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| 2017 Sep.21 |
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Mexico earthquake: Death toll rises as search for survivors goes on The death toll from Mexico's powerful earthquake has risen to 273. The quake toppled dozens of buildings and left millions without electricity
| 2017 Apr.10 |
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Building under construction collapses in Mexico City, 5 dead Map of Mexico City Mexico Officials say more construction workers could still trapped in the rubble at the site in the southwest of Mexico's capital. 9 injured | |
| 2016 Oct.29 |
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Mexico City stages first Day of the Dead parade Mexico City has held its first Day of the Dead parade, complete with floats, giant marionettes and hundreds of dancers and performers
| 2016 May.24 |
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Mexico City issues 6th smog alert after ozone levels spike Map of Mexico City Mexico Mexico City officials have issued their sixth pollution alert of the year and ordered more cars off the road to reduce emissions | |
| 2016 May.3 |
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Mexico City extends traffic cuts into Wednesday over smog Mexico City has extended into Wednesday a pollution alert that requires 40 percent of cars and trucks to keep off the streets
| 2016 Apr.4 |
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Pollution alert in Mexico City on eve of new driving rule Map of Mexico City Mexico City has declared an alert after smog rose to 1½ times acceptable limits on the eve of an unpopular program to reduce the number of cars | |
| 2016 Mar.16 |
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Mexico City extends air pollution alert for into 4th day Map of Mexico City Mexico The authorities saying that despite slight improvements smog levels remained at almost 1½ times acceptable limits in some areas | |
| 2015 Nov.26 |
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Landing gear collapses as Mexican jetliner lands in Mexico City Map of Mexico City Mexico Authorities at the Mexico City international airport say the landing gear collapsed on a Boeing 737 as it landed, but no injuries were reported | |
| 2015 Mar.20 |
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Moderate quake shakes buildings in Mexico City Map of MEXICO CITY Mexico A moderate earthquake has shaken Mexico City and set off the country's earthquake alarm system | |
| 2015 Jan.30 |
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DNA tests for babies in Mexico blast Map of Mexico City Mexico Nine babies found alive in the rubble of a children's hospital after a gas blast have undergone DNA tests to help reunite them with their parents | |
| 2014 Nov.21 |
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Protests over missing Mexican students Map of Mexico City Mexico Riot police march to confront protesters near the airport. Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in Mexico's capital city | |
| 2014 Apr.17 |
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Author Gabriel Garcia Marquez dies Nobel prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez has died in Mexico aged 87, his family says
| 2014 Feb.3 |
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Mexican boxer dies after knockout Map of Mexico City Mexico A fight promoter says Mexican featherweight boxer Oscar 'Fantasma' Gonzalez has died after being knocked out in the 10th round of a match | |
| 2013 Dec.4 |
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Mexico radioactive material found Map of Mexico City Mexico Dangerous radioactive medical material taken when a truck was stolen in Mexico has been found. The thieves may have been exposed | |
| 2013 Dec.4 |
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Radioactive truck 'stolen in Mexico' Map of Mexico City Mexico A truck carrying medical radioactive material has been stolen in Mexico, the UN's nuclear watchdog says | |
| 2013 Sep.13 |
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Mexico police clash with teachers in capital Map of Mexico City Mexico Anti-riot police raided Mexico City's historic center to remove striking teachers, using water cannons and tear gas to clear the area | |
| 2013 Jun.4 |
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Mystery deepens around missing youths Map of Mexico City Mexico They went missing in broad daylight -- forced into a van at gunpoint. Eleven young people, one only 16 years old | |
| 2013 May.18 |
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Malcolm X grandson suspects remanded Map of Mexico City Mexico Two men suspected of killing Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of US political activist Malcolm X, have been remanded in custody in Mexico | |
| 2013 May.8 |
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Death toll rises in fiery gas tanker crash Map of Mexico City Mexico A speeding tanker truck carrying gas crashed and exploded in a huge fireball along a highway near Mexico City Tuesday, killing at least 23 people | |
| 2013 May.7 |
