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  • Cuba airplane crash: Leasing corporate blames Mexican workforce

    Police and military personnel work among the wreckage of the Boeing-737 plane that crashed shortly after taking off from the Jose Marti airport in Havana, Cuba, 18 May 2018 Image copyright EPA Symbol caption The aircraft came down shortly after take-off from Havana

    A plane crash in Cuba which killed 112 folks was once resulting from “human blunders”, the Mexican charter company which owns the airplane says.

    Damojh Airways mentioned a look at of the data recorders showed the Boeing 737 had taken off too steeply.

    Mexican pilots’ union ASPA said Damojh’s statement, which was launched earlier than the reputable research has concluded, used to be “irresponsible”.

    The crash was once one of the worst to happen within the Caribbean for many years.

    The Boeing 737 and its Mexican workforce had been leased from Damojh by Cuban state airline Cubana whilst it got here down 20km (12 miles) south of the Cuban capital, Havana.

    Image copyright Reuters Image caption The crash used to be considered one of the deadliest in Cuba in three decades

    A spokesman for the Mexican pilots’ union mentioned Damojh was “just seeking to protect their interests” through blaming the crew ahead of the investigation were concluded.

    Following the coincidence on 18 May, two former pilots for the corporate got here forward to allege that Damojh had a negative upkeep file.

    Damojh company ‘had safety complaints’

    Mexico’s civil aviation authority suspended the company’s operations within the wake of the accident. It mentioned the suspension might remain in position pending the result of the research.

    Such A Lot of the sufferers had been Cuban, including 10 evangelical pastors and their spouses. Of the 113 people on board, ONE HUNDRED TEN died on impact. Of the 3 preliminary survivors, later died in hospital.

    Miraculous plane crash survivors

    Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has arrange a special commission to research the crash.

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  • Mexico earthquake ends up in discovery of ancient temple

    The earthquake revealed some of the substructure underneath the temple Symbol copyright AFP Image caption The earthquake found out partitions belonging to an older temple below the pyramid

    Archaeologists scanning a Mexican pyramid for injury following September’s devastating earthquake have uncovered traces of an historic temple.

    The temple is nestled within the Teopanzolco pyramid in Morelos state, 70km (FORTY THREE miles) south of Mexico City.

    It is thought thus far again to 1150 and to belong to the Tlahuica tradition, one of the Aztec peoples living in relevant Mexico.

    The construction is devoted to Tláloc, the Aztec rain god.

    Archaeologists say it will have measured 6m by 4m (20ft via 13ft). A Number Of The temple’s is still additionally they found an incense burner and ceramic shards.

    Symbol copyright AFP Image caption the discovery was once made at the Teopanzolco pyramid in Cuernavaca

    Archaeologist Barbara Koniecza mentioned the 7.1-importance earthquake which hit Mexico in September led to really extensive injury to Teopanzolco, specifically to 2 temples

    Mexico earthquake: a visible information Mexico earthquake as it struck

    “The pyramid suffered really extensive rearrangement of the center of its structure,” Ms Koniecza mentioned.

    Research means that the Tlahuica lived in dozens of small city-states within the area of recent-day Morelos state.

    The main systems on the archaeological web site of Teopanzolco are idea to this point back to the thirteenth Century, which means that the newly found out temple could have predated them.

    Ms Koniecza says it was not unusual for the Tlahuica to build on most sensible of older structures.

  • Pepsi bottling plant shuts in Mexico after gang threats

    Police officers guard the entrance of the Coca-Cola FEMSA distribution plant after it closes down due to the issues of security and violence during the campaign rally of Independent presidential candidate Margarita Zavala (unseen) in Ciudad Altamirano in Guerrero state, Mexico April 3, 2018. Symbol copyright Reuters Symbol caption The closure of the PepsiCo plant comes less than three months after Coca-Cola did the similar

    a company bottling and distributing soda for PepsiCo in Mexico, Grupo Gepp, has closed its plant within the city of Ciudad Altamirano mentioning gang threats.

    The transfer comes less than 3 months after Pepsi’s rival Coca-Cola Femsa additionally closed its plant there.

    Workers said they had been threatened through organised crime gangs who demanded “protection money”.

    Earlier this yr, the us state division warned against travel to the area as a result of gang violence.

    ‘War zone’

    About 100 staff had been hired at the bottling plant in Ciudad Altamirano, which is situated in Guerrero, one of the states so much severely affected by gang violence.

    Grupo Gepp said in a press release that the closure was most effective transient, but workers stated they feared they would lose their jobs for good.

    the corporate said that “prerequisites had to guarantee persisted distribution” had been not given.

