Latin America death toll from coronavirus now exceeds North America
SAO PAULO – The number of deaths from the coronavirus in Latin America has exceeded the figure for North America for the first time since…
Mexico
Mexico overtakes Spain and now has the world’s sixth deadliest Covid-19 outbreak
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s Covid-19 deaths rose by 741 to reach 28,510, leading the country to overtake Spain and have the world’s sixth deadliest outbreak,…
Mexican drug cartel leader threatens president Obrador for arresting his mother
MEXICO CITY – One of the most wanted Mexican cartel leaders has threatened the government and his arch-foes in highly unusual video messages, including one…
North and South America have four of the 10 worst Covid-19 hit countries
GENEVA, Switzerland – The Americas are bearing the brunt of the global coronavirus pandemic at present, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, with North…
Global Environment Fund approves $27mln for new projects in Latin America and Caribbean
The projects will take place in Brazil, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru and Uruguay and will be implemented by FAO. SANTIAGO – The Global Environment Facility (GEF)…
Fewer remittances because of COVID19 will hit hard Central and Latin America
NEW YORK – Remittances—the money that immigrants working abroad send home to families on a regular basis—have become a major source of funding for developing…
Mexico pulls ambassador from Buenos Aires over ‘book store shoplifting’
MEXICO CITY – This week Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard ordered the prompt return of Ambassador Oscar Ricardo Valero Recio Becerra from his Argentina commission…
Mexican fuel pipeline explosion death toll climbs to 91
TLAHUELILPAN – The death toll from a fuel pipeline explosion in central Mexico last week rose to 91 as Pemex defended its response to one…
At least 73 killed in Mexico fuel pipeline blast
TLAHUELILPAN – An explosion and fire in central Mexico killed at least 73 people after hundreds swarmed to the site of an illegal fuel-line tap…