At his press conference, the president showed off a graph indicating he was the second most popular of 13 world leaders.
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Health minister insists vaccination not beneficial for children
Health Minister Jorge Alcocer has once again claimed that COVID-19 vaccines could inhibit the development of children’s immune systems.
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Mexico to seek more money for developing countries to combat climate change
Access to funds for poorer countries to meet environmental goals is “not proportional or equitable,” said Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard.
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President, chief justice clash after court rejects preventative prison in fraud cases
López Obrador denounced the Supreme Court’s ruling against its use for such cases, saying it helps corrupt elites evade imprisonment.
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Migrant caravan rests in Huixtla; conduct of security forces questioned
The 2,000-strong migrant caravan traveling north through Chiapas rested on Wednesday in the town of Huixtla.
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Rights commission urges reopening Colosio murder case, says irregularities warrant new investigation
The agency says irregularities in the case warrant a new look by federal attorneys at the presidential candidate’s 1994 assassination.
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Children will be exempt from impending vaccine requirements for US entry
Children in Mexico, who mostly don’t have access to vaccination against COVID, will be exempt from a US rule requiring inoculation for entry.
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Amid warnings by authorities, Mexicans are not shy about cryptocurrency
Digital currencies aren’t legal tender here, but over 12% of Mexicans own them and about 100 businesses nationwide let customers use them.
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LIDAR remote sensing reveals nearly 500 pre-Hispanic ceremonial centers
The 85,000-square-meter LIDAR survey was the largest ever conducted in the historical and cultural region known as Mesoamerica.
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Opposition to Maya Train coming from 6 organizations on ‘extreme right:’ Fonatur
The director of the agency managing the US $9.9 billion project says that most injunctions filed against it are politically motivated.
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Migrant caravan arrives in Huixtla, Chiapas; foreign minister warns they’ve been deceived
The 2,000-strong migrant caravan which left Tapachula, Chiapas, on Saturday arrived at its first major milestone on Monday.
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Official in Nuevo León linked to company that owns 90 luxury cars
Governor Samuel García claims the former official used public money to buy the cars during a 12-year career in the state water department.
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Nearly 70 million Mexicans have now received at least one COVID vaccine
Almost four in five adults in Mexico are at least partially vaccinated. At 97%, the capital’s inoculation rate is the highest in the country.
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Display of alebrijes celebrates Day of the Dead, Oaxaca culture in New York City
Two large Mexican folk art sculptures have been installed in New York City as part of a 12-day celebration of the Day of the Dead.
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‘Thief!:’ Mexican woman encounters ex-president Peña Nieto in Rome
The Guadalajara native hurled the epithet at the former president as he waited for a taxi outside a luxury hotel in the Italian capital.
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No casualties reported after Hurricane Rick makes landfall in Guerrero
Rick reached land at approximately 5:00 a.m. in La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca, a municipality that borders Zihuatanejo to the north.
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President announces new support plan, strengthened security for Guerrero
President López Obrador said that his government is committed to peace and tranquility in Guerrero, Mexico’s ninth most violent state,
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Cartel leader killed during night of gunfire in Matamoros
Three members of the Gulf Cartel including one of its leaders were killed during a shootout with the army and state police on Friday.
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Security forces fail to prevent 2,000-strong migrant caravan heading north from Tapachula
The caravan is heading north after leaving Tapachula, where National Guard troops in riot gear were unable to stop it.
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Nintendo in the trash, too much global cash: the week at AMLO’s press conferences
Pope Francis, John Kerry and the (conservative) concept of race were among the topics of the mañaneras this week.
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Hurricane Rick forecast to make landfall Sunday evening in Michoacán
A hurricane warning is in effect between Técpan de Galeana on the central coast of Guerrero and Punta San Telmo, Michoacán.
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COVID roundup: AMLO slams health agency again for slow vaccine approval
President López Obrador again criticized the World Health Organization for delays in the approval of the Sputnik V and CanSino vaccines.
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Mexico drops five places on freedom of expression index
Mexico lost ground on the latest edition of an index that measures freedom of the press in Western Hemisphere countries.
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On average, thieves steal 380 vehicles a day in Mexico
Of the nearly 140,000 vehicles stolen over the past year, fewer than 63,000 had insurance, according to insurance companies.
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Mesoamerican epic created by Mexican animator streams Friday on Netflix
Maya and the Three is the story of a warrior princess and is based on Aztec, Mayan and Inca mythology and modern day Caribbean culture.
