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Mexico president would discuss migration with US Vice President Harris

Editorial Bureau May 5, 2021

MEXICO CITY (MEXICO) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he would delve into proposals to address US-bound immigration when he speaks to US Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday. “We have to regulate migratory flows,” Lopez Obrador said in his

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In Mexico, ancient Maya cave unveils mysterious painted hand prints

Editorial Bureau May 1, 2021

MERIDA (MEXICO) – Dozens of black and red hand prints cover the walls of a cave in Mexico, believed to have links with a coming-of-age ritual of the ancient Maya, as per an archeologist who has explored and studied the subterranean cavern. The 137 prints, mostly made by the hands of children, are more than […]

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US returns dozens of Haitian asylum seekers to Mexico

Editorial Bureau February 4, 2021

CIUDAD JUAREZ (MEXICO) – US authorities returned dozens of Haitians to the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez from El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday, a move that appeared to contradict a policy agreement in place with Mexico brokered under the previous US administration. Luis Garcia, a director at the Chihuahua state government agency COESPO in […]

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Mexican president’s health woes in the past throw light on the need for COVID-19 diagnosis

Editorial Bureau January 25, 2021

MEXICO CITY (MEXICO) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has had a history of heart problems and high blood pressure, which will make it a daunting task for doctors to combat the COVID-19 infection likely to weaken the strong role he has taken in public life. The 67-year-old, who was a heavy smoker until […]

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Mexico confirms presence of mutant strain of coronavirus

Editorial Bureau January 11, 2021

MEXICO CITY (MEXICO) – The mutant variant of the novel coronavirus, which was first detected in Britain, has been confirmed in Mexico, said health officials on Sunday. This has stoked fears in a nation which is already reeling from the outbreak of the pandemic. It is for the first time that the mutant variant has […]

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Former governor of Mexican state shot dead in beach resort

Editorial Bureau December 18, 2020

MEXICO CITY (MEXICO) -An ex-governor of the Mexican state of Jalisco was shot dead early on Friday in the bathroom of a restaurant in the beach resort of Puerto Vallarta, the latest violence to wrack a region plagued by one of the country’s most dangerous drug gangs. Jalisco state officials said former governor Aristoteles Sandoval […]

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Mexico surpasses COVID 100,000 deaths

Editorial Bureau November 20, 2020

MEXICO CITY (MEXICO) – Mexico has registered 100,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths a few days exceeding the grim milestone of one million infections, official data showed on Thursday. Mexico’s official death toll from COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the virus, is among the highest worldwide, and is behind US and Brazil. Hugo Lopez-Gatell, the public

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Number of new coronavirus cases rises to 5,931 in Mexico

Editorial Bureau November 7, 2020

MEXICO CITY (MEXICO) – According to the Mexican health ministry, there were as many as 5,931 new coronavirus infections in the country on Friday and 551 additional fatalities. This brings the tally of cases to 955,128 and the number of deaths stands at 94,323. The actual number of infections could be significantly higher than the […]

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Mexico confirms 544 new coronavirus deaths

Editorial Bureau November 6, 2020

MEXICO CITY (MEXICO) – Mexico’s health ministry reported on Thursday 5,567 additional coronavirus cases and 544 more deaths. The official number of cases have been brought to 949,197 and the death toll to 93,772.

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Mexico records 5,250 new coronavirus cases

Editorial Bureau November 4, 2020

MONTERREY (MEXICO) – Mexico’s health ministry reported on Tuesday 5,250 additional cases of the new coronavirus and 493 more deaths in the country. The official count has brought the official number of cases to 938,405 and the death toll to 92,593. The government has said the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher […]