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Argentina's plan to seize control of oil and gas company YPF SA from Spain's Repsol YPF has ended years of deliberations by China's Sinopec Group to purchase the company. The move has also caused international condemnation.

Once again, government authorities in Mexico were forced to raise the alert level for the Popocatepetl volcano, which lies just southeast of Mexico City, due to its increasing activity and the impending possibility of an eruption. The alert level is at the fifth level out of a seven-level scale.

Nestlé SA is expected to pay at least $9 billion to U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc. for the U.S. drugmaker's infant-nutrition business, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

Scientists have recorded volcanic activity beginning on Tuesday in Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano, which lies southeast of Mexico City.

Good corporate earnings, falling Spanish interest rates and an upward revision in the International Monetary Fund's outlook for the U.S. economy on Tuesday offset a weak housing report to lift equities and industrial commodities.

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday appeared to be inching toward a deal on boosting its financial firepower with Japan, Sweden and Denmark committing a total of $77 billion to help contain the euro zone debt crisis.

Japan said Tuesday it would offer $60 billion in loans to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to boost a global firewall against Europe's debt crisis.

Canada's Endeavour Silver Corp (EDR.TO) is buying two of AuRico Gold's (AUQ.TO) silver and gold mining interests in Mexico for up to $250 million in cash and stock to expand its footprint in the country.

Mexican cement maker Cemex is likely to try and renegotiate a hefty portion of its debt in coming months to avoid a potential clash with creditors in 2014.

Jose Canseco still thinks he'd be one of the best players in the MLB.

The Republican Party's diminished standing among Latino voters could be a fatal weakness come November, likely presidential candidate Mitt Romney said at a closed-door fundraiser on Sunday.

Selena Quintanilla-Perez would have been 41 today. The Tejano superstar also known as the Mexican Madonna was tragically gunned down at the age of 23 on March 31, 1995.

Mitt Romney's search for a 2012 running mate is officially underway now that the likely Republican presidential nominee has tapped an aide to lead the project.

President Barack Obama faced pressure from Latin American leaders to reconsider America's enforcement-based approach to the war on drugs during a weekend summit Colombia.

A Pennsylvania lawmaker is trying to impose a moratorium on natural gas injection wells following evidence they are linked to increased cases of earthquakes in the U.S.

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) and Rosneft (LON: ROSN) are expected to cement a historic deal on Monday that would allow Exxon access to Russia's Arctic reserves and catapult Rosneft on the global energy stage by granting it entry into North America, reported Reuters, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI.TSX, NYSE: FSM) said silver production at its Mexico and Peru silver mines more than doubled in the first quarter as it mined higher grade ore from reserves in newly opened production level.

Arsenal are prepared to make a double swoop for Russian attacking midfielder Alan Dzagoev who currently plays for Russian side CSKA Moscow and Mexican striker Carlos Fierro who is serving at the Primera Division de Mexico side Club Deportivo Guadalajara.

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement announced the source of a 10-square mile oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico was likely a naturally occurring oil seep from the ocean floor, not a spill from an oil rig.

Researchers discovered antibiotic-resistant bacteria in a 4-million-year-old gave, bringing into question how these potentially deadly bacteria are created.

Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDSA) on Friday said the oil slick first reported Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico is starting to dissipate.