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8 of 11 members of Mexico's Supreme Court to resign in protest of controversial judicial overhaul
Read full article: 8 of 11 members of Mexico's Supreme Court to resign in protest of controversial judicial overhaulEight justices of Mexico’s Supreme Court have said they will leave the court rather than stand for election as required by a controversial judicial overhaul passed last month.
Catholic bishops call for authorities to step up against violence in southern Mexico
Read full article: Catholic bishops call for authorities to step up against violence in southern MexicoFour Roman Catholic bishops in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero called Monday for civilian and military authorities to take steps to protect residents of a region rocked by violence that has left more than a dozen dead in recent days.
Burial held for Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico
Read full article: Burial held for Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern MexicoHundreds of people have turned out for the burial of Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas.
Mexico announces food and agriculture plan that could take the country back to the 1980s
Read full article: Mexico announces food and agriculture plan that could take the country back to the 1980sMexico's new president has announced an agriculture plan that could make the country's food production and distribution look a lot more like it did in the 1980s.
Hundreds mourn Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico
Read full article: Hundreds mourn Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern MexicoHundreds of people have turned out to mourn Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas.
Mexico says foreign firms have pledged $20 billion in investments, but many are old or uncertain
Read full article: Mexico says foreign firms have pledged $20 billion in investments, but many are old or uncertainMexican officials say companies have pledged $20 billion in new foreign direct investment in Mexico.
Mexican president acknowledges army killings of 3 civilians in a violent border city
Read full article: Mexican president acknowledges army killings of 3 civilians in a violent border cityMexico’s new president acknowledged Tuesday that three civilians including a child died in two shootouts involving the military last week in a violent border city.
Mexico sends 660 soldiers, National Guard to protect lime growers suffering extortion by cartels
Read full article: Mexico sends 660 soldiers, National Guard to protect lime growers suffering extortion by cartelsMexico has sent 660 soldiers and militarized National Guard officers to the western state of Michoacan to protect lime growers who complained they were suffering extortion demands by cartels.
Mexico’s new president promises to resume fight against climate change
Read full article: Mexico’s new president promises to resume fight against climate changeIn her first days as Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum made a point of distancing herself from the fossil fuel reliance promoted by her predecessor, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and vowed to resume an energy transition that he halted.
6 migrants shot dead near Guatemalan border when Mexican army troops open fire
Read full article: 6 migrants shot dead near Guatemalan border when Mexican army troops open fireMexican army troops opened fire on a truck carrying migrants from a half dozen countries, and six migrants from Egypt, Peru and El Salvador died in an event that President Claudia Sheinbaum called “deplorable.”.
6 migrants from Egypt, Peru and Honduras die near Guatemalan border after Mexican soldiers open fire
Read full article: 6 migrants from Egypt, Peru and Honduras die near Guatemalan border after Mexican soldiers open fireMexican army troops opened fire on a truck carrying migrants from a half dozen countries, and six migrants from Egypt, Peru and Honduras died in an event that President Claudia Sheinbaum called “deplorable.”.
Mexico's Sheinbaum keeps doing morning briefings, though her style is unlike her predecessor's
Read full article: Mexico's Sheinbaum keeps doing morning briefings, though her style is unlike her predecessor'sClaudia Sheinbaum has begun her presidency the same way her predecessor concluded his: with a morning media briefing known in Mexico as a mañanera from the National Palace.
A plane carrying Brazil President Lula lands safely at Mexico City airport after circling for hours
Read full article: A plane carrying Brazil President Lula lands safely at Mexico City airport after circling for hoursAn airplane carrying Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva back to Brasilia landed safely on Tuesday at Mexico City's Felipe Angeles airport after circling for hours due to a technical problem.
Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico
Read full article: Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of MexicoClaudia Sheinbaum has been sworn in as Mexico’s first female president, riding the enthusiasm over her predecessor’s social programs but also facing challenges that include stubbornly high levels of violence.
Who is Claudia Sheinbaum, the scientist who will head Mexico as its first female president?
Read full article: Who is Claudia Sheinbaum, the scientist who will head Mexico as its first female president?Claudia Sheinbaum is Mexico’s first female leader in the nation’s more than 200 years of independence.
Mexico's populist president held court each morning for 6 years. Now he's retiring from public life
Read full article: Mexico's populist president held court each morning for 6 years. Now he's retiring from public lifeMexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s daily morning media briefings have provided him with direct line to his political base throughout his nearly six years in office.
