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23/05/22
Source: Reforma
El Presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador acusó ante la Fiscalía General de la República (FGR) a obreros de Pemex por cerrar válvula en plataformas de Campeche, lo cual podría haber causado una “terrible desgracia”.
“Aprovecho para hacer un llamado a todos los trabajadores petroleros que nos han ayudado, tanto como los trabajadores electricistas, como los trabajadores del sector salud, como los trabajadores de la educación.
05/23/22
Source: The New York Times
On Sept. 7, 2021, news of the ruling rippled out from Mexico City, jolting the predominantly Roman Catholic country. Later that night, the capital shook again, as a nearly minute-long earthquake rattled the country’s southern coast.
The seismic metaphor is fitting for Mexico, where a majority of people believe abortion access should be illegal. The issue has bitterly divided states across the country, to the point that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has refused to take a position.
23/05/22
Source: TeleSur
La abogada y activista mexicana Cecilia Monzón fue asesinada este sábado por dos personas, mientras viajaba en su camioneta en un camino de la ciudad de San Pedro Cholula, en el central estado de Puebla.
Según las primeras versiones, este fue un ataque directo, pues la abogada fue perseguida desde el Periférico Ecológico por los dos hombres que viajaban en una motocicleta y luego le dispararon.
05/23/22
Source: Reuters
MONTERREY, Mexico, May 23 (Reuters) – For thousands of migrants who have waited for months in northern Mexico, Monday was supposed to mark the moment when the U.S. government finally dropped a pandemic-era policy that has largely prevented them from seeking asylum in the United States.
Instead, May 23 marked the latest setback for many migrants, after a federal judge in Louisiana blocked U.S. authorities from lifting the sweeping policy, known as Title 42, which since March 2020 has empowered U.S. agents to quickly turn back over a million migrants to Mexico and other countries.
20/05/22
Fuente: El Espectador
El Gobierno mexicano anunció este jueves que hará una tercera autopsia del cuerpo de Debanhi Escobar, joven de 18 años hallada muerta hace casi un mes en un motel del estado de Nuevo León, y cuyo presunto feminicidio sigue sin resolverse.
“Ayer en la reunión que se tuvo de seguimiento hubo la anuencia también para buscar una tercera opinión, un tercer dictamen, para robustecer el análisis y esclarecer total y absolutamente cuál fue la causa de la muerte de Debanhi”, expuso Ricardo Mejía, subsecretario de Seguridad de México.
05/20/22
Source: Aljazeera
In Mexico, guns from the United States are a fact of life. The Mexican government estimates nearly 70% of guns trafficked into the country come from its northern neighbour. Meanwhile, a patchwork of weak gun laws in the US, where gun trafficking is not a federal crime, affects Mexico. The Mexican government is taking an unusual tack to try to stop the flow of arms: they have filed a lawsuit. With no sign of the cartel violence slowing, can a lawsuit stem the flow of guns to Mexico?
20/05/2022
Fuente: El Universal
El embajador de Estados Unidos en México, Ken Salazar, informó que todavía no hay una respuesta a la petición del presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador para invitar a todos los países de América a la Cumbre de las Américas.
“La esperanza de nosotros es que sí vaya México. En la manera en que se trabaje con el presidente López Obrador, con mucho respeto. Ojalá que sí vaya, pero es algo que se está discutiendo”, apuntó Salazar.
05/20/22
Source: Reuters
MEXICO CITY, May 20 (Reuters) – Mexican inflation is forecast to have slowed in the first half of May, although still far above central bank targets, a Reuters poll showed Friday, reinforcing expectations of continued interest rate hikes through the rest of the year.
The median forecast of 10 analysts surveyed was for annual consumer price inflation to have dropped to 7.58% in the first half of May, down from 7.65% in the second half of April.
Date: May 17th, 2022
Source: Mexico News Daily
Hundreds of National Guard (GN) members have been investigated internally for extortion since 2019, suggesting that the criminal practice is a significant problem in the security force created by the current federal government.
However, impunity appears to be rife, with the vast majority of investigations failing to end in punishment.
Tunnel from Tijuana to San Diego had rail and ventilation systems, electricity and reinforced walls, authorities say.
Date: May 17th, 2022
Source: Al Jazeera English
Authorities in the United States have announced the discovery of a major drug smuggling tunnel that extends from Mexico to a warehouse in an industrial area in the US state of California.
The secret passage from Tijuana to San Diego featured rail and ventilation systems, electricity and reinforced walls, authorities said on Tuesday.
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