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Boost in quest for TB breath test
A simple breath test may one day show whether someone has a strain of tuberculosis that will respond to a frontline antibiotic, or a drug-resistant type.
24 September 2014
Sophia Loren, almost 80, opens life exhibit in Mexico
Italian film legend Sophia Loren inaugurated an exhibition in Mexico showing off personal treasures including glamorous dresses and her Oscar.
19 September 2014
Mexico probes Miley Cyrus show over flag-whipping
US pop star Miley Cyrus has caused a stir in Mexico after getting whipped on a giant fake buttocks with the country's flag during a concert.
18 September 2014
Major hurricane threatens Mexico Pacific resorts
Hurricane Odile swirled menacingly toward Mexico's Los Cabos resorts, leading authorities to evacuate high-risk areas and open shelters.
15 September 2014
Rubio to take Golovkin down in later rounds: Robert Garcia
The trainer of WBC interim middleweight champion Marco Antonio Rubio Robert Garcia talked about their strategy for the upcoming fight against WBA (Super) and IBO middleweight champion from Kazakhstan Gennady Golovkin.
14 September 2014
Rubio won't stand more than 5 rounds agains Golovkin: Spada
Italian boxer Domenico Spada thinks Marco Antonio Rubio, an interim WBC middleweight champion, stands no chance against Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan.
10 September 2014
Migrants try to skirt Mexico crackdown
The Salvadoran migrant was trying to skirt new police patrols in southern Mexico when a band of criminals shot him in the neck.
06 September 2014
Mexico investigates huge fish kill in lagoon
Fishermen used shovels, wheel-carts and trucks in western Mexico to pull tons of dead fish out of a lagoon.
02 September 2014
Heineken says selling Mexican packaging business for $1.2 bn
Dutch brewing giant Heineken on Monday announced selling Mexican-based packaging business Empaque to US-based Crown Holdings.
01 September 2014
Will Ward be first to defeat Golovkin?
Andre Ward’s team claims that the American boxer would be the first boxer to win Gennady Golovkin.
29 August 2014
Kia to open $1 billion car assembly plant in Mexico
South Korean carmaker Kia Motors on Wednesday announced plans to build its first auto assembly plant in Mexico.
28 August 2014
Hurricane churns towards Bermuda, to impact US
A strengthening Hurricane Cristobal had Bermuda in its sights, US meteorologists said, warning of heavy rain, high winds.
27 August 2014
Fight Golovkin in true Mexican style: Rubio
WBC interim middleweight title holder Marko Antonio Rubio sees Gennady Golovkin as the biggest challenge in his career.
26 August 2014
Golovkin voted best opponent for Froch
Carl Frotch asked fans to chose the best opponent out of Golovkin, Chavez and DeGale.
26 August 2014
Golovkin-Rubio unify middleweight titles: Winner to face Cotto
Kazakhstani Gennady Golovkin (30-0, KOs 27) will face Mexican Antonio Rubio (59-6, KOs 51) in a unification fight.
25 August 2014
Molded Gennady Golovkin into Tszyu: Golovkin's first coach
Gennady Golovkin grew up as a boxer we know him now in the walls of the old gymnasium in Kazakhstan in turbulent times.
23 August 2014
Golovkin to take on Rubio in October
WBA (Super) and IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin will fight with interim WBC champion Marco Antonio Rubio on October 18.
23 August 2014
Mexico launches new police force to fight drug gangs
Mexico launched a new 5,000-member national police force tasked with protecting key sectors of the economy from drug gangs.
23 August 2014
Oil thieves cause pipeline leak, pollute Mexico river
Thieves who tapped an oil pipeline in northern Mexico caused a spill that contaminated the San Juan River, a key irrigation source for farmers.
22 August 2014
Cotto will never fight Golovkin: Abel Sanchez
Abel Sanchez believes that WBC champion Miguel Cotto’s management does not want a Golovkin-Cotto fight.
20 August 2014