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• Refugee agency admits it’s close to collapsing under flood of asylum requests
• Whether Mexicans like it or not, Hernán Cortés intrinsic part of history: author
• Climbers rescue dog after it spent a month at the top of Pico de Orizaba
• COVID roundup: there are signs of a fourth wave ‘but don’t tell the media’
• Puebla town’s palm artisans struggle to keep unique art form alive
• Peso under pressure: currency has lost 6.4% against dollar this year
• At 7%, November inflation rate highest in 20 years
• Costco’s new store in Mexico City is the largest in the country
• Oaxaca doctors hold 300 health service employees hostage in CDMX
• 8 more bodies left hanging from Zacatecas overpasses
• Miners challenge statistics that AMLO offered Canadian prime minister
• President spooks markets with nomination of little-known economist to head bank
• Government withdraws former finance minister as candidate to head Bank of México
• Levi’s accused of culturally appropriating indigenous designs
• COVID roundup: vaccinations under way of adults who missed out earlier
• New York City street renamed México-Tenochtitlan Avenue
• More Mexican filmmakers use international reach to seek justice
• Winning the lottery turns into disaster for Chiapas preschool

Refugee agency admits it’s close to collapsing under flood of asylum requests Posted: 24 Nov 2021 03:50 PM PST COMAR is near the point of failure due to a surge of asylum applications from Haitian migrants in recent months, the head of the agency said.

Whether Mexicans like it or not, Hernán Cortés intrinsic part of history: author Posted: 24 Nov 2021 03:17 PM PST Hernán Cortés biographer Esteban Mira says that the people of Mexico are still trying to rewrite the conquistador's role in its history.

Climbers rescue dog after it spent a month at the top of Pico de Orizaba Posted: 24 Nov 2021 03:04 PM PST A dog that followed a group of hikers up the Pico de Orizaba volcano and stayed on the peak for almost a month has been rescued.

COVID roundup: there are signs of a fourth wave ‘but don’t tell the media’ Posted: 24 Nov 2021 02:31 PM PST Analyst predicts numbers will begin to rise at the end of this year or the start of 2022, largely due to Christmas and New Year's gatherings.

Puebla town’s palm artisans struggle to keep unique art form alive Posted: 24 Nov 2021 02:17 PM PST COVID-19's effects on sales and a lack of younger weavers learning the craft mean an uncertain future for this Mixteca weaving tradition.

Peso under pressure: currency has lost 6.4% against dollar this year Posted: 24 Nov 2021 01:54 PM PST The peso lost 2.68% over four consecutive trading sessions this week, closing at 21.43 pesos on Wednesday afternoon.

At 7%, November inflation rate highest in 20 years Posted: 24 Nov 2021 01:42 PM PST Data for the first half of November revealed the rate was 7.05%, up 0.69% since the end of October and above analysts' expectations of 6.84%.

Costco’s new store in Mexico City is the largest in the country Posted: 24 Nov 2021 01:18 PM PST The store has a total area of ​​21,200 square meters and includes a soccer field, basketball courts and other recreational areas on its roof.

Oaxaca doctors hold 300 health service employees hostage in CDMX Posted: 24 Nov 2021 11:21 AM PST A group of disgruntled health workers from Oaxaca blocked access to Insabi headquarters in Mexico City for eight hours on Tuesday.

8 more bodies left hanging from Zacatecas overpasses Posted: 24 Nov 2021 11:11 AM PST As President López Obrador visits the state of Zacatecas with a new security plan in mind, the homicides continue.

Miners challenge statistics that AMLO offered Canadian prime minister Posted: 24 Nov 2021 10:36 AM PST President López Obrador has been accused of spreading misinformation after getting his numbers wrong in a conversation with Justin Trudeau.

President spooks markets with nomination of little-known economist to head bank Posted: 24 Nov 2021 09:51 AM PST President López Obrador unnerved financial markets on Wednesday by nominating an obscure public sector economist to head the Bank of México.

Government withdraws former finance minister as candidate to head Bank of México Posted: 24 Nov 2021 08:40 AM PST The leadership of the central bank was thrown into confusion after it was announced that the leading candidate's name had been withdrawn.

Levi’s accused of culturally appropriating indigenous designs Posted: 23 Nov 2021 04:00 PM PST The Ministry of Culture has written to the clothing company, saying it appropriated designs from a Oaxaca community.

COVID roundup: vaccinations under way of adults who missed out earlier Posted: 23 Nov 2021 03:50 PM PST New coronavirus cases and COVID-19 deaths remain well below the levels seen in recent months as the third wave of the pandemic tapers off.

New York City street renamed México-Tenochtitlan Avenue Posted: 23 Nov 2021 03:41 PM PST A street in the New York borough of Manhattan has been renamed Mexico-Tenochtitlan in recognition of the large number of Latino residents.

More Mexican filmmakers use international reach to seek justice Posted: 23 Nov 2021 03:27 PM PST Films about the major calamities facing Mexico — organized crime, state violence, forced disappearances — reflect a key trend in filmmaking.

Winning the lottery turns into disaster for Chiapas preschool Posted: 23 Nov 2021 02:50 PM PST A preschool in Chiapas might be questioning its luck after a lottery win brought a shooting and death threats to the community.

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