Mexico

Photo Story: One dead, five missing after Pemex offshore platform fire

A view of the fire on an oil platform in Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche state, Mexico. At least one person died and five more are missing due to a fire…

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Hurricane Grace unleashes severe flooding in Mexico, killing eight

Hurricane Grace pummeled Mexico with torrential rain, causing severe flooding and mudslides that killed at least eight people after becoming one of the most powerful storms in years to hit…

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Grace becomes major hurricane, barrels toward Mexico’s Gulf coast

TECOLUTLA, Mexico, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Hurricane Grace rapidly intensified into a major hurricane on Friday night as it barreled towards Mexico's Gulf coast, threatening to lash the oil-producing state…

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U.S. extends travel curbs at Canada, Mexico land borders through Sept. 21

The United States on Friday extended the closure of its land borders with Canada and Mexico to non-essential travel such as tourism through Sept. 21 despite Ottawa's decision to open…

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Mexico’s confirmed coronavirus cases top 3 million

Mexico reported 22,711 more coronavirus cases, according to health ministry data, pushing the total number of confirmed cases over 3 million. Mexico also reported an additional 727 fatalities, bringing the…

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Ranks of Mexican poor swell to reach nearly half the population

Mexico's poverty rate grew to nearly 44% at the end of last year, government data just released showed, worsened by an economic slump as the coronavirus pandemic led to steep…

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Mexico sues U.S. gun makers

Mexico sued several gun makers in a U.S. federal court on Wednesday, accusing them of reckless business practices that supply what it called a "torrent" of illegal arms to violent…

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Photo Story – Mexico reports highest number of new cases since January

Health personnel transfer a person infected by COVID-19, in the emergency area of the General Hospital in Mexico City, Mexico, 29 July 2021 (issued 31 July 2021). Mexico's Ministry of…

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Mexico in talks to produce Italy’s GRAd-COV2 COVID-19 vaccine

Mexican authorities said they are in talks with Italian health authorities and Italian biotech firm ReiThera about the possibility of producing the GRAd-COV2 COVID-19 vaccine in Mexico. Deputy Foreign Minister…

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U.S. extends travel curbs at Canada, Mexico land borders through Aug. 21

The U.S. government on Wednesday extended the closure of land borders with Canada and Mexico to non-essential travel such as tourism through Aug. 21 even as officials debate whether to…

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Church in honour of Maradona opens its doors in Mexico

PUEBLA, Mexico, July 15 (Reuters) - A pair of large vases bearing soccer balls stand at the entrance to Mexico's first Maradonian church and an image of Diego Maradona wearing…

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Mexico to step up border vaccinations to get frontier back to normal

Mexico aims to roll back pandemic-induced restrictions on its shared frontier with the United States by speeding up vaccinations ofits border population against COVID-19, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said.…

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Mexico bans influential ex-minister from holding public office

A former Mexican senior Cabinet minister, Luis Videgaray, has been banned from holding jobs or positions in public service for 10 years for failing to properly disclose his assets while…

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Mexico backs G7 corporate tax plan, aims to include in 2022 budget

Mexico backs an agreement reached by the Group of Seven (G7) economies for a minimum global corporate tax rate of at least 15% and hopes to incorporate the scheme into its 2022 budget plan, a Mexican finance official said…

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UPDATED: Mexican president keeps Congress but loses shine in mid-term vote

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador kept control of Congress in mid-term elections on Sunday but suffered losses to an opposition seeking to capitalize on discontent over his record on…

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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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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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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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Pfizer begins exporting U.S.-made COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico

Pfizer Inc’s shipment of COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico this week includes doses made in its U.S. plant, the first of what are expected to be ongoing exports of its shots…

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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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Photo Story – Guatemalan nationals killed in Mexico

Family and friends of Elfego Miranda, one of the Guatemalan nationals killed in the Santa Anita massacre, attend his funeral procession at the San Francisco cemetery in Comitancillo, Guatemala, 13…

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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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FIFA aiming to announce 2026 World Cup venues by end of 2021

FIFA will aim to announce in the last quarter of 2021 the host cities for the 2026 World Cup being jointly staged by the United States, Canada and Mexico, soccer's…

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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: 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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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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After long delay, leaders of Mexico and Brazil congratulate Biden on U.S. election win

The leaders of Latin America’s two biggest economies, Brazil and Mexico, congratulated Joe Biden on his election victory after a long delay that ignited criticism they were courting danger by…

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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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Storm Eta’s death toll near 150

The death toll from torrential downpours unleashed by storm Eta leapt on Friday as Guatemalan soldiers reached a mountain village where around 100 people were killed by a landslide, adding…

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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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Parents not found for 545 children separated at U.S.-Mexico border

Lawyers and non-profit organizations seeking to reunite immigrant families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border by the Trump administration have not been able to locate the parents of 545 children so…

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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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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 has world’s most health worker deaths from pandemic, Amnesty International says

More health workers have died from the coronavirus in Mexico than any other country on the planet, Amnesty International said, highlighting the high toll the pandemic was taking on frontline…

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