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CUP VICTORY MAKES MEXICO TREMBLE

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be arrested, regardless of whether the adults were seeking asylum.

Since children cannot be sent to the facilities where their parents are held, they are separated, which the American Academy of paediatric­s has warned causes “irreparabl­e harm” to the children.

Some of Mr Trump’s fellow Republican­s have said the policy must end.

“What the administra­tion has decided to do is to separate children from their parents to try to send a message that if you cross the border with children, your children are going to be ripped away from you,” Senator Susan Collins said. MEXICO’S FIFA World Cup goal that led its team to an upset win over Germany yesterday triggered so much excitement it may have caused an “artificial earthquake” in Mexico City.

SIMMSA, a “seismic monitoring network” in Mexico, tweeted that at least two sensors inside the capital city detected a quake.

“The #sismo detected in Mexico City originated artificial­ly,” the Institute of Geologic and Atmospheri­c Investigat­ions tweeted.

“Possibly by massive jumps during the Goal of the selection of # Mexico in the world.”

The agency said it “possibly” could have been caused by “massive jumps” following Mexico’s goal in the 35th minute. Mexico stunned champions Germany yesterday with a 1-0 World Cup defeat.

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