MEXICO CITY (AP) — The head of Mexico’s immigration agency says his country won’t accept migrants younger than 18 while they await the resolution of their U.S. asylum claims. Tonatiuh Guillen says Mexico also won’t extend the policy beyond a single border crossing, the El Chaparral gate in Tijuana. Mexican officials had previously said the […]
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By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc <AMZN.O> launched a cash payment service in Mexico on Tuesday, aiming to expand its customer base in a country where shoppers are wary of credit card fraud and often earn their living in paper currency. The strategy could also help it to win market share […]
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By Julia Love and Christine Murray MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s telecommunications regulator is discussing a proposal that would allow billionaire Carlos Slim’s America Movil to start charging local rivals again for calls made to clients on its network, according to a document seen by Reuters. Rivals such as AT&T and Telefonica have been anxiously […]
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By David Ingram SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Monday it was testing the idea of dividing its News Feed in two, separating commercial posts from personal news in a move that could lead some businesses to increase advertising. The Facebook News Feed, the centerpiece of the world’s largest social network service, is […]
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(Reuters) – Nicaragua is set to join the Paris climate agreement, according to an official statement and comments from Vice President Rosario Murillo on Monday, in a move that leaves the United States and Syria as the only nations outside the global pact. Nicaragua has already presented the relevant documents at the United Nations, Murillo, […]
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By Alan Baldwin AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Mercedes won the Formula One constructors’ title for the fourth year in a row on Sunday but Lewis Hamilton was made to wait despite cruising to a U.S. Grand Prix victory at one of his favourite circuits. Hamilton, presented with the winner’s trophy by former U.S. president Bill […]
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By Salvador Rodriguez and Jeffrey Dastin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Nearly two dozen major companies in technology and other industries are planning to launch a coalition to demand legislation that would allow young, illegal immigrants a path to permanent residency, according to documents seen by Reuters. The Coalition for the American Dream intends to ask […]
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By Sheky Espejo MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Since two massive earthquakes hit Mexico in September, claiming more than 460 lives, an early warning start-up called SkyAlert has doubled its users to 5.8 million, making it one of the country’s most downloaded apps. SkyAlert has also found a market selling alarms to small businesses in the […]
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday backed away from a bipartisan deal on healthcare reached by two senators a day earlier, saying he could never support legislation “bailing out” insurance companies. On Tuesday, Trump appeared to embrace the deal struck by Republican Senator Lamar Alexander and Democratic Senator Patty Murray as “a […]
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By Alan Baldwin AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton could be crowned Britain’s first four-times Formula One world champion in Texas this weekend while Mercedes are on the brink of a fourth consecutive constructor’s title. The chances of Mercedes, 145 points clear of Ferrari with four races remaining, wrapping things up in Austin appear to […]
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By Alan Baldwin AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton could be crowned Britain’s first four-times Formula One world champion in Texas this weekend while Mercedes are on the brink of a fourth consecutive constructor’s title. The chances of Mercedes, 145 points clear of Ferrari with four races remaining, wrapping things up in Austin appear to […]
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By Salvador Rodriguez and Julia Love SAN FRANCISCO/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Amazon, Facebook and other U.S. tech companies are expanding operations south of the border as Mexico works to capitalize on the Trump administration’s anti-immigration stance. Since the beginning of the year, Amazon.com Inc <AMZN.O> has opened a new engineering office in Mexico City, while […]
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