Mexico News Today Wednesday, March 10, 2021

 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2021

Attorney General to probe powerful PRI figure over US $10 million in bank deposits    The government is investigating former Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) chief Manlio Beltrones, his wife, his daughter and a close associate in connection with millions placed in hidden bank accounts in Andorra. FULL STORY

20,000 march in Mexico City to end violence Thousands of women took to the capital's streets on Monday, demanding justice in cases of rape, femicide and other gender crimes. FULL STORY

Indigenous town in Hidalgo wants a vote on vaccinations Residents of an Otomí community say they don't trust Covid-19 vaccines and want the federal government to respect their right to decide about being immunized. FULL STORY Extending tourist stay under Covid: an opaque, frustrating and sometimes impossible process When the pandemic began in early 2020, the chaos it created threw up an unexpected roadblock for people with a Forma Migratoria Múltiple. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT LP gas thefts soared in 2020 Illegal taps on pipelines vastly increased to above 20,000 last year, contributing to estimated losses of more than US $1.4 billion. FULL STORY Chef incorporates Zapotec flavors into her baking Oaxacan Nabila Nichdali Aguilar Bla is tantalizing taste buds with culinary creations boasting distinctive flavors taken from her indigenous culture. FULL STORY Historic church goes up in flames in Michoacán A church built by Spanish missionaries in one of the original indigenous Purhépecha areas was destroyed by fire Sunday. FULL STORY OPINION International Women’s Day highlights the work still needed on gender equality Gender parity, safety, femicide: half of Mexico's population have some concerns they'd really like to see the nation properly address, Sarah DeVries writes. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Nonprofits help artisans sell in a socially distanced world Covid deprived many artisans of their usual sales methods, but these NGOs are teaching them internet marketing and greater independence, Leigh Thelmadatter writes. FULL STORY AMLO defends measures to protect palace, points to possibility of drone attack The president justified using technology to prevent remote-controlled vehicles from flying over the presidential residence during Monday's International Women's Day protest. FULL STORY Drought conditions now affect 82.9% of Mexico More than four-fifths of the nation is currently experiencing a lack of rain, which significantly threatens farmers' ability to produce food. The northeast is the worst affected. FULL STORY Tree-planting program incentivized deforestation Its raison d'être is to employ citizens while reforesting over a million hectares of land, but an unintended consequence of the Sowing Life initiative is that applicants have been clearing areas of timber to qualify. FULL STORY Auditor defends methods used to calculate the cost of CDMX's abandoned airport The methodology used by the government employee to determine the expense involved in canceling the project was consistent and internationally recognized, lawmakers were told. FULL STORY Security forces rescue US woman held captive for a year by the Sinaloa Cartel Federal authorities have rescued a United States woman who had been kidnapped in February 2020 in Culiacán. FULL STORY CFE’s pension costs triple After a new labor contract lowered employees' retirement age, the Federal Electricity Commission's pension expenses have soared 236%. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Puebla town’s artisans keep alive traditions going back nearly a millenium Artisans in Tecali still create the type of highly skilled marble and onyx sculptures their Chichimeca ancestors made for the Aztec Empire, Joseph Sorrentino writes. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Museum educates on coconut’s value to Zihuatanejo and beyond The Museo del Coco, in the village of Coacayul, teaches about the cultural and historic importance of this originally Asian fruit, Elisabeth Ashe writes. FULL STORY

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