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    Drivers mentioned they had been stopped by means of gang contributors threatening to take over their lorries if they weren’t paid off.

    a bunch of prison gangs are energetic in the area and their turf struggle has noticed a rise in violence which led the united states state division to ban its workers from travelling to Guerrero.

    “Armed groups operate independently of the government in lots of areas of Guerrero,” it warns on its go back and forth recommendation web page.

    “Contributors of those groups regularly take care of roadblocks and should use violence in opposition to travelers,” it says.

    The president of the National Alliance of Small Businesses, Cuauhtémoc Rivera, likened Ciudad Altamirano to a “conflict zone”.

    He instructed El Sol de México newspaper that legal gangs had stepped forward from stealing lorries to right away attacking the distribution centres.

    He said that local industry were affected because distribution firms were chopping the choice of deliveries they have been making within the house because of safety fears.

    “there is a lot of worry, other people do not dare speak out,” he mentioned.

  • Trump: DHS instructed to halt ‘caravans’ into the U.S., may make border agreement part of NAFTA

    President Trump said Monday that he has instructed the Department of Homeland Security not to allow the reported caravans of people traveling through Mexico to be admitted to the U.S.

    President Trump said Monday that he has instructed the Department of Homeland Security not to allow the reported caravans of people traveling through Mexico to be admitted to the U.S.

    “Despite the Democrat inspired laws on Sanctuary Cities and the Border being so bad and one sided, I have instructed the Secretary of Homeland Security not to let these large Caravans of people into our Country. It is a disgrace. We are the only Country in the World so naive! WALL,” Mr. Trumptweeted.

    A few weeks ago, multiple reports of caravans carrying up to 1,500 people from Central America dominated headlines. Those groups were apparently headed for the U.S., but several hundred decided to stop in Mexico and remain there. Some did want to continue on to the U.S., which prompted Mr. Trump to request that National Guard troops be sent down to assist border agents.

    The president said Mexico needs to be more of a help to the U.S. in preventing illegal border crossings.

    “Mexico, whose laws on immigration are very tough, must stop people from going through Mexico and into the U.S. We may make this a condition of the new NAFTA Agreement. Our Country cannot accept what is happening! Also, we must get Wall funding fast,” Mr. Trumpadded in a follow up tweet.

    The president has long said he intends to negotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, known as NAFTA, between Canada, Mexico and the U.S., and now may decide to make immigration issues part of the deal.

    Despite the Democrat inspired laws on Sanctuary Cities and the Border being so bad and one sided, I have instructed the Secretary of Homeland Security not to let these large Caravans of people into our Country. It is a disgrace. We are the only Country in the World so naive! WALL

    — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 23, 2018

    Mexico, whose laws on immigration are very tough, must stop people from going through Mexico and into the U.S. We may make this a condition of the new NAFTA Agreement. Our Country cannot accept what is happening! Also, we must get Wall funding fast.

    — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 23, 2018

  • Donald Trump may reconsider tariff on aluminum and steel in exchange for new terms on NAFTA

    President Trump said Monday that he’ll reconsider tariffs on aluminum and steel if Canada and Mexico agree to new terms on NAFTA.

    President Trump said Monday that he’ll reconsider tariffs on aluminum and steel if Canada and Mexico agree to new terms on NAFTA.“We have large trade deficits with Mexico and Canada. NAFTA, which is under renegotiation right now, has been a bad deal for U.S.A. Massive relocation of companies & jobs. Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum will only come off if new & fair NAFTA agreement is signed. Also, Canada must..” Mr. Trumptweeted.

    “…treat our farmers much better. Highly restrictive. Mexico must do much more on stopping drugs from pouring into the U.S. They have not done what needs to be done. Millions of people addicted and dying,” he added.

    Trade has been an issue that Mr. Trump has focused on since the early days of his campaign, including a promise to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, known as NAFTA.

    SEE ALSO: Trump won’t back down on tariffs despite widespread fears of trade war

    The president first proposed the idea of higher tariffs on aluminum and steel last week. He said this will help those industries in the U.S. regain jobs and treat workers better.

    We have large trade deficits with Mexico and Canada. NAFTA, which is under renegotiation right now, has been a bad deal for U.S.A. Massive relocation of companies & jobs. Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum will only come off if new & fair NAFTA agreement is signed. Also, Canada must..

    — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 5, 2018

    …treat our farmers much better. Highly restrictive. Mexico must do much more on stopping drugs from pouring into the U.S. They have not done what needs to be done. Millions of people addicted and dying.

    — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 5, 2018

    To protect our Country we must protect American Steel! #AMERICA FIRST

    — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 5, 2018