A state of México racewalker yesterday became Mexico’s first female athlete to win a medal for her country at the World Athletics Championships. María Guadalupe González Romero, better known as FULL STORY
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Former Pemex boss denies bribery charge
The former CEO of Pemex has denied that he received US $10 million from Brazilian multinational Odebrecht in exchange for the awarding of a contract for work on a refinery FULL STORY
Cancún, Playa bars shut after inspections
Federal inspectors have closed two bars at vacation hot spots in Quintana Roo for allegedly selling tainted alcohol and shut down an illegal producer of alcoholic beverages. The closures took FULL STORY
MX rejects force to solve Venezuela crisis
Mexico has rejected the use of force to resolve the current political crisis in Venezuela in response to United States President Donald Trump’s statement on Friday that military force was FULL STORY
New Guinness record, this one for ice cream
More than 3,500 people ate ice cream together on Saturday to win another Guinness record for Mexico. The event was the brainchild of the Mexico City borough of Iztapalapa where FULL STORY
Flights not included in invitation to Vatican
A children’s choir from Tlaxcala that sings in a dialect of the endangered Otomí language has received an invitation to perform for Pope Francis in Vatican City. But there’s a catch: FULL STORY
Insecticide blamed for Michoacán bee deaths
A dispute has broken out between beekeepers and farmers in a rural community near Lake Chapala. Apiarists in Ciénega de Chapala, Michoacán, say that an insecticide used by sorghum producers FULL STORY
High lead content in six popular candies
High levels of lead have been found in at least six of the 20 most popular candies among children in Mexico City, raising concerns about industry standards and government oversight. FULL STORY
CDMX’s mega tunnel five years behind
A wastewater infrastructure project for the greater Mexico City area is almost five years behind schedule and its multi-billion-peso budget has doubled. When the Eastern Emission Tunnel (TEO) was announced FULL STORY
Defense force forms as security redoubled
The arrest of key figures in Mexican crime gangs often sparks an angry backlash, but federal forces have been sent in to back up security in Quintana Roo in case FULL STORY
Cockfight legislation vetoed by governor
The governor of Veracruz has vetoed legislation that legalized cockfights and the running of bulls, arguing that it was a step backwards in the protection of animals. The state Congress FULL STORY
Texas businesses form pro-trade coalition
With support from the Mexican government, businesses in Texas are gearing up to protect their interests in preparation for the start of trilateral trade talks next week. With the North FULL STORY
11% growth expected in aerospace industry
Growth of 11% is expected in Mexico’s aerospace industry this year to bring the total value of annual exports to US $8 billion, the sector’s trade association says. Luis Lizcano, FULL STORY
Engineers say culvert was cause of sinkhole
Replacing a damaged culvert would have prevented the sinkhole that appeared on the Cuernavaca Paso Express on July 12, an independent group of engineering experts has determined. An analysis of FULL STORY
Families turn down compensation offer
The families of the two men who were killed in a sinkhole on the Mexico City-Cuernavaca highway July 12 have rejected an offer of compensation totaling 2 million pesos, or FULL STORY