Panda, Wisin y Yandel winners at Los Premios MTV Oct 16, 2009
For the first time, MTV held awards shows in Mexico City, Bogota and Buenos Aires, Argentina, and rebroadcast performances as part of the Los Angeles show, including songs by Spanish balladeer Alejandro Sanz and hip-shaking crossover star Shakira from Bogota. The six regional awards went to Panda, Colombian alt-rockers Don Tetto, Peruvian pop group Adammo, Mexican singer-songwriter Paty Cantu, Argentine electropop band Miranda. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Bush lays into the left at Americas summit but agrees concessions Oct 16, 2009
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Mexican wrestler Mistico to defend title in Japan Oct 15, 2009
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Mexican wrestler Mistico will travel to Japan in November to defend his International Wrestling Gran Prix (IWGP) Junior title against Tiger Mask, his representatives said on Thursday. Mistico, a masked wrestler who keeps his real name a secret, won the title during an August tour of Japan. (Xinhuanet, China)
Margaret Fulton turns 85 Oct 15, 2009
Fulton included a recipe for the salad in her first book and in her 1999 autobiography, I Sang for My Supper, there's a photograph of her, complete with beehive hairdo, watching intently as a caesar salad is prepared at her table in a Mexico City restaurant in 1967. On the face of it, that first cookbook was breathtakingly fusty - lobster thermidor, chicken Marengo, steak and kidney, grilled lamb chops and Irish stew. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Honduras and Costa Rica chasing third automatic spot Oct 14, 2009
On the way: Mexicos Cuauhtemoc Blanco celebrating his goal against El Salvador during their World Cup qualifier match at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City on Saturday. AFP. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Foreign flights for half the price Oct 14, 2009
MEXICOThis summer, Mexico City-based Volaris began nonstop service from L.A. and Oakland to Mexico City and Guadalajara for as little as $140 each way. The 3-year-old airline also connects to vacation spots like Cancnand plans to enter a code-sharing agreement with Southwest Airlines in 2010. (MSNBC -- Travel)
From the studio to the gallery Oct 13, 2009
In recent years, he's spent much time exploring, as he puts it, "issues of illegal immigration, racial stereotypes and xenophobia in a post-9/11 world." Born in 1953 in Mexico City, Chagoya lived on both sides of the U.S. border in the 1970s, graduated from U.C. Berkeley in 1987, and later had a residency at Monet's Giverny gardens in France. He became a U.S. citizen in 2000. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Sickest swine flu cases in Canada, Mexico detailed Oct 13, 2009
But 24 of these sickest patients died within two months, said the study led by Dr. Guillermo Dominguez-Cherit of the National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubiran in Mexico City. The Canadian study, led by Dr. Anand Kumar of the Health Sciences Center and St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, involved 168 critically ill patients treated at 38 hospitals between April and August. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Video: Guy Laliberte's First Poetic Social Mission In Space Oct 13, 2009
The event will take place simultaneously at 20:00 (EDT, -4 GMT) in Montreal, Moscow, Santa Monica, New York City, Johannesburg, Mumbai, Marrakesh, Sydney, Tokyo, Tampa, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Paris, London and the International Space Station. In each of the cities, an "artistic moment" will unfold in the presence of artists and world-renowned personalities. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Obama: Nobel award a 'call to action' for world Oct 10, 2009
By Charles Dharapak, AP. Obama speaks about winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. (USA Today -- News)
Airports To Take Temperatures, May Quarantine Passengers Exhibiting H1N1 Symptoms... Oct 9, 2009
A passenger is checked by a doctor at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City on May 4, 2009. ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images. (The Drudge Report)
Delhi, Fatehpur Sikri on list of `places of a lifetime' Oct 9, 2009
The 25th anniversary special October issue also includes cities like Berlin, St Petersburg and Mexico City while shortlisting Aleutian Islands in Alaska in its section on wild places and the Hawaiian island of Molokai as paradise found. Topics. (India Times, India)
Cidade Dos Olympics: Rio Was The Likelier Choice Oct 3, 2009
News footage from Rio showed thousands of beachgoers celebrating the decision to bring the Olympics to Latin America for only the second time after the Mexico City Games in 1968. It was a decision that followed the popular belief that the Olympics should visit every corner of the globe, a mantra that has surely helped successful bids by Australia, South Korea and China in the past. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Mexico, U.S. May Reach Accord on Medicare For Health Tourists Within Year Oct 3, 2009
