Latino State News
DEA Makes Three More “Fake Pot” Drugs Temporarily Illegal
May 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
This week the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) made the synthetic cannabinoids UR-144, XLR11, and AKB48 Schedule I, illegal drugs under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) for the next two years. continue reading »
Nadal, Federer Face-off at Rome Finals
May 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Spain's Rafael Nadal produced his best tennis of this year's Rome Masters on Saturday, starting the match on fire and finishing strong to claim a 6-2, 6-4 semifinal victory over Czech Tomas Berdych. continue reading »
Ex-President Fujimori Under Observation for Gastritis
May 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The imprisoned ex-president of Peru, Alberto Fujimori, is under observation at a Lima clinic after being diagnosed with gastritis, his daughter Keiko said Saturday. continue reading »
American Powerball Jackpot Worth Some $600 Million
May 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The jackpot for America's Powerball lottery has reached some $600 million and could get even bigger with the sale of tickets before Saturday night's drawing, the organizers said. continue reading »
China Welcomes Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary
May 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Jose Antonio Meade begins a working visit Sunday to China, where he hopes to bolster bilateral relations and "start a new stage of cooperation," the Foreign Relations Secretariat said. continue reading »
YPF Partners With Chevron Over Vaca Muerta Development Terms in Argentina
May 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Argentine state-controlled energy company YPF has signed an agreement with Chevron Corp. outlining the commercial terms and conditions for developing the Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas field in the country's southwest. continue reading »
Mexico to Create Special Unit to Investigate the Missing
May 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Mexico's Government Secretariat and federal Attorney General's Office will soon create a joint unit to investigate and solve the cases of thousands of missing persons. continue reading »
Mexico, Brazil Looking to Boost Trade Relations Without Free-trade Pacts
May 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Jose Antonio Meade visited his Brazilian counterpart, Antonio Patriota, with whom he agreed to promote a series of business meetings to boost bilateral trade. continue reading »
Defected Cuban Ballerinas to Perform in Miami For First Time
May 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The seven members of the National Ballet of Cuba who defected in March while on tour in Mexico will perform for the first time in the United States at a May 25 show in Miami. continue reading »
Brazil Clones 1st Animal in the World from Adipose Cell
May 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A tame, healthy calf that grazes on a farm in Brazil is unique in the world for having been the first to survive cloning from a cell of adipose tissue. A calf of a zebu breed named Brasilia de Cerrado was born on April 23 at the experimental ranch of the Brazilian Agricultural and Livestock Research Company, or Embrapa, in Planaltina near Brasilia. continue reading »
Nestle Invests $130 Million in Factory Expansion in Mexico
May 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto inaugurated a 1.6-billion-peso ($130-million) expansion of a Nestle instant coffee factory in the central city of Toluca. The project has boosted the plant's productive capacity by 30 percent, making it the world's biggest facility of its kind, Nestle Mexico CEO Marcelo Melchior said during Friday's ceremony. continue reading »
Puerto Rican Authorities Rescue Baby Manatee
May 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Rangers from Puerto Rico's Department of Natural and Environmental Resources rescued a newborn manatee they found stranded on a beach in the La Boquilla district of Mayaguez municipality on the Caribbean island's west coast. continue reading »
INFOGRAPHIC: Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest
May 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The Amazon Rainforest is a unique and lush eco system. It largely consists of over a billion acres of land encompassing areas in Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia and the Eastern Andean region of Ecuador and Peru. continue reading »
Bill Gates Takes Back World’s Richest Person, Slim is Number 2
May 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Bill Gates has regained the title of the world's richest person, a position he lost in 2007 to Mexico's Carlos Slim due to fluctuations in the Microsoft mogul's stock market investments, according to Bloomberg's daily index. continue reading »
Pemex Discovers Deep-Water Find in Gulf of Mexico
May 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Mexican state-owned oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos said it detected the presence of oil at a deep-water field in the Gulf of Mexico. "There are clear signs of the presence of hydrocarbons in Maximino, but final tests are still needed to fully confirm it," Pemex announced on Twitter. continue reading »
