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45 bags filled with human remains found in Mexico; search continues

Authorities stated that some of the human remains found in the bags matched the characteristics of some of the missing young people

US sanctions Chinese, Mexican companies over pill making machinery

The United States Treasury sanctioned more than a dozen people and businesses in China and Mexico Tuesday that allegedly helped provide machines used to make counterfeit prescription drugs in the latest efforts to confront trafficking of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl. Those targeted for sanctions were all involved in one or another with the sale of pill press machines, molds and other equipment drug cartels use to produce counterfeit pills. "Treasury's sanctions target every stage of the deadly supply chain fuelling the surge in fentanyl poisonings and deaths across the country," Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson said in a statement. Among those sanctioned were Chinese pill press supplier Youli Technology Development Co., Ltd. of Huizhou, China and three affiliated Chinese citizens. Treasury said the company had shipped pill press machinery to people in the US involved in making counterfeit pills. The US sanctions also .

India, Mexico 'Best Structural Stories' in emerging markets: Global X

India is also in "prime spot" to benefit from the shift in supply chains away from China, he said

Country-based quota behind long Green Card wait time for India: Official

The long and agonising wait for green cards for people from India, China, Mexico and the Philippines is mainly due to the country-based quota system in its allocation which can be changed only by the US Congress, a senior official has said. A Green Card, known officially as a Permanent Resident Card, is a document issued to immigrants to the US as evidence that the bearer has been granted the privilege of residing permanently. The per-country caps are numerical limits on the issuance of green cards to individuals from certain countries. Immigration law provides for approximately 140,000 employment-based green cards to be issued each year. However, only seven per cent of those green cards can go to individuals from a single country annually. Douglas Rand, the Senior Advisor to the director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), said the annual limit established by Congress on family-sponsored preference green cards is 2,26,000 for the whole world while the ..

Kia to build new electric vehicle plant in Mexico, likely to invest $1 bn

Hyundai Motor and Kia aim to sell around 2 million and 1.6 million all-electric vehicles, respectively, by that year

At least 3 killed, others wounded in New Mexico shooting, says police

At least three people were killed and several others, including two police officers, were wounded on Monday in a northwestern New Mexico community before law enforcement shot and killed the suspect, authorities said. The shootings occurred at around 11 am in Farmington, a city of about 50,000 people that serves as a modern-day trading post to the adjacent Navajo Nation reservation and is a supply line and bedroom community to the region's oil and natural gas industry. The city's police department said in a Facebook post that at least three members of the public were killed and that officers confronted and killed a suspect at the scene. It also said two officers, including one of its own and a State Police officer, were wounded and were in stable condition at the San Juan Regional Medical Centre. "The suspect's identity is unknown and there are no other known threats at this time," police said, adding that city, San Juan County and State Police were involved. Police did not release

2 people killed, 5 others injured in US-Mexico border city shooting

Two people were killed and five others injured in a shooting in Yuma, a US-Mexico border city in Arizona, authorities said.

US often didn't screen workers at Mexico border migrant centres: Watchdog

The federal Health and Human Services Department often failed to perform required background checks on workers at emergency holding centres for migrant children who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border alone during a surge in 2021, the agency's internal watchdog has found. The inspector general's report released Thursday raises questions about how better-prepared authorities will be for the next emergency, especially with coronavirus pandemic-related asylum restrictions scheduled to end this coming week and expected to result in more arrivals. The report, based on a sampling, found that 200 workers did not have background checks for child abuse or neglect and only 29 did, though 20 of those were not done in a "timely manner." Investigators found 174 did not have FBI fingerprint background checks while 55 did, but 25 of those were not done in a "timely manner." Checks against the Justice Department's sex offender registry, which were required less often, were not done on 42 workers and wer

Police arrests Deepak Boxer: All you need to know about Delhi's most-wanted

Boxer has been heading the infamous Gogi gang after its leader, Jitender Gogi, was shot dead by rivals inside Rohini Court in 2021

As their population explodes, Colombia plans to fly hippos to India, Mexico

Colombia is planning to fly dozens of its "cocaine hippos" -- the descendents of late drug trafficker Pablo Escobars private menagerie

Mexico's economy logs 3% growth in 2022 with push from 3 sectors: Report

The Mexican economy expanded by 3 per cent in 2022, thanks to its three major productive sectors, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography said in a preliminary report

Tech Mahindra opens Google Cloud Delivery Center in Mexico's Guadalajara

Facility will enable customers to modernise infrastructure and manage workloads

Joe Biden was paid $1 mn a year to teach but never taught a single class

US President Joe Biden was employed by the University of Pennsylvania after leaving the vice presidency and was paid one million dollars a year as a professor but never taught a class

