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State-owned oil monopoly Pemex has made the biggest discovery of petroleum in Mexico in the last decade, President Felipe Calderon announced on Sunday.  Initial estimates suggest the Navegante 1 field in Tabasco will yield from 500 million to one billion barrels of crude oil.

A PRI lawmaker called for a tax on chewing gum this week, citing the high costs of removing used gum from public places.

Upon leaving office on Saturday, President Felipe Calderon will be entitled to a larger pension than any former president in the United States, Europe or Latin America.

What should you do if you think you might be in possession of a false peso bill?

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Canadian Governor General David Johnston and Prince Felipe of Spain are among the dignitaries due to attend the inauguration of Enrique Peña Nieto in Mexico City on Saturday, December 1.

It may be fair to accuse President Felipe Calderon of many things during his six-year term that will come to an end on December 1, but should he take responsibility for what health advocates call an “obese environment” that has allegedly claimed 500,000 lives?

In an act that will do little to assuage conspiracy theorists’ doubts over the legitimacy of Enrique Peña Nieto’s victory in Mexico’s presidential election, every ballot paper is being destroyed.

Mexico’s President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House on Tuesday, November 27.