Hermoso joining Liga MX Femenil was huge, but inequalities still remain The Spanish superstar is back playing for Pachuca but some players in the Mexican top flight earn as little as $400 a month The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023
Mexico highway shootout leaves 10 armed men dead, 4 police injured A shootout on a northern Mexican highway left 10 suspected criminals dead and four police officers injured, authorities said late on Monday. Reuters · May 30, 2023
Uncertainty clouds US transition at Mexico border as new rules take effect The Biden administration began implementing a sweeping policy shift at the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday as a COVID-era order that had allowed the swift expulsion of many migrants expired and new asylum restrictions took effect amid confusion and uncertainty. Reuters · May 13, 2023
Confusion, resolve at US-Mexico border as Title 42 formally ends Experts say new restrictions at US-Mexico border will continue to impede access to asylum as contentious policy expires. Al Jazeera · May 12, 2023
Bike desks help Mexican students learn while burning calories Rows of sleek new school desks equipped with bike pedals are allowing students in Mexico to power through their class work while cranking out some light exercise, burning off calories in a country known for its alarming obesity rates. Reuters · Feb 4, 2023
'Where else can I go?': Migrants face freezing Christmas at U.S.-Mexico border Hundreds of migrants prepared to camp in the cold at Mexico's northern border over Christmas, hoping for a swift reversal in U.S. migration restrictions as they endure the bite of a winter storm ravaging the United States. Reuters · Dec 24, 2022
Deep underground, Mexican coal miners remember those who never came back Each time Juan Briones descends deep into the ground of northern Mexico to dig for coal he knows he must balance earning a living and avoiding death. Reuters · Oct 1, 2022
More flooding in Mexican mine frustrates rescue effort for 10 miners Mexico's efforts to save 10 miners who became trapped in a flooded coal mine 13 days ago hit another setback as underground water levels have surged higher, officials said on Monday. Reuters · Aug 15, 2022
‘It’s plunder’: Mexico desperate for water while drinks companies use billions of litres As drought grips cities like Monterrey, people queue with buckets for brackish water. But Coca-Cola and other firms are still extracting groundwater The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2022
Dams, taps running dry in northern Mexico amid historic water shortages Her elderly neighbor is hard of hearing so Maria Luisa Robles, a convenience store worker in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey, shouted the question a second time: Have you run out of water? Reuters · Jun 20, 2022
U.S.'s Blinken warns of threats to media freedom in Americas U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Tuesday criticized efforts to suppress press freedom in several Latin American countries and said the United States seeks to increase media protection in the region with the most murders of journalists. Reuters · Jun 8, 2022
Washington mulls final invite list for Americas summit - U.S. officials The United States is still hammering out a final guest list ahead of next week's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, senior U.S. officials said on Wednesday, after weeks of tension around several countries expected to be excluded. Reuters · Jun 1, 2022
Mexican girl at center of outcry over violence was sexually assaulted, murdered: autopsy Mexico's president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador vowed on Friday to deliver justice for the killing of a Mexican teenage girl after an autopsy was published showing she had been violently sexually assaulted and murdered. Reuters · May 13, 2022
‘Femicide nation’: murder of young woman casts spotlight on Mexico’s gender violence crisis Discovery of teen’s body has sparked a nationwide outcry and protests, following the murders of 1,000 women last year The Guardian - US · Apr 26, 2022
Reuters · Apr 24, 2022 Family buries Mexican teenager who has reignited anger over gender violence Standing atop a windswept hill in northern Mexico, surrounded by dozens of fellow mourners, Mario Escobar prepared to bury his teenage daughter, Debanhi, one of the latest victims of the country's crisis of violence against women.
ABC News · Apr 23, 2022 Missing Mexican teenager found dead, fuelling outrage over gender violence in state where 26 women have disappeared this year The body of Debanhi Escobar, 18, is found submerged in a cistern on the grounds of a Mexican motel near where she was last seen alive on April 9, sparking protests that blocked a major highway.
Reuters · Apr 22, 2022 Missing girl found dead, fueling outrage over gender violence in Mexico The body of a Mexican teenager who went missing this month in the northern state of Nuevo Leon has been found submerged in a cistern inside the grounds of a motel near where she was last seen alive, according to her father.
Reuters · Apr 13, 2022 In Peru's slums, chicken off the menu as soup kitchens struggle with inflation In the hilly slums of Peruvian capital Lima, soup kitchens struggle to feed some of the Andean nation's poorest and most vulnerable residents, cutting proteins and loading up on carbohydrates, as food prices soar.