Mexico News Today Friday, February 19, 2021

 

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Official count is 2 million coronavirus cases but university says it’s at least 17 million The real case tally is at least nine times higher than the official total and could be up to 26 times higher, according to UNAM estimates. FULL STORY

Texas puts temporary ban on gas exports The federal government has asked the United States to guarantee the supply of natural gas after Texas placed a moratorium on the fuel leaving the state. FULL STORY

Ya chole! Mexicans go nuts with the phrase after AMLO uses it to silence criticism The president is facing severe backlash after using a colloquial phrase to silence criticism of his defense of a gubernatorial candidate accused of rape. FULL STORY Due to Covid, foreign investment fell 11.7% Capital from investors outside Mexico slumped in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic caused a sharp contraction in money flows around the world. FULL STORY Mexico-US land border crossing restrictions extended another month Nonessential travel will remain prohibited at least until March 21, the one-year anniversary of the travel ban’s first declaration. FULL STORY Homicides go down 5.5% Murders decreased in the first month of 2021 compared to the same period last year, yet they increased 7.7% with respect to December. Femicides went down 10.6% from last year. FULL STORY Another multiple homicide leaves 5 dead in Guadalajara A mass murder in the Jalisco city's metropolitan area Thursday was the third in just over a week. FULL STORY Longtime Pemex union boss linked to corruption still on the oil company's payroll He resigned as the workers' union secretary-general in late 2019, but nevertheless, Carlos Romero still draws a salary. FULL STORY Auto maker gives new wheels to teacher who took her class on the road Nissan surprised an educator in Aguascalientes with the gift of a new pickup outfitted with a small classroom built into the truck’s bed. FULL STORY 43 fish species consumed by Mexicans are threatened Almost half of the species commonly eaten in Mexico are in 'serious decline,' according to the ocean conservation organization Oceana. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Zihuatanejo hotel offers many variations on leisure Puerta Paraíso was bought 25 years ago as a family retreat. In the last five, it's morphed into one of Playa Larga's relaxing luxury stays, Elisabeth Ashe writes. FULL STORY 20 deaths in north blamed on cold weather as new front comes in The official tally has risen to 20 after two northern Mexico states reported six more related fatalities. FULL STORY CFE chief says utility averted ‘total disaster’ during sudden gas shortage Manuel Bartlett had high praise for the federal company's reestablishment of electricity generation after a major outage on Monday. FULL STORY Analysts see series of self-inflicted problems that contributed to fuel crisis Mexico's government and the Federal Electricity Commission must shoulder part of the blame for the natural gas shortage, experts say. FULL STORY Another sentence, this one for life in prison, for the ‘Monsters of Ecatepec’ A couple who admitted to killing at least 20 women in México state received their longest single jail term yet, this time for the murder of a 13-year-old girl in 2012. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT MEXICO LIFE An 1800s elite mansion now endures time's ravages  La Florida, a 19th-century country manor, was the site of Mexico's first movies, John Pint writes. FULL STORY

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