Quintana Roo regresses to orange risk level on state's own coronavirus mapThe state regressed on Monday to high-risk status on its own Covid-19 stoplight map as case numbers increase in the resort city of Cancún. FULL STORY |
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 | Of nine measures suggested to protect women, only two were implementedThe government has largely ignored advice by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights regarding a 2006 case where police sexually assaulted 26 women while in custody. FULL STORY |
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Artisans celebrate first opportunity to sell since beginning of pandemicThe National Museum of Popular Cultures invited craftspeople from Tenango de Doria, Hidalgo, to sell their work at a recent expo. FULL STORY |
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Lawmaker accused of sexual assault seen as flight riskThe National Immigration Institute has put out a travel alert for Morena party legislator and sexual assault suspect Saúl Huerta. FULL STORY |
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 | Daughter of disqualified candidate for governor takes his place in GuerreroThe surprise gubernatorial candidate has won the nomination to represent the Morena party at the June 6 elections. FULL STORY |
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OPINIONLópez Obrador flouts constitution in battle with Mexico's institutionsAs his term's halfway point approaches, the president's vow to respect the law appears increasingly tenuous, Jude Webber writes. FULL STORY |
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 | MEXICO LIFECenturies-old religious folk art finds new subjects in Covid-19 pandemicOnce commissioned by Mexico's faithful to petition or thank the divine, exvotos make a surprisingly apt genre for the coronavirus era, Gerald Dilley writes. FULL STORY |
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 | THE MND POLL THE STORY: With 6 weeks to go, Morena holds strong lead in race for Chamber of Deputies. FULL STORY THE QUESTION: Elections are a month off: will Morena sweep the polls again, winning a majority in the lower house of Congress? VOTE HERE LAST POLL: Considering that Covid cases are declining and crime levels have seen little change, is the US travel advisory reasonable? 51% think it isn't. FULL RESULTS |
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Smaller Mexican cities shoot up in rankings of world’s most violentFor the fourth consecutive year, Mexico dominated a list of cities with the most murders per 100,000 residents. Now, thanks to cartel incursions, some less populated Mexican locales are seeing a rapid rise in the ranks. FULL STORY |
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Demonstrators claim anchored cruise ships an environmental threatSeveral passenger vessels have anchored in La Paz, Baja California Sur's bay, triggering concerns about pollution. FULL STORY |
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 | Navy seeks 1bn pesos to build high-speed boats To combat narcos and other threats, the military body wants 30 immediate-response vessels to combat crime in Mexico's waters. FULL STORY |
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137 children's handprints discovered in Yucatán caveThe 1,200-year-old impressions are believed to have been part of a Maya coming-of-age ritual. FULL STORY |
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Mexico now world’s leading strawberry exporter The country sold more of the berries internationally than any other nation in 2020, knocking Spain off its perch as exports raised over US $851 million. FULL STORY |
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 | Busy port of Manzanillo causing traffic chaosDemand for cargo truck access to the port in Colima is making road travel in the area dangerous. FULL STORY |
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Mexico's King Midas, Grupo Bal conglomerate head, decides to retire at 89Alberto Baillères, Mexico's fourth-richest person, operated at least 15 companies with interests in a range of sectors. FULL STORY |
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Angered by dust cloud, soccer fans prevent medical helicopter from landingThe audience in the municipality of Malinalco, México state, prevented the aircraft from landing in a soccer field so it could transport a newborn baby having trouble breathing. FULL STORY |
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 | MEXICO LIFEArtisans’ longstanding partnership falls victim to its own successA once mutually beneficial mercantile relationship between two communities now threatens the health of their economies and ecosystems, Leigh Thelmadatter writes. FULL STORY |
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MEXICO LIFETurtle refuge aims not just to preserve species but build young conservationistsCampamento Tortuguero Ayotlcali's annual children's educational programs are training the next generation of environmentalists in Zihuatanejo, Elisabeth Ashe writes. FULL STORY |
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 | MEXICO LIFEA newbie to cooking with chiles? Give mild, flavorful chipotle a tryThe not-so-hot pepper is a great option for starting to use chiles to spice your dishes. Many don't realize they're the familiar green jalapeño, just given time to ripen and then smoked, Janet Blaser writes in this week's The Tropical Table. FULL STORY |
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