Oscar Lopez

Oscar Lopez is a Brooklyn-based writer. Originally from Mexico, Oscar moved with his family to Australia in 2000. Graduating from the University of Melbourne in 2011 with a BA (Honors) Oscar was awarded the Keith Macartney Scholarship for the Arts, the Louise Homfrey Award and the Hannah Barry Memorial Award. As well as reporting for Latin Times, Oscar's writng has been featured in Newsweek, New York Magazine (nymag.com) and Musee Magazine.

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The Ministry of Health of Chiapas reported that it will establish preventive measures at airports against the Ebola virus.

Indigenous, Mestizo Mexicans Five Times More Likely To Develop Type 2 Diabetes

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Child Sex Abuse In Mexico Increases In 2014, Study Finds

In the first quarter of 2014 allegations of sexual abuse against minors in Mexico increased compared to 2013,

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850 snakes found in the garage of a New York animal control officer.

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Actors prepare for the filming of a scene from Cuban director Marilyn Soraya's movie "Vestido de Novia" (Wedding Dress), by the sea off Havana's seafront boulevard 'El Malecon' May 21, 2013.

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