Catholic leaders raise concerns over judicial reform pushed by Mexico's president
Read full article: Catholic leaders raise concerns over judicial reform pushed by Mexico's presidentMexico’s Catholic leaders have raised their concerns over a controversial judicial reform pushed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Mexico's plan to make judges stand for election is indeed aimed at foreign firms, president says
Read full article: Mexico's plan to make judges stand for election is indeed aimed at foreign firms, president saysForeign business chambers have been warning for weeks that a proposed, sweeping overhaul of Mexico’s judiciary that would make judges stand for election, would endanger foreign investment in Mexico.
Mexico finds the devil is in the details with laws against gender-based attacks on women politicians
Read full article: Mexico finds the devil is in the details with laws against gender-based attacks on women politiciansIn a U.S. electoral campaign punctuated by jibes about “childless cat ladies,” some might wish there were rules against mocking candidates based their gender.
One day, their children didn't make it back home. Faith helps these Mexican mothers' search for them
Read full article: One day, their children didn't make it back home. Faith helps these Mexican mothers' search for themAccording to official data, at least 115,000 people have disappeared in Mexico since 1952.
Mexico's ruling party edges closer to a majority in both houses of Congress after 2 senators defect
Read full article: Mexico's ruling party edges closer to a majority in both houses of Congress after 2 senators defectFollowing a pair of defections by opposition senators, Mexico’s ruling party is edging closer to a steamroller two-thirds majority in both houses of congress.
Mexico's governing coalition gets 73% of seats in Congress after winning just 60% of votes
Read full article: Mexico's governing coalition gets 73% of seats in Congress after winning just 60% of votesMexico’s electoral institute has voted to give the governing Morena party and its allies about 73% of seats in the lower house of Congress, even though the coalition won only about 60% of the votes in the June 2 elections.
Mexico federal court employees strike over judicial changes requiring that judges stand for election
Read full article: Mexico federal court employees strike over judicial changes requiring that judges stand for electionEmployees at Mexico’s federal courts have gone on strike over judicial changes that would make all judges stand for election.
Claudia Sheinbaum, who won Mexico's presidential vote in June, is finally declared president-elect
Read full article: Claudia Sheinbaum, who won Mexico's presidential vote in June, is finally declared president-electClaudia Sheinbaum, the woman who won Mexico’s June 2 presidential vote, has finally been formally declared Mexico's President-elect, the first woman to hold the office in Mexico.
Mexico will build passenger train lines to US border in an expansion of its debt-laden rail projects
Read full article: Mexico will build passenger train lines to US border in an expansion of its debt-laden rail projectsMexico's president says his successor is planning to build passenger train lines running from the capital to cities on the U.S. border.
Mexico's incoming president announces top posts but her new cabinet includes familiar faces
Read full article: Mexico's incoming president announces top posts but her new cabinet includes familiar facesMexico’s incoming president has announced her appointees for top posts, but hopes for a fresh approach were dashed by the re-appearance of old faces in the new cabinet.
Mexico's incoming president announces first Cabinet picks: academics and former public servants
Read full article: Mexico's incoming president announces first Cabinet picks: academics and former public servantsMexico's incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum has begun naming her Cabinet, presenting an even gender distribution and a heavy presence from academia and her prior administration as Mexico City’s mayor.
Peace must be a priority, say Catholic leaders on anniversary of priests' violent deaths in Mexico
Read full article: Peace must be a priority, say Catholic leaders on anniversary of priests' violent deaths in MexicoTwo years have passed since a leader of one of Mexico’s organized crime gangs stormed into a Catholic church in the remote Tarahumara mountains and fatally shot two Jesuit priests.
Mexico’s incoming president says surveys show support for controversial judicial reforms
Read full article: Mexico’s incoming president says surveys show support for controversial judicial reformsIn a move reminiscent of her political mentor, incoming Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has displayed a series of surveys commissioned by her political party that she says show a wide majority approve of controversial judicial changes.
Aides' vehicle in a convoy carrying Mexico's next president involved in a crash that killed 1
Read full article: Aides' vehicle in a convoy carrying Mexico's next president involved in a crash that killed 1A highway accident involving an SUV carrying aides to Claudia Sheinbaum, who won Mexico's June 2 presidential elections, has resulted in at least one fatality.
Mexico's small, oft-questioned Green Party to become the second-largest force in Congress
Read full article: Mexico's small, oft-questioned Green Party to become the second-largest force in CongressIt's been a long strange trip for Mexico's Ecologist Green Party, which rode on its alliance with the ruling Morena party to become the second-largest voting block in Congress.
Mexican peso weakens as next president vows to forge ahead with 20 reforms - and adds a couple more
Read full article: Mexican peso weakens as next president vows to forge ahead with 20 reforms - and adds a couple moreThe Mexican peso has continued to weaken as Mexico's outgoing president _ and his successor _vowed to forge ahead with some 20 constitutional changes that have rattled investors.