This would be a great opportunity for the industry in this country, said Ferrari, whose agency is known as , in an interview today in Mexico City ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Mexico City Announces International Tourism Fair of the Americas 2010 Oct 3, 2009
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Government of Mexico City has announced the inaugural International Tourism Fair of the Americas ("FITA") 2010. The event, which will draw destinations and travel and tourism organizations from around the world, will take place in Mexico City from September 23-26, 2010 ... Commenting on the announcement, Mayor Marcelo Ebrard emphasized that Mexico City is the ideal location to host the International Tourism Fair of the Americas, which is well positioned to... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Splish splash: Spectacular waterfall photos Oct 1, 2009
photos from Mexico City for next week's gallery. Visit CNN.com/Travel each week for a new gallery of snapshots. (CNN)
Top foreign destinations of U.S. travelers Sep 30, 2009
"The quantity and quality of Mexico's tourism offerings," Fitch says, "enable the country to satisfy the needs and tastes of all tourism segments." He said Cancn, Mexico City and Los Cabos were the top three destinations visited by Americans last year. However, 2009 visitor numbers may be seriously affected by fears of the swine flu pandemic that broke out there in the spring of this year. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Airplanes, oxygen and the media Sep 26, 2009
In other words, you're breathing as you would in Denver or Mexico City -- minus the pollution. One of flying's most enduring myths, which people like Fairechild have made very difficult to kill, is the one claiming that pilots tweak pressurization levels as a way to save fuel, and at the same time, subject passengers to an oxygen-scarce environment that keeps them woozy and docile. (Salon)
'Housewives' actress Eva Longoria back to school Sep 24, 2009
The actress was in Mexico City last month to take on a Spanish-speaking role for the first time in a Mexican film about kidnapping titled "Days of Grace.". Return to: | . (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Best from Sunday Sep 21, 2009
MEXICO CITY - Police started randomly checking people for guns in the capital's 175 subway stations Saturday after a man opened fire inside a crowded station, killing two people and causing eight injuries. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Men's Tennis Opens Fall Season in Illinois Sep 18, 2009
Four Hurricanes will travel to Illinois to represent Miami this weekend seniors (Vienna, Austria) and (Mexico City, Mexico) and juniors (Oslo, Norway) and Christian Bl. cker (Hamburg, Germany). (Hurricanesports.com)
Netcom Africa Signs Deal with SES WORLD SKIES to Expand Broadcast Television and Telecom Services across Nigeria Sep 15, 2009
The company comprises a world-class team of customer care and technical professionals located in Princeton (NJ), The Hague, Washington D.C., Singapore, Beijing, London, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Sydney, Accra and Johannesburg. Visit for more information. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Hot Springs 1st Park Up For New Quarters Sep 11, 2009
Two of the passengers on board a hijacked plane in Mexico City are from Houston, KPRC Local 2 reports. One year after Hurricane Ike, Local 2 Investigates the reliability of your electric service. (Click2Houston, TX)
Watertown sports notes Sep 11, 2009
in Mexico City, where he is an adviser to the United States Department of State and the Mexican government on firearm trafficking issues. Loading commenting interface. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
Caribbean islands crack down on illegal immigrants Sep 5, 2009
US flies migrants caught in Arizona to Mexico City ... Mexico's Foreign Relations Department says the twice-daily Tucson-to-Mexico City flights began Friday. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Mexicare: $250 a year covers it all Aug 30, 2009
by Chris Hawley - Aug. 29, 2009 07:36 PM Republic Mexico City Bureau. MEXICO CITY - It sounds like the perfect health plan: medical care with no limits, no deductibles, free medicines, tests, X-rays, eyeglasses, even dental work - all for a flat fee of $250 or less a year ... Doctors can refer patients to specialists, a bigger hospital or one of the IMSS specialty hospitals in cities such as Guadalajara or Mexico City. (AZCentral -- Business)
Vikings' Pinske to play for Canadian Senior National Team Aug 30, 2009
the Canadian Young Women's National Team that placed third at the 2006 FIBA Americas Qualifying Tournament at Mexico City, Mexico, and the Canadian U18 Junior National Team that competed at the 2005 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival in Colorado Springs, Colo. . (Wwuvikings.com)
Unfair fares - how we get taken for a ride Aug 25, 2009
