Floods, lightning deaths mount across southern Poland and Spain blast
Thousands of firefighters and soldiers labored to shore up dikes and evacuate homes in southern Poland after a week of torrential rain. At least eleven people have died across the country this week, with nine more killed by flooding or lightning in various regions. Separately, a Guatemalan man is detained in connection with the fatal May shooting of an American nun in Guatemala City, amid ongoing investigations. In Barcelona, an early Friday blast at a Caixa bank branch caused minor injuries, as Spain faces heightened tension from Basque separatist violence.
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Malopolska
Swietokrzyskie
Warsaw
Guatemala City
Ricardo Gatica
Barbara Ann Ford
Barcelona
Caixa Bank
Catalonia
Spain
Mexican farmers clash with Fox after land collapse
Mexican sugar cane grower Pascual Estemico waits for 90 tons of harvested crop payment seven months on as peasants decry President Vicente Fox for sidelining farmers amid NAFTA pressures. Across states farmers blockade mills and gas stations demanding back pay and higher tariffs, while Usabiaga urges efficiency. Fox’s image as a farmer turned president contrasts with a rural economy in distress.
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Mexico
Pascual Estemico
Vicente Fox
Fox
Javier Usabiaga
Mexico City
Sinaloa
U.S
Campeche
Chihuahua
Victor Suarez
National Agricultural Producers
Assa
Agricultural Ministry
Lynching in Mexican village over sacred statue jewels
In Magdalena Petlacalco a mob of about 100 beat to death a man who tried to steal jewelry from the statue of St Mary Magdalene inside the town's 18th century church. Two accomplices fled as residents blocked police for hours while officials urged mercy. Local leaders cite defense of faith amid intense, unresolved questions.
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Mexico
Tomas Mendoza
National Palace
Federal District
Mexico City
Gilberto Lopez Y Rivas
Tlalpan
Florentina San Pedro Cardenas
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