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Mexico City metro overpass collapses onto road; 15 dead

MEXICO CITY – An overpass in Mexico City's metro collapsed Monday night, sending a train plunging toward a road, trapping at least one car under rubble and killing at least 15 people, authorities said.

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Latin America looks to space, despite limitations on ground

MEXICO CITY – Mars missions, astronauts coming and going at the International Space Station, China’s increasingly ambitious space program. Space-related news is flowing, and not just from the world’s richest, biggest nations. Take Latin America.

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Once again, volcanic Caribbean island looks to recovery

MEXICO CITY – A group of nervous fish sellers got very close to La Soufrière, the volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent, on the morning of May 7, 1902.

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The end approaches for Chile's military-era constitution

MEXICO CITY – The cool kids. The usual suspects. The ones everyone knows about.

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Weapons, cellphones seized after deadly Ecuador prison riots

MEXICO CITY – Authorities in Ecuador on Thursday announced that law enforcement officers responding to the country’s deadliest prison riots have seized firearms, cellphones, handmade weapons and other banned objects.

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Proposed US legislation would target Honduras president

MEXICO CITY – Newly proposed U.S. legislation targets Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández as allegations of ties to drug trafficking grow.

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Under Biden, world leaders hope for renewed US cooperation

MEXICO CITY (AP) - World leaders welcomed into their ranks the new U.S. President Joe Biden, noting their most pressing problems, including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, require multilateral cooperation, an approach his predecessor Donald Trump ridiculed.Many expressed hope Biden would right U.S.

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World hopes for renewed cooperation under new US president

MEXICO CITY – Leaders across the globe welcomed the arrival of U.S. President Joe Biden and the end of the often confrontational presidency of Donald Trump, noting the world’s most pressing problems, including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, require multilateral cooperation, an approach Trump ridiculed.Many expressed hope Wednesday that Biden would right the world’s largest democracy two weeks after they watched rioters storm the Capitol, shaking the faith of those fighting for democracy in their own countries.

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Spaniards killed women, kids over slaying of conquistadores

MEXICO CITY – New research suggests Spanish conquistadores butchered at least a dozen women and their children in an Aztec-allied town where the inhabitants sacrificed and ate a detachment of Spaniards they had captured months earlier.The National Institute of Anthropology and History published findings Monday from years of excavation work at the town of Tecoaque, which means “the place where they ate them” in the Nahuatl language of the Aztecs.Residents of Tecoaque, also known as Zultepec, captured a convoy of about 15 male Spaniards, 50 women and 10 children, 45 foot soldiers who included Cubans of African and Indigenous descent, and about 350 allies from Indigenous groups in 1520.

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‘This is not a game’: Global virus death toll hits 2 million

MEXICO CITY – The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 2 million Friday, crossing the threshold amid a vaccine rollout so immense but so uneven that in some countries there is real hope of vanquishing the outbreak, while in other, less-developed parts of the world, it seems a far-off dream.The numbing figure was reached just over a year after the coronavirus was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The number of dead, compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is about equal to the population of Brussels, Mecca, Minsk or Vienna.

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Pandemic haunts new year worldwide as virus growth outpaces vaccine roll out

vaccine access, January is looking grim around the globe as the coronavirus resurges and reshapes itself from Britain to Japan to California, filling hospitals and threatening livelihoods anew as governments lockdown businesses and race to find solutions.England headed back into lockdown. Mexico City’s hospitals hold more virus patients than ever.

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Pandemic haunts new year as virus growth outpaces vaccines

LONDON – Despite growing vaccine access, January is looking grim around the globe as the virus resurges and reshapes itself from Britain to Japan to California, filling hospitals and threatening livelihoods anew as governments lock down businesses and race to find solutions.Mexico City’s hospitals hold more virus patients than they ever have. Germany reported one of its highest daily death tolls to date Tuesday, and South African undertakers are struggling to keep up with virus mortalities.

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Global pandemic meets 500th anniversary of 1st global voyage

MEXICO CITY – Disease, mutinies and uncharted waters nearly sabotaged the global circumnavigation of the expedition led by Portuguese mariner Ferdinand Magellan. Five centuries later, the pandemic looms as a Spanish navy tall ship sails to commemorate the feat.

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AP Exclusive: USOPC hears athletes, won't punish protesters

much-maligned Rule 50 of the IOC Olympic Charter, which prohibits inside-the-lines protests at the games.It was this rule that most famously led to the ouster of U.S.