The cheapest cities for local travel are the Indian capital, Delhi, where tickets cost US16 cents, and Cairo and Mexico City, where they are US18 cents. The study co-ordinator, Brian Rose, who is based in Tokyo, said while it was unrealistic to compare Sydney with cities in developing countries, Sydney was expensive when measured against cities with a comparable quality of life and average wages. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Safe and savvy in Mexico City Aug 24, 2009
The savvy have little to fear in Mexico City. Article:The savvy have little to fear in Mexico City:/c/a/2009/08/21/TREF199PFD.DTL Article:The savvy have little to fear in Mexico City:/c/a/2009/08/21/TREF199PFD.DTL advertisement ... The savvy have little to fear in Mexico City. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
What Southern cities whet your travel appetite for good cuisine? Aug 13, 2009
Absent from the bests are London and New York, while Mexico City and Shanghai shine. As I dreamed about the food and culture that draws so many tourists to these cities each year, I began to look a little closer to home. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Hungry? Worlds best cities to eat well Aug 13, 2009
Mexico City and Barcelona round out the top five. While some Americans and Canadians might not regard Mexico City's as a culinary hotspot, those in Europe and Asia do ... "Mexico City gets huge scores from Egypt, Russia, Sweden and Australia to name a few, which shows that Mexican is becoming an increasingly important cuisine globally.". (MSNBC -- Travel)
Victors emerge in Mexico's budget airline wars Aug 13, 2009
With Mexican discount airline Volaris offering from Oakland to Guadalajara and Toluca (31 miles west of the Mexico City) since last month, and to Tijuana beginning Aug. 28, Bay Area travelers finally have direct access to low-cost flights to Mexico ... whose hub is in Toluca, bought Aerocalifornia's Mexico City slots ... Noted: Founded in 2005; bought Aerocalifornia's Mexico City air rights and began flying out of the capital in August 2008. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Tam May Post Loss as Brazilian Airline's Bets on Higher Oil Hurt Recovery Aug 10, 2009
Tams fuel hedging puts it at a strategic disadvantage in 2009 and represents a substantial cash obligation at current oil price levels, Deutsche Bank analyst , who is based in Mexico City, wrote in a July 31 note to investors. Airlines are struggling to stay profitable amid the global economic contraction and a collapse in demand for business travel. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
• Honduran coup shows business elite still in charge Aug 7, 2009
The ousted President of Honduras Manuel Zelaya gestures to the crowd at an event with grassroots organizations in Mexico City, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009. The Organization of American States plans to meet Wednesday to organize a high-ranking diplomatic mission that would travel to Honduras in a new effort to solve the standoff that began last June 28 with the military coup that removed Zelaya from power. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Zelaya calls for int'l law targeting coups Aug 6, 2009
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Wednesday called for new international laws specifically applying to coups and slammed what he called "lukewarm" U.S. pressure against the interim Honduran government during a two-day visit to Mexico. Visiting Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya speaks during a press conference upon his arrival in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, Aug. 4, 2009 ... Zelaya, who arrived in Mexico City on Monday night, will travel to... (Xinhuanet, China)
Two families, two destinations, one dream (93) Aug 6, 2009
The city of about 2 million was a comfortable size for the Lofchies, as opposed to a sprawling megalopolis like Mexico City, and also had the right climate and a school they were both comfortable with. We didn t really pick Honduras. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Strategic Hotels & Resorts Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results Aug 6, 2009
These hotels include the Four Seasons in Mexico City and Punta Mita, both of which have been impacted by the H1N1 virus outbreak during the second quarter, security concerns associated with traveling to Mexico and general economic weakness. As a result, availability on the facility is projected to be further restricted in future quarters, thus putting increased pressure on the company's liquidity position. (PR Newswire)
Subverse: Why the past is perfect Aug 4, 2009
In 1996, i rode the circus train to Mexico City where i lived for a month, pretending to be someone's husband ... I think i recall that summer with such clarity and affection for much the same reason that i remember my month in Mexico City so fondly ... In 1996, i rode the circus train to Mexico City where i lived for a month, pretending to be someone's husband. (India Times, India)
AP News in Brief Aug 4, 2009
