09Aug2014
Latin America Closes Ranks in Solidarity with the People of Gaza
Inter Press Service
While most of the international community has taken a neutral stand on Gaza - criticizing the violence on both sides, Latin American nations have been particularly vocal in their support to the Palestinian liberation movements.

09Aug2014
INEGI: Mexico's Informal Economy Generates 25% of Gross Domestic Product
Mexico Voices
The National Institute of Statistics and Geography reported that of every 100 Mexican pesos generated by the economy, 75 pesos come from formal workers and 25 come from the informal sector.

09Aug2014
Teenager Invents a Machine That Could Solve One of Ocean's Biggest Problems
Mic Network
Boyan Slat, a 19-year-old from the Netherlands, designed a floating structure that could mop up 70,000 metric tons of plastic from the northern Pacific Ocean. Talk about being a boy genius.

09Aug2014
Mexico's Minimum Wage Is Criminally Low. Is It Unconstitutional?
Global Voices
If we consider what a salary ought to cover, and contrast that with what a day's minimum-wage earnings actually buys, it raises serious concerns about how Mexico's current minimum wage fuels the profound class divisions that plague Mexican society today, perhaps violating the country's Constitution.

09Aug2014
Acapulco Highway Blocked by Protesters Demanding Authorities Do More to Fight Crime
EFE
Peasants blocked the expressway linking the Mexican capital with the Pacific resort city of Acapulco for more than 10 hours, demanding that authorities do more to fight crime.

08Aug2014
World Health Organization Declares Ebola Outbreak a Public Health Emergency
The Associated Press
The World Health Organization urged nations worldwide to donate money and resources to stop the spread of Ebola as it declared the outbreak in West Africa to be an international public health emergency.

08Aug2014
Mexico's Slim Wins $1B in a Month as Stake Jumps
Bloomberg News
Billionaire Carlos Slim’s decision to buy out AT&T Inc.’s stake in America Movil SAB has reaped him almost $1 billion in profits in just over a month.

08Aug2014
Women in Mexico's State of Chiapas Working Toward a 'Life Free of Violence'
Cronkite News Service
In Chiapas, where more than 70 percent live in poverty, activists say gender-based violence resulted in the deaths of 84 women from January to October 2013. Entzin Gomez narrowly missed becoming one of those statistics.


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