MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The bodies of more than a dozen Hondurans have been identified among the 51 people who died after being trapped inside a trailer truck found this week on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas, a senior Mexican official said on Wednesday. Francisco Garduno, head of the Mexican government's National Migration Institute (INM), told a news conference that 14 … [Read more...] about More Central Americans confirmed among Texas migrant truck dead, Mexico says
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Mexico president doubles down on Hitler comparison with Jewish analyst after protest
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday said he was right to compare a prominent Mexican Jewish figure to Adolf Hitler for his political mindset, shrugging off a protest from the country's Jewish community. Lopez Obrador on Wednesday said advertising executive and political analyst Carlos Alazraki, a critic of the president, was … [Read more...] about Mexico president doubles down on Hitler comparison with Jewish analyst after protest
Guatemala, Mexico families mourn missing teenage sons after migrant tragedy
NAHUALA, Guatemala/ATEXQUILAPAN, Mexico (Reuters) - Some of the youngest migrants thought to have died in a suffocating trailer in Texas this week set off from poor towns in Guatemala and Mexico, following in the footsteps of relatives seeking a better life in the United States. On Thursday, residents in Nahuala, Guatemala mourned Wilmer Tulul, 14, and Melvin Guachiac, … [Read more...] about Guatemala, Mexico families mourn missing teenage sons after migrant tragedy
Biden to host Mexico President Obrador July 12 after summit snub
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will host Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in Washington on July 12, the White House said on Tuesday, a visit that was initially planned after the Mexican president snubbed a U.S.-hosted regional summit earlier this month. Obrador's refusal to attend the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles because of disputes over the guest list … [Read more...] about Biden to host Mexico President Obrador July 12 after summit snub
US labour market remains tight; business activity slowing
WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits edged down last week as labor market conditions remained tight, though a slowdown is emerging amid high inflation and rising interest rates. Despite the second straight weekly decline reported by the Labor Department on Thursday, claims are hovering near a five-month high. There have been job … [Read more...] about US labour market remains tight; business activity slowing