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Mexico to debate judicial reform next week amid ongoing diplomatic tensions

Canada's government said that it respects Mexico's sovereignty but that investors have expressed concern over the reform

US expands area in Mexico to apply for border asylum appointments

As soon as she stepped onto Mexican soil this week, Venezuelan migrant Yuri Carolina Melndez downloaded the US government's app to apply for asylum appointments. The CBP One app has been around, but as of Friday migrants in Mexico's southernmost states bordering Guatemala will be able to apply for appointments. Previously, they had to be in central or northern Mexico. I have to wait to see if it really works, the woman said while resting under a tree with her 16- and 18-year-old daughters along a border highway leading to the city of Tapachula this week. Mexico has been asking the US to expand the app's access to the south in an attempt to relieve the pressure migrants feel to continue north to at least Mexico City. In recent years, the Mexican government has tried to contain migrants in the south farther from the US border, but the lack of work opportunities and housing in southern cities like Tapachula have pushed migrants north. Mexico hopes that if migrants can wait for their .

Crews battle deadly New Mexico wildfires as clouds, flooding loom

Fire crews braced for flooding, lightning and cooling weather as they battled a pair of growing fires Thursday that have killed at least two people while tearing through an evacuated mountain village in southern New Mexico. Residents of the village of Ruidoso fled the larger fire with little notice as it swept into neighbourhoods on Tuesday. The National Weather Service reported overcast skies with temperatures in the 60s (16-21 degrees Celsius) on Thursday morning at an small airport 15 miles (22 kilometers) northeast of Ruidoso. The fires advanced along the mountain headwaters of Eagle Creek and the Rio Ruidoso with 0% containment Thursday, with crews using heavy equipment to build fire lines while water and retardant dropped from the air. The big concern right now is flooding, Ruidoso Mayor Lynn Crawford told the KWMW W105 radio on Thursday. We got less than two-tenths of an inch of rain yesterday but because of all the burn scar, there's nothing holding it up. We had flooding ..

Mexico awakes with joy to first woman elected President, Claudia Sheinbaum

Mexico's newly elected president held out an olive branch Monday to the more than one-third of Mexicans who didn't vote for her, but the first woman to win the job faces a tough path toward reconciling a country left deeply divided by outgoing President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador. Claudia Sheinbaum promised to continue the political course set by her populist predecessor despite widespread discontent with persistent cartel violence and disappointing economic performance. Even though the majority of the people backed our project, our duty will always be to look out for each and every Mexican, without distinctions, the president-elect said in her victory speech after long-delayed initial vote counts gave her a crushing margin of victory, higher even than the one Lpez Obrador won in 2018. With about 78 per cent of votes counted, Sheinbaum had some 59 per cent of votes, about twice as many as her nearest competitor Xchitl Glvez, who got around 28 per cent. Even though there are many ...

Claudia Sheinbaum profile: A scientist, a leftist and ex-Mexico City mayor

Claudia Sheinbaum, who will be Mexico's first woman leader in the nation's more than 200 years of independence, captured the presidency by promising continuity. The 61-year-old former Mexico City mayor and lifelong leftist ran a disciplined campaign capitalizing on her predecessor's popularity before emerging victorious in Sunday's vote, according to an official quick count. But with her victory now in hand, Mexicans will look to see how Sheinbaum, a very different personality from mentor and current President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador, will assert herself. While she hewed close to Lpez Obrador politically and shares many of his ideas about the government's role in addressing inequality, she is viewed as less combative and more data driven. Sheinbaum's background is in science. She has a PhD in energy engineering. Her brother is a physicist. In a 2023 interview with The Associated Press, Sheinbaum said, I believe in science. Observers say that grounding showed itself in Sheinbaum's

Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as country's first female president

Pollster Parametria forecast Sheinbaum winning a landslide 56 per cent of the vote, according to their exit polls

All you need to know about Mexico's historic presidential election

The presidential race, in particular, has captured the attention of the nation, with several prominent candidates emerging as frontrunners in the race for the presidency