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Gas tanker explodes in Mexico City Map of Mexico City Mexico A gas tanker has exploded on a motorway in a suburb of Mexico City, killing at least 15 people and injuring 36, officials said | |
| 2013 May.2 |
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Obama agrees trade boost in Mexico Map of Mexico City Mexico US President and his Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto have agreed to boost trade and create jobs on both sides of the border | |
| 2013 Apr.30 |
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Mexico Congress passes telecoms bill Map of Mexico City Mexico Mexico's Congress has passed a major reform, in an attempt to make the telecommunications industry more open and competitive | |
| 2013 Apr.7 |
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7 workers killed cleaning tank at Mexican brewery Map of Mexico City Mexico Mexico City authorities say seven workers died while cleaning a tank at a Grupo Modelo brewery | |
| 2013 Apr.5 |
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Mexico memorial for drug war victims Map of Mexico City Mexico A controversial memorial has been unveiled in Mexico to commemorate the tens of thousands of people killed during the brutal drug war | |
| 2013 Feb.4 |
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Mexico blast 'triggered by gas' A deadly blast at the headquarters of the Mexican oil company Pemex was caused by a build-up of gas, the attorney general has said
| 2013 Feb.1 |
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Search for Mexico blast survivors Map of Mexico City Mexico Rescuers have been working to find survivors trapped after a deadly blast at the Mexico City headquarters of the state oil company, Pemex | |
| 2013 Jan.31 |
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Mexico City blast at Pemex, state oil giant, kills 25 Map of Mexico City Mexico At least 25 people have died and more than 100 were injured in Mexico City after an explosion at the headquarters of state oil company, Pemex
An unknown number remain trapped in the rubble at the base of the 54-storey tower. Searches for survivors continue. Last September, 30 people died in an explosion at a Pemex gas plant
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| 2012 Dec.2 |
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Sworn-in president cites two Mexicos Map of Mexico City Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto was sworn in as new president, returning his party to power and promising to change the country's fight against organized crime | |
| 2012 Jul.7 |
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Mexicans protest over poll winner Map of Mexico City Mexico Tens of thousands of people are demonstrating against the result of the presidential election, which was won by Enrique Pena Nieto | |
| 2012 Jun.25 |
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3 police shot dead at Mexico airport Map of Mexico City Mexico The federal officers had been sent to detain suspects in a drug case. Suspects opened fire, killing two officers and injuring a third who later died | |
| 2012 Jun.11 |
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As elections loom, protesters rally Map of Mexico City Mexico Protesters packed the main square of Mexico City, slamming the candidate widely seen as the front-runner in next month's presidential elections | |
| 2011 Oct.3 |
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Two severed heads found in Mexico City Map of Mexico City Mexico The heads were inside a car near the border dividing the city from neighboring Mexico state. A lengthy message was left beside the heads | |
| 2010 Aug.4 |
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1.3 M in capital don't have running water Map of Mexico City Mexico Nearly 1.3 million Mexican residents don't have running water in Mexico City, a university study has revealed | |
| 2010 Jun.9 |
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Father confesses to killing children Map of Mexico City Mexico Javier Covarrubias Gonzalez, 20, who said his two young children had been kidnapped, confessed after their bodies were found | |
| 2010 Apr.20 |
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World's top woman golfer retires at 28 Map of Mexico City Mexico Lorena Ochoa, 28, was stepping away from competitive golf, ending her reign as the LPGA's top player | |
| 2010 Mar.4 |
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Law allows same-sex unions takes effect Map of Mexico City Mexico A law allowing same-sex weddings took effect in Mexico City, one day after the second same-sex marriage was performed in Argentina | |
| 2010 Jan.26 |
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Paraguayan soccer star shot in Mexico 29-year-old Club America striker Salvador Cabanas is in a critical condition after being shot in the head
| 2009 Dec.21 |
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Mexico City backs gay marriage Map of Mexico City Mexico Lawmakers in the cty have become the first in Latin America to legalise gay marriage. The legislators passed the bill 39-20 | |
| 2009 Dec.4 |
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107 slave laborers freed in Mexico City Map of Mexico City Mexico Mexican authorities have freed 107 indigenous people who officials say were being held a factory disguised as a drug rehabilitation center | |
