Thursday, June 12, 2025

The MND News Quiz of the week: May 24th

What's been going on in the news this week? Our weekly quiz is here to keep you on top of what’s happening in Mexico.

Get informed, stay smart.

Are you ready?  Let’s see where you rank vs. our expert community!

Which film festival is returning to Mexico City this week?

Which Mexican archeological site has allowed tourists to climb a pyramid for the first time since 2020?

Which European capital announced direct flights to Cancun?

Interior Minister Rosa Icela Rodríguez invited which head of state to Mexico this week?

What was the name of the Mexican Navy vessel that struck the Brooklyn Bridge last weekend?

Due to rising violence in the city of Culiacán, what was evacuated from the Sinaloan capital?

Sony Pictures this week announced a new historic TV series based on which Mexican regent?

Isaac del Toro became the first Mexican to lead which cycling race this week?

A Mexican man deported from the United States earlier this week was sent to which country?

Mexico City's 24-hour Mercado Jamaica specializes in the sale of what?

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The peso is enjoying a sustained streak of gains on the US dollar, but it may reverse course as USMCA discussions begin toward the end of 2025.

Peso appreciates to strongest exchange rate in 10 months

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The peso has traded between 18.82 and 18.92 to the dollar today on speculation that the United States could soon exempt Mexican steel and aluminum from its 50% tariff.
Chiapas police

Guatemala files formal protest after Chiapas police incite gun battle across border

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By Tuesday, Guatemala's Foreign Ministry had sent a letter of protest and the Chiapas governor was scolded by President Claudia Sheinbaum for the "reckless" incursion.
Laureano

Nearly 1,000 neighbors unite to save a 115-year-old tree in Mexico City

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In the Tlacoquemecatl neighborhood of Mexico City, a real estate company is developing a four-story apartment building where a tree named Laureano has been growing for over a century.