Mexico News Today Wednesday, November 11, 2020

 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2020

AMLO unworried about his US election silence  The president reiterated that he won't recognize a winner of the election until there is greater certainty about the result. FULL STORY

Chinese Covid vaccine trials to be expanded to 5 more states Phase 3 trials begin in five Mexican states, joining Guerrero and Oaxaca. FULL STORY

AMLO slams newspaper, anti-graft group after exposé about his secretary President López Obrador blasted a story detailing suspicious dealings by his personal secretary. FULL STORY Rain has ended but swollen river still causing severe flooding in Villahermosa Water released from a dam in Chiapas after heavy rains in recent days continued to cause severe flooding in parts of the Tabasco capital. FULL STORY Tabasco governor labels CFE chief ‘irresponsible’ after laughing off claims The chief of the Federal Electricity Commission and the governor traded barbs on Tuesday over who is responsible for severe flooding. FULL STORY Sculpture garden joins list of world’s great gardens A surrealist garden created by an eccentric Brit in the second half of the 20th century has been included in Great Gardens of the World. FULL STORY OPINION Good oversight, not austerity, will root out corruption AMLO's austerity mindset means Mexico may repair only 90 of 2,000+ at-risk bridges. Do his anti-corruption measures hurt everyday Mexicans, Sarah DeVries writes. FULL STORY Source says one of Interjet’s new investors has pulled out More bad news for the problem-plagued airline: a new investor decided to withdraw his capital. FULL STORY 6 cops investigated after opening fire against women’s protest in Cancún Six police officers are being investigated after firing on a protest, wounding at least two. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT MEXICO LIFE Mexico’s second-biggest pilgrimage site has its own indigenous origin story Mexico's pilgrimage from San Gregorio to Chalma is about faith and gratitude, but also bonds formed in mutual suffering, Joseph Sorrentino writes. FULL STORY

• Reporter killed upon arriving at Guanajuato crime scene • 125,000 without water after CFE turns off power for unpaid bills • Oaxaca conservation group laments theft of 44 iguanas • Chiapas program teaches students how to aim higher