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Narcos and avocados: Mexico’s diversifying drug cartels

05.23.2023 - By The EconomistPlay

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In attempts to amass more wealth, these organisations are dabbling in newer narcotics and even taking on the mining sector. The result is taking a toll on the country’s economy. Can a 100-year-old discovery solve the problem of antibiotic resistance? And we celebrate the anniversary of William Shakespeare’s first folio.

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