Mexico News Today Monday, August 10, 2020

MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2020

AMLO: Mexico a ‘narco-state’ under Calderón 'With everything that is coming to light, one can say Mexico was a narco state because the government had been taken over,' president López Obrador said. FULL STORY 6 states register decline in Covid-19 case numbers Coronavirus deaths rose 987 on the weekend for a total of 52,298, while confirmed cases were up 10,871 to reach 480,278. FULL STORY Share this email and introduce friends to Mexico News Daily Forward

US gives $3 million donation to help fight Covid-19 The funds will be used to strengthen Mexico's capacity to manage the pandemic, the deputy health minister said. FULL STORY Municipal authorities take belated steps against virus They were necessary steps for San Gregorio Atlapulco but the majority of people working in the market, who were just eking out a living before, are barely surviving now. FULL STORY Southern Quintana Roo switches from red to orange The region will ease coronavirus restrictions as it moves from red to orange on the Covid-19 “stoplight” map. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT VisitMéxico debacle called attempt to hurt image The minister of tourism says a criminal complaint has been lodged against whoever was responsible for the suspension of the website and content changes that left some destinations misspelled in the English version. FULL STORY Cardinal accuses AMLO of leading MX into communism But Mexico is not turning communist, it’s following the gospel, replied President López Obrador. FULL STORY Personal watercraft plows onto beach, killing vendor A runaway personal watercraft careened into a popular restaurant and beach club in Cabo San Lucas, killing a souvenir vendor and injuring two tourists. FULL STORY Ex-leader of Los Rojos crime gang gets 20 years El Carrete, linked to the case of 43 Guerrero students kidnapped in 2014, has been sentenced to 20 years on organized crime charges. FULL STORY Home built beneath a huge rock in the desert becomes a tourist attraction While Mexico as a whole may have suffered a blow to its tourist trade this year, an unusual tourist magnet still exists deep in the Coahuila desert, attracting intrepid visitors from far and wide: a home built directly into a 15-meter-high, 850-tonne boulder that hangs over it. FULL STORY THE MND POLL THE STORY: Oaxaca Congress approves law prohibiting sale of junk food to minors FULL STORY THE QUESTION: Is Oaxaca's junk food prohibition a good idea? VOTE HERE LAST POLL: How would you rate the government's coronavirus strategy? 69% said it was a failure. VIEW FULL RESULTS

MEXICO LIFE Mexico produces delicious, healthy salts that make everything taste better Some of the best natural sea salt comes from Colima, writes Janet Blaser, and if you can find it, Mayan Pink Salt is another good choice. FULL STORY Chiapas gallery expresses Mayan culture in new ways Galería MUY provides an opportunity to experience indigenous culture from a different perspective, writes Leigh Thelmadatter. FULL STORY OPINION