Canada, US, Mexico formally sign new trade deal USMCA
Dec 01, 2018, at 08:48 pm
Buenos Aires, Dec 1 (IBNS): Canada, the United States and Mexico have formally signed the new trade deal, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), at Buenos Aires in Argentina.
Canada, US, Mexico to sign new trade deal today
Nov 30, 2018, at 04:12 pm
Ottawa, Nov 30 (IBNS): Canada, the United States and Mexico will sign the trade deal, which is a renewed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), on Friday morning, media reports said.
US court temporarily blocks Trump's order barring asylum to illegal migrants
Nov 20, 2018, at 03:08 pm
Washington D C, Nov 20 (IBNS) : In the latest courtroom defeat for Donald Trump on immigration policy, a US judge on Monday temporarily blocked an order by the President that barred asylum for immigrants who enter the country illegally from Mexico, the latest courtroom defeat for Trump on immigration policy, media reports said.
Mexico urged to continue progress on enforced disappearances, women’s rights and press freedom
Nov 08, 2018, at 08:41 am
New York, Nov 8 (IBNS): Mexico faces “considerable challenges” in guaranteeing people’s human rights, its ambassador in Geneva told UN Member States on Wednesday, before being urged to continue tackling corruption and impunity relating to a range of violations including enforced disappearances and torture.
USMCA is good for Canadians to go forward: Justin Trudeau
Oct 02, 2018, at 03:01 pm
Ottawa, Oct 2 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA), a new trade deal, is good for all people to go forward.
US-Canada reach new trade deal along with Mexico
Oct 01, 2018, at 10:28 am
Ottawa, Oct 1 (IBNS): After a series of talks and discussions over a renewed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the US and Canada have finally reached at a trade agreement.
At UN Assembly, Mexico says world headed back to isolationism, protectionist systems
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:52 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Addressing world leaders on the first day of United Nations General Assembly’s annual general debate, Enrique Peña Nieto, President of Mexico, warned against isolationism and protectionism, and urged on UN Member States to counter the troubling trends by bolstering multilateralism.
Canada Foreign Affairs Minister Freeland resumes NAFTA talks with optimism
Sep 20, 2018, at 06:59 pm
Washington, Sept 20 (IBNS): Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has resumed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks with the US in Washington, media reports said.
Canada 'encouraged' by US-Mexico 'looking good' deal on NAFTA
Aug 27, 2018, at 10:24 pm
Ottawa, Aug 27 (IBNS): Canada has got some encouragement after US President Donald Trump said his country is going to have a good deal with Mexico on North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), media reports said.
Aug 24, 2018, at 09:02 am
New York, Aug 24 (IBNS): Amid external uncertainty and volatility, the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean will grow by an average of 1.5 per cent this year, thanks to a rebound in private consumption and a slight increase in investment, according to a United Nations flagship report issued on Thursday.
US and Mexico child deportations drive extreme violence and trauma: UNICEF
Aug 17, 2018, at 08:37 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS)The many life-threatening dangers faced by children from Central America who are being deported from the United States of America and Mexico, are highlighted in a new report from United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday, which also draws attention to the traumatic consequences of family separation by migration authorities.
US and Mexico child deportations drive extreme violence and trauma: UNICEF
Aug 16, 2018, at 09:18 am
New York,m Aug 16 (IBNS): The many life-threatening dangers faced by children from Central America who are being deported from the United States of America and Mexico, are highlighted in a new report from United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday, which also draws attention to the traumatic consequences of family separation by migration authorities.
US President Donald Trump warns Canada of auto-tariffs
Aug 11, 2018, at 11:44 pm
Washington/Ottawa, Aug 11 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has once again threatened Canada of imposing auto-tariffs if a deal is not signed between the two countries.
Mexico: Fireworks depot explosions kill 24
Jul 06, 2018, at 08:18 am
Mexico City, July 6 (IBNS): At least 24 people were killed as explosions rocked a fireworks depot in Mexico's Tultepec city on Thursday, media reports said.
Canada PM Trudeau interacts with Mexican President-elect Amlo, vows to work together
Jul 03, 2018, at 05:28 pm
Ottawa, July 3 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has interacted with Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador and wished to work closely with the latter.
