By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS As millions of people around the world commemorate the 78th anniversary of the heroic sacrifices of World War II D-Day invasion of Normandy on Monday, June 6, we at Pulse News Mexico want to join in paying our respects to the more than 160,000 Allied troops who landed along that 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to
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In a modern era of atomic bombs and spy satellites, nothing like Normandy will ever happen again. It was, and will always be, the largest invasion in history
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OPINION By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF If it’s Cinco de Mayo – in the United States, of course – it’s time to break out the tequila and celebrate. In Mexico, however, the date is just a faded memory of the 1862 Battle of Puebla against the French, who got walloped by a Mexican indigenous army – a minor speck
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By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE It seems like Mexico City and Paris are in a constant toe-to-toe competition to determine which city has the greatest number of museums. Independent of which is in first place, if you live in or are close to Mexico City, you know the great luxury of being in a city of museums. Mexico’s museums were
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS For the St. Valentines weekend of Saturday, Feb. 12, through Monday, Feb. 14, love was literally in the air in Mexico City’s upscale Colonia Polanco as the Mexican Aromaria Interior Fragrances company brought it new home perfume Scent of a Kiss to the great outdoors. The sensual blend of the aromas of fresh primroses, wild musk and
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS No matter what type of tasting party you have in mind, there are always guidelines to help you better savor your star ingredient. Whether it be a wine-sipping soiree, a chocolate-savoring extravaganza or a casual sampling of homemade jams, presenting your food or drink in just the right order and context is the key to culinary success.
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By JESSICA GUERRERO MORELIA, Michoacán — The overexploitation of soil in Mexico’s wester central state of Michoacán, caused by the cultivation of avocados, has produced drastic effects on the environment and the endemic ecosystems of that state. Mexico is the center of global avocado production, specifically the central region of the country. Today, at least 135,000 hectares of Michoacán — Mexico’s
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By CAROLINE BRENNAN The Parroquia Francesa Cristo Resucitado y Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, a Catholic church located on Avenida Horacio in Mexico City’s bucolic suburb of Polanco, is well known in the area for being a place of worship, full of spirituality, peace and faith. Run by monks from the French religious order the Community of Saint John, the Parroquia,
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF At the request of the Mexican government, Interpol issued an arrest warrant for grounded airline Interjet cofounder and director Miguel Alemán Magnani for the alleged crime of tax evasion to the tune of 65 million pesos, authorities said Tuesday, Aug. 17. Aléman Magnani — grandson of former Mexican President Miguel Alemán Valdés (1946-1952) and
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Despite his infamously callous bulldozer approach to diplomacy, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced on Thursday, Aug. 5, that Mexico will soon host a “mediation process” between Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his political opponents. The president did not say when the mediation would begin, but internal sources in the Mexican government have
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