Jacob - Instablogs
Oct 20 2009
Each pink taxi comes with a beauty kit, a GPS system and an alarm button. The new fleet of 35 cabs in Mexico’s colonial city of Puebla are driven exclusively by women and don’t stop for men. The cabs cater especially to those tired of...
Oct 13 2009
Workers have staged protests in several Mexican cities against a government decision to dissolve a state-run energy distribution firm. The powerful Electrical Workers’ Union declared a state of emergency after federal police seized the offices of...
Sep 5 2009
Portugal’s Prime Minister Jose Socrates is embroiled in a row after a national TV channel shelved a programme dealing with alleged government corruption. Chief editors of the privately run TVI channel resigned after the broadcast - due on Friday...
Jul 25 2009
It’s a six-month-old baby girl from San Luis Potosi who is alive” and first showed symptoms of the new strain of the influenza A(H1N1) virus on February 24, said Celia Alpuche of the Institute of Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference...
Oct 6 2008
New research on abortion in Mexico has found a significant increase in the rate of abortions despite legal restrictions that virtually ban the procedure in most parts of the country.
Apr 12 2008
n a hot-pink Mohawk haircut and leotard to match, he pirouettes before taking down his muscle-bound enemies with a swift kick to the groin. Maximo, Mexican professional wrestling’s latest sensation, then delivers a crowning blow - a kiss on the...
Apr 11 2008
Scientists for the first time have identified long-term changes in mice brains that may shed light on why addicts get hooked on drugs—in this case methamphetamines—and have such a tough time kicking the habit. The findings, reported in the journal...