MATAMOROS, MEXICO (NYTIMES) – Over the summer, as migrants rushed into the Mexican border city of Matamoros, a local pastor lost his patience. The pastor, Víctor Barrientos, had already invited dozens of asylum-seekers to live
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Pregnant teen receives ultrasound scan on stage at Mexico anti-abortion rally
MEXICO CITY (AFP) – A pregnant 15-year-old girl underwent an ultrasound scan on stage during an anti-abortion rights protest in Mexico City on Sunday (Oct 3), where some 10,000 demonstrators prayed and shouted slogans amid
Read moreHurricane Olaf makes landfall near Mexico's Los Cabos
LA PAZ, MEXICO (AFP) – Hurricane Olaf slammed into Mexico’s Baja California peninsula near the beach resorts of Los Cabos on Thursday (Sept 9), threatening more damage in a country already reeling from an earthquake
Read moreProbe into Mexico City metro crash in which 26 people died blames structural failure
MEXICO CITY (REUTERS) – Preliminary findings of an independent investigation into the deadly collapse of a Mexico City metro rail line last month showed the accident was caused by a structural fault, a senior city official
Read moreMexico says Covid-19 has affected a fourth of its population
MEXICO CITY (REUTERS) – About a quarter of Mexico’s 126 million people are estimated to have been infected with the coronavirus, the health ministry said on Friday (June 11), far more than the country’s confirmed
Read moreHomophobic chants halt Mexico vs. Costa Rica Nations League semifinal in Denver
Play was halted in Denver Thursday night in the CONCACAF Nations League Semifinal between the Mexico and Costa Rica national teams following homophobic chants from supporters. Late in the 5-4 penalty shootout win for Mexico
Read moreNew species of crested dinosaur identified in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (REUTERS) – A team of palaeontologists in Mexico have identified a new species of dinosaur after finding its 72 million-year-old fossilised remains almost a decade ago, Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History
Read moreProtesters demand justice for Mexico metro crash victims
MEXICO CITY (AFP) – Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Mexican capital on Friday (May 7) demanding justice for the 25 people killed when an elevated metro line with a history of problems came crashing
Read moreIn Mexico City, Aztec-Era Floating Gardens Offer a Path to Sustainable Eating
Our Here, Now column looks at trends taking hold in cities around the world, and gives you the low-down on how to experience them the next time you’re in town. In the southern reaches of
Read moreA Mezcal With Brooklyn Connections
Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner, so you might as well stock up on mezcal like everybody else. (Drizly, an e-commerce liquor retailer, reports that mezcal sales were up 600 percent last year.)
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