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- Mexico to close notorious prison that drug lord El Chapo escaped from
Mexico's "Puente Grande" federal prison - made famous by the 2001 escape of convicted drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman - is to be closed for good.
Sky News. Mon, 28 Sep 2020 23:15:00 +0100. - Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) closed the most recent trading day at $1,263.35, moving +1.51% from the previous trading session.
Zacks Equity Research. Zacks. Mon, 28 Sep 2020 21:50:13 GMT. - Where can Americans vacation internationally right now?
Mexico and the Caribbean offer the most options for U.S. vacationers. Only a few European countries are open to Americans.
Yahoo. Mon, 28 Sep 2020 11:59:26 -0400. - Coronavirus Live Updates: World Approaches One Million Deaths
The number of lives lost to the virus is nearing one million, and new hot spots keep emerging. The U.S., Brazil, India and Mexico account for more than half of the total.
New York Times. Mon, 28 Sep 2020 03:37:02 +0000. - Mexican authorities issue warrants for military, police allegedly linked to disappearance of 43 students
The inclusion of military personnel and federal police is a first, though families of the students have long demanded it.
Peter Aitken. Fox News. Sun, 27 Sep 2020 16:43:27 GMT. - Plane Stolen in Mexico Crashes and Burns in Guatemala with Drugs on Board
Illicit cargo may have been picked up in Venezuela.
Voice of America. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 04:14:41 -0400. - At the six-month mark, El Pasoans face headaches and heartache over U.S.-Mexico border restrictions
Borderland residents adapt to record waits six months into travel restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border, put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19
Veronica Martinez and Lauren Villagran, El Paso Times. El Paso Times. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 00:47:58 +0000. - Terrifying moment man almost drowns while he attempts to film a TikTok video
A man, known only as Dani, nearly drowned in a river in Mexico when he was filming a TikTok video. He got swept away in the strong current but luckily made it out alive.
Daily Mail. Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:01:12 +0100. - Researchers Identify Mexican Wreck as 19th-Century Maya Slave Ship
Spanish traders used the steamboat to transport enslaved Indigenous individuals to Cuba
Smithsonian. Thu, 24 Sep 2020 14:49:35 +0000. - Immigrants, Dreamers, And The Wall: The Issues That Never Went Away
The issues of Mexico, drug cartels, and migrants have receded from view for now. They will return with a vengeance.
By Melik Kaylan, Contributor. Forbes. Wed, 23 Sep 2020 17:39:26 -0400. - ICE whistleblower: Mexico investigating US immigrant 'sterilisations'
A whistleblower alleges that Spanish-speaking migrants underwent hysterectomies in US detention.
BBC News. Wed, 23 Sep 2020 12:28:05 GMT. - Aeromexico Reaches Agreement with Lessors
Grupo Aeroméxico, S.A.B. de C.V. ...
Travel Industry Wire. 2020-09-22 15:07:36 EST. - Mul-T-Lock to establish Dubai subsidiary
The Israeli company already has subsidiaries in the UK, France, the US, Canada, Mexico, the Czech Republic, Argentina, Turkey, Slovenia and the Netherlands.
Jerusalem Post. Tue, 22 Sep 2020 18:17:54 GMT. - Drought-Hit Mexicans Demand that Water Sharing with US Ends
Anger boiled over amid plans to divert additional water at the dam due to obligations.
Voice of America. Mon, 21 Sep 2020 01:00:51 -0400. - Chicago Mexican art museum takes annual Day of the Dead exhibit online
A Lower West Side Mexican art museum is taking its annual Day of the Dead exhibit online.
Wls. ABC News. Sun, 20 Sep 2020 15:59:52 +0000. - Egyptian, Mexican, Moldovan exit in race for top post at WTO
GENEVA (AP) - World Trade Organization member countries on Friday trimmed a list of candidates vying to become the next director-general from eight to five. ...
Washington Times. Fri, 18 Sep 2020 06:32:29 -0400. - San Diego County, Mexican Consulate partner for free COVID-19 testing starting Monday
The consulate is the first in a series of sites the county will open in coming weeks
Charles T. Clark. San Diego Union Tribune. Fri, 11 Sep 2020 21:13:46 -0400. - About 8,800 unaccompanied children are expelled at US border
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - About 8,800 unaccompanied children have been quickly expelled from the United States along the Mexico border under a pandemic-related measure that effectively ended asylum, authorities said Friday. ...
Washington Times. Fri, 11 Sep 2020 20:13:30 -0400. - Researchers track nutrient transport in the Gulf of Mexico
Researchers found no evidence that nitrate from the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River System is mixing across the Northern Gulf shelf into the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico. ...
Science Daily. Sat, 05 Sep 2020 12:19:12 EDT. - Multiple sclerosis patient's home renovated by friends
Kath Lee was stunned to find her home transformed after returning from having treatment in Mexico.
BBC News. Sat, 05 Sep 2020 00:57:58 GMT.
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.