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Mexico has positioned itself as Switzerland’s leading trading partner in Latin America
The Yucatan Times
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September 13, 2025
7 During the reception for Swiss Day 2025, the Swiss ambassador to Mexico, Pietro Piffaretti, emphasized that the bilateral relationship is going through a key moment in a global context marked by geopolitical and technological upheavals. “We are...
Targeting Venezuela, Trump Escalates US Campaign of Aggression in Latin America
Truthout
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September 13, 2025
Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. Earlier this month, the Trump administration bombed a civilian boat in the Caribbean, after sending warships to the region. “Instead...
Washington Projects Its Drug Problem onto Latin America: Narco-State Myth Used to Attack Venezuela
Dissident Voice
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September 13, 2025
by Roger D. Harris / September 13th, 2025 A big Cadillac limo with Jersey plates was parked down the block. Few locals in East Harlem even owned cars, let alone new ones. Curious, I asked the street kids what’s up. They casually explained that the...
Study: Air Pollution in Latin America at its Highest in 26 years
Newsroom Panama
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September 13, 2025
Air pollution in Latin America spiked to its highest level since AQLI data records began in 1998. While the average resident would gain up to one year of life expectancy if their air quality met the WHO guideline, in the most polluted regions life...
Lawyers fear 1,000 children from Central America, dozens in California, are at risk of being deported
Los Angeles Times
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September 13, 2025
Lawyers and advocates fear about 1,000 Central American children, including dozens in California, are at risk of being deported to dangerous situations in their home countries before finishing their immigration court proceedings. They believe the...
Mexican Artists on Social Media Pen ‘Corrido’ Folk Songs Honoring Charlie Kirk
Breitbart
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September 13, 2025
Artists specializing in Mexican folk music on social media began sharing original compositions this week honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk in the form of corridos, songs typically reserved for celebrating influential men. Corridos,...
Presidents Ali, Geerlings-Simons advance Guyana–Suriname ties with focus on energy, agriculture, border talks
News Room
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September 13, 2025
Bilateral relations between Guyana and Suriname have been given fresh momentum following high-level talks on Saturday between President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali and newly elected Surinamese President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons in Nieuw Nickerie. The...
Mexican Gamers Criticize Special Tax on Violent Video Games; Call for Dialogue with the Government
The Yucatan Times
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September 13, 2025
3 Mexican Gamers Criticize Special Tax on Violent Video Games; Call for Dialogue with the Government The gaming community rejected the new 8% Special Tax on Violent Video Games proposed in the 2026 Economic Package. The federal government’s...
Mexican Independence Day rally protests Trump administration’s mass deportations
CBS 58 - Wisconsin
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September 13, 2025
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) – The Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression held a rally on Saturday, Sept. 13 to honor Mexican Independence Day, which is recognized on Sept. 16. This rally happened after The United Migrant Opportunity...
Mexican congressional staffer resigns after TV comments about Charlie Kirk
The Guardian
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September 13, 2025
A congressional staffer from Mexico’s ruling party has resigned after being called out online for comments he made on a major Mexican television news program about Turning Point USA executive director Charlie Kirk’s murder. The news network,...
Open Letter to Minister of Health, Wellness and Religious Affairs
Now Grenada
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September 13, 2025
This Open Letter from Dr Dane Abbott concerning Grenada’s Age of Civil Responsibility Bill was sent for publication by Dr Tonia Frame, President, Board of Directors, Grenada Planned Parenthood Association (GPPA). Dr Dane Abbott...
Joint Statement on meeting between Presidents of Guyana and Suriname, Dr Irfaan Ali and Jennifer Geerlings-Simons
I News Guyana
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September 13, 2025
President Dr. Irfaan Ali met with his Surinamese counterpart, President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, this morning in Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname. The discussions focused on advancing economic partnerships and strengthening collaboration in the areas of...
Guyana, Suriname Presidents commit to deepening ties
News Room
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September 13, 2025
Joint Statement Between Her Excellency Jennifer Geerlings- Simons, President of the Republic of Suriname and His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname September 13, 2025 Her...
Rally for Mexican Independence Day protests Trump immigration policies
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Wisconsin
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Protesters gathered in Milwaukee to celebrate Mexican Independence Day and condemn the Trump administration’s immigration policies. The rally was organized after the annual Mexican Independence Day parade was canceled due to funding concerns....
U.S. Marines raid fishing boat in the Caribbean, Venezuela says, as tensions rise
Los Angeles Times
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September 13, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela — Personnel from a U.S. warship boarded a Venezuelan tuna boat with nine fishermen while it was sailing in Venezuelan waters, Venezuela’s foreign minister said Saturday, underlining strained relations with the United States. The...
Venezuela says US marines raided a fishermen’s boat in the Caribbean as tensions rise
WTOP - District Columbia
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September 13, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Personnel from a U.S. warship boarded a Venezuelan tuna boat with nine fishermen while it was… CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Personnel from a U.S. warship boarded a Venezuelan tuna boat with nine fishermen while it was...
AP News: Venezuela says US marines raided a fishermen's boat in the Caribbean as tensions rise
EdGlenToday - Illinois
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Personnel from a U.S. warship boarded a Venezuelan tuna boat with nine fishermen while it was sailing in Venezuelan waters, Venezuela’s foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining strained relations with the United...
Convicted former Brazilian president Bolsonaro’s influence could continue despite 27-year sentence
New York Post
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September 13, 2025
SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was not present in the room when a Supreme Court panel convicted and sentenced him to 27 years and three months in prison on charges of attempting a coup. With Bolsonaro under house arrest...
IndyCar will Not Race in Mexico in 2026
Road and Track Magazine
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September 13, 2025
Two weeks after the conclusion of the IndyCar season at Nashville Superspeedway, fans still await a full schedule release for the 2026 season. While the series is not yet ready to release the full schedule, Penske Entertainment Corp. President...
Brazil Condemns Ex-President to 27 Years, Defies the U.S., and Enters the History Books
Brazzil
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September 13, 2025
Four out of five members of Brazil’s supreme court have voted to convict the former president, Jair Bolsonaro, for plotting a military coup after losing the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro has been...