Mexico News Today Wednesday, August 12, 2020i

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020

López Obrador calls on two predecessors to testify in Lozoya corruption case The president has called on Enrique Peña Nieto and Felipe Calderón to testify about alleged corruption during their administrations after ex-Pemex CEO Emilio Lozoya linked them to illicit schemes. FULL STORY Mexico has 100 billion pesos budgeted for Covid-19 vaccine: AMLO The president was hopeful that it will be available at no cost. Meanwhile, three companies developing coronavirus vaccines will conduct clinical trials in Mexico between September and January. FULL STORY Share this email and introduce friends to Mexico News Daily Forward

In Tijuana, nightlife and sex trade carry on despite virus Although the Mexico-United States border remains closed to nonessential travel, tourists are still traveling south in search of nightlife, drugs and sex. FULL STORY 900 file complaint against Interjet over cancellations Over 900 customers have filed a collective complaint against the airline with Mexico’s consumer protection agency, citing ongoing cancellations of flights and failure to provide proper compensation. FULL STORY Yucatán extends prohibition The state will remain dry for a month longer than planned in order to maintain its orange, high-risk level on the coronavirus stoplight map. FULL STORY Playa del Carmen prepares to reopen its beaches Despite the fact that Quintana Roo is still at orange on the stoplight risk map, the tourist destination will reopen its beaches between August 20 and 30, using social distancing mechanisms to protect citizens. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT Toy sales takes hit although board games see surge While Mexico’s toy industry has suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic, one bright spot has been for board game makers: they have seen a sharp increase in demand from consumers confined to their homes. FULL STORY Spas targeted in human trafficking crackdown Two protests and the arrest of 12 people for sex trafficking have revealed that forced prostitution is just beneath the veneer of sun and sand in Cancún and Playa del Carmen. FULL STORY ‘Open your carport:’ homeowners share their internet for online classes A Durango woman and her daughter are encouraging their fellow Mexicans to open their carport to any student in need of Wi-Fi. FULL STORY Residents of a town in Veracruz venture out to hunt a mythical nahual Dozens of residents of Soledad del Doblado, a town located about 30 kilometers inland from the port of  Veracruz, went on the hunt for a nahual Monday night. FULL STORY Ex-Pemex chief accuses Peña Nieto of using bribes to fund election campaign Former Pemex CEO Emilio Lozoya has implicated former president Enrique Peña Nieto and his cabinet minister Luis Videgaray in the Odebrecht case, Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero said on Tuesday. FULL STORY Teachers set up camp at National Palace to demand positions for grads Members of the CNTE teachers’ union from Michoacán are camped out in Mexico City to demand jobs for the 1,400 teaching school graduates it represents. FULL STORY AMLO's narco-state accusation ‘irresponsible’ Some analysts worry that the latest tiff between President López Obrador and former president Calderón will cast Mexico in a poor light.. FULL STORY 13 dead in bus accident Thirteen people were killed and 24 injured after a bus rolled over on the Mexico City-Toluca highway in México state on Tuesday FULL STORY AMLO accuses beer maker of going ahead with plant President López Obrador has accused Constellation Brands of planning to go ahead and open its new brewery in Mexicali, Baja California, despite the fact that its permits have been rescinded. FULL STORY Former police chief wanted in multimillion-peso contract scam A federal judge has issued arrest warrants for 19 former officials of the Federal Police, including the previous chief of the Mexico City police, for embezzling millions of pesos. FULL STORY Senator scolds his wife for ‘showing too much leg’ A Nuevo León senator was at the center of a trending firestorm on social media after he publicly scolded his wife on an Instagram video. 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

OPINION During this difficult situation, it might be time for some stoicism, writes Sarah DeVries.  FULL STORY