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Querétaro leads Bajío region with salaries up 7.5% in 2018
Salaries in the state increased by 7.5% according to a review of collective labor agreements at 330 companies.
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New self-defense forces surface in Guerrero coastal region
Two new self-defense forces have emerged in two municipalities in the Costa Grande region of Guerrero in response to ongoing violence and insecurity.
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Canadian woman’s companion chief suspect in her death
Authorities in Baja California Sur said the companion of a Canadian woman who disappeared in Los Cabos is suspected in her death.
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López Obrador, Trump chat by phone on migration, job creation
The two leaders discussed migration and job creation in Mexico and Central America during a ‘respectful’ telephone call yesterday.
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Government sweetens offer to airport investors but to no avail
The government sweetened its buyback offer for bonds issued for the cancelled Mexico City airport project but investors once again rejected it.
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Concrete producers says prices will rise 20%
The price of concrete will increase by 20% on January 1, an industry association has announced.
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GM opponents wonder about AMLO’s commitment to a ban
President López Obrador’s commitment to not allow the use of genetically-modified organisms has been called into question.
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53 years for Gulf Cartel plaza chief; 90 for kidnapper
Criminals who operated in the northern border states of Nuevo León and Tamaulipas have been sentenced to hefty prison terms.
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Millions of dollars in drug money bought professional soccer teams
A ex-drug trafficker testified at the New York trial of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán that he spent millions of dollars buying Mexican soccer teams.
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Teaching students hijack trucks, buses in Michoacán
Students at a teacher training school in Morelia, Michoacán, hijacked several vehicles yesterday in a protest against the state government.
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Refugee commission swamped with 48,000 applications
The Mexican Commission for Assistance to Refugees is swamped with a backlog of more than 48,000 applications, nearly half of which date back to 2017.
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50 people have been murdered in Jalisco since the weekend
The new Jalisco government has been given a bloody welcome to office with four days of violence.
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Education plan developed in consultation with teachers, parents: AMLO
President López Obrador presented his new education plan, which cancels the reform introduced by the previous government.
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Michelin-star restaurant sees Mexican avocados as ‘blood diamonds’
An Irish chef and owner of two Michelin star restaurants has dubbed avocados “the blood diamonds of Mexico” and taken them off his menus.
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Baja California Sur led in economic growth in 2017
Baja California Sur led Mexico in economic growth and was the only state that achieved a double-digit expansion of its economy, statistics show.
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Guanajuato homeowners can get help to upgrade historic buildings
A new program might provide incentive to preserve the buildings and improve the image of the city’s historic center.
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Infuriated by accident, woman lays a beating on the other vehicle . . .
A woman took road rage to an extreme level, beating on a car with which she was involved in an accident before ramming it with her own vehicle.
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Mexico will invest US $30 billion in development plan to curb migration
The government will invest the money over the next five years on a Comprehensive Development Plan with Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
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Jalisco security strategy coming in January
The state, identified as one of six Mexican hot spots for violence, will announce a new security strategy on January 1, the governor said.
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Fireworks explosion kills 5 in Querétaro
A fireworks explosion in Querétaro killed five people while a 10-meter castillo in México state fell and injured four spectators.
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Judges stage unprecedented protest, accuse government of interference
Federal judges demonstrated publicly for the first time ever yesterday to accuse President López Obrador of attempting to interfere in the judiciary.
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Canadian woman sought after companion’s suicide
Authorities are searching for a Canadian woman who had been vacationing in Los Cabos but has not been seen since December 4.
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Jalisco’s new governor announces Santiago river clean-up
The Jalisco government has announced that more than 3.4 billion pesos (US $167.4 million) will be spent to clean up the heavily-polluted river.
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Maya Train project poses risks to cave systems, jaguars, experts warn
Construction of the train poses environmental risks to the region’s underground water networks and the long-term survival of the jaguar.