By MARK LORENZANA Mexican winger Hirving “Chucky” Lozano saved his heroics for the last minute, scoring a late goal as the Mexican National Men’s Soccer Team overcame Peru, 1-0, in their international soccer friendly on the night of Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. Lozano, who also plays for Italian Serie A club Napoli, anticipated
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By MARK LORENZANA On Saturday, July 16, Irish golf superstar Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland — a 24-year-old Norwegian ranked number nine in the world — shared the lead at 16-under par after the third round at the British Open, the oldest and most prestigious golf tournament in the world. It’s a shame, though, that the British Open — a PGA
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By MARK LORENZANA The inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series teed off on Thursday, June 9, at the Centurion Club in London, England. In May of this year, LIV Golf announced that 42 players would compete in its inaugural event, which has a $25 million total purse. LIV Golf, which is financed by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Just one day after Mexican Foreign Relations (SRE) Secretary Marcelo Ebrard announced that the Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) government was beginning negotiations for Qatar Airways to open direct flights to Mexico, using the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA), the Middle Eastern airlines on Wednesday, April 6, contradicted Ebrard, saying it has no plans
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Qatar Airways will soon begin negotiations to establish direct flights between Doha and Mexico City, Mexican Foreign Relations (SRE) Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Tuesday, April 5. The airlines, which already services more than 150 international destinations with a fleet of 200 aircraft, would theoretically be flying to the newly opened Felipe Ángeles International Airport
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By KELIN DILLON Mexican Formula 1 driver Sergio “Checo” Pérez of Red Bull Racing took the fastest lap during the free practice of the Monaco Grand Prix on Thursday, May 20, with a time of 1:12.487. The Guadalajara native, who used soft tires on the city track, beat Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz and his own teammate Max Verstappen by .119
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By KELIN DILLON Beginning on Saturday, April 17, any consumers in Mexico wishing to purchase a new SIM card for their phones will be required to present biometric data that is set to be kept on file as part of the country’s new National Register of Mobile Users. Mexico is now the 18th country in the world to implement this
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XINHUA The covid-19 pandemic may have slowed international migration flows by around 2 million people last year, cutting the annual growth expected since mid-2019 by around 27 percent, according to a report by the United Nations released Friday, Jan. 15. International Migration 2020 Highlights, published by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), shows that since the year
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Bleak Outlook on Poverty There is no question that Mexico’s gross domestic product will plummet this year. The question is how much it will fall, and guesses range from between 5.7 percent to 10.5 percent. A recent study by the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development (Coneval) presented two different economic scenarios for the rest
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Energy Plaintiffs Sue, AMLO Replies There was a response from Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on Monday, May 18, to the international plaintiffs suing his administration for breach of contract regarding the cancelation of their operations of clean energy production. “They have the right to go to court,” he said, “as do we have the
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