US Prez Biden, Lopez Obrador open Mexico meetings with brusque talk

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador challenged US President Joe Biden to end an attitude of abandonment and disdain for Latin America and the Caribbean as the two leaders met on Monday, making for a brusque opening to a summit of North American leaders. The comments were a stark contrast to the public display of affection between Lopez Obrador and Biden shortly before, as they smiled and embraced and shook hands for the cameras. But once the two sat down in an ornate room at the Palacio Nacional, flanked by delegations of top officials, it didn't take long for tensions to bubble to the surface. Most of the summit's work will be handled on Tuesday, when the two leaders and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are to hold hours of talks. Migration, both legal and illegal, and border security will be key topics. On Monday, Lopez Obrador challenged Biden to improve life across the region, telling him that you hold the key in your hand. This is the moment for us to determine

President Biden to get a firsthand look at US-Mexico border situation

President Joe Biden is heading to the US-Mexico border on Sunday, his first trip there as president after two years of hounding by Republicans who have hammered him as soft on border security while the number of migrants crossing spirals. Biden is due to spend a few hours in El Paso, Texas, currently the biggest corridor for illegal crossings, due in large part to Nicaraguans fleeing repression, crime and poverty in their country. They are among migrants from four countries who are now subject to quick expulsion under new rules enacted by the Biden administration in the past week. The president is expected to meet with border officials to discuss migration as well as the increased trafficking of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, which are driving skyrocketing numbers of overdoses in the U.S. Biden will visit the El Paso County Migrant Services Center and meet with nonprofits and religious groups that support migrants arriving to the U.S. It is not clear whether Biden will talk t

Mexico security nabs son of drug lord 'El Chapo' before Biden's visit

Mexican security forces captured Ovidio Guzmn, an alleged drug trafficker wanted by the United States and one of the sons of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaqun El Chapo Guzmn, in a pre-dawn operation Thursday that set off gunfights and roadblocks across the western state's capital. Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said Army and National Guard personnel had captured a son of El Chapo. Sandoval identified him only as Ovidio, in keeping with government policy. Ovidio Guzmn, nicknamed the Mouse, had not been one of El Chapo's better-known sons until an aborted operation to capture him three years ago. That attempt similarly set off violence in Culiacan that ultimately led President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador to order the military to let him go. Thursday's high-profile capture comes just days before Lpez Obrador will host US President Joe Biden for bilateral talks followed by their North American Leaders' Summit with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Drug trafficking, along

Mexico grants asylum to family of Peru's ousted President Castillo

Ebrard added that after granting asylum, Mexico will negotiate with Peruvian authorities the family's safe conduct so that they can leave Peru for Mexico if they wish to do so

Mexico plans to ask US Prez Biden for up to $48 bn for solar projects

Mexico plans to ask US President Joe Biden for as much as USD 48 billion in financing for solar projects, Foreign Relations Secretary Marcel Ebrard said on Tuesday. Ebrard said the request will be presented to Biden at the upcoming January 9-10 meeting of US, Canadian and Mexican leaders in Mexico City. Mexico hopes to build solar energy parks in the northern border state of Sonora, along with power transmission lines. Mexico hopes to receive some of the funding from the North American Development Bank, or NADBank. The bank funds green development projects, but has never provided financing on anything near the scale Mexico is requesting. Mexico also may get some of the funding between now and 2030 by issuing debt bonds. The solar parks are to be run by Mexico's state-owned utility, which has been involved in a trade dispute between Mexico and the United States. The US and Canada accuse President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador of trying to favor Mexico's state-owned utility over power

2026 FIFA WC hosts US, Mexico, Canada take diplomatic handover from Qatar

A diplomatic delegation from the three host countries of the 2026 World Cup were in Qatar on Sunday for a handover ceremony ahead of the final between France and Argentina. The United States, Mexico and Canada will stage soccer's biggest event in less than 3 years. We could not be more excited, U.S. presidential delegate Linda Greenfield said. We are already hard at work preparing for 2026 and we're looking forward to welcoming fans from around the world. Greenfield told Sheikha Alya Al Thani of Qatar, a fellow ambassador to the United Nations, that the current host had set the standards high. The most important thing to remember is the World Cup transcends things and it plays an exceptional role in uniting people and countries and creating lasting friendships, Sheikha Alya said. The 2026 tournament will be played in 16 cities: 11 in the United States, three in Mexico and two in Canada. Argentina won the title in Qatar by beating France 4-2 in a penalty shootout after a 3-3 draw.

Mexico's central bank hikes interest rate by 50 basis points to 10.50%

The central bank of Mexico (Banxico) raised the key interest rate once again to counter domestic inflationary pressure and the impact of a flagging global economy