Mexico News Today Friday, September 11, 2020

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

July’s international visitor numbers reached 1.4 million, 66% fewer than last year While visitor numbers and tourism revenue were both very low compared to a year ago, they were considerably higher than in previous months. FULL STORY Russia to send Mexico 32 million doses of Covid vaccine in November Russia has announced an agreement with a Mexican pharmaceutical company to supply its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. FULL STORY Share this email and introduce friends to Mexico News Daily Forward

Pemex could become ‘incurable cancer,’ warns bank's deputy governor The government needs to come up with a structural solution to the oil company's financial problems, warns Jonathan Heath. FULL STORY AMLO lashes out at Reforma for corruption coverage President López Obrador delivered a scathing rebuke of the newspaper after it published a story about embezzlement by members of the government in the municipality where he was born. His sister-in-law is one of those implicated. FULL STORY Morenista will seek to change state’s name to Tabasco de López Obrador A candidate for the national leadership of the Morena party will push to change the name of the state of Tabasco to “Tabasco de López Obrador” in 2024 in honor of the president. FULL STORY Bullfighting neither art nor culture—it’s torture, says senator in performance Outspoken senator, thespian and animal rights activist Jesusa Rodríguez posted a dramatic video against bullfighting to her Twitter account Thursday. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT Deputy minister mocks proposed virus strategy; ex-minister urges humility The federal government’s coronavirus czar has mocked six former health ministers after they penned a proposed strategy to combat the coronavirus pandemic. One of the six replied that some humility would be appropriate given the number of people who have died. FULL STORY Teacher gathers donated TVs so students can study The teacher launched the initiative on Facebook and got a near-immediate response from people offering TVs for her low-income students. FULL STORY Program helps thousands of small restaurants stay alive An initiative supported by the national restaurant association Canirac, Coca-Cola and others is helping thousands of small eateries survive the coronavirus-induced economic downturn. FULL STORY 106-year-old Querétaro man beats coronavirus At 106 years old Don Juan has a lot of stories to tell, and now surviving the coronavirus pandemic is one of them. FULL STORY Anti-bacterial gel prohibited in US still sold in Mexico Hand sanitizers that were banned in the United States because they were found to contain methanol are still available for purchase in Mexico. FULL STORY Tension at La Boquilla dam The unrest that came to a violent head on Tuesday continued Thursday night as protesters awaited the arrival of more National Guard troops. FULL STORY Chihuahua farmer killed; witnesses point finger at National Guard The conflict between farmers and the federal government over water in Chihuahua that exploded earlier this week has claimed two victims. FULL STORY Another phone buyer gets carton of Boing; laptop buyer receives bags of salt Two more online shoppers who bought electronic equipment have discovered that the delivery chain is not completely reliable. FULL STORY Government will proceed with controversial thermoelectric plant President López Obrador said the state-owned plant in Morelos is expected to begin operations at the end of the year. But the grandson of revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata has other information. FULL STORY The yucca plant catches the eye of organized crime An indigenous leader said thieves are stripping their land of yucca and depriving residents of their livelihoods in the process. FULL STORY Plans for 32,000-seat stadium revealed in Yucatán Construction will begin next year on what is being described as the most modern and sustainable stadium in Mexico. FULL STORY Journalist found murdered and beheaded in Veracruz A journalist who covered the crime beat for a newspaper in Córdoba was found dead in Tezonapa, near the Oaxaca border. FULL STORY 16th-century document removed from archive, shows up at NY auction The document, linked to conquistador Hernán Cortés, was stolen from the General Archive of the Nation in Mexico City. FULL STORY State workers’ hospitals in disarray in Baja Sur  Staff members at the ISSSTE hospital in La Paz are denouncing health protocol violations that they say put patients at risk for exposure to Covid-19. FULL STORY THE MND POLL THE STORY: Most states could turn green by October on virus stoplight map: López-Gatell. FULL STORY THE QUESTION: Are you using the Covid stoplight risk map to help make travel plans? VOTE HERE LAST POLL: Do you think the electricity commission's reduction in workers' retirement age is a good move? 72% said no. VIEW FULL RESULTS

MEXICO LIFE How to make distance learning successful: Guadalajara college leads the way Covid-19 has forced schools to switch to remote learning. For many it may have been a challenge, writes John Pint, but not for Guadalajara’s IMI College. FULL STORY