The International Monetary Fund cut its 2019 and 2020 growth forecasts for Mexico by a combined 0.9%, citing lower private investment.
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Mexico City to hand out panic buttons to 128 victims of abuse
The Mexico City government will give panic alarm buttons to 128 women who have suffered domestic violence in effort against femicides.
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López Obrador: ‘Call me messianic, but I’m going to purify the country’
Combating corruption is indispensable to purifying public life, the president said yesterday, implying that he was unperturbed by being labeled ‘messianic.’
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Puebla to be first city to install streetlights that use artificial intelligence
The municipality has called for tenders for the installation of streetlighting and other amenities that employ artificial intelligence.
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Baja journalist who had been threatened found murdered
A 34-year-old Baja California Sur journalist who had complained of threats against him was murdered on the weekend.
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Government buys 571 tanker trucks; over 6,000 driver applications received
The federal government has spent US $85 million to purchase 571 trucks that will soon deliver fuel to states where supplies have been scarce.
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5,000 migrants have registered with Immigration in just four days
Immigration authorities have registered almost 5,000 Central American migrants, many of whom entered Mexico last week as part of a new caravan.
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Death of Coahuila girl, 15, attributed to Rapunzel syndrome
The death of a 15-year-old girl in Monclova has been attributed to Rapunzel syndrome, an extremely rare disorder characterized by compulsive hair-eating.
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Hidalgo explosion: identifying some of the remains could take months
Identifying the remains of people killed in the petroleum pipeline explosion in Hidalgo on Friday night could take months, according to the state governor.
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AMLO announces guaranteed prices for five agricultural products
President López Obrador has announced the guaranteed prices the government will pay farmers for five agricultural products.
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Super moon, blood moon eclipse on Sunday night
It’s not just a total lunar eclipse that will occur Sunday night but a phenomenon called the Super Blood Wolf Moon.
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Senate elects new top prosecutor; fiscal general replaces attorney general
The Senate has elected an ally of the president as the new top prosecutor, triggering criticism that his office will not be independent and impartial.
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Mexico City chef Gabriela Ruiz named Mexico’s best
Mexico City chef and restaurant owner Gabriela Ruiz Lugo has been voted the best chef in Mexico by the Mexican Gastronomic Council.
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Fuel shortages continue in Michoacán; 70% of gas stations remain closed
Gasoline shortages continue throughout Michoacán where 70% of the state’s gas stations remain closed, the economic development secretary said.
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66 dead, 76 injured after explosion, huge fire at Hidalgo gasoline pipeline tap
A petroleum pipeline in Hidalgo exploded last night after it had been illegally tapped to steal fuel, leaving 66 people dead and another 76 injured.
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Mexico City announces water catchment program for homeowners
The city government has announced a rainwater catchment program for homeowners who live in parts of the capital with limited or non-existent water supply.
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In video, Tijuana morgue looks like a Nazi extermination camp
A photo taken in the morgue shows a pile of naked and bloody dead bodies: their legs contorted and tangled, they lie on two sheets, one red and one white.
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Airline’s ‘DNA discounts’ are based on ‘how Mexican’ people are
Aeroméxico has launched a tongue-in-cheek advertising campaign in which it gives discounts on airfares to US residents based on how Mexican they are.
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El Chapo’s ex-lover and former Sinaloa politician was a cartel marijuana buyer
A former deputy in the Sinaloa state Congress testified in a New York court against her ex-lover, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
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Employment opportunity: 2,000 drivers sought for new tanker trucks
The government is accepting applications from drivers for its 60,000-liter tanker trucks, which will reinforce Pemex’s fleet of fuel distribution vehicles.
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13 Tamaulipas gas stations probed for selling stolen gasoline
Federal financial investigators have identified 13 Pemex gas stations in Tamaulipas that stopped buying gasoline from the state oil company in 2016.
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Commission’s count of disappeared persons now over 40,000
The number of cases is 12,657 higher than it was in February 2013, near the start of former president Enrique Peña Nieto’s term.
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Parents freed after being held in chains for opposing closure of school
Four parents have been released from custody after being detained by community police for opposing the closure of a school in Aquila, Michoacán.
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At least 1,000 migrants break through barrier, cross southern border into Mexico
Between 1,000 and 1,500 migrants entered Mexico illegally at the southern border early this morning, one day after another large group crossed legally.
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Teachers’ blockades halt at least 26 trains in Michoacán
The blockades that went up earlier this week have stopped train traffic in five municipalities in the state.