News and Current Events in the Nation of Mexico
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- Mexico reports 3,593 new coronavirus cases, 341 deaths
Mexico's health ministry on Saturday reported 3,593 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 341 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 113,619 cases and 13,511 deaths.
Reuters. Sat, 06 Jun 2020 20:18:46 -0400. - Tropical Storm Cristobal continues to track toward Gulf, could bring 1 foot of rain
The path of Tropical Storm Cristobal continues to track toward Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, could bring 1 foot of rain
ABC News. Sat, 06 Jun 2020 17:25:13 -0400. - Tropical Storm Cristobal advances toward US Gulf Coast
A re-energized Tropical Storm Cristobal advanced toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Saturday, bringing with it the heavy rains that already caused flooding and mudslides in Mexico and Central America. ...
Yahoo. Sat, 06 Jun 2020 08:38:27 -0400. - Ten private doctors and a government official 'falsified 500 death certificates'
Mexico City authorities are looking into 10 doctors and a government official who are linked to the alteration of as many as 500 death certificates which omit the coronavirus as the cause of death.
Daily Mail. Sat, 06 Jun 2020 01:10:43 GMT. - 8 more die in Mexico from methanol-tainted liquor
MEXICO CITY (AP) - At least eight more people in Mexico have died from drinking alcohol adulterated with methanol, the latest round of mass alcohol poisoning incidents that have cost around a hundred lives in the country. ...
Washington Times. Fri, 05 Jun 2020 20:07:20 -0400. - Cristobal: Tropical storm warning issued for Gulf of Mexico
Third named storm of 2020 season expected to make landfall on Louisiana coast
Alex Woodward. The Independent. Fri, 05 Jun 2020 16:28:00 GMT. - Aerial Survey Identifies Oldest, Largest Maya Structure Ever Found in Mexico
The platform stands between 33 and 50 feet tall and measures almost a mile long
Smithsonian. Fri, 05 Jun 2020 14:37:38 +0000. - Low-wage maquiladora workers are dying young in Mexico from coronavirus
Some workers say they knew there was a high risk of coronavirus inside the Mexican factories, but they needed the jobs.
Wendy Fry. San Diego Union Tribune. Fri, 5 Jun 2020 09:00:02 -0400. - Parts of US Await Tropical Storm Cristobal After Heavy Rain, Flooding in Mexico
Cristobal on likely trek to the US Gulf Coast.
Voice of America. Fri, 05 Jun 2020 03:00:41 -0400. - China Back On Top As U.S. Trade With Canada, Mexico Plummet 40%
U.S. trade with the world tumbled more than 24% in April, when compared to the previous April, according to the latest U. S. Census Bureau data, which was released today.
By Ken Roberts, Contributor. Forbes. Thu, 04 Jun 2020 12:22:38 -0400. - Axalta Unveils Alesta BE+ Industrial Powder Coating in Mexico
Axalta's (AXTA) product offers superior corrosion protection on metal providing long-term benefits to end users.
Zacks Equity Research. Zacks. Thu, 04 Jun 2020 15:37:00 GMT. - Undocumented immigrant in Border Patrol custody in El Paso tests positive for COVID-19
Border Patrol agents encountered an injured Mexican national who later tested positive for COVID-19, the first such case in the El Paso Sector.
Lauren Villagran, El Paso Times. El Paso Times. Wed, 03 Jun 2020 20:13:44 +0000. - Mysterious 18th-century shipwreck reveals its secrets
A mysterious 18th-century shipwreck off the coast of Mexico is revealing its secrets.
James Rogers. Fox News. Wed, 03 Jun 2020 17:32:14 GMT. - Coronavirus: Mexico deaths pass 10,000 as restrictions eased
Despite a steep rise in cases and deaths, Mexico's government is proceeding with easing restrictions.
BBC News. Tue, 02 Jun 2020 11:35:20 GMT. - Trump administration accelerates efforts to secure land for border wall: report
The Trump administration is ramping up efforts to secure land along the U.S.-Mexico border for construction of a wall by increasing the pace at which it brings lawsuits against private landowners, according to The New ...
Rafael Bernal. The Hill. Fri, 29 May 2020 16:39:43 +0000. - Coronavirus Global News Tracker: Live Updates
The program is aimed at replacing a nationwide lockdown in Britain with individual isolation or localized restrictions. And in Mexico, the pandemic is straining a hobbled health care system.
New York Times. Thu, 28 May 2020 16:27:08 +0000. - Having a butcher's at sausage metrics
Harold and the Mexican cowboys take on Where the Hell Park.
Sydney Morning Herald. Thu, 28 May 2020 21:00:00 +1000. - Archaeologists Unearth Remains of 60 Mammoths near Mexico City
Archaeologists suspect herd may have gotten stuck in mud.
Voice of America. Thu, 28 May 2020 02:36:27 -0400. - Mexican archaeologists locate wreck of 200-year-old ship
They have named the wreck after the fisherman who first spotted it off the coast of Quintana Roo.
BBC News. Wed, 27 May 2020 11:02:24 GMT. - Largest yet: $1.3 billion contract awarded for US-Mexico border wall
A North Dakota construction company favoured by President Donald Trump has received the largest contract to date to build a section of Trump's signature wall along the US-Mexico border.Republican Senator Kevin Cramer of North ...
New Zealand Herald. Thu, 21 May 2020 10:49:08 +1200.
Facts About Mexico
The United Mexican States are a federal republic located in southern
North America. Its capital city is Mexico City, and its currency
is the Mexican Peso.
Spanish is the primary language spoken in Mexico, and in 2007, Mexico's estimated population was 108,701,000. Approximately 60% of Mexicans are Mestizo, 25% are American Indian, 12% are European, and 3% are of other ethnic backgrounds.
For more news and information about Mexico, visit this official Mexican government website. For detailed maps of Mexico, visit this Mexico map website.