Monday, December 15, 2025

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SHeinbaum adn PETA

Sheinbaum named PETA Latino’s person of the year for animal welfare...

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In naming the Mexican president its inaugural Person of the Year, the renowned animal rights organization cited her successful campaign to inject animal rights into the Constitution.
peso

Peso dips below 18 to the dollar for the first time...

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After ending last week at just above 18 to the dollar, the peso appreciated slightly to reach 17.97 on Monday morning before settling at 17.99.
Aerial view of Mexico's rugged coastline with clear turquoise waters and arid mountain terrain in the background

Is the Gulf of California actually Mexican? Naval study says it...

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International law doesn't consider most of the Gulf of California to be Mexican waters, a situation that threatens national sovereignty, according to a paper published by Mexico's Center for Advanced Naval Studies.
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The outcome of the new bilateral agreement allows Mexico more time to make its required water deliveries, though President Sheinbaum emphasized on Monday that Mexico is not handing over water that "we don't have."

Mexico, US reach agreement on water deliveries

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Mexico has committed to releasing more than 200,000 acre-feet of water to the United States starting this week, averting the threatened imposition of an additional U.S. tariff on Mexican goods.
Mexican gecko

New gecko species joins trove of recent discoveries in the Tehuacán Valley

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Identification of the new species, similar to another gecko in the same area, took years of coordinated work involving scientists, technicians and community brigades.
A Virgin of Guadalupe figure in sparkling pink robes watches over a plaza filled with colorful camping tents

Mexico’s week in review: Mexico leans into protectionism as the year draws to a...

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Tariffs, both real and threatened, shaped headlines the second week of December, as Mexico sought to resolve a water dispute with the U.S.
News quiz

The MND News Quiz of the Week: December 13th

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Style, soccer and summiting pyramids: Have you been keeping up with the news this week?
The Nuevo Laredo International Wastewater Treatment Plant in Mexico seen across the Rio Grande from Laredo.

Inside the binational effort to clean up the Rio Grande

Nuevo Laredo used to dump millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Rio Grande daily. Now the city is cleaning up its act, thanks to a determined mayor with support on both sides of the border.
Tourists swim and lounge on the beach in front of Puerto Vallarta hotels and condos

Despite court ruling, Puerto Vallarta plans to apply a modified foreign tourist tax

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Municipal authorities are sure they have addressed the concerns of the Supreme Court, which had tossed out the tax law as vague and unconstitutional.
scene of parachutist landing

American skydiver unhurt after awkward landing in downtown Mexico City 

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The 36-year-old reportedly jumped out of a small plane after midnight Tuesday, aiming for the Historic Center. He ended up landing a block from the Alameda and Bellas Artes.
President Sheinbaum

Forbes again names Claudia Sheinbaum one of the world’s 5 most powerful women

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The magazine noted the Mexican president's use of nearshoring to lure investment places her at "the center of the manufacturing transformation in North America.”