Tag: Mexico

• Friday, August 14th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Mexican prosecution opens corruption investigation against ex-president Peña Nieto and ex minister Luis Videgaray

  

  Prosecutors in Mexico have opened a corruption investigation against former President Enrique Peña Nieto. It comes after Emilio Lozoya, the ex-head of the state energy firm, accused Peña Nieto of taking millions of dollars in bribes and bribing MPs.

• Wednesday, August 12th 2020 - 08:46 UTC

  Mexican masked wrestlers out of business or forced to underground fights by the Covid-19 virus

  

  Mexico’s legendary masked wrestlers have been economically body-slammed by the coronavirus pandemic, with some resorting to food parcels or even underground fights to survive a ban on sporting events.

• Wednesday, August 12th 2020 - 08:42 UTC

  Obesity and diabetes plagued Mexico confronts world's biggest food companies

  

  The United States, European Union, Canada, and Switzerland, home to some of the world's biggest food companies, have pressed Mexico to delay upcoming health warnings on processed food and drinks, a World Trade Organization document showed.

• Monday, August 3rd 2020 - 10:53 UTC

  Mexico becomes the country with the third most Covid-19 deaths, ahead of Britain

  

  Mexico has overtaken Britain to become the country with the third-most deaths due to Covid-19, according to data released by the Health Ministry. Reported fatalities rose to reach 46,688, the data shows.

• Monday, August 3rd 2020 - 09:47 UTC

  Mexican journalist and bodyguard murdered in Mexico, fifth so far this year

  

  A Mexican journalist and his police bodyguard were murdered in a hail of gunfire in the southern state of Guerrero early on Sunday, police and human rights officials said. Pablo Morrugares is the fourth journalist murdered in Mexico in 2020.

• Saturday, August 1st 2020 - 06:05 UTC

  Mexican economy needs two years to reach pre-pandemic levels

  

  A full recovery of the Mexican economy to pre-pandemic levels could be reached in one to two years so long as no new coronavirus outbreaks strike, a senior official said

• Monday, July 27th 2020 - 10:28 UTC

  Latin America, the region most impacted with the coronavirus

  

  Coronavirus cases in Latin America for the first time have surpassed the combined infections in the United States and Canada, a tally showed on Sunday, amid a surge of infections in Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Argentina.

• Tuesday, July 21st 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Mexican president challenged by drug gangs, but refuses to declare war

  

  Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he would maintain a less confrontational approach to battling drug gangs even after one of Mexico's most powerful cartels showcased its firepower in a video that stunned Mexicans.

• Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:40 UTC

  Mexico seems unable to control the spread of coronavirus cases and death toll

  

  Half the Covid-19 patients who go to the hospital in Mexico's border state of Baja California die, an alarming rate that experts attribute to people waiting too long to seek admission because they fear the poor conditions of hospitals.

• Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  Mexican president will contribute 25% of his salary to combat the virus

  

  Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that he will return a fourth of his salary to help the country weather the coronavirus crisis that has battered the economy, encouraging public servants also to donate from their earnings.