Mexico

Mexicans vote in midterm elections seen as referendum on president

Mexicans headed to the polls on Sunday to vote for a new lower house of Congress, state governors and local lawmakers, in a race seen as a referendum on President…

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Photo Story: Sinkhole in central Mexico extends and collapses part of a house

The sinkhole of 97 meters in diameter and an approximate depth of 20 meters, in the municipality of Juan C. Bonilla, in the state of Puebla, Mexico. The large sinkhole…

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Photo Story – Red Moon seen from western Mexico

View of the super red moon at dawn, observed from the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, 26 May 2021. VIA EPA-EFE/Francisco Guasco

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Mexico reports lowest daily coronavirus death toll in over a year

Mexico’s health ministry registered 50 new confirmed deaths from COVID-19, the lowest daily increase reported from the pandemic in over a year, according to government data. The rise, which brought…

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Photo Story – Mexico’s LGBT community demands an end to murders, which continue despite pandemic

Members of the LGBT Community protest in Mexico City, Mexico, 17 May 2021. The LGBT community of Mexico demanded on the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, the end…

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Photo Story – Notices are posted with files of missing persons in the Mexican state of Jalisco

A woman hugs her son in front of a mural with information on missing persons in Guadalajara, Mexico, 09 May 2021. Relatives of disappeared persons placed tiles with printed images…

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Photo Story – Devastation and death after subway crash in Mexico City

Emergency services workers rescue one of the several people injured in an accident on the Mexico City subway at the bridge between the Olivos and Tezonco stations, in Mexico City,…

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Photo Story – Virgen de los Dolores Temple in Zangarro community exposed due to drought

Aerial view of the Virgen de los Dolores Temple in Zangarro community, Guanajuato state, Mexico, 02 May 2021 (Issued 03 May 2021). Virgen de los Dolores (Our lady of Sorrows)…

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UPDATE – 23 die as metro overpass collapses in Mexico (Photos)

At least 23 people were killed and 65 were hospitalized when a railway overpass and train collapsed onto a busy road in Mexico City on Monday night, crushing cars under fallen carriages…

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Photo Story: ‘Magister Rafaello’ exhibition in Mexico City

People visit the audio-visual exhibition 'A wonderful journey through the Italian Renaissance', which opened today at the National Centre for the Arts (Cenart), in Mexico City, Mexico. The exhibition themes…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Mazatlan, Mexico

A general view of the Teodoro Mariscal Stadium in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. Photo: EPA-EFE/Carlos Ramirez

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Mexico, Brazil will not limit AstraZeneca vaccine

Mexican and Brazilian health regulators said on Wednesday they would not limit the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot after Britain's vaccine advisory committee recommended not using it for people under…

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Mexico says COVID-19 deaths likely 60% higher than confirmed toll

Mexico's death toll from the coronavirus pandemic is likely at least 60% higher than the confirmed number, putting it in excess of 300,000, according to government data. Updated figures https://coronavirus.gob.mx/exceso-de-mortalidad-en-mexico…

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Mexico’s coronavirus death toll rises to 190,604

Mexico’s Health Ministry on Sunday reported 2,734 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country and 247 additional fatalities, bringing the total tally to 2,128,600 infections and 190,604 deaths. Health…

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U.S. downplays possibility of sharing COVID-19 vaccines with Mexico

The Biden administration on Monday downplayed the prospect of sharing coronavirus vaccines with Mexico, saying it is focused first on getting its own population protected against a pandemic that has killed…

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Population of Mexico’s monarch butterflies falls 26%

The population of monarch butterflies that arrived in Mexico’s forests to hibernate this winter fell 26% from a year earlier, the country’s Commission for National Protected Areas and the World…

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U.S. arrests wife of Mexico cartel chief El Chapo on drug charges

The wife of Mexican drug cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was arrested and charged in the United States on Monday with helping her husband continue to run his drug trafficking cartel while…

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President asks Mexicans to ration power as Texas limits fuel

Mexico's president asked consumers to use less electricity in the evenings as a measure to help overcome shortages of natural gas from Texas, which is seeking to ban exports of…

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Mexico surpasses 2 million coronavirus cases

