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A school girl runs toward a school building

Education Ministry backtracks, maintains July 15 as official end to Mexico’s...

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After a lengthy meeting on Monday with federal education officials, including Education Minister Mario Delgado, state education ministers told reporters that an agreement was reached to keep July 15 as the final day of the current school year.
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An archaeological zone near Mexico City has been virtually gutted by...

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Looters have virtual free rein at the Los Tlateles pre-Columbian site, which has been reduced from more than 200 hectares to 10 or 20 due to illegal land sales and squatting.
St. Austin Medical District artist's rendering

US $145M development could turn Querétaro into a medical tourism destination

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The 2.5 billion-peso medical center, slated for inauguration in September 2027, will be internationally connected via an alliance with the Global Care system and networks in the U.S. and Latin America.
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Mexico’s week in review: Díaz Ayuso’s tour ends early, Washington tests new pressure tactics...

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Controversies bookended the week of May 4-8 in Mexico, starting with a provocative visit from the mayor of Madrid and a decision by the Education Ministry to cut the school year short by over one month.
A pot of alligator juniper saplings in a large greenhouse with a sign reading "Sabino" (Spanish for alligator juniper)

New pact aims to restore Mexico’s natural protected areas with 300 million tree plantings

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Officials say the tree plantings will revive forests, protect wildlife corridors and boost rural incomes in 32 natural protected areas across the country.
Mexican schoolchildren

Education Ministry plan to cut school year by 40 days sparks backlash

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The proposal to end the school year early due to the World Cup provoked such a strong backlash that President Sheinbaum found it necessary to distance herself from her education minister's plan.
Natural gas pipelines

Mexico to invest US $8B to expand natural gas pipeline network

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Mexico has announced a push to build up gas pipelines and power plants, aiming to ease dependence on U.S. natural gas and secure its energy supply.
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A decline in inflation prompts Mexico’s central bank to cut its key interest rate

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The central bank once again showed its willingness to cut its interest rate even as inflation remains above the 3% target, but this time it indicated that no more such cuts are likely this year.
Todd Blanche

US AG: More charges against Mexican politicians are coming

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"We've already indicted multiple government officials out of Mexico ... And so that's something that will continue," acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a NewsNation interview on Wednesday.
A sea turtle digs into a sandy beach

Tamaulipas reports a strong nesting season for the world’s rarest sea turtle

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Authorities in Tamaulipas have counted over 207,000 eggs across 2,307 nests for far this year — an encouraging early tally for the world's most endangered sea turtle.
Tamul Waterfall dried up

Why did the Huasteca Potosina’s picturesque Tamul Waterfall dry up?

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State and federal authorities pulled out all the stops to get the Gallinas River flowing again to the waterfall site, including a total ban on upstream extraction for irrigation, but to no avail.