Tag: Mexico

• Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 11:12 UTC

  Dozens of bags with human remains found in Mexico; government admits 100,000 missing people

  

  Mexican police have discovered dozens of bags with human remains, during a search operation for seven young workers of a call center who went missing a week ago, Mexican prosecution said on Thursday.

• Thursday, April 27th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  AMLO sends message showing he is recovering well from Covid-19

  

  Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) Wednesday posted a video on social media saying he was recovering well from his bout of Covid-19. Interior Minister Adán López Hernández said the head of state would resume his duties before the weekend.

• Monday, April 24th 2023 - 10:18 UTC

  AMLO down with Covid-19 again

  

  Mexico's 69-year-old President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) Sunday announced he had tested positive for Covid-19 for the third time in his life and was therefore returning to the Federal District (DF) to remain in isolation. All his engagements have been canceled until further notice.

• Wednesday, March 29th 2023 - 11:06 UTC

  Fire at migrant detention center in Mexico leaves 38 dead and 28 injured

  

  At least 38 people were killed and 28 injured in a fire at a migrant detention center in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez, on the border with the United States, according to the Mexican government. The fire broke out on Monday night in the facilities of the National Migration Institute (INM) in the state of Chihuahua.

• Saturday, March 25th 2023 - 10:27 UTC

  XXVIII Ibero-American Summit focused on economic recovery

  

  Heads of State and Government convened in Santo Domingo for the XXVIII Ibero-American Summit which is focused on post Covid-19 pandemic economic recovery in a world hit by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

• Wednesday, March 22nd 2023 - 10:10 UTC

  First shipment of Argentine beef to Mexico takes off

  

  The first shipment of Argentine beef took off from Ezeiza Airport Tuesday on an AeroMexico flight after more than 10 years of negotiations, the South American country's National Service for Agrifood Health and Quality (Senasa) reported. Both countries had agreed on December 2 on the sanitary certificate requirements.

• Saturday, February 25th 2023 - 10:18 UTC

  Peru pulls ambassador from Mexico after AMLO's criticism

  

  Peruvian President Dina Boluarte Friday announced she was recalling Lima's ambassador from Mexico in response to her colleague Adrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) meddling in the internal affairs of her country.

• Saturday, February 18th 2023 - 10:04 UTC

  AMLO not handing over Andean presidency to “undemocratic” Peru

  

  Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced he would not be handing over the pro-tempore presidency of the Pacific Alliance to Peru on the grounds that Pedro Castillo Terrones' impeachment has been “undemocratic,” it was reported Friday.

• Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 11:24 UTC

  Chapito Guzmán not to be deported for now

  

  A Mexican judge Friday agreed to Ovidio Guzmán's request not to be extradited to the United States.

• Friday, January 6th 2023 - 10:19 UTC

  Chapo Guzmán's son arrested in Mexico

  

  Mexican authorities have arrested Ovidio Guzmán, also known as “El Ratón,” for allegedly trafficking fentanyl and other drugs. He is the son of former drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, who is currently incarcerated in the United States.