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More than two mn Americans choose Mexico for retirement


December 4th, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Dec 4 (IANS/EFE) More than two million retired Americans have chosen Mexico as their new home, a figure that continues to increase thanks to the pleasant climate and ... Read more...

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Tropical storm Rina could strengthen in the next couple of days


October 24th, 2011 - 11:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Caribbean, Oct 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tropical storm Rina was traveling at a sustained top speed of 65 kph on Monday morning. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center announced that the storm was located ... Read more...

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Chayanne releases cover version of classic song


September 29th, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Miami, Sep 29 (IANS/EFE) Puerto Rican pop star Chayanne has released a cover version of iconic Mexican singer and actor Pedro Infante's classic hit "Amorcito corazon" and the new track ... Read more...

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Tropical storm Bret forms near the Bahamas, watch in effect


July 18th, 2011 - 8:06 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical storm Bret formed north of the Bahamas on early Sunday evening, forecasters said, prompting a tropical storm watch for some islands nearby.As of 8 p.m. EDT (0000 ... Read more...

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India makes major move to save climate talks


December 9th, 2010 - 9:03 am ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta Cancun (Mexico), Dec 9 (IANS) India has made a major move towards a global treaty where its own attempts to tackle climate change may become a "binding commitment under appropriate ... Read more...

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Tropical Storm Richard forms over the Caribbean Sea - forecasters


October 21st, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Storm Richard formed in the Caribbean Sea on late Thursday morning, meteorologists said, saying that the storm could strengthen into a hurricane by Saturday.As of 11 a.m. ... Read more...

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Hurricane Paula Makes Way Towards Mexico


October 13th, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez Miami, Oct 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hurricane Paula is the latest storm that is hogging limelight lately after it gained momentum on Tuesday and is likely to attain more strength in ... Read more...

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Category two hurricane Paula takes aim for Cuba


October 13th, 2010 - 4:31 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Hurricane Paula strengthened into a category two storm in the northwestern Caribbean on early Tuesday afternoon, forecasters said, warning that the storm will likely take aim at Cuba.The ... Read more...

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Hurricane Paula Strengthens to Category 2 off Yucatan


October 13th, 2010 - 2:00 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hurricane Paula has been reported to have increased to a Category 2 storm which now has maximum sustained winds of a hundred miles an hour, and is located ... Read more...

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Tropical Storm Paula forms in the northwestern Caribbean


October 12th, 2010 - 3:05 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Storm Paula formed in the northwestern Caribbean on late Monday afternoon, forecasters said, making it the 16th tropical storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season.As of 4 ... Read more...

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Tropical Storm Matthew May Hit Florida, Says Weather Office


September 24th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri Florida, Sep 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tropical Storm Matthew is gaining strength in the western Caribbean region as reported by the National Hurricane Center. As per the latest update the ... Read more...

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Tropical Storm Karl makes landfall on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula


September 15th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical storm Karl made landfall near Chetumal, Mexico on the Yucatan Peninsula on Wednesday morning, meteorologists say.Data from the Belize City radar indicates that the center of Karl ... Read more...

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Tropical Storm Karl to hit Yucatan Peninsula, bringing sustained winds of up to 65 mph


September 15th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by BNO News
MÉRIDA, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) – Tropical Storm Karl on Wednesday caused a tropical storm warning to be issued for the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula from Chetumal at the Mexico/Belize border ... Read more...

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10,000-year-old skeleton found in Mexican cave


September 15th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 15 (ANI): A nearly 10,000-year-old skeleton has been discovered from an undersea cave along Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.Dating to a time when the now lush region was a near desert, ... Read more...

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Tropical Storm Karl forms over the northwestern Caribbean Sea, warnings issued


September 15th, 2010 - 3:59 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Storm Karl formed over the northwestern Caribbean Sea on late Tuesday afternoon, forecasters said, and warnings were issued for parts of the Yucatan Peninsula.Karl formed about 435 ... Read more...

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Face of ancient human skeleton reconstructed


July 25th, 2010 - 10:11 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, July 25 (IANS/EFE) Scientists have reconstructed the face and the probable appearance of the Las Palmas Woman, one of the most ancient skeletons in the Americas, found in a cave ... Read more...

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Tropical storm Alex expected to become a hurricane


June 30th, 2010 - 5:00 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) – With tropical storm Alex slowly approaching northern Mexico and Texas, authorities have issued a hurricane warning from south of Baffin Bay in Texas to La Cruz, ... Read more...

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Hurricane warning issued for Texas, Mexico as tropical storm Alex nears


June 29th, 2010 - 10:54 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- With tropical storm Alex slowly approaching northern Mexico and Texas, authorities have issued a hurricane warning from south of Baffin Bay in Texas to La Cruz, ... Read more...