| 2009 Sep.19 |
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Camera footage shows subway shooting Map of Mexico City Mexico A shooting inside Balderas subway station left two people dead and eight injured at the height of evening rush hour
The shooting in central Mexico City happened after police stopped Luis Felipe Hernandez Castillo, 38, from writing graffiti 'this government of criminals'
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| 2009 May.22 |
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Earthquake hits Mexico City Map of Mexico City Mexico A moderately 5.7 strong earthquake rocked the city, shaking the earth in the sprawling capital | |
| 2009 May.4 |
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Mexico to begin lifting flu curbs Restaurants and cafes in Mexico City are to reopen after the country recorded a fall in new cases of the swine flu virus
| 2009 Apr.28 |
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City shuts down venues due to swine flu About 35,000 public venues in Mexico City were shut down or told to serve only takeout meals as officials tried to contain a deadly outbreak
150 people are believed to have died from the flu. City has banned restaurants and cafes from serving all food except takeaways. Schools across the country have closed and public gatherings are restricted
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| 2009 Apr.24 |
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'Swine flu' kills 60 Map of Mexico City Mexico The World Health Organization says it suspects flu has killed 60 people and infected 800 others; majority of the cases were in the capital
The new virus strain is a type of influenza A (H1N1) virus, commonly called the swine flu.
By the end of April, 300 schools had closed across the U.S. and the Mexican government ordered a multi-day shutdown of all non-essential activities in the government and private sector, amounting to a shutdown of most of the economy
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| 2009 Apr.19 |
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Train collision injures 50 near capital Map of Mexico City Mexico The cabin of one train collided with the back of another train that was stuck just outside Mexico City because of technical problems | |
| 2009 Jan.30 |
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Water cutbacks on tap for Mexico City Map of Mexico City Mexico Five million residents in the metro area could soon start feeling the effects of water cutbacks imposed Friday due to drought conditions | |
| 2008 Nov.4 |
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Interior Minister killed in crash Juan Camilo Mourino has been killed along with 2 others in a plane crash in central Mexico City
| 2008 Aug.3 |
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Global Aids forum opens Map of Mexico City Mexico A global conference on HIV/Aids has opened a quarter of a century after the disease first became widely known | |
| 2008 Jul.8 |
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City police chief quits after deadly raid Map of Mexico City Mexico Mexico City's police chief Joel Ortega resigned in the wake of a June 20 nightclub raid that sparked a stampede that killed 12 people | |
| 2008 Jun.24 |
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Police fired over stampede Map of Mexico City Mexico The authorities have fired 17 police officers after a nightclub raid caused a stampede that killed 12 people | |
| 2008 Jun.20 |
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12 trampled to death in Mexico City Map of Mexico City Mexico A raid on a nightclub resulted in a stampede for the doors and left two minors and three police officers among the dead | |
| 2008 May.8 |
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Federal police chief slain Map of Mexico City Mexico Edgar Eusebio Millan Gomez was shot nine times. He played an active role in the government's fight against drug cartels and organized crime | |
| 2007 Jan.31 |
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Mexicans stage tortilla protest Map of Mexico City Mexico Tens of thousands have marched through Mexico City in a protest against the rising price of tortillas | |
| 2003 Jan.21 |
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Strong quake shakes Mexico; 24 dead A powerful and deadly earthquake with a 7.8 magnitude was felt more than 300 miles away in Mexico City
| 2002 Aug.30 |
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24 cases of dengue Map of Mexico City Mexico Health officials were spraying mosquito breeding grounds to keeping the painful disease away from Mexico City | |
| 2001 Jul.5 |
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Protest against U.S. immigration policies Map of Mexico City Mexico 100 people protested outside the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City | |
| Apr. 10, 1864 |
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Archduke Maximilian made Emperor of Mexico Map of Mexico city Mexico Mexico reverted into a monarchy in the 1860s, during the Second Mexican Empire (1864–1867)
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