Canada to co-host FIFA World Cup 2026
Jun 14, 2018, at 08:26 pm
Ottawa, Jun 14 (IBNS): Canada will host the FIFA World Cup jointly with the US and Mexico in 2026, media reports said.
Freeland to promote Canada's multilateralism and oppose U.S.tariffs
Jun 13, 2018, at 11:49 pm
Ottawa, Jun 13 (IBNS): During her two-day visit to Washington, Chrystia Freeland, Canada's foreign affairs minister, would be promoting Canada's support for multilateralism, and its opposition to recently imposed tariffs by United States (U.S.), media reports said.
Mexico: Dam burst in the mine area; one worker dead, six still missing
Jun 07, 2018, at 02:46 pm
Mexico City, June 7 (IBNS): One body has been recovered from the site of a burst dam at a mine in Urique, Chihuahua, but searchers continue to look for six people who have been missing since Monday at a gold and silver mine in northern Mexico, media reports said.
France, UK, Canada rap Trump, say US trade tariffs absurd, illegal
Jun 02, 2018, at 11:52 am
Paris/LondonJun 2 (IBNS): As US trade tariffs came into force, allies France, the UK and Canada have joined hands in condemning American President Donald Trump, stating that the move is absurd and illegal.
UN rights chief urges action in Mexico to end ‘outrageous’ wave of disappearances
Jun 01, 2018, at 01:52 pm
New York, May 31 (IBNS): Authorities in Mexico are being urged to act to end what the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has described as “a wave of enforced disappearances” in the city of Nuevo Laredo, amid “strong indications” that federal security forces may be involved.
Mexico: UN report points to torture, cover-ups in probe into disappearance of 43 students
Mar 16, 2018, at 02:30 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): The United Nations human rights wing said Thursday that it has strong grounds to believe that the investigation into the disappearance of 43 students from a rural Mexican college in 2014 was marred by torture and cover-ups.
Migrant deaths along US-Mexico border remain high despite drop in crossings – UN agency
Feb 07, 2018, at 04:04 pm
New York, Feb 7 (JEN): The number of migrants losing their lives attempting to cross the United States-Mexico border in 2017 remained high in spite of substantial decrease in the number of arrests along the frontier, the United Nations migration agency reported on Tuesday.
Canada: Sixth round of NAFTA talks ended with a 'progress'
Jan 30, 2018, at 05:34 pm
Montreal, Jan 30 (IBNS): The sixth round of North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) ended in Montreal on Monday with a little 'progress', media reports said.
Stateless man gets chance from court to live in Canada
Dec 16, 2017, at 03:03 am
Toronto, Dec 15 (IBNS): Francisco Suarez Abeleira, a stateless man, who was born in Mexico has been granted a chance by the court to live in Canada permanently, media reports said.
UN rights expert calls on Mexico to investigate killing of state-level Ombudsperson
Nov 26, 2017, at 12:10 am
New York, Nov 25(IBNS): Strongly condemning the attack on a state-level Ombudsperson and his family in Mexico, the United Nations expert on human rights defenders has called on the authorities to investigate the incident and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Sep 24, 2017, at 12:24 am
Mexico City, Sept 23 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale hit south of Mexico on Saturday, officials said.
Mexico: At least 248 people die as 7.1 M quake strikes country
Sep 20, 2017, at 06:24 pm
Mexico City, Sep 20 (IBNS): At least 248 people died as a powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale struck Mexico on Tuesday, reports said.
Mexico: 7.1 M quake strikes country, kills at least 149 people
Sep 20, 2017, at 03:01 pm
Mexico City, Sep 20 (IBNS): A powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale struck Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 149 people and injuring several others, reports said.
UN chief sends condolences, offers help after earthquake in Mexico
Sep 12, 2017, at 04:57 am
New York, Sept 11(Just Earth News): Secretary-General António Guterres has offered his condolences to the Government and people of Mexico and said the United Nations stands ready to provide support, should it be requested.
Masked gunmen shoot 11 dead at Mexico children's party
Jul 14, 2017, at 07:36 pm
Tizayuca, Jul 14 (IBNS): At least 11 adults were shot dead by masked gunmen who stomped on them at a children's party in Mexico's Hidalgo province, reports said.