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Tropical Storm Alex moving towards Gulf of Mexico


June 29th, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Gulf of Mexico, Jun 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The oil-soaked Gulf of Mexico is on the verge of being hit by tropical storm Alex. After the storm hit Belize, it seemed to ... Read more...

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Tropical Storm Alex Expected To Pick Up Steam


June 29th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar June 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Gulf Coast Of Northern Mexico and Southern Texas are under high alert as Tropical Storm Alex is expected to become a hurricane on Tuesday. The ... Read more...

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Tropical storm Agatha pours over Guatemala and El Salvador


June 2nd, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 2 (ANI): Tropical Storm Agatha - the first tropical storm of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season, took an inland route, drenching El Salvador and Guatemala last weekend.On May 30th, the ... Read more...

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Pregnancy Of An Unfortunate 10-year-old Mexican Girl Ignites A Fervent Discussion On Abortion In Mexico


April 24th, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 24, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Now, this is a genuinely saddening piece of news from innumerable angles. A pregnant 10-year-old girl, who, purportedly, was the victim of sexual violation ... Read more...

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Sixty hurt when Galveston-based cruise ship makes sudden maneuver


April 23rd, 2010 - 12:49 am ICT by BNO News
GALVESTON, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) -- Dozens of passengers suffered minor injuries when the Galveston-based Carnival Ecstasy made a sudden maneuver near Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Wednesday, Carnival Cruise Lines said on Thursday.The ... Read more...

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Mexican lawmakers approve creation of space agency


April 22nd, 2010 - 6:47 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, April 22 (IANS/EFE) The lower house of Mexico's Congress has voted to approve the creation of the Mexican Space Agency, or AEXA, which will be in charge of developing the ... Read more...

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10-year-old pregnant girl fuels abortion debate in Mexico


April 21st, 2010 - 2:45 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mexico City, Apr 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A pregnant 10 year old girl in Mexico has fueled the heated abortion debate there, once over again. Her stepfather, who has subsequently being arrested, had ... Read more...

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Asteroid Slammed Into Dinosaurs, Killing Them Off


March 7th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey Mar 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The death of the dinosaurs may have been brought about by not an earthquake or an advancing, completely different era, but an invasion from outer space. ... Read more...

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Big meteor strike killed all dinosaurs: Study


March 5th, 2010 - 2:41 am ICT by IANS
Nuremberg (Germany), March 5 (DPA) A new German-led study has marshalled even more powerful evidence that a single meteor strike 65 million years ago led to the sudden extinction of all the ... Read more...

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Tiny-shelled creatures shed light on extinction and recovery 65 million years ago


March 2nd, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 2 (ANI): In a new research, scientists are studying tiny-shelled creatures called nannoplanktons to explain the geographic unevenness of extinctions and recovery 65 million years ago.The researchers, using 823 samples ... Read more...

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2012 doomsday prophecy false, says Canadian archeologist


November 17th, 2009 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Nov 17 (IANS) A Canadian archaeologist has debunked the prophecy that the world will come to an end in December 2012. The doomsday prophecy comes from an ancient carved monument found from ... Read more...

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Over 100 dead in El Salvador flooding (Lead)


November 9th, 2009 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City/San Salvador, Nov 9 (DPA) More than 100 people were killed as heavy rains set off mudslides and caused flooding in El Salvador, rescue workers said. The rainfall, which came amid a ... Read more...

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More than 90 dead in floods in El Salvador


November 9th, 2009 - 3:31 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City/San Salvador, Nov 9 (DPA) At least 90 people were killed as heavy rains prompted mudslides and flooding rivers in El Salvador, rescue workers said Sunday. The rainfall, which was prompted by ... Read more...

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Hurricane Ida Special Advisory Number 19


November 9th, 2009 - 2:24 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Cancun, Nov 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Officials have issued a hurricane watch for coastal Louisiana and Mississippi. Whereas Hurricane Ida swept the resort city of Cancun on Sunday, with heavy-duty rains and ... Read more...

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Hurricane Ida kills 40 in El Salvador


November 9th, 2009 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
San Salvador, Nov 8 (IANS) At least 40 people have been killed in floods caused by the hurricane Ida that swept El Salvador, interior minister said Sunday. The government has declared a state ... Read more...

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Huge asteroid crashing off Indian coast may have wiped out dinos


October 16th, 2009 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 16 (IANS) A massive asteroid crashing off the western coast of India, creating the planet's largest known crater 40 km across, may have obliterated dinosaurs 65 million years ago, an ... Read more...

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Dinosaurs may have been wiped off because of giant impact near India


October 16th, 2009 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 16 (ANI): If a new study is anything to go by, dinosaurs were killed by a giant impact near India, not Mexico.In the research, Sankar Chatterjee of Texas Tech University ... Read more...

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