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A powerful earthquake Monday shook fishing villages along Mexico's Gulf of California, prompting alarm as far away as Phoenix, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The U.S. National Earthquake Information Center said the 6. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Cancun hotel accused of pilfering its sand Aug 3, 2009
MEXICO CITY Surprised tourists found their little piece of Cancun beach paradise ringed by crime-scene tape and gun-toting sailors last week. Environmental enforcement officers backed by Mexican navy personnel on Thursday closed off hundreds of feet of powder-white coastline in front of a hotel accused of illegally accumulating sand on its beach. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Alleged Cancun Sand Thieves Raided Aug 1, 2009
MEXICO CITY, Mexico, July 31, 2009. Alleged Cancun Sand Thieves Raided. (CBS News)
Rio nightmare as young backpackers accused of scam Jul 30, 2009
Mexico City introduces free insurance for tourists in a bid to bring. Many Australian travellers don't mean to be rude, but when they don't do. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Top travel tricks Jul 27, 2009
The same rule of thumb is true around the world, from Mexico City to little towns in Bavaria: small, inexpensive, and authentic places will leave you with better memoriesand often better food at a better pricethan youll find at fancy American-style restaurants. I also aim to be an efficient traveler. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Your airline ticket's no good here Jul 25, 2009
(Tribune Media Services) -- When Eileen Mather lands in Mexico City on her way to Tapachula, Mexico, she learns her airline ticket isn't valid ... When we arrived in Mexico City, Aviacsa Airlines representatives told us that Cheapoair hadn't paid for the last leg of our trip. (CNN -- Travel)
North America's sexiest beaches Jul 6, 2009
From L.A. to New York to Miami, Mexico City, Montreal and back, we seek sensuality and romance in fashion, bars, restaurants, and nightclubs. Fair enough, but even the most committed urbaniteyes, the one who stays at the hottest boutique hotels, gets the choicest tables and hits all of the most exclusive after-hours spotshas nothing on the raw, primal sexiness of a world-class beach. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Mexican passenger jet blows 2 tires, lands safely Jul 4, 2009
MEXICO CITY - A domestic passenger jet landed safely at the Mexico City airport Thursday despite blowing two tires on its landing gear as it touched down. Airport spokesman Victor Mejia said the plane came close to running off the landing strip but was able to move onto a taxi-way under control. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Invest in vaccines to avert pandemic Jul 1, 2009
Scholars Bradley Condon and Tapen Sinha found that in Mexico City this spring, when the government advised wearing masks on public transportation, compliance peaked at 65 percent three days later but declined to 26 percent only five days after that. This decline came even as the government was taking the extreme measure of closing all nonessential services and businesses. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Obama says Honduran ouster was 'not legal' Jun 30, 2009
Associated Press writers Robert Burns in Washington, Julie Watson in Mexico City and Will Weissert in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, contributed to this story. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Man caught with 4m child porn images Jun 27, 2009
MEXICO CITY: A Canadian suspected of heading a North American pedophilia ring has been arrested in Mexico in possession of four million photographs and videos of children shown naked or striking suggestive poses. The suspect, Arthur Lelland Sayer, "was caught red-handed at his home in Tijuana, Baja California (close to the US border) with a large number of photos and videos that were stored on over a dozen hard drives," Mexico City's public prosecutor said in a statement on Thursday. (India Times, India)
Understanding the Market for Non-fi... Jun 27, 2009
What Children like to do in Mexico City. Spiritual Books. (Suite101.com)
Fans from Sydney to Bogota mourn Michael Jackson Jun 26, 2009
In central Mexico City, Jackson impersonator Esteban Rubio, 30, organized an impromptu tribute to the musical star ... Associated Press writers Rod McGuirk in Canberra; Peter Orsi in Mexico City; Stan Lehman in Sao Paolo; Jorge Rueda in Caracas; Madeleine Bair in Bogota; John Rogers and Derrik J. Lang in Los Angeles; Kim Yong-ho in Seoul; Min Lee in Hong Kong; Yuri Kageyama in Tokyo; and Teresa Cerojano in Manila contributed to this report. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Sanford Woman Dies Of Swine Flu Jun 25, 2009
From Mexico City to China and beyond, surgical face masks have become the most visible sign over worries about contracting swine flu. 3:56 P.M. GMT april 27, 2009 10:00 P.M. GMT april 29, 2009. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Tropical Storm Andres Bears Down On Mexican Coast Jun 23, 2009
