Many think that the 2010 FIFA World Cup starts tonight with the grand opening ceremony tonight at 6 PM EDT / 4 PM PDF, but the actual World Cup will only start when the referee signals the beginning of the first match tomorrow. There are two matches scheduled for the first day of the World [...]
Netherlands extended their unbeaten run to 17 matches with a 2-1 victory against Mexico in a game played in Germany. It is a second defeat in three days for Mexico, but Javier Aguirre’s men can take heart from a spirited second-half performance. The Arsenal forward, Robin van Persie scored twice and The Netherlands continued their [...]
President Barack Obama to send 1,200 soldiers to the frontier with Mexico to support actions against illegal substance trafficking and immigrants, said sources from the congress. The representative Gabrielle Giffords Arizona Democrat, said in a statement, moreover, that President Barack Obama will ask for $ 500 million to strengthen border security. One measure taken in [...]
President Barack Obama, will send up to 1,200 extra troops to the Mexican border to help in the fight against illegal substance trafficking and illegal immigration, said Tuesday a senior official of his government. “As part of its plan to secure the border (…) President Obama will ask for $ 500 million in additional funding [...]
The Mexican national football team has kept its clean sheet of four games, after winning the game against Angola with a score of 1-0. The game is part of Mexico’s US tour, as the team are preparing for the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa this summer. Signs seem to be good for the [...]
Apple announced that iPad will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK on Friday, May 28. Customers can pre-order all iPad models from Apple‘s online store in all nine countries beginning on Monday, May 10. In the US, Apple has already sold over one million iPads and customers [...]
Cinco de Mayo History: Battle of Puebla – On the day of May 5, 1862 the Mexican army commanded by general Ignacio Zaragoza faced the French army in the Battle of Puebla. The victory of Mexico forced the Napoleon’s army to withdraw. Ignacio Zaragoza, who also fought in the American invasion and in the War [...]
Cinco de Mayo History: Mexican Independence Day – As we all remeber in early 1862 France lead by Napoleon III invaded Mexico. In June 1861, at the initiative of President Benito Juarez the Mexican Congress had announced the suspension for two years the international debt payments, because the country’s economy was virtually bankrupt as a [...]
Cinco de Mayo History, what is commemorated ? The French invade Mexico In early 1862 Mexico was invaded by the French. A few months earlier, in June 1861, the Mexican Congress at the initiative of President Juarez had declared the suspension for a period of two years of international debt payments, because the country’s economy was [...]
On Saturday May 1, families have raised the flags of Mexico and the United States. The voices of more than 10 000 people were heard in the march that visited a city founded by Mexicans: San Jose, California. People walking down the street, demonstrating, discussing how unfair the Law SB1070 is for those who have [...]