By ALLAN WALL The death of Queen Elizabeth II, England’s longest reigning monarch, at age 96 on Thursday, Sept. 8, marked the end of an era for both the people of the United Kingdom and the entire global community. Nowhere was her influence more felt and will her legacy be more remembered than in her beloved homeland and Commonwealth. But
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO As part of the celebration of Bolivia’s 197th independence anniversary, that South American nation’s embassy in Mexico opened an exhibit of 47 paintings by four female Bolivian artists at Mexico City’s Casa Milán Cultural Center on Friday, Aug. 26. The collection, titled “Colores de la Vida, una Mirada Femenina” (“Colors of Life, a Feminine View”), include paintings
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF France’s new ambassador to Mexico, Jean-Pierre Asvazadourian, assumed his duties on Thursday, Oct. 15, after presenting copies of his diplomatic credentials to Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE) Protocol Director Juan Carlos Lara Armienta, along with SRE Europe Director General Bernardo Aguilar Calvo. Asvazadourian, a career diplomat with more than 35 years of experience under his belt, has
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By RICARDO CASTILLO First Coronavirus Case in Mexico Mexico’s Health Secretariat was notified on Saturday, Feb. 1, by the Los Angeles International Airport medical authorities of the confirmed case of a 37-year-old Chinese national and Wuhan native who had visited Mexico as of Jan. 21. Taxi service company Uber acknowledged that the infected person used at least two of its
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Bolivia’s pro tempore president, Janine Añez, has very little governance experience, so she’s decided that to make her stay at the presidency she must pick a fight with other nations. Right after coming to power on Nov. 15, her first move was to break diplomatic relations with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Maduro was most happy with that
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By RICARDO CASTILLO The conflicting crescendo of undiplomatic affairs between Mexico and Bolivia took unexpected proportions on Monday, Dec. 30, as interim Bolivian President Jeanine Añez Chávez expelled Mexican Ambassador María Teresa Mercado as a “persona non grata.” Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard immediately appointed the current head of the embassy Ana Luisa Vallejo as Mercado’s ad interim substitute.
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By RICARDO CASTILLO ,,, A quick review of the most important news in Mexico over the last few days…
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Mexico at Odds with Bolivia Diplomatic relations between Bolivia and Mexico are heading toward higher tensions as La Paz demands that Mexico deliver four out of nine people who have sought and been granted asylum in the Mexican Embassy in Bolivia. Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard announces in early morning of Thursday, Dec. 26, that he would
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By RICARDO CASTILLO … Mexico has officially condemned what it considers to be a military coup against a duly elected president…
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