05Apr2014
Mexico Students Use Rainwater to Generate Electricity
Gizmag
The Pluvia system uses the stream of rainwater runoff from houses' rooftop rain gutters to spin a microturbine in a cylindrical housing. Electricity generated by that turbine is used to charge 12-volt batteries.

05Apr2014
Native Languages on Verge of Extinction in Mexico
Eurasia Review
Mexico has 143 native languages, 21 of which are in critical danger of extinction, because children no longer want to learn to speak the language of their parents and grandparents.

05Apr2014
Four Hundred Surfers Confirmed for the 2014 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship
SurferToday.com
Four hundred surfers from 32 countries are ready to ride the waves of the 2014 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, in La FAE, Ecuador.

05Apr2014
Mexican Drug War Victims Criticize Lack of Progress on Tens of Thousands of Cases
FSRN.org
Families of drug war victims who were hoping to see concrete policy changes with the change of administrations a year and a half ago are growing impatient with the lack of progress on tens of thousands of cases of murders and disappearances indignation.

05Apr2014
DEA Chief's 'Mexico Cartels in US' Marijuana Alert Smacks of Politics
InSight Crime
The US DEA's top official has claimed criminal organizations from Mexico are "setting up shop" in the states of Washington and Colorado following marijuana legalization, a politically charged statement that fails to give a full picture of the situation.

05Apr2014
Mexico, US Sign Agreement Aimed at Educating Migrant Workers About Labor Rights
Fox News Latino
The labor secretaries for Mexico and the United States signed a joint declaration this week aimed at better informing Mexican workers about their protections under U.S. laws.

05Apr2014
Dengue Is Spreading Fast: Turning Up the Volume on a Silent Disaster
IFRC.org
Over the past 50 years, dengue has spread from nine to over a hundred countries, making it the most rapidly spreading vector-borne disease.

05Apr2014
Task Force Discovers 2 Smuggling Tunnels on US-Mexico Border
CBS News
U.S. authorities say a task force working with Mexican counterparts discovered two cross-border smuggling tunnels stretching hundreds of yard between Tijuana and an industrial park in San Diego.


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