In Mexico heat wave monkeys still dying, birds are getting air-conditioning, lions get popsicles
Read full article: In Mexico heat wave monkeys still dying, birds are getting air-conditioning, lions get popsiclesAmid Mexico's heat wave and drought, suffering birds are getting air-conditioning and monkeys with heatstroke are being rescued by non-governmental groups.
Mexico's outgoing president vows to pursue changes to Constitution despite market nervousness
Read full article: Mexico's outgoing president vows to pursue changes to Constitution despite market nervousnessMexico’s outgoing president has pledged to press ahead with judicial reforms despite nervousness among investors, and suggestions from his own handpicked successor that he should wait.
A year of elections in democracies around the world is revealing deep dissatisfaction among voters
Read full article: A year of elections in democracies around the world is revealing deep dissatisfaction among votersIn a transformative year of elections around the world, voters in democratic countries share a common sentiment: They’re unhappy with their governments and leaders.
Mexico's incoming administration pledges to reduce budget deficit as markets recover from shock
Read full article: Mexico's incoming administration pledges to reduce budget deficit as markets recover from shockMexico's treasury secretary has pledged to bring down the budget deficit in coming years, after the country suffered a partial meltdown in the currency and stock market.
Mexico’s next president faces 3 pressing challenges: money, dialogue and the US election
Read full article: Mexico’s next president faces 3 pressing challenges: money, dialogue and the US electionMexico’s newly elected president faces a long list of challenges, including persistent cartel violence, a deeply divided country, cash-straitened social programs and the long shadow of her mentor, outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Market jitters follow election of first woman as Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum
Read full article: Market jitters follow election of first woman as Mexico's president, Claudia SheinbaumMexico’s first female president held out an olive branch to the more than one-third of Mexicans who didn’t vote for her, but she faces a market meltdown and a tough path toward reconciling a country left deeply divided by outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
A scientist, a leftist and a former Mexico City mayor. Who is Claudia Sheinbaum?
Read full article: A scientist, a leftist and a former Mexico City mayor. Who is Claudia Sheinbaum?Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s next president and its first woman leader in more than 200 years of independence, captured the post by promising continuity.
The Latest | Sheinbaum appears set to become Mexico's first female president
Read full article: The Latest | Sheinbaum appears set to become Mexico's first female presidentFormer Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum declared victory in Mexico’s presidential election, shortly after electoral authorities said she held an irreversible lead in an official quick count.
Sexist tropes and misinformation swirl online as Mexico prepares to elect its first female leader
Read full article: Sexist tropes and misinformation swirl online as Mexico prepares to elect its first female leaderAs voters in Mexico head to the polls, a flurry of false, sexist and misleading posts on social media are blurring the lines between fact and fiction.
A violent, polarized Mexico goes to the polls to choose between 2 women presidential candidates
Read full article: A violent, polarized Mexico goes to the polls to choose between 2 women presidential candidatesMexico goes into Sunday’s election deeply divided: friends and relatives no longer talk politics for fear of worsening unbridgeable divides.
Still hurting from violence, Mexican priests and families hope for peace ahead of elections
Read full article: Still hurting from violence, Mexican priests and families hope for peace ahead of electionsAhead of upcoming presidential elections, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum have strongly rejected any criticism of the governing party's security strategies.
What to know about Mexico's historic elections Sunday that will likely put a woman in power
Read full article: What to know about Mexico's historic elections Sunday that will likely put a woman in powerMexicans will vote Sunday in historic elections weighing many of the core issues facing the country including gender, violence and populism.
Stage collapse at a campaign rally in northern Mexico kills at least 9 people and injures 121
Read full article: Stage collapse at a campaign rally in northern Mexico kills at least 9 people and injures 121At least nine people are dead and 121 more injured after the collapse of a stage during a campaign rally in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon.
Mexico's presidential front-runner walks a thin, tense line in following outgoing populist
Read full article: Mexico's presidential front-runner walks a thin, tense line in following outgoing populistAs she runs to replace outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Claudia Sheinbaum is struggling to construct her own image, leaving many wondering whether she can escape the shadow of the larger-than-life incumbent.
Mexico presidential candidates offer little detail to address country's violence in final debate
Read full article: Mexico presidential candidates offer little detail to address country's violence in final debateLess than two weeks from Mexico’s national elections, opposition presidential candidate Xóchitl Gálvez is trying to close the gap between herself and governing party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum.