MEXICO CITY (June 22, 2009)--Tropical Storm Andres was strengthening Monday off the southwestern coast of Mexico and forecasters say in the coming days it could become a hurricane. It was too soon to tell if the storm will make landfall, but a tropical storm watch has been issued along part of the coast. (KWTX.com, TX)
CHARTS: Fees charged to most coach passengers Jun 22, 2009
Curbside fees are in addition to other bag fees; 4) Overweight and oversize bags are in additioon to standard bag fee 5) 62-70 inches; 6) No fee for three checked bags for flights within Alaska; no fee for two checked bags for Guadalajara or Mexico City flights; 7) 71-99 pounds; 8) 62-79 inches; 9) Standard bag fee is waived, and only weight fee is charged on Europe and Asia fights. In-flight services. (USA Today -- Money)
Campbell Heads West For 140-pound Challenge Jun 19, 2009
WBC light flyweight title - Mexico City, Mexico. Edgar Sosa (champion) vs. Carlos Melo (No. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Summer Reading 2009 Jun 19, 2009
Grew up in Mexico City, Mexico. FAMILY: Wife, Brenda; daughter, Ellie; sons Brooks and Jesse. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Bush lays into the left at Americas summit but agrees concessions Jun 19, 2009
Wednesday 14 January 2004 14. President George Bush was forced to make several concessions to his Latin American colleagues yesterday when they concluded their two-day summit with only a vague commitment to a controversial pan-American free trade area. (Yahoo News -- Summit of the Americas)
Delta to cut flights from Cincy to London, Frankfurt Jun 17, 2009
It also will reduce the number of flights from Atlanta and Detroit to Mexico City. At the same time, Delta is adding flights between other locations, some of which have been announced, including Detroit to Shanghai, New York to Prague and Salt Lake City to Tokyo. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Mexican daycare blaze kills 27 children Jun 6, 2009
MEXICO CITY: At least 27 children were killed Friday when a blaze raced through their daycare center in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora, a state government official said. "Up to now there are 27" children killed in the fire in the state capital Hermosillo, said Jose Larrinaga, a spokesman with the local prosecutor's office. (India Times, India)
D-Day Celebrated on Film - The 65th Anniversary - World War II Tail Gunner Recalls Bombing Mission on Voice of America Jun 4, 2009
"I'm really proud to have a hand in this effort to provide a foxhole-level view of what happened in Normandy on June 6, 1944. "I've seen a lot of tour videos that purport to give viewers an insight into what gallant Americans endured and accomplished on D-Day, but this one really hits the mark," Dye said. [Editor's note: EPK DVD with extras like uniforms and weapons used are available upon request. For more information contact Aida Mayo or George Mc Quade, call 818-340-5300, or email: Publicity... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Will potential US-Cuba thaw dominate OAS meeting? Jun 3, 2009
Mexico City - When leaders meet Tuesday for the Organization of American States (OAS) meeting in Honduras, Cuba's possible readmission to the regional body after a nearly 50-year suspension is expected to top the agenda. Some regional leaders, mostly left-leaning ones, are calling for a resolution to drop the suspension, arguing that it's a cold war relic. (Christian Science Monitor)
Artist dips into French-flavored past for posters of beach life Jun 2, 2009
He took a degree in graphic design and fine arts at Autonoma University in Mexico City and became a design director at a Dominican advertising agency - a job he chucked to produce original artwork in the Washington area. Grisanty's pieces - canvases, prints and murals in a variety of media - have been featured in individual and group shows at museums and galleries from Chile to Pittsburgh. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
The Surgical War on Fat May 27, 2009
Since last Thursday, when an AeroMexico flight from Mexico City arrived in Shanghai with an infected man, Chinese health officials have been as well as travelers on other flights who showed no signs of illness. But authorities also sequestered a number of Mexican passport holders who had not been home in months. (Slate)
Top Security Officer Quits After Mexican Jailbreak May 24, 2009
Mexican State's Top Security Official Resigns After 53 Inmates Break Out Of Prison. Text Size: (AP) The top security chief of a central Mexican state has resigned after 53 inmates escaped from a prison with the alleged complicity of guards. (CBS News -- World)
Quake rattles Mexico City May 23, 2009
7-magnitude earthquake shook central Mexico, including the capital Mexico City on Friday, sending people onto the streets but with no immediate reports of casualties or damage ... The quake's epicentre was some 80 kilometres south of Puebla, and 150 kilometres southeast of Mexico City, the USGS said ... It was the second moderate quake to strike Mexico City in less than a month. (iAfrica.com)
