Mexico City plastic ban poses challenge for virus-hit firms
AFP - International - 13/01/2021
Mexico’s ban on single-use plastic in its capital, one of the world’s most populous metropolises, has delighted environmentalists but dismayed some businesses struggling to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
Home to around nine million people, Mexico City…
Journalist murdered in Mexico, sixth this year
AFP - International - 31/10/2020
A journalist has been shot dead in crime-ridden northern Mexico, authorities said Friday, the sixth such murder this year in one of the world’s most dangerous countries for reporters
Chihuahua state governor Javier Corral condemned the “cowardly”…
59 bodies found in Mexico hidden graves
AFP - International - 29/10/2020
The bodies of at least 59 people were found in hidden graves in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, government authorities said Wednesday
Guanajuato is one of Mexico’s most violent states, with its wealth and extensive energy infrastructure drawing in the…
In Mexico, 103-year-old woman said to survive Covid-19
AFP - International - 05/10/2020
A 103-year-old Mexican woman suffering from a chronic pulmonary disease has survived a bout of Covid-19, the Mexican Social Security Institute announced.
The institute (IMSS), which is part of the Mexican healthcare system, said the woman, identified only as Dona Maria…
