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Slim & AMLO smoke peace pipe

Relations between Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and billionaire telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim slumped to a new low in January after the leftist chief executive canceled the Mexico City airport project in which the 10th richest man in the world was a key investor.

Calendar for school year marks days off

As Mexican schools reopen Monday, August 26 for the 2019-2020 academic year, students head into 190 days of classroom time, broken up by numerous days off for civic holidays, vacation periods and monthly staff meetings called Technical Scholastic Councils (CTE).