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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
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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
