By MARK LORENZANA According to the results of a survey released by Mexican daily newspaper El Universal, which was carried out from Aug. 18 to 23 of this year by the survey firm Buendía and Márquez, the majority of Mexicans support the move to use the armed forces in the fight against organized crime, despite the increased militarization of the
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By KELIN DILLON Mexico’s City seismic alert system, created to warn inhabitants about earthquakes in time enough for evacuation onto the street, failed twice over the weekend, once due to human error and the other due to technological malfunction. Following a 5.7 magnitude earthquake on he evening of Friday, March 19, the alarm system let out an incorrect warning announcing
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By RICH GRANT WELLINGTON – The Lonely Planet travel guide books once called Wellington the “coolest capital city in the world,” an accolade the town loved so much, they made it their official slogan. And why not? New Zealand’s capital city is a pretty cool place, and the 300,000 people who live here know it. More than a quarter of
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF A reminder to all, the Mexico City earthquake alarm system will be activated for a testing and drill at noon today, Monday, Aug. 6, followed by an announcement informing the public that it is just a test. These tests were ordered by the city’s head of government José Ramón Amieva after 1,481 of Mexico
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