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Tourists scatter as Hurricane Dorian hurls toward Bahamas

Tourists scrambled to leave the Bahamas on Friday as Hurricane Dorian approached its northwestern islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco, eager to take off before the international airport was to shut down at 10 p.m. […]

By Rebekah F. Ward. Published by Reuters on August 30, 2019.


Two Israeli men shot dead in apparent Mexico City shopping mall hit

Two Israeli men were shot dead in an apparent gangland hit at a luxury Mexico City shopping mall, authorities said on Thursday, in the latest flare-up of violence convulsing the capital. […]

By Rebekah F. Ward. Published by Reuters on July 25, 2019.


‘Best day ever!’ Internet pokes fun at Mexico’s finance minister grim-faced job acceptance

Mexico’s Arturo Herrera looks grim in a viral video in which President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador names him finance minister, a job Herrera’s predecessor left in a huff at a time when Latin America’s second largest economy is signaling weakness. […]

By Rebekah F. Ward. Published by Reuters on July 10, 2019.


Mexico arrests five suspects in kidnapping of Cancun call center workers

Five suspects have been arrested in the kidnapping of more than two dozen call center workers who were likely caught in a business dispute in the Mexican tourist city of Cancun, a state official said on Wednesday. […]

By Rebekah F. Ward. Published by Reuters on July 3, 2019.


Mexican National Guard expands into capital to address crime surge

Mexico’s new militarized National Guard police force will expand to the capital Mexico City in an effort to tackle a deteriorating security situation, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday. […]

By Rebekah F. Ward. Published by Reuters on June 27, 2019.


Mexico’s oil regulator approves BP’s offshore drilling plan

Mexico’s oil regulator on Tuesday approved a $97 million (£76.4 million) plan for drilling in an offshore area operated by British supermajor BP in the southern Gulf of Mexico. […]

By Rebekah F. Ward. Published by Reuters on June 25, 2019.


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