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