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COVID-19 pandemic upping women’s workloads, according to UN report

A woman washes pans inside the Morelos Market in Mexico City. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto via Getty Images)The United Nations recently released an eye-opening report suggesting that women are bearing a majority of the domestic burden from the coronavirus pandemic.In UN Women’s “Whose time to care?” study, researchers gathered available data from 38 countries and rolled out phone and online surveys in nearly 50 more countries.

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AP WAS THERE: Diego Maradona ousts England at 1986 World Cup

MEXICO CITY – EDITOR’S NOTE: The quarterfinal match at the 1986 World Cup encapsulated both the best and worst of Diego Maradona, who died Wednesday at the age of 60.He scored one of soccer’s most astounding goals, weaving through England’s midfield and defense before finding the back of the net. But, in one of the most infamous cheats in sports’ history, he also sneaked another past goalkeeper Peter Shilton by knocking the ball in with his left hand.

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Soccer legend Diego Maradona passes away at age 60

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - JUNE 29: Diego Maradona of Argentina holds the World Cup trophy after defeating West Germany 3-2 during the 1986 FIFA World Cup Final match at the Azteca Stadium on June 29, 1986 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Archivo El Graf BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, has died.

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Hurricane Eta threatens to bring heavy rain, storm surge

MEXICO CITY – Eta was upgraded to a hurricane early Monday, threatening to bring heavy rain, storm surge, landslides and more to parts of Central America and the Caribbean.Eta had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph) and was located about 155 miles (250 kilometers) east of the Nicaragua-Honduras border, according to the National Hurricane Center. It was moving west at 12 mph (19 kph).Rapid strengthening of the system was possible, and forecasters said Eta could be a major hurricane before its expected landfall early Tuesday.

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Christopher Cross details coronavirus battle, Guillain-Barré diagnosis

Christopher Cross is still dealing with the lasting effects of the coronavirus months after he was released from the hospital. The “Sailing” singer, 69, also was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), which has made it difficult for him to walk.

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Grammy Winner Christopher Cross Reveals He Was Paralyzed by Coronavirus Battle

Christopher Cross is getting candid about his experience with coronavirus.

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Christopher Cross Says He ‘Wasn’t Sure’ If He Would Recover From COVID-19

Christopher Cross is one of the many who has fallen fell ill with COVID-19 and now the “Sailing” singer is detailing his terrifying battle.

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Nobel laureate who helped save the ozone layer dies

1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, died this week. By Nick Sobczyk, E&E NewsOriginally published by E&E NewsMario Molina, a chemist whose work on the ozone layer earned him a Nobel Prize in 1995, died yesterday in Mexico City. He was 77.Molina's family announced his death in a brief statement through the institute that carried his name.

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New Brunswick issues possible coronavirus exposure warnings for 2 flights

coronavirus exposure on two flights.The warning comes after health officials identified an international traveller as having a confirmed case of the novel coronavirus.Through their investigation, health officials say the individual may have been infectious when they travelled on two flights during Aug.

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Mexico City reopens movie theaters to sparse crowds

MEXICO CITY – The few, the brave — those were the people returning this week to movie theaters in Mexico City that had been closed for four months due to the coronavirus pandemic.Yes, there was popcorn. But movie goers had to wear face masks, and could only lift them to eat or drink.

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‘This is not the time to be selfish’: How face masks became a mirror of humanity amid COVID-19

face mask.Reluctantly for many, but also inexorably in the face of a deadly invisible enemy, small rectangles of flimsy yet live-saving tissue have in mere months joined the list of don’t-leave-home-without-them items for billions around the world.Not since humans invented shoes or underwear has a single item of dress caught on so widely and quickly from Melbourne to Mexico City, Beijing to Bordeaux, spanning borders, cultures, generations and sexes with almost the same Earth-shaking speed as the coronavirus that has killed more than 600,000 and infected more than 15 million.“There has, perhaps, never been such a rapid and dramatic change in global human behavior,” says Jeremy Howard, co-founder of #Masks4All, a pro-mask lobbying group.

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Running legend Jim Ryun to receive Medal of Freedom

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is awarding the nation’s highest civilian honor to Jim Ryun, a former Kansas congressman who was the first high school runner to clock a mile in under 4 minutes.Trump is scheduled to honor the three-time Olympian with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House on Friday.The Wichita native entered the record books in 1964 at age 17 by becoming the first high school runner to break the 4-minute barrier in the mile with a time of 3 minutes, 59 seconds.Ryun, now 73, went on to compete in three Olympic Games, winning a silver medal in 1968 in Mexico City. He later served 10 years in the U.S.