Mexico proudly controls its energy but could find it hard to reach its climate goals
Read full article: Mexico proudly controls its energy but could find it hard to reach its climate goalsMexico's taking control of its oil from U.S. and British companies is taught in schools and celebrated every year.
Migration roils US elections. Mexico sees mass migration too, but its politicians rarely mention it
Read full article: Migration roils US elections. Mexico sees mass migration too, but its politicians rarely mention itThe coincidence of presidential elections in the U.S. and Mexico every 12 years provides a valuable way to compare the two countries.
Mexico's likely next president has a Jewish origin. Is that relevant in a deeply Catholic country?
Read full article: Mexico's likely next president has a Jewish origin. Is that relevant in a deeply Catholic country?By mid-2024, Claudia Sheinbaum will most likely become Mexico’s first female president.
Candidates spar in Mexico's first presidential debate ahead of June 2 election
Read full article: Candidates spar in Mexico's first presidential debate ahead of June 2 electionIn Mexico’s first presidential debate ahead of June 2 elections, former Mexico City Mayor and frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum appeared comfortable with her lead, remaining calm amid ex-Senator Xóchitl Gálvez’s personal attacks.
As two women vie for Mexico's presidency, why are there questions about their ability to govern?
Read full article: As two women vie for Mexico's presidency, why are there questions about their ability to govern?As two women candidates lead the polls in the race toward Mexico's June 2 presidential election, one question has been splashed across polls, debates, media and conversations across Mexico.
Hats, T-shirts and dolls reflect outgoing Mexican president's outsized presence in upcoming election
Read full article: Hats, T-shirts and dolls reflect outgoing Mexican president's outsized presence in upcoming electionSouvenirs bearing the image of 70-year-old Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sell like T-shirts at a Taylor Swift concert.
Mexico's presidential candidates promise security or continuity as campaigns officially begin
Read full article: Mexico's presidential candidates promise security or continuity as campaigns officially beginTens of thousands of people packed a stadium in a violence-torn Mexico state while even more did so in Mexico City’s central square as the country’s leading presidential candidates officially kicked off their campaigns.
Mexico will likely elect a woman as its next president, but money to govern is already being spent
Read full article: Mexico will likely elect a woman as its next president, but money to govern is already being spentMexico is almost certain to elect its first female president in June — both leading candidates are women.
Mexico is likely to get its first female president after top parties choose 2 women as candidates
Read full article: Mexico is likely to get its first female president after top parties choose 2 women as candidatesWith the selection of former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum as the candidate of the country’s ruling party in next June’s election, Mexico will have for the first time two women from its main political powers competing for the presidency.
Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum to be the ruling party's presidential candidate
Read full article: Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum to be the ruling party's presidential candidateThe former mayor of Mexico City will be the dominant ruling party’s presidential candidate, moving the country closer to electing its first female president next year.
Mexico's governing party to decide its presidential nomination by polling
Read full article: Mexico's governing party to decide its presidential nomination by pollingMexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's governing Morena party has decided that a series of five polls over the summer will decide the party's nomination for the June 2024 presidential election.
National Guard sent to Mexico City subway on sabotage worry
Read full article: National Guard sent to Mexico City subway on sabotage worryThe mayor of Mexico City says 6,060 National Guard officers will be posted in the city's subway system after a series of accidents that officials say could be due to sabotage.
Mexico City closes bars, limits eateries as virus cases rise
Read full article: Mexico City closes bars, limits eateries as virus cases riseA healthcare worker collects a sample to test for the new coronavirus inside a mobile diagnostic tent, in the Coyoacan district of Mexico City, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Mexico City announced Friday it will order bars closed for two weeks after the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 rose to levels not seen since August. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)MEXICO CITY – Mexico City announced Friday it will order bars closed for two weeks after the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 rose to levels not seen since August. The city closed nightclubs and bars in the spring, but later allowed some to re-open as restaurants. Mexico City has seen about 175,000 cases and at least 12,279 deaths from the virus.
Mexico City to increase virus testing in break from feds
Read full article: Mexico City to increase virus testing in break from fedsMexican artisans block Paseo de la Reforma as they protest in Mexico City, Wednesday, June 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)MEXICO CITY Mexico City pledged Wednesday to start mass testing to reach 100,000 tests per month by July, while the federal government appeared to stick by its policy of administering very few tests during the coronavirus pandemic. While the capital has by far the most cases in Mexico, there are other hot spots. On Wednesday, federal Assistant Health Secretary Hugo Lpez-Gatell lavished praise on the Mexico City plan, calling it extremely relevant, promising and one of the most opportune efforts taken to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The predictions were overtaken by waves of cases, Lpez-Gatell said.