This is Beirut, 28/10 18:45 - Reading : less than a minute
The Mexican Navy on Tuesday confirmed it was carrying out a rescue operation after US strikes on four alleged drug-smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean that left one survivor. The Navy said that the operation was taking place more than 400 miles (645 km) southwest of the port of Acapulco and was carried out at the request of the US Coast ...
This is Beirut, 27/10 11:45 - Reading : less than a minute
In Mexico, death is not an end but a continuation. The Catrina Parade turns the streets into a living poem, painted skulls, bright flowers, and smiles honoring those who came before. Here, memory becomes celebration, and life becomes a colorful tribute to eternity.
This is Beirut, 27/10 11:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lando Norris regained the lead in the drivers' world championship for the first time in six months on Sunday when he steered his McLaren to a commanding victory in a breathless Mexico Grand Prix. Driving with great authority, the 25-year-old Briton came home 30.324 seconds ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, with four-time champion Max Verstappen ...
This is Beirut, 15/09 16:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Music Tradition Tim Burton Lady Gaga Mexico Culture
On the Island of the Dolls in Mexico City, hundreds of plastic toys wearing little more than rags hang from trees, their glass eyes staring down at visitors. The macabre site may spook many, but it intrigued gothic film director Tim Burton and pop superstar Lady Gaga, who used the island as the backdrop for the music video they shot together, The ...
This is Beirut, 22/08 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Adidas Fashion Culture Art Mexico U.S.
Sportswear giant Adidas apologized to an Indigenous community in Mexico Thursday for using their traditional sandals as inspiration for a new design, after an outcry by officials and President Claudia Sheinbaum. Local authorities had complained that the Oaxaca Slip-On sandals were a reinterpretation of huarache sandals, particularly one found ...
This is Beirut, 10/08 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Adidas Fashion Heritage Culture Art Mexico
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 ...
This is Beirut, 08/08 21:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump USA Mexico Cartels
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 ...
This is Beirut, 14/07 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Film AI Actors Entertainment Mexico Culture
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, ...
Lyne Sammouri, 04/06 13:00 - Reading : less than a minute
mexico lebanon diplomacy embassy of mexico in lebanon
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.
This is Beirut, 16/04 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Peru Literature Llosa Mexico Marquez Culture
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 ...
This is Beirut, 25/03 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Concert Music Culture Art Shakira Mexico
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 ...
This is Beirut, 07/03 05:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Mexico Canada
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 ...