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Monarch butterfly count bounces back from bad year

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Monarch butterfly colonies in Mexico more than doubled in size this winter after bad storms devastated their numbers a year ago, conservationists said on Monday although the migrating insect remains under threat.

Monarch butterfly count bounces back from bad year

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Monarch butterfly colonies in Mexico more than doubled in size this winter after bad storms devastated their numbers a year ago, conservationists said on Monday although the migrating insect remains under threat.

Science, 14 Feb 2011

Mexican police chief killed in bold attack: report

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Suspected drug hitmen killed a senior police chief in one of the most brazen attacks yet in Monterrey, Mexico's richest city, El Norte daily reported.

World, 14 Feb 2011

Chipotle, Panera lead restaurant results

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc and Panera Bread Co reported quarterly results that outshone their peers as many restaurants continue to struggle during a slow U.S. economic recovery.

10 Feb 2011

France warns Mexico over jailed national

PARIS (Reuters) - France warned Mexico on Thursday that a decision to keep Frenchwoman Florence Cassez in a Mexican prison for her involvement in a kidnapping she denies would weigh on bilateral relations.

World, France, 10 Feb 2011

Panera, Chipotle lead restaurant results

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Top-performing U.S. restaurant chains Panera Bread Co , Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc and BJ's Restaurants Inc served up strong fourth-quarter results on Thursday.

10 Feb 2011

U.S. border smuggling game stirs controversy

TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters Life!) - A controversial iPod and iPad application that makes a game of the perils of sneaking across the U.S.-Mexico border has sparked controversy among activists for immigrant rights.

Lifestyle, 10 Feb 2011

U.S. turns up the heat on Colombian drug gangs

MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. authorities are increasing efforts to crack down on criminal gangs in Colombia that are running cocaine to Mexican drug kingpins who are at war with Mexico's security forces.

World, 10 Feb 2011

Chipotle flagged immigrant worker audits last year

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc, now in the midst of a widening federal crackdown on its undocumented work force, warned investors a year ago that it was subject to immigration audits and that it may have been employing workers in the country illegally.

U.S., 09 Feb 2011

Mexico pipeline thieves trigger big fuel spill

ROSARITO, Mexico (Reuters) - Thieves tapping into a Mexican fuel pipeline triggered a large diesel fuel spill south of the border city of Tijuana in Baja California state on Wednesday, authorities said.

World, 09 Feb 2011
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Egyptian army says it hopes for elections in 6 months

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military has outlined a timetable to hand power to an elected government, insisting it does not want political power in a country where it propped up an authoritarian state for six decades. | Video