Mexico News Today Wednesday, September 30, 2020

 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Researcher issues Covid flare-up warning The percentage of Covid-19 tests that came back positive was coming down but now the trend is changing and the decline has stagnated, a UNAM mathematician warns. FULL STORY

As feds free toll plazas in Nayarit, 18 more occupied Hijacking toll plazas continues to be a lucrative activity in many parts of Mexico even as the federal government takes action against it. FULL STORY

All-women police division: ‘Abortion Day marchers attacked us without reason’ Mexico City policewomen responding to Monday’s protest say they were attacked with Molotov cocktails and hammers without any reason. FULL STORY Rape and murder of 3-year-old reignites chemical castration discussion  The crime has revived debate in Nayarit on the merits of punishing sex offenders with castration. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT MEXICO LIFE Group of young men who serve Catholic Church has origins in Franciscan friars But pre-Hispanic influences can also be seen in practices of Los Varones, who dedicate a year or more to serving the Catholic Church. It is the only group of its kind in Mexico, and perhaps the world, writes Joseph Sorrentino. FULL STORY OPINION Kids and Covid: avoiding both contagion and isolation-induced issues In the end, a child's happiness and emotional health is just as important as physical health, writes Sarah DeVries. FULL STORY AMLO vows to quit  The president issued a challenge to his detractors: he will resign if 100,000 people protest against him and polls show he has lost support. FULL STORY Former PAN leader declares president is a megalomaniac  Ricardo Anaya, who ran against President López Obrador in 2018, has ended a long silence with a scathing rebuke of the latter's performance. FULL STORY Residents fined for filling Oaxaca city potholes Citizens who took it upon themselves to fix gaping holes in city streets were fined for not having obtained the proper permits. FULL STORY Jobs recovery continues but pace slowed in August Counting both informal and formal sector workers, 8.8 million – 62% of those who lost their positions earlier this year – are back at work. FULL STORY Covid has shut down 90,000 restaurants and more may follow: Canirac Restaurants that are currently open have seen their income drop by an average of 60% compared to last year. FULL STORY Gangster's arrest has not brought relief from violence Homicides in Guanajuato declined 12.7% in August to 351 compared to 402 in July, but have increased again this month. FULL STORY Seven ‘anti-monuments:’ reminders of injustice Mexico City is filled with famous monuments but less known are the 'anti-monuments' that serve as a reminder of a range of injustices. FULL STORY

• Fake companies used to syphon millions from federal programs • New security force will safeguard mines against cartels • Blocking access to beaches could net fine of over 1 million pesos • Coppel to invest 6 billion pesos in 400 new stores • Mexico’s Renata Zarazúa eliminated in second round of French Open • ‘Lord Pizza’ surfaces in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua

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Mexico News Today, Monday, September 28, 2020

 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Warrants issued for soldiers, police in connection with Ayotzinapa case The attorney general said those responsible in the case of the 43 students who disappeared in 2014 have been identified. FULL STORY

Campeche first state with low-risk coronavirus rating The dynamic of the epidemic has decreased enough to allow almost all economic and social activities to resume in the state, said the Ministry of Health. FULL STORY

Pro-abortion march turns into violent clash with police Eleven police officers sustained injuries including burns during the clash and eight were taken to hospital, the government said. FULL STORY Fishermen defy vaquita rules Some boats fished Friday ahead of Saturday's opening, using a net that has been banned by federal authorities. FULL STORY Dog bites down 34%  While last week 412 Mexicans reported being bitten by dogs, the total number of such cases so far this year is 55,258, down from 84,000 last year. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT Marijuana garden offers pot smokers a place to get high Police are turning a blind eye to smokers who light up in a cannabis garden called Plantón 420, located next to the Senate building. FULL STORY THE MND POLL THE STORY: Anti-AMLO protest moves into zócalo ‘to fight 20th-century socialism’ FULL STORY THE QUESTION:  What are the chances that President López Obrador will be pressured to resign? VOTE HERE LAST POLL: Should there be a more aggressive policy against narcos and organized crime? 96% said yes.  VIEW FULL RESULTS Government accuses farmers, politicians of controlling water The federal government has accused a family of walnut farmers, a group of onion farmers and politicians of controlling water in Chihuahua. FULL STORY Foreign Affairs blames governor for water debt A senior official charges that the state has failed to comply with a pact to send hundreds of millions of cubic meters of water to the US. FULL STORY With force, National Guard evicts protesters at toll plazas in Nayarit An anti-riot team forcibly removed protesting farmers at one toll plaza on the Tepic-Mazatlán highway after they refused to leave. FULL STORY 22-year-old Oaxaca fisherman pulls in big fish David Moncada proved last week that age is no barrier to skill, catching three enormous sailfish, each weighing more than 49 kilograms. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE The lowly chickpea is a protein powerhouse Masquerading as a simple dried bean, garbanzos are actually a powerhouse of protein eaten all over the world, writes Janet Blaser. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Born to be salvaje: biker culture in Mexico more than an imitation of US Mexico has put its own touches onto this worldwide phenomenon such as religious elements and emphasis on family, writes Leigh Thelmadatter. FULL STORY

• Brother-in-law of slain water activist killed in Baja California • 12 dead, 2 missing after Guanajuato bar attack • Chiapas bus accident kills 13, injures 25 • Persistent teachers resume blockades of railway tracks in Michoacán • Father of murder victim lashes out at fellow protester for graffiti • Mexican student wins gold at international math competition