Mexico News Today July 1, 2029

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2020

Advances in Ayotzinapa: 46 warrants issued in mystery of 43 missing students The attorney general said that 46 municipal officials in Guerrero are wanted in connection with the disappearance and presumed murder of 43 teaching students in September 2014. Alejandro Gertz also said there is a new theory about what actually happened. FULL STORY Virus pandemic is at its peak, daily numbers ‘very high’ The coronavirus is at its peak, Deputy Health Minister Hugo López-Gatell said Tuesday as more than 5,000 additional cases were added to Mexico's tally. FULL STORY RELATED: Mexico hasn’t seen coronavirus peak yet, say Johns Hopkins researchers. FULL STORY Share this email and introduce friends to Mexico News Daily Forward

10,000 head to beaches; La Paz considers closing them Municipal authorities in the Baja California Sur capital are discussing closing the area’s beaches once again after soaring temperatures drove crowds of residents to the coast, despite social distancing protocols and reduced capacity. FULL STORY Visitors welcome in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, as reopening advances Puerto Peñasco, also known as Rocky Point or “Arizona’s Beach” due to its proximity to the Grand Canyon State, has reopened for tourism and is welcoming visitors to its sunny shores. FULL STORY Tourism reopened in Sinaloa Wednesday, with restrictions The lockdown that began April 1 is being lifted and tourists will once again be welcome. FULL STORY Hordes of shoppers converge on city’s historic center While Mexico City remains at high risk for the coronavirus, 27,000 businesses in the historic center were permitted to reopen Tuesday, drawing large crowds of shoppers. FULL STORY Court suspends policy for restricting competition The Supreme Court has suspended a new Energy Ministry policy that imposed restrictive measures on the renewable energy sector. A business group said the decision returns confidence to private sector investments. FULL STORY 8 gray wolf pups born at Coahuila’s Desert Museum The Desert Museum in Saltillo has announced the birth of eight healthy Mexican gray wolf pups, the fifth litter born at the facility and an important step for a species that is in danger of extinction. FULL STORY Former Pemex chief drops extradition fight in corruption case The former CEO of Pemex has dropped his extradition fight and will be flown home from Spain to face charges in the biggest corruption prosecution yet under President López Obrador. FULL STORY THE MND POLL THE STORY: New North American trade pact launches under a cloud FULL STORY THE QUESTION: Will the new trade pact provide early relief from the economic woes brought on by Covid-19?  VOTE HERE LAST POLL: How attractive is Mexico as a destination for foreign investment? 36% said not very. VIEW FULL RESULTS