Mexico: All you need to know about elections that will put a woman in power

Mexicans will vote Sunday in historic elections weighing gender, democracy and populism, as they chart the country's path forward in voting shadowed by cartel violence. With two women leading the contest, Mexico will likely elect its first female president a major step in a country long marked by its macho culture. The election will also be the biggest in the country's history. More than 20,000 congressional and local positions are up for grabs, according to the National Electoral Institute. The number of contested posts has fed bloodshed during the campaigns, as criminal groups have used local elections as an opportunity to exert power. A toxic slate of cartels and gangs have battled for turf and more than 20 people seeking political office have been killed just this year. Also at play is the political legacy of President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador and Mexico's often tumultuous relationship with the United States. WHO ARE THE CANDIDATES IN MEXICO'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION? Candidat

Thousands rail against Mexico's prez, ruling party in 'march for democracy'

Thousands of demonstrators cloaked in pink marched through cities in Mexico and abroad in what they called a march for democracy targeting the country's ruling party in advance of the country's June 2 elections. The demonstrations on Sunday called by Mexico's opposition parties advocated for free and fair elections in the Latin American nation and railed against corruption just days after presidential front-runner Claudia Sheinbaum officially announced her candidacy under the country's ruling party Morena. Sheinbaum is largely seen as a continuation candidate of Mexico's highly popular leader Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador. He's adored by many voters who say he bucked the country's elite parties from power in 2018 and represents the working class. But the 70-year-old populist president has also been accused of making moves that endanger the country's democracy. Last year, the leader slashed funding for the country's electoral agency, the National Electoral Institute, and weakened oversig

Man walks on parked plane's wing in Mexico, passengers hail him. Here's why

At least 77 passengers aboard the AeroMexico flight to Guatemala extended their support to the man for his actions over the more than four-hour plane delay at the Mexico airport

LTIMindtree expands presence in LATAM, opens delivery centre in New Mexico

The delivery centre, inaugurated on December 14, will enable workforce transformation and localisation for LTIMindtree in the Americas

10,000 migrants heading to US border daily; blames sanctions: Mexico prez

Mexico's president has said that about 10,000 migrants per day are heading to the US border, and he blamed US economic sanctions on countries like Cuba and Venezuela for the influx. President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador said the number of migrants reaching Mexico's northern border with the United States was partly due to about 6,000 migrants per day crossing into Mexico from Guatemala over the past week. He said many of those migrants are traveling on a route through Central America that includes the jungle-clad Darien Gap region between Panama and Colombia. Lpez Obrador seemed to join Colombian President Gustavo Petro in blaming the situation on US sanctions on countries like Venezuela and Cuba, whose citizens make up a large part of the migrant flow. Experts say economic mismanagement and political repression are largely to blame for the tide of migrants leaving those countries. The United States has sanctioned both governments over what it considers the suppression of democracy.

Joe Biden was paid $1 mn a year to teach but never taught a single class

US President Joe Biden was employed by the University of Pennsylvania after leaving the vice presidency and was paid one million dollars a year as a professor but never taught a class

HCLTech to boost presence in Mexico; to hire 1300 employees over next 2 yrs

The new centre in Guadalaraja will enable the company to serve its local and international client base across industries

Ukrainian refugees camp in Mexico City; wait for US govt approval to entry

About 500 evacuees were waiting on Tuesday in large tents under a searing sun on a dusty field on the east side of Mexico's sprawling capital

Nearly 7,000 Mexicans reported as disappeared in 2020, 22% fall since 2019

Assistant Secretary for Human Rights Alejandro Encinas said the number of clandestine graves found dropped by third last year and the number of bodies recovered in those graves - 1,086 - fell by 18%

Mexico: Criminals exploit desperation for oxygen as Covid-19 cases soar

Hospitals in some parts of Mexico are almost 90% full, forcing families to treat their relatives at home. But the oxygen tanks they rely on have been the object of thefts, hijackings and fraud

At least 43 US legislators complain to Trump on Mexico energy policy

Six US senators and 37 representatives wrote this week to President Donald Trump complaining about "actions by the government of Mexico that threaten US energy companies'' investment and market access

Mexican economy suffers first contraction in a decade in 2019: Govt data

Gross domestic product (GDP) was unchanged during the fourth quarter compared to the previous three months

Mexico City temporarily restricts all cars after smog alert

Authorities have temporarily ordered all cars to remain idle one day a week