Wednesday, December 11, 2024

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Mexican Federal Deputy Sergio Gutiérrez and head of the board of directors of the Chamber of Deputies rings a bell in to open session. He's sitting at a desk at the head of the Chamber with other members of the board of directors sitting on either side of him and other lawmakers standing behind them, conducting other business

Congress rushes to reshuffle 40 billion pesos of FY 2025 budget

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Lawmakers begin debate Wednesday on US $1.98 billion in changes to President Sheinbaum's budget, including big cuts to the judiciary and INE.
Outside a Volaris airplane window, a Mexican National Guard member in a yellow safety vest escorts a handcuffed man in a white T-shirt away from the plane.

Volaris passenger arrested after attempting to hijack plane and divert it...

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The would-be hijacker said he was facing death threats and planned to seek political asylum in the United States.
A portrait of former ambassador to Mexico Christopher Landau in the Mexican desert wearing a business suit

Trump taps former ambassador to Mexico for US deputy secretary of...

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If approved, the Mexico-U.S. relationship "would keep being one of my top priorities," Landau wrote in a Spanish-language social media post.
A note tallying purchases at a Mexican market

Inflation hits 9-month low as Banxico eyes fresh rate cut

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The November rate was just below the 4.6% median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg.
A pyramid surrounded by ladders and scaffolding sits right next to a highway

INAH calls off work at Hidalgo pyramid due to budget cuts

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The pyramid was briefly uncovered during road work earlier this year, then government archaeologists re-buried it.
A masked doctor attends to a tiny infant in a hospital incubator

Possible IV bag contamination kills 13 children in México state hospitals

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At least 15 patients were infected by Klebsiella oxytoca, a life-threatening and potentially antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Jaguar in wooded area

Quintana Roo to build 21 wildlife crossings near Maya Train and highways

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The government said it will begin building the crossings before the end of 2024. Environmental activists say they won't protect wildlife.  
Security Minister García Harfuch speaks at a microphone while Presiden Sheinbaum stands nearby

Pacifying Sinaloa won’t be quick, Sheinbaum says, as security minister visits the troubled state

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Pacifying the state will not happen overnight, the security minister said after meeting with the state governor.
The National Autonomous University of Mexico library in Mexico City, a concrete building whose top floors is painted with the university logo and with a mural of images related to Mexico's indigenous history

UNAM makes list of top 100 universities for interdisciplinary science

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UNAM's No. 54 ranking on the Times Higher Education list for interdisciplinary science was the top ranking of any Latin American university in the category.
Dozens of people holding backpacks and belongings walk down a paved road in bright sun, with a forest in the background

Mexican authorities detain over 5,000 migrants in a single day

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In a brief statement, the Security Ministry announced the Army, Navy and National Guard had "rescued" thousands of migrants on Tuesday.
Soldiers stand guard outside a shooting crime scene in a Polanco neighborhood mall, in Mexico City

Target of Polanco shooting had been sanctioned for money laundering

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Federal authorities are investigating the attack, which occurred at an upscale restaurant in the Mexico City neighborhood of Polanco.