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Coronavirus: Air Canada passengers from Kelowna to Vancouver should monitor for symptoms

novel coronavirus.The affected flight is Air Canada 8421, which flew from Kelowna to Vancouver on July 6.The B.C. Centre for Disease Control says all passengers on that flight are being asked to self-isolate and monitor symptoms for 14 days from the date of travel.

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F1 star Hamilton raises right fist in fight against racism

SPIELBERG – Standing on the podium to celebrate his latest win, Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton raised a clenched right fist and then delivered a message to his fellow drivers not to slow down in the fight against racism.It's 52 years since American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos introduced that powerfully defiant gesture to a worldwide TV audience when standing on the podium during their medal ceremony at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.On Sunday Hamilton and the other 19 F1 drivers wore black T-shirts with “End Racism” on them, as they had done at last weekend's season-opening Austrian GP.

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Coronavirus: Airline passengers from Mexico City to YVR warned of possible exposure

novel coronavirus.The affected flight is No. 696, which flew to YVR on June 25.The B.C.

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Johnson wins Travelers to extend career-long season streak

CROMWELL, Conn. – Dustin Johnson won the Travelers Championship on Sunday to end a long drought and extend his career-long season victory streak to 13.Johnson closed with a 3-under 67 for a one-stroke victory over Kevin Streelman at fan-free TPC River Highlands. Johnson last won in Mexico City in March 2019.“I’m definitely proud of myself for continuing the streak and I want to keep it going,” Johnson said.

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Carlos, US athletes take stand to end Olympic protest rule

DENVER – John Carlos wants to abolish the rule that bans protests at the Olympics.The renowned Olympic protester has written a letter with an influential group of American athletes, calling on the IOC to put in place a new policy done in collaboration with athletes from across the globe. Carlos and Tommie Smith raised their fists on the medals stand at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics to protest racial inequality in the United States.

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Adapting & Reinventing: Three Latin DJs Get Real About The Future of the Industry

Before the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., Alex Sensation was in Colombia celebrating Kevin Roldan’s birthday. Upon flying back to Miami, Sensation, a renowned DJ, recording artist and radio host for SBS radio stations La Mega and El Zol, made the decision to shut down his booth at SBS and take it home with him. Since then, he’s been hunkered down in quarantine with his family.

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The Latest: India reports another 10,000 new infections

Homes for disabled hit hard by COVID, faced past violations — Amid tears and laughter, visits resume in nursing homes— Disney plans to reopen California theme parks in July— Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum says the capital will embark on a large-scale coronavirus testing as the centerpiece of its plan to reopen its economy. That is diverging from the strategy of President Andres Manuel López Obrador’s federal administration, which has shunned widespread testing as a waste of resources.— A scientist whose modelling helped set Britain’s coronavirus strategy says the country’s death toll could have been cut in half if lockdown had been introduced a week earlier.

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Out of the Woods: Tiger emerges for TV match with Lefty, QBs

The purpose is to raise $10 million or more for COVID-19 relief efforts, and provide entertainment with four of the biggest stars from the PGA Tour and NFL.

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Coronavirus around the world: May 22, 2020

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The Latest: Virus cases in India surge past 100,000

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

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Smoke billows non-stop from crematorium as coronavirus overwhelms morgues

Disturbing footage has shown thick black smoke running "non-stop" from a crematorium as the coronavirus pandemic overwhelms Mexico City.

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Race Across The World's inspirational mother and son on the verge of tears as her cancer returns

Race Across The World was back this evening, as were fan favourites Jo and Sam.

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Car-free zones could be created so joggers can exercise safely during lockdown

Councils are reportedly drawing up plans to create car-free zones which would allow runners and cyclists to exercise safely during the coronavirus outbreak.

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Sailing and Arthur's Theme singer Christopher Cross, 69, reveals he is battling coronavirus

Christopher Cross revealed on Friday that he has been diagnosed with coronavirus.The 68-year-old singer, who is best known for the super hit songs of the late Seventies Sailing and Ride Like The Wind as well as the Eighties theme to the Dudley Moore movie Arthur, took to Facebook to share the news.And in his note he made sure to tell fans that COVID-19 is far from a 'hoax' as it has left him in plenty of pain. Cross was last photographed on stage in Mexico City on March 7.

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Harry Styles postpones Love On Tour amid coronavirus pandemic

Harry Styles has rescheduled his Love On Tour jaunt to 2021 amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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