14Feb2015
Turning Tables, Zoo Rescues Animals, Cages Visitors
Agence France-Presse
Parque Safari in Chile, a sanctuary for mistreated circus animals, turns the traditional zoo-going experience on its head.

14Feb2015
Jorge Carrasco Araizaga: Mexico's Army Is Loyal Only Unto Itself
Proceso
For more than a century Mexico’s military leadership has held on to special privileges which it is not willing to give up. These have turned the military into a caste, a group set apart, which doesn’t answer to anyone.

14Feb2015
How NAFTA Has Changed American & Mexican Food
NPR.org
While NAFTA has largely meant that we're getting more of our favorite fresh foods from our next-door neighbors, the USDA suggests that NAFTA is profoundly transforming the food system in Mexico, sometimes in less healthful ways.

14Feb2015
At Least 16 Killed, 30 Hurt As Bus, Freight Train Collide in Northern Mexico
Reuters
At least 16 people were killed and 30 injured in a collision between a freight train and a bus on a highway in northern Mexico last evening, an emergency official said.

13Feb2015
United Nations Watchdog Says Mexico Must Probe Thousands of 'Disappearances'
Wochit
A United Nations watchdog called on Mexico on Friday to probe and prosecute alleged complicity of state forces in "disappearances", including a notorious case of 43 students believed murdered last year.

13Feb2015
Pope Francis' Pick for Cardinal Sends Strong Message About Mexico Cartel Violence
Fox News Latino
Archbishop Alberto Suarez Inda of Morelia wanted to retire one year ago. He submitted his resignation Jan. 30, 2014, upon turning 75, as per church policy. Pope Francis had other ideas, however, and promoted him to cardinal instead.

13Feb2015
Gordie Howe's 'Miracle' in Mexico Stirs Experts' Doubts About Stem-Cell Therapy
The Globe and Mail
Gordie Howe’s son says the hockey legend’s stroke symptoms have improved since his treatment with stem cells at a Mexican clinic in early December and he wants him to repeat the procedure. But regenerative medicine experts say there’s no scientific evidence such therapies work.

13Feb2015
Mexico and Wal-Mart Launch Initiative to Improve Lives of Farmworkers
The Los Angeles Times
The Mexican government and Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, have announced steps to improve the lives of the nation's farmworkers.


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