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June 14, 2017IN THE NEWS

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Sugar deal with U.S.Washington — Mexico and the U.S. have reached a deal to end a bilateral sugar trade dispute.

The announcement came during a meeting between U.S. Trade Secretary, Wilbur Ross, and Mexican Economy Minister, Ildefonso Guajardo.

The deal will allow Mexico to continue exporting sugar to the U.S. at the same volume as before, Guajardo said.

Mexico's air passenger traffic seen growing 4 percentCancun — Mexico's air passenger traffic will grow 4 percent every year through 2020, according to the International Air Transport Association, IATA.

The positive figure means Mexico will require strong infrastructure investments.

"We see Mexico as a strong aviation country which needs strong airport infrastructure investment in order to cope with growth," said IATA councillor Alexandre de Juniac during a regional meeting.

Avant-garde architecture in New YorkNew York — Two buildings in New York by architecture studio TEN, founded by Mexico's Enrique Norten, have won awards for their avant-garde ideas that combine functionality and aesthetics.

The buildings are the Public Library on 53rd Street, designed with a futuristic theme, and an office building which houses the New York Taxi and Limousine Committee.

Star Mexican dancer in LondonLondon — Isaac Hernández, from Mexico, has achieved one of his life-long dreams of performing with the best companies after becoming the Lead Principal in the English National Ballet.

"Necessity inspires. It's something that moves and does miracles," he said during an interview about how he's achieved his dreams since the age of 11 when he received a scholarship from the Paris Opera Ballet.

Before joining the English National Ballet, Herández was with the Moscow Bolshoi and the St. Petersburg Mariinsky.

Mexican flavors in GermanyBerlin — "Chile and Chocolate: The taste of Mexico," is the name of an exhibition in the Berlin Botanical Museum that shows Mexico's variety of plant life.

The exhibition, part of the Mexico-Germany Dual Year, includes conferences, workshops and Mexican food tastings.

Looking southwardsGuatemala — Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto visited Guatemala to strengthen bilateral ties in trade, investment, migration and cooperation.

During his visit, Peña Nieto met with Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales, as well as judicial and legislative officers.

The countries' shared border has the potential to be safe, prosperous and dynamic, with better transport of goods and people, Peña Nieto said.

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An alliance for free tradeWashington — State governors from Mexico, U.S. and Canada will promote a trilateral group to back the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), said Terry McAuliffe, president of the U.S. National Governors Association.

A group of state leaders from each of the three countries will take part in a forum at the annual NGA summit, on July 14 in Rhode Island, prior to the official NAFTA renegotiation talks.

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Mexico's Lala expands in regionMexico — Mexican dairy firm Lala will invest $30 million to build a production plant in Guatemala, as part of its strategy to consolidate its presence in Central America.

The plant will begin operating in 2018, with a production capacity of 5,000 tons of dairy products per month, said Eduardo Tricio, president of Lala's Board of Directors.

Historic discovery in the heart of Mexico City Mexico — A temple of the Aztec god of wind 'Ehecatl' was found during an excavation by Mexico's National Anthropology Institution at the site of the Templo Mayor, in central Mexico City.

The archeologists also discovered a ball game court where, according to historical documents, Moctezuma, the ruler of Tenochtitlán, played when the Spanish arrived in 1519.