Mexico’s Fernanda grows into hurricane
Forecasters promoted Tropical Storm Fernanda to hurricane status early today, but it held little threat to land.
Fernanda was well out to sea in the Pacific and was moving to the west-northwest, away from the Baja California Peninsula. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said it had winds of about 75 mph.
A second disturbance trailing behind Fernanda was gaining force and forecasters said it could grow into a tropical storm. But it, too, held little danger to those ashore.
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Mexicos uncertainty grows with parallel government
The uncertainty over Mexicos political future has taken a new twist after supporters of the defeated presidential candidate elected him to lead a parallel government that will spend the next six years opposing the man who won the election.
By a show of hands, hundreds of thousands of supporters of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador voted for the former mayor of Mexico City to head the alternative government that will oppose the administration of the president-elect, Felipe Calderon. Suitably enough, the vote was taken in the central plaza, or Zocalo, which has been home to his
Discount pharmacy chain grows in Mexico Owner also subsidizes clinics, and he wants to run for president
Victor Gonzalez sells cheap medicine and health care to Mexico's poor, and it has made him very rich.
In eight years, his chain of Farmacias Similares, or Similar Pharmacies, has grown from a single store in Mexico City to 3,239 across Mexico and is spreading throughout Central America, as well as parts of South America.
His catchy advertising - a cartoon doctor and an army of scantily clad models - has helped make Gonzalez, 58, a household name. His slogan is "The Same, Only Cheaper."
Now, Gonzalez
Hurricane Wilma Scrubs Mexico's MTV Awards
Hurricane Wilma Forces MTV to Postpone Latin American Music Awards; New Date Not Set
The approach of Hurricane Wilma has forced MTV to postpone its Latin American music video awards ceremony, which had been scheduled for Mexico's Playa del Carmen resort.
Dulce Gordillo, MTV's Mexico spokeswoman, confirmed the postponement and said a new date for the show hadn't been set.
The cable network had shifted the program from Thursday to Wednesday to avoid the hurricane, which was forecast to pass close by Mexico's Caribbean coast Friday.
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Mexico economy grows 3.3 pct in third quarter
Mexico's economy grew 3.3 percent in the third quarter, dragged down by weakness in the manufacturing sector despite strong farm output.
Compared to the second quarter, gross domestic product expanded by a seasonally adjusted 2.15 percent, the government said on Wednesday.
It had predicted third-quarter growth of around 3.5 percent from the same period a year ago, while a Reuters poll of analysts produced a consensus forecast of 3.2 percent growth.
Manufacturing grew only 0.2 percent in the third quarter as sluggishness at factories, including assembly plants that supply the struggling U.S. auto industry, limited
Actor Mel Gibson donates U.S.$1 million to Mexico's hurricane relief
Actor Mel Gibson, sporting a long beard and no socks, met with Mexican President Vicente Fox on Wednesday and donated US$1 million to help Mexico recover from Hurricane Stan.
Fox's office said Gibson asked to meet with Fox because he wanted to help after Hurricane Stan hit the Gulf state of Veracruz, where the actor is filming a movie.
The hurricane and related storms left more than 1,500 dead or missing in Central America and Mexico. Another storm, Hurricane Wilma, was expected to come close to hitting Mexico's Yucatan peninsula late
Hurricane John Threatens Pacific Coast of Mexico
Hurricane John churned northwest, lashing Mexicos Pacific coast with winds and rain, as the government prepared to provide shelter, food and other help for as many as 800,000 people.
The hurricane was downgraded to a Category 2 storm on the five-tier Saffir-Simpson intensity scale after a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane known as a hurricane hunter investigated it earlier today. The downgrade means its no longer classified as a major hurricane, though it has sustained winds of about 105 miles (165 kilometers) per hour.
The storm was headed northwest at about 13 mph,
Tropical storm brushes Mexico, may become hurricane
Tropical Storm Lane lashed Mexicos Pacific coast with rain and high winds on Thursday and may soon become a hurricane as it heads toward land near tourist resorts, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
The storm, packing maximum winds of 45 mph (75 kph), was about 105 miles (165 km) south of the beach resort of Manzanillo and heading northwest at 13 mph (20 kph),. It is expected to touch the Baja California peninsula near the tourist destination of Los Cabos on Sunday morning.
The Miami-based center forecast Lane could become a hurricane within 36 hours.
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Mexico confirms hurricane deaths
At least three people were killed when Hurricane John swept through Mexicos Baja California peninsula at the weekend, officials say.
One of them was a Briton whose camper van had been swept away by floodwaters, the states interior secretary said.
Two Mexicans had drowned in strong river currents, Victor Guluarte added. Three others are reported missing.
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With new auto plants, Detroit South grows in Mexico
For Mexico, the recent groundbreaking of a new $650 million auto factory was worth celebrating. President Vicente Fox and other dignitaries attended the event. Local executives from General Motors, the investor, flew in to the central state of San Luis Potosi, where the assembly plant now under construction is expected to eventually employ up to 1,800 people and churn out as many as 160,000 compact cars a year.
During the past dozen years, many foreign manufacturers rushed to build factories in states like Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee, earning the trend a nickname: Detroit
Wave of immigration from Mexico grows in the Northeast
Sunday morning in this small, Hudson Valley city: More than 1,000 parishioners, most from Mexico, pack Spanish-language Masses at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Afterward, many families flock to El Azteca for its authentic tacos. If somebody needs a ride home, there are at least a dozen local taxi companies catering to newcomers born in the Mexican states of Puebla and Jalisco.
New residents from Mexico have, in the last four years, opened dozens of businesses that have begun to reinvigorate the ailing downtown district; they are the region's fastest growing community.
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