Mexico City’s Mítikah commercial complex, which includes the city’s tallest tower, opened on Friday amid protests.
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Interest rates hit highest point since 2008
Interest rates are higher than they have been in more than a decade, as the central bank continues to fight rising inflation.
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Mexico was the deadliest country for environmental activists in 2021
Fifty-four activists were killed in Mexico, more than in any other country last year and an 80% increase from 2020, Global Witness said.
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Mexican astronomers discover an exoplanet 20 light-years away
The team of Mexican scientists used observations gathered from the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) radio telescopes.
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Junk food regulation in CDMX schools is failing, says consumer watchdog
A coalition of watchdog groups has reported that 9 out of 10 of the city’s primary schools flout regulations and sell pupils unhealthy food.
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World Trade Center campus to be built in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
State and local authorities announced the $350 million facility at a Wednesday press event, highlighting the economic benefits it will bring.
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Suspension of work on Cancún-Playa de Carmen section of Maya Train lifted
The judge who stopped work on the the route’s construction in August approved the federal government to continue with the project.
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Soldiers in the streets: is that what we really want?
The assumption is that the armed forces are our best bet to tackle the daunting crime crisis. There’s good reason to doubt that.
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Number of guns surrendered in buyback programs plummeted over a decade
Government data showed an 86% decline in the surrender of guns between 2019 and 2021, compared to the period from 2013-2015
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Last week’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Mexico caused a ‘desert tsunami’ in Nevada
The quake on September 19 triggered a seiche – a standing wave – in a pool of water in a Death Valley National Park cave.
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New Elton John-Britney Spears music video filmed in CDMX and México state
For Mexicans, the real star of the duo’s “Hold Me Closer” music video is Mexico City and México state, both of which feature as backdrops.
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Nuevo León activists bring abortion decriminalization initiative to state congress
Residents used International Safe Abortion Day to present the initiative to lawmakers, demanding that they fight for women’s right to choose.
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Mexican authorities to investigate collector who burned original Frida Kahlo drawing to promote NFT
The untitled drawing taken from Kahlo’s diary was destroyed and now only exists as 10,000 digitized files being sold for US $3,900 each.
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AMLO announces plans to build natural gas export hub at Veracruz port
The president said that with the current lack of gas availability in Europe, it’s a good time build a natural gas plant for export abroad.
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Photo essay: moments from Puebla’s Atlixcáyotl traditional festival
Photographer Joseph Sorrentino shares images from Sunday’s Atlixcáyotl cultural festival in Atlixco, part of Puebla’s cultural patrimony.
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Mexican automotive exports reach highest point in last 15 months
Exports of Mexican-made vehicles and auto parts totaled US $15.24 billion last month, 42.5% up from August 2021.
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Government announces citizen poll in January 2023 about the military’s security role
The government will next year ask citizens to chime in on an issue of national importance — the use of the military for civilian security.
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Ex-president Fox calls on lawmakers to finalize cannabis regulation
The ex-president called on authorities to put regulations in place for the production, processing and recreational use of marijuana
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One step closer to the end of daylight saving time in Mexico
A bill to eliminate the clock change sailed through an energy committee vote Monday and now goes to a full vote in the Chamber of Deputies.
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Sargassum season abates in Caribbean; new barrier installed in Tulum
The Quintana Roo Sargassum Monitoring Network has announced that only five beaches in the state still have major amounts of the seaweed.
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‘We no longer have a crisis:’ NL governor declares end to state’s drought; citizens urged to reduce usage
Samuel García has declared the state’s drought crisis over but exhorted citizens to lower their water use so there’s enough for the future.
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8 years later: protests and conflicting investigations of Ayotzinapa case
A leaked, unredacted version of the Ayotzinapa truth commission’s report reveals details about the 43 students’ killings and of the coverup.
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Amazon Web Services to expand presence in Mexico in 2023
Mexico’s first AWS “local zone,” which the cloud computing company will build in Querétaro, is part of an overall planned LatAm expansion.
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Navy to establish tourist operation in Las Islas Marias, former penal colony
The iconic island prison closed in 2019 after more than 100 years in operation. It will now be a state-owned, self-funding tourism site.
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Senate considers bill to double paid vacation days for Mexican workers
Annual vacation time for Mexican workers could soon double thanks to a proposal to be considered by senators next week.
