were believed to have been sold in 10 US counties, mostly along the border. Mexico has very strict restrictions on weapon possession, but drug cartel violence has cost hundreds of thousands of lives in the country in recent years. Mexico is going to file the second lawsuit in Arizona, and we are going to show that many of these outlets where they sell these products in these counties I mentioned, are dealing with straw purchasers, and criminal charges have to be brought, Ebrard said in an appearance before the ...

Hurricane Orlene makes landfall in Mexico's Pacific coast near Mazatlan

Hurricane Orlene made landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast near the tourist town of Mazatlan on Monday before quickly weakening over land into a tropical depression over land. Electrical cables swayed and sent off showers of sparks in the town of El Rosario, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of Mazatlan, close to where the hurricane hit. Authorities did not immediately report any damage, but along the coast they suspended classes, closed seaports and set up shelters. Orlene lost some strength after roaring over the Islas Maria, a former prison colony being developed as a tourist draw. The main island is sparsely populated, mainly by government employees, and most buildings there are made of brick or concrete. The hurricane's winds, once at Category 4 force, had slipped back to 85 mph mph (140 kph) as it hit land about 45 miles (75 kilometers) southeast of Mazatlan Monday morning, according to the US National Hurricane Center. By midday, Orlene had weakened to a tropical storm wit

Tropical storm Orlene expected to be hurricane off Mexico's Pacific coast

Tropical Storm Orlene is expected to grow into a hurricane by Saturday as its heads for an expected landfall on Mexico's northwestern Pacific coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Centre said Orlene had maximum sustained winds of 100 kph early Saturday. It was centred about 380 kilometres south-southwest of Cabo Corrientes and moving north at 7 kph. The centre said Orlene is a small, compact storm, with tropical storm-force winds extending out only 75 kilometres from the centre. It was forecast to grow to hurricane force by Saturday morning before falling back to tropical storm strength ahead of a forecast Monday landfall in Sinaloa state, in the region around the resort city of Mazatlan.

Tropical storm Ian to become major hurricane in eastern Gulf of Mexico

Tropical storm Ian is expected to be a major hurricane in the eastern Gulf of Mexico during the middle of this week, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest update.

1 reported dead as 6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes buildings in Mexico

A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck Mexico early on Friday, causing buildings to sway and leaving at least one person dead in the nation's capital. The earthquake struck early on Thursday shortly after 1 am, just three days after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook western and central Mexico, killing two. The US Geological Survey said Thursday's earthquake like Monday's tremor was centred in the western state of Michoacan near the Pacific coast. The epicentre was about 29 miles (46 kilometres) south-southwest of Aguililla, Michoacan, at a depth of about 15 miles (24.1 kilometres). Michoacan's state government said the quake was felt throughout the state. It reported damage to a building in the city of Uruapan and some landslides on the highway that connects Michoacan and Guerrero with the coast. President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador said via Twitter that it was an aftershock from Monday's quake and was also felt in the states of Colima, Jalisco and ...

1 reported dead as massive 7.7 magnitude quake hits west-central Mexico

A massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake jolted west-central Mexico on a day when the country marked the anniversary of two major temblors that struck in 1985 and 2017

WikiLeaks founder's family brings release Julian Assange campaign to Mexico

This week the objective was to insert mention of Julian Assange into a meeting between Mexico's president and the United States' top diplomat. Next week, it will be to have Australia's prime minister bring it up with the U.S. president at Queen Elizabeth II's funeral. The efforts are part of the campaign by John Shipton, father of the WikiLeaks founder, to find allies and convince the U.S. to drop espionage charges against Assange, who remains in a British prison awaiting extradition to the U.S. The journey by the septuagenarian Australian architect together with another son, Gabriel, brought them this week to Mexico. The country has become the family's main ally in Latin America since President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador offered Assange political asylum and called for the U.S. to allow him to seek refuge there. We call President Lpez Obrador an ice-breaker, because afterward the leaders of Chile, Colombia and Bolivia called for his release too, Gabriel Shipton said during the visit

Mexico: State-owned oil company admits releasing huge methane plume

Mexico's state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos oil company acknowledged on Thursday it released a huge plume of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, in the Gulf of Mexico late last year. A report published in June by Spanish university researchers in the journal Environmental Science and Technology Letters estimated that the leak contained about 40,000 tons of methane. The article estimated that would be equivalent to releasing about 3.3 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The gas release came in December when one of the company's oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico stopped flaring, or burning off oil well gases. The company, known as Pemex, claimed the gases escaped unburned for a few hours. Researchers said it happened over a period of over two weeks. Petroleos Mexicanos acknowledged Thursday that the leak occurred accidentally after winds and rains extinguished flames meant to burn off the gas. But the company said only 22 per cent of the gas release was methane, and the

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurates India-Mexico Friendship Garden

Both the countries are also sharing best practices for strengthening parliamentary democracy in the world, Birla noted

Mexico's imports from Russia increase by 20% in first half of 2022

Mexico imported goods from Russia worth $1.193 billion in January-June of this year, according to the latest figures from the Bank of Mexico