Mexico News Today Friday, February 12, 2021

 

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Mexico city, México state to turn stoplight orange after 8 weeks at maximum risk red   Both entities will switch down to the second-highest risk rating on the national coronavirus map. FULL STORY

Rumanian Mafia: leading bank card skimmer alleged to operate ATM-theft ring in Mexico The gang has worked with Mexican hackers, Venezuelan cybercrime experts and a cartel boss to aid its activities in Quintana Roo, Mexico City, and México state. FULL STORY

They eased restrictions for an annual fiesta and 400 people were infected A town in the Papaloapan region of Oaxaca found out the hard way what can happen when strict pandemic rules are eased too soon. FULL STORY Despite Covid-19, new flights from US announced for Cancún, Cozumel The Quintana Roo tourism sector will get a much-needed boost amid the coronavirus pandemic with new flights to the two beach destinations. FULL STORY Delayed vaccines and travel restrictions complicate Mexico tourism recovery The slow rollout of Covid-19 immunization and tougher international flight requirements will make it harder for the industry to bounce back, say experts. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT MEXICO LIFE Mexico’s popular homeopathic remedies: are they placebo powered? After his conventional doctor gave up on a recurring salmonella infection, John Pint tried chochos pills. The results were surprising. FULL STORY Journalists rally around a valued tool the government wants to dismantle Six reporters have spoken out against a plan to incorporate the nation's autonomous transparency watchdog into federal agencies, warning that it threatens their profession. FULL STORY Guadalajara homicide numbers drop, but fail to count hidden grave bodies Murders in the city's metropolitan area declined 12% in 2020 but the statistics paint only a limited picture of the security situation. FULL STORY Protection offered to witnesses who testified in ex-Nayarit governor's trial The federal Attorney General's Office has offered protection to 10 witnesses who testified against Roberto Sandoval. FULL STORY Guardsman averts tragedy, pushes burning vehicle away from gas pumps A National Guard officer prevented a potentially large explosion at a filling station in Tlaxcala on Wednesday. FULL STORY New ban surprises many of capital’s 5 million women First it was plastic bags. Then straws and cups. Now the latest victims in the drive against single-use plastics are tampons — and women, writes Jude Webber. FULL STORY SpaceX opens preliminary sign up for satellite internet Business magnate Elon Musk’s venture to provide the world with broadband service from low-Earth orbit is expanding into Mexico. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Born during  lockdown, CDMX store unites women Mujeres Incendiarias began as an Instagram page, but collaborating with a female friend made its founder want to reach out to other women, Lydia Carey writes. FULL STORY

• 10 killed during outbreak of violence in Guadalajara • 18 bags of human remains discovered in Zapopan, Jalisco • Communities protest after CFE cuts power for unpaid bills