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Mexico's Pemex back in red in Q3 of disasters

Mexico City - Al Maghrib Today

Mexican state oil company Pemex said Friday it posted a loss of $5.3 billion in the third quarter as output took a hit from two earthquakes and several storms. The negative result ended a streak of three consecutive quarters in the black for the company, which is trying to get back on solid footing after years of declining production. TwoRead more

One week on, jittery Mexico far from coming

Mexico City - Al Maghrib Today

A week after an earthquake that killed more than 300 people, thousands of Mexicans were still unable to return Tuesday to their badly damaged homes, much less their normal lives. After a week of eerie quiet in Mexico City, the capital's notorious traffic jams were visible again as the sprawling city of 20 million people began returning to work andRead more

New quake shakes traumatized Mexico City

Mexico City - Al Maghrib Today

Hopes of finding more survivors after Mexico City's devastating quake dwindled to virtually nothing on Sunday, five days after the 7.1 tremor rocked the heart of the mega-city, toppling dozens of buildings and killing more than 300 people. Yet authorities were still listening to anguished families who insisted that painstaking rescue operations continue at a handful of sites. Foreign teamsRead more

Hurricane Norma heads for Mexican resort

Washington - Al Maghrib Today

Norma weakened to tropical storm strength Saturday as it moved in the direction of Mexico's Baja California in the Pacific, the US National Hurricane Center said, even as Tropical Storm Maria threatened the battered Leeward islands. Norma, which had grown to hurricane strength before tapering off, was expected to weaken further over the next two days on a track thatRead more

Hurricane Max makes landfall in Mexico: NHC

Mexico City - Al Maghrib Today

Hurricane Max made landfall in Mexico on Thursday, whipping its Pacific coast with winds of 130 kilometers (80 miles) per hour, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. The Category One storm hit the coast of southwestern Guerrero state and is expected to pour heavy rain on neighboring Oaxaca, still suffering the effects of a massive earthquake last week. Source: AFPRead more

Rescuers dig for Mexico quake survivors as deadly storm strikes

Mexico City - Al Maghrib Today

Homeless and bereaved, hundreds of Mexican families camped in the streets as rescuers raced Saturday to find survivors from an earthquake that killed at least 61 people, while elsewhere storm Katia unleashed floods and mudslides that killed two. In the southern region hit hardest by the quake, emergency workers looked for survivors -- or bodies -- in the rubble of homes,Read more

Race to rescue survivors from ruins of Mexico quake

Juchitán de Zaragoza - Al Maghrib Today

Police, soldiers and emergency workers raced Friday to rescue survivors from the ruins of Mexico's most powerful earthquake in a century, which killed at least 61 people. In the southern region hit hardest by the quake, emergency workers looked for survivors -- or bodies -- in the rubble of houses, churches and schools that were torn apart in the 8.1-magnitudeRead more

Mexico's biggest quake in century kills at least 58

Juchitan De Zaragoza - Al Maghrib Today

Mexico’s most powerful earthquake in a century killed at least 58 people, officials said Friday, after it struck the Pacific coast, wrecking buildings and sending families fleeing into the streets. Rescue workers rushed to the worst scenes of destruction, in the southern states of Oaxaca and Chiapas, where officials warned there may be people trapped in the ruins. President EnriqueRead more

Wind energy blows up storm of controversy in Mexico

La Ventosa - Al Maghrib Today

Cain Lopez looks tiny standing near the seven enormous wind turbines that tower over his farm in the Mexican village of La Ventosa. In this gusty rural region near the Pacific coast, the wind is so strong it sometimes flips over cars and even trailer trucks.Lopez always considered it a curse, until an international energy company came along and saidRead more

Women in Mexico join global march against Trump

Mexico - ArabToday

Women in Mexico joined the global Women's March on Saturday by staging their own protests against U.S. President Donald Trump. In the capital Mexico City, some 400 protesters gathered outside the U.S. embassy to demand the new president to show more respect for the rights of women and minorities. Several protesters carried signs that read: "Respect my existence or expectRead more