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The MND News Quiz of the Week: August 9th

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Authorities have seized a boat carrying drugs from Mexico — but it was a long way from home. Where was it?
Mexican Navy officials guard the result of their maritime drug bust, with the drugs laid out for a photo

Baja California has become the first state to legalize what?
Tour operators are optimistic about summer tourism in Ensenada.

Sales don't lie, singer Shakira has sold a milestone number of tickets for the Mexican leg of her upcoming tour. How many?
Shakira performing in Mexico City

A new airline is offering bargain flights from Canada to Mexico City. Which airline is it?
Aerial view of Terminal 2 of Mexico City International Airport T2 CDMX.

It's a birthday year for Corona beer in 2025. How old is the brand?
Bottles of Corona on the seafront

Which Mexican state has begun legal proceedings against footwear giant Adidas?

Which retail giant has thrown it's support behind President Sheinbaum's economic Plan México?

A family in Tlaxcala are sharing their home with what unusual house guests?
Large rustic wooden doors set into a vibrant terracotta wall, adorned with lush green vines and colorful pink and purple bougainvillea, with a cobblestone street in the foreground, characteristic of Mexican architecture.

What topical storm is currently causing climate chaos across northern Mexico?
NASA satellite image of tropical cyclone that in 2018 that eventually became Hurricane Michael

Mexico City has created 3 special zones in the capital this week. What will they be used for?
Mexico City's Reforma business district

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A cordoned-off home with palm trees in the hills of Nayarit

Searching mothers help uncover alleged ‘extermination center’ in Nayarit

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Authorities found charred remains and a makeshift burner at a property near Tepic, but have not said how many people were killed or which group is responsible.
Toluca playground

How Toluca is turning tree trunks and old tires into playgrounds

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It may sound like an avant-garde art installation — and perhaps it is that as well — but the initiative is practical, economical, environmentally sound and fun. And it's catching on elsewhere.
Satellite image showing Hurricane Isaias in the Gulf of Mexico and Tropical Storm Simon off the Pacific coast of Guerrero in Mexico, 10am central time on Oct. 8

Isaias becomes first Atlantic hurricane of 2026, as Simon threatens Pacific coast

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As Hurricane Isaias brings heavy rain to Mexico's Gulf states, Simon is expected to become the 11th Pacific hurricane of the 2026 sometime on Thursday.
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