Mexico News Today Friday, January 22, 2021

 

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2021

Millennials represent 40% of new Covid cases New single-day peaks for both coronavirus cases and deaths were set Thursday while statistics show that infections among young adults have driven high case numbers. FULL STORY RELATED: Wednesday was second-worst day of the pandemic for both cases and deaths. FULL STORY

Leaked testimony links military with disappearance of 43 Ayotzinapa students Soldiers were directly involved in the abduction of the teaching students in Iguala, Guerrero, in 2014, according to a witness. FULL STORY

Hospitals are stretched to limit in Guanajuato, Michoacán, Puebla As the coronavirus pandemic worsens, the health systems in many states are coming under intense pressure. FULL STORY Tijuana funeral services overwhelmed by Covid  Family members of coronavirus victims must wait up to two weeks to cremate or bury their deceased loved ones and pay exorbitant prices to do so. FULL STORY Covid tests for visitors: many hotels are now offering them to guests Travelers flying into the United States will not only need to provide a negative Covid-19 test but must go into quarantine as well. FULL STORY Private sector, state governments will be able to purchase Covid vaccines States and companies can buy and administer them as long as they inform federal authorities of their plans. FULL STORY Covid pandemic blamed for 25% drop in cigarette sales A tobacco company executive has blamed the coronavirus for the slump last year. FULL STORY Thousands of dead sardines wash up on Sinaloa beaches The fish, believed to have been discarded by commercial boats, were also recorded on video beforehand floating offshore. FULL STORY Freddy the monarch missed the migration but stays warm in Canadian home Whether it was a decision to buck instinct or simply bad luck, the butterfly didn’t heed the call to winter in Mexico this year. FULL STORY Exonerated ex-defense chief remains on government payroll as military advisor Former minister Salvador Cienfuegos, arrested in October in the United States, remains employed by the federal government. FULL STORY Minimal homicide decline can't be due to public policy, says security watchdog The 0.4% reduction in 2020 murders is not the result of government action or strategy, says an independent crime-watch group. FULL STORY AMLO declares progress made as 2020 homicide numbers down by 0.4% The coronavirus pandemic and the deployment of almost 100,000 National Guard troops did little to halt violence in 2020. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT OPINION These 3 plants could represent an energy revolution for Mexico A common weed, castor beans and sugar could replace imports of diesel, lubricating oil and gasoline, writes Carlisle Johnson. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE A hacienda lost in a Jalisco canyon provides a link to Guadalajara’s history In the 1800s, Hacienda de Ibarra provided crucial ferry services to get goods across the Santiago River en route to the city, writes John Pint. FULL STORY

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