WHEN an asteroid hit Earth 66m years ago, wiping out the dinosaurs and 75% of plant and animal species, it hurt Mexico first. Donald Trump's inauguration is far less frightening, but Mexicans can talk of little else. Outside a massive Volkswagen (VW) factory in Puebla, two hours' drive from Mexico City, workers fret about Mr Trump's threats to whack big tariffs on cars made in Mexico. One American carmak-er-Ford-cancelled plans to build a $1..6bn plant in San Luis Potosí, some five hours farther north. It may have had other reasons for doing so, but workers in Puebla are not reassured.
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