Mexico News Today Friday, November 6, 2020

 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2020

CDMX Covid hospitalizations rose in October The number of coronavirus patients in Mexico City hospitals increased 12.6% over the past month, meaning tighter restrictions are coming. FULL STORY

Cartel brutality: 2 kids tortured, murdered, dismembered  Two adolescent boys were tortured and murdered in Mexico City before their bodies were dismembered in a shocking case of violence in the historic center. FULL STORY

Chihuahua announces 14-day curfew on nonessential commercial activities A two-week curfew on nonessential commercial activities designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus took effect Thursday. FULL STORY Electronic counter marks the days since Mexico City woman's disappearance The family of a woman who disappeared three years ago installed the counter outside the Attorney General's Office to remind authorities that she hasn't been found. FULL STORY Culture minister questions French designer's use of indigenous patterns The minister says Isabel Marant used Purépecha designs from Michoacán and others from México state, Tlaxcala, San Luis Potosí and Oaxaca. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT Sex in the Sumidero gets cool response from officials The Sumidero Canyon in Chiapas was used last week as the setting for an adult film. Authorities were not amused. FULL STORY OPINION The nebulous, non-linear space that is Mexico’s southern border On the ground, the fundamentals of the border are that it is a wild and rule-free place for both animals and humans, writes Shannon Collins. FULL STORY Ex-defense minister, army chief pleads not guilty to US drug charges Salvador Cienfuegos pleaded not guilty on Thursday to drug trafficking and money laundering charges. His trial will likely be early next year. FULL STORY 2,000 guardsmen deployed to remove toll plaza hijackers The National Guard troops have been sent out in response to some 600 toll plaza hijackings that have been recorded this year. FULL STORY Riu Hotels appeals order to halt Cancún project   The court ruling ordered an end to construction of the Spanish chain's 530-room hotel. FULL STORY 90 bridges, overpasses in danger of collapse without prompt attention The Ministry of Transportation says more than 2,000 bridges and overpasses are badly in need of repair, but only 90 will get attention next year due to budget constraints. FULL STORY New book suggests AMLO has betrayed leftist roots  President López Obrador has betrayed his leftist ideals and veered to the right, according to contributors to a new book of essays. FULL STORY 90 kids attend Sinaloa school equipped by El Chapo’s sons The reach of the sons of notorious drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has extended into the education system in Sinaloa. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Black beaches and 2,000 turtles: just two of Cuyutlán’s many surprises The town of Cuyutlán was greatly damaged in 2003 by an earthquake, but it's a haven for nature lovers, with pristine waters, gorgeous waterbirds, and 2,000 turtle nests each year, writes John Pint. FULL STORY

• Coronavirus represents one more test for Los Cabos film festival • Another airplane raffle but this one is an alebrije • Butterfly photographed in Guanajuato had been tagged in Iowa • Remains of missing LA firefighter found in Baja California