Wednesday, March 12, 2025

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Mexican man in his 40s with a five o'clock shadow and close cropped hair. He's wearing a suit and standing at Mexico's presidential podium with two miniature microphones. Behind him is the black-and-white logo of the current Mexican government, an indigenous Mexican woman in profile, with the Mexican flag behind her.

Mexican authorities cooperating with FBI to find fugitive Canadian Olympian: Tuesday’s...

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Last Thursday, the FBI announced that former Olympic snowboarder and Canadian national Ryan James Wedding, 43, had been added to its "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List."
Oaxaca police investigating

What we know about the 10 local students abducted in Oaxaca

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Authorities announced an arrest on Monday after 10 young people from Tlaxcala were abducted in Oaxaca in late February, but many questions remain unanswered.
Giraffe

Mystery giraffes seen roaming Coahuila countryside

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For the second time in the past four months, giraffes have been spotted roaming freely in Coahuila, leaving authorities and residents perplexed.
Oaxaca bus crash that claimed the lives of 19 people, reportedly supporters of the Morena party

Deadly bus crashes in Durango and Oaxaca kill 33, injure dozens

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Mexico suffered two deadly bus accidents within hours on Monday that claimed the lives of 19 in Oaxaca and 14 in Durango.
Mexico's southeastern states require major investment in order for the region to take full advantage of its available energy and water resources, according to a new UNAM report.

Study: Mexico’s Southeast requires 17 billion pesos in water investment

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Mexico’s southeastern states are attracting increasing attention as FDI and nearshoring destinations, but a growing water crisis could bring that to a halt.
In a video announcing the appointment of Edgar Amador Zamora, President Sheinbaum described the departing finance minister (L) Rogelio Ramírez de la O as Mexico's "best economist."

Sheinbaum appoints Amador as finance minister after Ramírez steps down

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Former Bank of Mexico adviser Edgar Amador will be Mexico's new finance minister, though Rogelio Ramírez de la O will continue to advise the president on international affairs.
Dusty, abandoned backpacks and shoes at a secret crematorium in Jalisco

Search collective calls on authorities to investigate a grisly find in Jalisco

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Volunteer searchers have uncovered three clandestine crematoriums in Jalisco, containing burnt remains, a list of apparent missing persons and 200 shoes.
Each year, large quantities of sargassum contaminate Mexico's southeastern beaches.

UNAM researchers develop drywall from sargassum

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UNAM researchers have invented a way to repurpose the seaweed — 23 to 25 million tonnes of which could wash ashore in Mexico this year — as the principal component for drywall.
Sheinbaum addresses supporters on Sunday, March 10, 2025, in Mexico City

Sheinbaum gives celebratory public address following US tariffs suspension

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"Due to the strength of the people of Mexico, we gather here to congratulate ourselves," President Sheinbaum said on Sunday, three days after she again averted tariffs on exports to the U.S.
Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard gestures while standing at a podium as President Claudia Sheinbaum looks on

Ebrard: Up to 90% of exports to US could avoid tariffs

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Between 10% and 12% of Mexican exporters will be unable to comply with the new deal and will face tariffs, according to government estimates.
Makendy, un refugiado haitiano en México, trabaja en su turno en Exedy Dynax, una empresa japonesa que fabrica autopartes en Aguascalientes, México, después de haber participado en el Programa de Integración Local.

UN celebrates a milestone for Mexico refugee program

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A resettlement program operated by Mexico and the UN has now helped over 50,000 migrants as they search for jobs and enroll in schools.