Mexico News Today Wednesday, December 30, 2020

 

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2020

Electricity commission places the blame elsewhere for Monday’s power outage The CFE has blamed a fire, renewable energy producers and court rulings for the blackout that affected over 10 million customers. FULL STORY RELATED: 10.3 million CFE customers affected as electrical system fails. FULL STORY

Covid death numbers spike to 990 The number of coronavirus deaths reported on Tuesday hit the highest level recorded this month, federal health officials said. FULL STORY

Covid cases decline in Mexico City, state of México The deputy health minister said a 13% decrease has been recorded in recent weeks but cautioned that the downward trend was not definitive. FULL STORY Non-health sector workers try to jump the vaccine line The Covid vaccination program has opened new opportunities for corruption, revealing that the battle against it has not been won quite yet. FULL STORY Doña Francisca, 91, wins 15-day battle against Covid-19 Francisca Hernández was all smiles Monday as she left a hospital in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, feeling happy and well. FULL STORY Doctor’s gift: seeing daughter after isolation Just in time for Christmas, Dr. Alejandra Rugerio Trujillo was vaccinated against Covid-19 Thursday, giving her an even better holiday gift. FULL STORY Singer-composer Armando Manzanero dies at 85 Mexico bid a sad and nostalgic farewell Monday to the legendary composer and performer. FULL STORY OPINION Social housing projects need input from those who use it With 650,000 abandoned worker housing units in Mexico, it seems clear that planners never asked recipients for input on design and location, Sarah DeVries writes. FULL STORY ‘No more power outages:’ it’s been promised before President López Obrador insisted Tuesday that there would be no further outages like the giant one this week that affected at least 12 states. It wasn’t the first time he's made that claim. FULL STORY Foiled by efforts to stop hijacking, toll plaza thieves grab the cash instead A violent robbery of a plaza in Morelos suggests that criminals may be upping their game in response to increased security measures. FULL STORY Film documents indigenous-outsider clash at a Chihuahua ultramarathon "The Infinite Race" documentary investigates a culture clash between indigenous and international athletes at 2015's Ultra Marathon Caballo Blanco, Rich Tenorio writes. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT MEXICO LIFE  Italian Epiphany tradition helps a Puebla town remember its heritage In the 1990s, Chipilo, Puebla, residents brought an Italian Epiphany ritual to Mexico to honor their ancestors from the Véneto region, Joseph Sorrentino writes. FULL STORY

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