Since 2019, Ernestas Tyminas and Darina Karpitskaya have been living a nomad’s dream: traveling the world. They recently visited Mexico City.
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Some teachers make a special effort to overcome pandemic’s challenges
Innovative teachers find creative ways to reach students and connect with them despite the constraints of distance education.
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Mexico will attempt to stop New York auction of pre-Hispanic artifacts
The Mexican government said it will take legal measures to stop an auction of pre-Hispanic artifacts by Sotheby’s New York auction house.
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Rain relieves CDMX drought but scientists warn the future could bring worse
Recent studies show that the Valley of México is at risk for entering into a prolonged drought.
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Video catches Puebla nurse administering fake Covid shot
A nurse in Puebla has been suspended after she failed to correctly administer a Covid-19 vaccine to a woman on Thursday.
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Archaeologist sees manipulation of history for political ends in Tenochtitlán event
The government manipulated historical fact for political gain by commemorating Tenochtitlan’s foundation on the wrong date, say academics.
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As many as 40 cyclones forecast this season, 7 could make landfall in Mexico
There will be as many as 40 tropical cyclones in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans this hurricane season; up to seven could make landfall.
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Quintana Roo on cusp of going red on coronavirus stoplight map
Governor Carlos Joaquín warned that the state has seen an increase in Covid-19 cases and could be heading toward another lockdown.
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Study highlights risks of residential developments on hills of Chapala
It details the risk of landslides and documents the history of damage caused by development in the hills over the past 50 years.
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Another candidate killed in second most violent election season since 2000
The Cajeme, Sonora, mayoral candidate, Abel Murrietta Gutiérrez, was killed on Thursday in the municipality while campaigning.
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New species of dinosaur identified from 72-million-year-old remains found in Coahuila
Paleontologists have identified a new species of dinosaur after unearthing its 72-million-year-old remains in Coahuila eight years ago.
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Academics-turned-detectives track down stolen papers that belonged to Hernán Cortés
Academics-turned-detectives in Mexico and Spain helped stop a New York auction house’s scheduled sale of a 1521 letter sent to Hernán Cortés.
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Yucatán announces tourism, real estate projects worth 1.5 billion pesos
Governor Mauricio Vila announced that 17 companies would invest almost 1.5 billion pesos to projects in the eastern part of the state.
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Travelers get a wet welcome at Mexico City airport
Rainfall is a cause for alarm at the country’s biggest airport due to leaks in the roof, despite repairs in 2020.
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Mexico responds to GM union complaint by accusing US of violating migrants’ rights
A United States request to investigate a GM union vote in Guanajuato prompted Mexico to suggest that the U.S protect Mexican workers’ rights.
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Militarization: a lost war that has only brought ‘catastrophic’ results
A US advocacy group’s new report says that Mexico’s reliance on the military for civilian tasks, including crimefighting, ‘raises red flags.’
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New Pizza Hut in Guadalajara is location No. 1000 in Mexico
Pizza Hut is to open its 1,000th site in Mexico in the same city where the chain was introduced 52 years ago.
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Energy projects worth US $35bn on hold as government withholds permits
The 128 gas, fuel storage and electricity generation projects are ready to start but can’t due to a lack of permits.
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Security perceptions looking better in 4 Mexican tourism destinations
Among vacation locales where fewer residents felt unsafe in 2021 was Los Cabos, listed in 2017 as the most violent city in the world.
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Mexico orders new GM union vote after US lawmakers question abuses
Mexico’s labor ministry has told GM’s union to hold another contract vote after allegations of irregularities in the first one.
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Tlaxcala prepares to welcome visitors for firefly viewing season
The firefly sanctuary in Nanacamilpa will reopen this season at 30% capacity, after viewings were canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus.
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10,000 march in Guadalajara to protest violence, insecurity
A protest against violence and insecurity was attended by 10,000 people on Tuesday in reaction to the murder of three siblings.
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Mexico’s biggest mining company to build new power infrastructure in Baja
A 500-kilometer transmission line planned for the El Arco mine in Mulége promises to bring cheaper electricity to Baja peninsula customers.
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Consultation over trans-isthmus industrial park called a sham
Residents of a community where construction of the park has been approved have called the process a ‘simulation.’
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Narco-violence has reduced Mexicans’ life span by as much as a year
The federal security ministry says that cartel violence reduced life spans in 8 states by anywhere from 6 months to a year during 2005–2010.
