Tuesday, December 9, 2025

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Formal employment in Mexico is up 2.7%, hitting record of 22.8M...

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IMSS director general Zoé Robledo said the increase in formal employment in 2025 should be seen as “a sign of resilience in the labor market,” which had shown signs of deterioration earlier in the year.
President Sheinbaum's sky-high approval rating is under pressure from recent events in Michoacán.

Sheinbaum’s approval rating drops 9 points amid security challenges

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At 74%, Sheinbaum's approval rating is the lowest detected by the eight national polls conducted by Enkoll since Oct. 1, 2024, and indicative of a difficult November for the president.
car bomb in Michoacán

Car bomb targeting community police station kills 6 in Michoacán

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The explosion of a car bomb outside a community police station in the town of Coahuayana, Michoacán, on Saturday killed six people, including at least three police officers.
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Sheinbaum holds up a small ribbon with the word Mexico at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5

Mexico’s week in review: Sheinbaum draws Mexico’s World Cup fate — and Trump’s praise

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This week, President Sheinbaum expanded her fan base — including a not-so-secret admirer in U.S. President Donald Trump — during her first U.S. visit as Mexico's president on Friday.
President Sheinbaum on stage next to Trump and Carney, holding a paper reading Mexico

Sheinbaum joins US President Trump and Canada PM Carney at the FIFA World Cup...

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The draw results are now in: Group assignments are set and Mexico will kick off the World Cup with a June 11 game against South Africa.
farmers proterst at night

Protesting farmers stand down after Senate quickly approves water law

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But the drama may resurface, because the government fears — and the farmers threaten — more disruptive protests pending implementation.
burnt out forest

Sinaloa cartel wars coincide with record-setting wildfire damage. It’s no coincidence

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The narco wars bring landmines, improvised explosive devices, firearm battles, drone attacks and even bombs dropped from planes to the drought-dried forests of the Sierra Madre.
Ricardo Monreal stands at a podium in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies (congress chambers) surrounded by dozens of supporters with their fists raised in the air

Highway blockades return as Congress races to approve the new General Water Law

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The lower house passed the bill in marathon 24-hour session as protesting farmers reactivated blockades they had dismantled after reaching an agreement with the government last week.
Nichupté Bridge in Cancún

Cancún’s 11.2-kilometer Nichupté Bridge will open this month, officials say

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The long-awaited bridge will make life easier for hotel and restaurant workers commuting to and from the tourism zone, as well as for visitors eager to start their vacation.
woman with umbrella

Another cold front could bring wintry rain to the northern states as Mexico enters its chilly season

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Cold front No. 18 is moving in before cold front No. 17 has moved out, so parts of the northern states will no doubt feel the chill, and some of them already have.
The monthly minimum wage in 2026 will rise to 9,582.47 pesos.

Sheinbaum announces 13% minimum wage hike to 315 pesos a day

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The wage hike, her second since assuming office, advances the president's aim of setting the minimum at the equivalent of 2.5 "basic baskets" of essential food items per month by 2030.