Mexico News Today Wednesday, February 10, 2021

 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Shipments of Pfizer, AstraZeneca confirmed Mexico will receive about 1.5 million Covid-19 vaccines early next week, allowing the inoculation of seniors to begin. FULL STORY

AMLO inaugurates new air force base, the first stage of Santa Lucía airport project A military plane carrying President López Obrador touched down at the new Mexico City airport site to open the first completed section, a new air force base. FULL STORY

Letter to AMLO calls for mask mandate and other measures ‘to save lives’ Over 400 academics, scientists, writers, lawmakers and others offered seven recommendations for handling Covid. FULL STORY Virtual carnival in Veracruz to cost city's economy at least 250 million pesos For the first time in the festival's 96-year history, the city of Veracruz will celebrate the event online due to Covid-19 concerns. FULL STORY With Covid killing tourism, Cholula’s street vendors face a daily battle to survive In this Puebla magical town, those who thrived selling snacks and souvenirs to visitors now just hope to make enough to feed their families, Joseph Sorrentino writes. FULL STORY A profile of the now rare Canadian tourist in Mexico Canada's suspension of flights will inflict further pain on the tourism industry, which suffered its worst year in living memory in 2020. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT Pre-Hispanic artifacts that Mexico says were looted are auctioned in Paris Christie's sold 36 of 39 Mesoamerican and Andean archaeological artifacts, including 30 Mexican pieces. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Escaped slaves’ routes to freedom also pointed southward to Mexico Enslaved people fleeing places like Louisiana and Texas often found Mexico a closer destination than northern states, Rich Tenorio writes. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE In the remote farmlands of Morelos, wildlife can take you by surprise While documenting farmers' lives in the state, Joseph Sorrentino had a close encounter with nature he'll never forget. FULL STORY Ex-governor of Puebla ordered held in custody to face torture charges A federal judge has ordered Mario Marín held without bail while he awaits a plea hearing in the kidnapping of journalist Lydia Cacho. FULL STORY Morena presents proposal to regulate social media  Networks with more than 1 million users would have to request authorization to continue operating in Mexico. FULL STORY 12 officers to stand trial in Tamaulipas massacre State prosecutors told a judge Monday they have ample evidence that the state cops participated in the killings of 19 undocumented migrants. FULL STORY Mexico donated nearly 900mn pesos to Central American social programs The government spent the money last year in El Salvador and Honduras as part of efforts to stem the flow of migrants through Mexico. FULL STORY Jalisco mayor under fire over sexual harassment case A government employee whose accusation against a fellow worker was ignored has won Governor Enrique Alfaro's support. FULL STORY Unfazed by charges of embezzlement, ex-mayor wants to run again As he prepares for his corruption trial, the former San Miguel de Allende chief executive also has one eye on his old job. FULL STORY No more tampons in CDMX due to new plastics use law It's impossible to find the feminine sanitary products in Mexico City's 16 boroughs thanks to a ban on single-use plastics since January 1. FULL STORY OPINION As Biden and AMLO reexamine immigration policy, balance is key Writer Sarah DeVries hopes Mexico and the U.S. can keep migrants' humanity in mind, yet also not create an open invitation at the border. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Learn the language of Mexico’s hand gestures With intermingled cultures, Mexico and the United States do have many gesticulations in common. But don't assume that they mean the same thing, Leigh Thelmadatter writes. FULL STORY

• Art installation made of 10,000 cigarette lighters pays tribute to those who quit