Mexico News Today Monday, January 25, 2021

 

MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2021

Putin promises 24 million doses of vaccine President López Obrador said Monday that he had spoken to the Russian president, who agreed to supply Mexico with the Sputnik V vaccine. FULL STORY

AMLO in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19 President López Obrador is staying at his home in the National Palace after receiving the diagnosis. His symptoms are said to be mild. FULL STORY

Citizens called on to help halt pandemic's spread A round-up of the latest coronavirus news from around the country. FULL STORY US quarantine requirement seen as new blow to tourism to Mexico and airline travel A mandate for all travelers entering the United States to isolate will discourage American visitors, says an aviation and tourism expert. FULL STORY  AMLO goes after senior Twitter official but gets many of his facts wrong A Twitter executive who was maligned by the president was the target of false claims on social media, the Associated Press has determined. FULL STORY  ADVERTISEMENT At 124, lifelong farmer Don Manuel García might be the world's oldest person ever The centenarian has had 17 children, lived through two world wars and even through the Mexican Revolution in 1910. FULL STORY  MEXICO LIFE Go beyond your Superbowl guacamole with Mexico's ubiquitous avocado Expand your gastronomic experience further than guac and tortilla chips, Janet Blaser writes in this week's The Tropical Table. FULL STORY  19 burned bodies in Tamaulipas thought to be Guatemalan migrants While authorities have not confirmed their identities, a soccer team in Guatemala is claiming one of the victims as its own. FULL STORY Guanajuato governor, feds meet to discuss security  A day after it was confirmed that the state recorded its most violent year on record, the federal security minister met with Governor Diego Sinhue Rodríguez Vallejo. FULL STORY  Line 1 of the capital's subway system resumes operations after fire On Monday, Mexico City's Metro reopened one of three lines that have been shut down for two weeks due to the blaze on January 9.  FULL STORY OPINION Campeche is one of the world's six inaugural BlueCommunities  The state quietly continues to attract international attention for its progressive, community-driven environmental programs, Shannon Collins writes. FULL STORY  MEXICO LIFE Mexico's snow and ice sculptors are champions in an unfamiliar medium Abel Ramírez never saw snow until his 40s, but won snow and ice sculpture competitions worldwide, Leigh Thelmadatter writes. FULL STORY  THE MND POLL THE STORY: Facebookóatl? AMLO moves to create social media network for Mexicans.  FULL STORY THE QUESTION:  Is censorship by social media serious enough to justify the creation of a publicly-owned network in Mexico? VOTE HERE LAST POLL: Is a transparency watchdog no longer necessary now that corrupt, neoliberal governments are a thing of the past in Mexico? 97% said it is still necessary. FULL RESULTS