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Adidas Accused of Cultural Appropriation Over Oaxaca-Inspired Sandals

This is Beirut, 10/08 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US fashion designer Willy Chavarria said Saturday he regrets that sandals he created together with Adidas “appropriated” a traditional design from the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. Local authorities had complained that the Oaxaca Slip-On sandals were a “reinterpreted” model of huarache sandals, particularly one found uniquely in the ...

Trump May Use Military Against Drug Cartels

This is Beirut, 08/08 21:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump is moving to target Latin American drug cartels with the military, US media said Friday, after Washington designated several narcotics trafficking groups as "terrorist" organizations earlier this year. The New York Times reported that Trump has directed the Pentagon to use military force against cartels deemed ...

Mexican Voice Actors Demand Regulation on AI Voice Cloning

This is Beirut, 14/07 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Mexican actors protested the growing threat artificial intelligence poses to their industry, calling on Sunday for better regulations to prevent voice cloning without consent. The rise of AI was a key issue in Hollywood's 2023 actors and writers' strikes, as creatives feared studios would use the technology to replace paid content. Last year, ...

Embassy of Mexico Inaugurates Newly Landscaped Garden at the Statue of the Emigrant

Lyne Sammouri, 04/06 13:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Mexican Embassy in Lebanon has unveiled a newly landscaped garden at the site of the Lebanese Emigrant Statue near Beirut Port, marking 80 years of diplomatic relations and cultural ties between the two countries.

When Vargas Llosa Punched García Márquez: A Journalist Witness Recalls

This is Beirut, 16/04 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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When journalist and novelist Elena Poniatowska headed to a film premiere in Mexico City, she had no idea she was about to witness the literary feud of the century as two future Nobel laureates came to blows. It was February 12, 1976, and Poniatowska wound up seated next to Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez and his wife Mercedes to watch the ...

Shakira Concerts Bring Major Economic Boom to Mexico City

This is Beirut, 25/03 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Shakira fans flocking to see the Colombian star in concert are generating tens of millions of dollars for Mexico, according to the local chamber of commerce, underscoring the economic significance of major musical events. Home to around nine million people, Mexico City is a magnet for Latin and other international musicians who attract fans from ...

Trump Backs Off Canada and Mexico Tariffs

This is Beirut, 07/03 05:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump on Thursday delayed some tariffs targeting Canada and Mexico, leading Ottawa to halt an upcoming wave of countermeasures -- offering a reprieve to companies and consumers after blowback on financial markets. Stock markets tumbled after Trump's duties of up to 25 percent took effect Tuesday, as economists warned that ...

Trump Backs off Mexico Tariffs While Canada Tensions Simmer

This is Beirut, 06/03 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was pausing sweeping tariffs recently imposed on Mexican imports after talks with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, while tensions with Canada continued to simmer amid strong blowback on world markets. Trump said fresh tariffs targeting Mexico would not apply to trade falling under a pact between ...

Global Trade War... Trump's Tariffs Upsetting the World

Maurice Matta, 06/03 11:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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In his longest-ever speech before Congress, US President Donald Trump addressed several domestic and foreign issues, calling for the beginning of the “America’s Golden Age” and the strengthening of its sovereignty and independence. He emphasized that the United States “will remain free and independent.” As he delivered his speech, Trump ...

Mexico Warns US It Is Ready to Seek Other Trade Partners

This is Beirut, 05/03 17:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Mexico will look for other trading partners if needed in the face of US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, his Mexican counterpart Claudia Sheinbaum warned Wednesday. Mexico has to take "important decisions for the future of the country" and "if necessary, other trading partners will be sought," she said at her morning news ...

Mexican President Announces Retaliatory Tariffs Against US

This is Beirut, 04/03 16:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Mexico will hit back at US President Donald Trump's tariffs with retaliatory duties of its own, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday, accusing Washington of "defamatory" claims against her government. There was "no reason or justification" for Trump to impose the 25 percent tariffs despite Mexico's collaboration in ...

New US Tariffs for Canada and Mexico Take Effect Tuesday

This is Beirut, 04/03 05:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump shut down hopes Monday of an eleventh-hour deal with Canada and Mexico to avert sweeping tariffs, while signing an order to further hike duties on China. Trump had unveiled -- and then paused -- blanket tariffs on imports from major trading partners Canada and Mexico in February, accusing them of failing to stop illegal ...

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