Mexico's total number of coronavirus cases crossed 2 million with another 8,683 cases recorded on Tuesday, the health ministry said. The country's tally of infections now stands at 2,004,575. Mexico…

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As asylum camp swells at U.S.-Mexico border, Biden aide calls for patience

MEXICO CITY, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The Biden administration is urging migrants waiting in Mexico under restrictions imposed by former U.S. President Donald Trump to be patient, even as the…

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Photo Story: Winter storms bring snowfall in northern Mexico

A snow-covered mountain in the town of Santa Rita, in the municipality of Arteaga, Coahuila State, Mexico. Winter storms surprised the northern states of Mexico, where a mass of polar…

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Photo Story: The last full moon of this year

The last full moon of this year, also known as the 'Cold Moon' is seen from the city of Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. The 'Cold Moon' is…

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Photo Story: Cold front affects northern Mexico

A man takes a picture of the monument to Los Indomables covered in ice, in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico. A cold front entered through the north of the country,…

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U.S. President-elect Biden, Mexico’s president vow to cooperate on immigration

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Saturday committed to work on a humane strategy to regional migration by addressing its root…

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Mexico records lowest number of murders in nearly three years

Mexico recorded the lowest number of murders in the month of November in nearly three years, Mexican officials announced on Friday, but 2020 could still narrowly surpass last year’s unprecedented…

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Photo Story: The Christmas lights in Mexico

Photos of the Christmas lights at the Macroplaza in Monterrey, Mexico. Via EPA-EFE/Miguel Sierra

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Photo Story: ‘Leonardo da Vinci – 500 Years of Genius’ exhibition in Mexico

A person attends the exhibition 'Leonardo da Vinci - 500 Years of Genius' in Puebla, Mexico. The exhibition will be hosted in Puebla till 05 May 2021. Via EPA-EFE/Hilda Rios

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Catholic leaders in Mexico move Guadalupe pilgrimage online to avoid crowds

Mexican church and civic leaders canceled an annual gathering that attracts massive crowds of Catholic pilgrims to protect people amid an intensifying coronavirus outbreak. The feast day of the Virgin…

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Mexico surpasses 1 million confirmed cases of coronavirus

Mexico's health ministry reported on Saturday 5,860 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the country and 635 deaths, bringing the official totals to 1,003,253 cases and 98,259 dead. Health…

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Photo Story – Hot air balloons colour the sky of central Mexico

Hot air balloons take off on the second day of the International Balloon Festival (FIG) in Leon, Guanajuato state, Mexico, 14 November 2020. The ballooning event is, for the first…

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‘No more bullying’: fresh start to U.S.-Mexico relations eyed under Biden

A Joe Biden presidency could reset ties with top U.S. trade partner Mexico that have suffered since Donald Trump made his first White House bid, tarring Mexican migrants as rapists…

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Mexico reports 6,000 new coronavirus cases, 516 more deaths

Mexico's health ministry reported on Friday 6,000 additional cases of the novel coronavirus and 516 more deaths in the country, bringing the official number of cases to 918,811 and the…

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Photo story: Remains of 59 people found buried in Mexico

Personnel from the National Commission for the Search of Persons (CNBP) carry out search tasks at different sites in the town of Salvatierra, Guanajuato, Mexico. Mexican authorities reported the discovery…

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Mexico’s coronavirus cases pass 900,000

Mexico’s health ministry reported 5,942 additional cases of the novel coronavirus and 643 more deaths in the country, bringing the official number of cases to 901,268 and the death toll…

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Amazon announces $100 million logistics investment in Mexico

Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it has invested $100 million in opening new warehouses in Mexico, including its first shipping centers outside the populous capital area, in a bid to…

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The Godfather – How Mexico’s former defence minister used power to protect drug trafficking cartels

Mexico's former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos used his power in office to protect a faction of the Beltran-Leyva cartel, directing operations against rival gangs and even finding maritime transport to…

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Photo Story: Skulls on display in Mexico City for Day of the Dead

A view of the artistic skull 'Homenaje a mis seis minutos con la muerte' by Jose Esteban Martinez within the framework of the Mexicraneos 2020 exhibition, at the main avenues…

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Mexican billionaire Salinas says has contracted COVID-19

