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Feds find cross-border smuggling tunnel with a rail system in US

The tunnel, stretching from Arizona to Mexico, also had a ventilation system, water lines, electrical wiring and extensive reinforcement

07 Aug 2020 1:06 PM

A worker wearing protective gear sprays disinfectant solution inside the coffin of a person who died from suspected COVID-19, as the body arrives at the crematorium at Xilotepec Cemetery in Xochimilco, Mexico City. (AP)

Mexico now has third highest coronavirus death toll in the world

Health officials also confirm Mexico, with twice the population of Britain, has had more than 424,000 coronavirus cases during the pandemic

01 Aug 2020 8:41 AM

People shop at at the Central de Abasto wholesale food market in Mexico City. (AP)

Food markets become virus hotspots in Latin America

Every single merchant in a vast market in Peru has tested positive for the virus

27 Jun 2020 12:17 PM

Health workers wearing protective gear are seen at the Central de Abastos market in Mexico City. (AFP)

Latin America hits 70,000 virus deaths as Mexico reports record daily infections

The World Health Organization has declared that Latin America is the new hotspot for the coronavirus pandemic

11 Jun 2020 9:31 AM

European Union and Canada have formally raised concerns to Mexico about rules they say endanger renewable energy projects. (AFP Photo)

Energy dispute deepens between Mexico and foreign allies

Legal experts are confident the measures are in breach of a number of existing laws and would be struck down in court

17 May 2020 9:49 AM

Workers from the Iztapalapa government talk to people trying to enter the cemetery to explain that only are allow two persons at a time outside Pantheon of San Lorenzo Tezonco in Mexico City. (AFP)

Brazil and Mexico report record surge in coronavirus cases

Leaders of both countries receive criticism for intensified attempts to reopen their economies

15 May 2020 11:56 AM

Trump said all the work had been completed and he was statutorily ready to issue a declaration but had decided to delay at the request of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. (Photo: File)

Trump to delay listing Mexican cartels as terrorist groups

O'Reilly had asked if Trump would designate the cartels 'and start hitting them with drones and things like that?'

07 Dec 2019 3:41 PM

It marked the first time that Lopez Obrador, who has been in office for a year, spoke directly about the circumstances that led to Morales's departure from Bolivia. (Photo: AFP)

Evo Morales victim of 'coup d'etat': Mexican Prez after welcoming him as asylum seeker

Obrador recalled his government's decision to accept Morales as an asylum seeker while discussing Mexico's foreign policy.

02 Dec 2019 9:35 AM

Muxes also played a leading role in the aftermath of a massive 8.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Juchitan in 2017. (Photo: Instagram)

Mexico’s transgender women feature on Vogue for the first time

Vogue cover spotlights Mexico's transgender 'muxe' women.

23 Nov 2019 12:02 PM

"Mexico, in accordance with its tradition of asylum and non intervention, has received 20 personalities from the Bolivian executive and legislature in the official residence in La Paz, so we would also offer asylum to Evo Morales," Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Twitter. (Photo: AFP)

Will offer asylum to Bolivia President Evo Morales: Mexico

Mexico said it was offering asylum to Bolivia's President after 20 govt officials and lawmakers had sought refuge at its embassy in La Paz.

11 Nov 2019 1:21 PM

Tourist resorts in Mexico are often surrounded by poor, outlying communities. In the past, resorts have been criticised for doing little to benefit surrounding populations. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay))

Mexican state to start charging tourist tax

Mexico’s Baja Sur resorts to start charging tourist tax.

03 Nov 2019 3:52 PM

Police found more than 40 skulls, dozens of bones and a fetus in a glass jar next to an altar in the den of suspected drug traffickers in Mexico City during a raid this week, authorities said on Sunday. (Representatinal Image)

Over 40 skulls, dozens of bones, fetus found in drug cartel den in Mexico

Tepito, north of the capital’s historic centre, has long been known as a hotbed of illicit commercial activity.

28 Oct 2019 4:01 PM

Officials in the western Mexican state of Michoacan say at least five people have died in the crash of a small plane. (Photo: AP)

5 dead in small plane crash in western Mexico

Officials did not provide the identities of the victims or where the flight originated.

24 Oct 2019 11:51 AM

Smoke from burning cars rises due in Culiacan, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. An intense gunfight with heavy weapons and burning vehicles blocking roads raged in the capital of Mexico’s Sinaloa state Thursday after security forces located one of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s sons who is wanted in the US on drug trafficking charges. (Photo: AP)

El Chapo's son freed as Mexican cartel gunmen chase away security forces

After entering the house, they found four men including Ovidio Guzman, who is accused of drug trafficking in the United States.

18 Oct 2019 10:55 AM

Angry farmers stormed a city hall in southern Mexico, seized the mayor and dragged him through town from the back of a pickup truck in protest, officials said Wednesday. (Representational Image)

Angry farmers tie Mexico mayor to truck, drag him through town

This is not the first time farmers from Santa Rita El Invernadero have staged a violent protest.

10 Oct 2019 1:06 PM

The Trump administration said on Thursday it plans to allow only 18,000 refugees to resettle in the United States in the 2020 fiscal year, the lowest number in the history of the modern refugee program. (Representational Image)

US brings down refugee limit to all-time low of 18,000 for next year

The President's companion executive order also potentially limits the places where those that are accepted can be resettled.

27 Sep 2019 11:42 AM

Mexico is bracing for a "very powerful" impact from the collapse of British travel firm Thomas Cook, an official said Monday, as several hundred tourists gathered at the Cancun airport looking for a way home. (Representational Image)

Mexico braces for 'powerful' impact as Thomas Cook collapses after tourists get stranded

Many were rebooked on a different flight to Manchester with help of staff sent from British embassy in Mexico City to facilitate logistics.

24 Sep 2019 9:50 AM

The tensions over the pre-Columbian art pieces come amid a wider discussion over whether Western collectors and museums should return objects to their countries of origin. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Mexico auctions pre-Columbian artefacts despite accusations of illegality

French auctioneer defies Mexico with sale of pre-Columbian artefacts.

20 Sep 2019 2:29 PM

President Donald Trump showed off a section of wall along the US border with Mexico on Wednesday in a bid to illustrate his commitment to crack down on illegal border crossings as he raises money in California for his re-election campaign. (Photo: AP/ screengrab)

‘Can't be climbed’: Trump shows section of wall at US border with Mexico

Democrats sharply criticise Trump's policies and do not believe a wall is the answer to the country's immigration challenges.

19 Sep 2019 1:03 PM

Five people were shot dead in a bar in the home state of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador a few hours before he was due to lead his first independence day celebrations on Sunday night. (Representational Image)

5 killed in Mexico bar hours before Independence Day Event

Mexican media reported that the attack on the bar in Tabasco took place at around 8:00 pm local time.

16 Sep 2019 2:35 PM

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