Abducted mayor, officials in northern Mexico freed, governor says
MEXICO CITY, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The mayor of a small northern Mexican town and a group of local officials kidnapped by armed men have been freed, the governor of the border state of Coahuila said on Saturday. Mario Cedillo Infante, mayor of Guerrero, Coahuila, was abducted with eight other people on Friday night after […]
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Peru conservative Opus Dei businessman elected mayor of Lima
LIMA, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Conservative businessman Rafael Lopez Aliaga won a closely contested election to become mayor of Peru’s capital Lima on Monday after his rival, retired military officer Daniel Urresti, accepted his defeat. In his first public statements since Sunday’s election, Lopez Aliaga said he would wait for the final official results before […]
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Race for mayor of Peru’s capital is neck and neck among two conservatives, exit poll shows
LIMA, Oct 2 (Reuters) – An Opus Dei businessman and a retired military officer accused of murdering a journalist entered a technical tie in Sunday’s run to become Lima’s next mayor, according to an exit poll carried out by the firm Ipsos for Peru’s local elections. Rafael Lopez Aliaga, a hotel businessman who claims to […]
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Mexico City mayor eyes history in bid to be first female president
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register MEXICO CITY, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, a trained physicist vying to become the country’s first female president, is hoping her environmental credentials and success in curbing crime will help set her apart in the race for the top job in 2024. […]
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Mexico City mayor narrowly leads ruling party presidential race, poll shows
Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during the opening of the first clinic exclusively for trans and non-binary people in Mexico City, Mexico October 1, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register MEXICO CITY, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum holds a slight advantage over Foreign […]
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White House frustrated as Washington mayor seeks troops to help handle migrants
WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Thousands of migrants bused to Washington in recent months by Republican governors of states on the U.S.-Mexico border have caused tensions between the White House and the Democratic mayor of the U.S. capital city, four U.S. officials told Reuters. Last week, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser called on President Joe Biden, […]
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In age-old ritual, Mexican mayor weds alligator to secure abundance
SAN PEDRO HUAMELULA, Mexico, June 30 (Reuters) – A small town Mexican mayor married his alligator bride in a colorful ceremony as traditional music rang out and revelers danced while imploring the indigenous leader to seal the nuptials with a kiss. San Pedro Huamelula Mayor Victor Hugo Sosa obliged more than once during Thursday’s wedding, […]
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