Mexican business tycoon and billionaire Ricardo Salinas has COVID-19, he said on Twitter on Wednesday. Salinas controls Grupo Salinas, a group of Mexican companies including broadcaster TV Azteca and retailer…

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Mexico asks Pope for loan of ancient books held in Vatican library

The Mexican government has formally asked Pope Francis for the temporary return of several ancient indigenous manuscripts held in the Vatican library ahead of next year's 500-year anniversary of the…

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Two arrested in Mexico on suspected involvement in LA firefighter disappearance

Two people have been arrested in Mexico on suspicion of participating in the disappearance of Los Angeles firefighter Francisco Aguilar, the Baja California district attorney’s office reported Friday. The couple…

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Photo story: Tropical storm Gamma brings unexpected visitor to Mexico

A crocodile stands outside a building in the aftermath of a flood triggered by tropical storm Gamma, in Villahermosa, Mexico. Mexican authorities issued an alert of heavy rains and wind…

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Photo story: Feminist groups protest in Mexico City

Members and supporters of feminist groups scuffle with police during a protest in Mexico City, Mexico. Mexico has been witnessing several protests organized by feminist groups against gender-based and police…

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Photo Story: 11 people murdered in a bar in the Mexican state of Guanajuato

A federal security member guards the site where at least eleven people were murdered at dawn, in the municipality of Jaral del Progreso, Mexico. At least eleven people were murdered…

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Mexico issues arrest warrants on sixth anniversary of disappearance of 43 college students

Mexican authorities have issued dozens of arrest warrants for police and soldiers whom they believe may have participated in the 2014 disappearance of 43 Mexican college students, head of the…

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Femicides in Mexico rise more than 2%, protests rage

Femicides in Mexico are on the rise this year, according to official statistics released on the weekend, murders that have intensified protests this month demanding the government address violence against…

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Photo Story: Mexico celebrates beginning of independence amid coronavirus pandemic

Fireworks explode over Zocalo Square during the ceremony of the Cry of Dolores, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, on the evening of the 15 September 2020. Lopez…

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Mexico records 4,921 new coronavirus cases, 575 more deaths

Mexico’s health ministry on Wednesday reported 4,921 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections and 575 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 610,957 cases and 65,816 deaths. The…

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Mexico signs up to Italian vaccine trial for coronavirus

Mexico is due to take part in clinical trials of an Italian vaccine being developed against the coronavirus, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard announced. Ebrard did not say when Mexico would…

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Mexico posts lowest weekly coronavirus death toll in 2 months

Mexico reported 226 more deaths from coronavirus on Sunday, finishing the week with 3,723 fatalities, the lowest total in over two months and lending weight to government assertions it is…

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Mexico to get at least 2,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik vaccine to test

Mexico will receive at least 2,000 doses of Russia's potential COVID-19 vaccine, dubbed 'Sputnik V', to test among its population, a senior Mexican government official announced. "Mexico was offered at…

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Peru, Morocco to test China Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 3 trial

Authorities in Peru and Morocco have approved Phase 3 clinical trials for a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by China National Biotec Group (CNBG), the company said late on Thursday on…

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Mexico exploring phase 3 trials of Russian coronavirus vaccine

Mexico told Moscow it would like to carry out phase 3 testing of Russia’s coronavirus vaccine, as part of the Latin American country’s intensifying efforts to secure early supplies of…

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Mexico president says COVID-19 vaccine expected to be ready early next year

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador expects to be able to put a COVID-19 vaccine into use in the country during the first quarter next year, he said in a…

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Argentina and Mexico to produce AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Argentina and Mexico will produce the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for most of Latin America, Argentine President Alberto Fernandez announced after a meeting with company executives involved in the project. An…

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Mexico to phase out use of herbicide glyphosate

Mexico will gradually phase out use of the herbicide glyphosate by the time the current administration ends in late 2024, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced, following a ministerial spat…

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Mexico to trial China, U.S. COVID-19 vaccines, may produce some

Mexico aims to conduct late-stage clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines in development by U.S. and Chinese companies, two of which might base some of their vaccine production in the country,…

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Mexico’s coronavirus death tally exceeds 52,000

Mexico’s health ministry on Saturday reported 6,495 new confirmed coronavirus infections and 695 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 475,902 cases and 52,006 deaths. Officials have…

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