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☆ Forest Fires Spread in Mexico, at Least Four Dead
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( March | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A wave of wildfires in Mexico has claimed at least four lives, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told reporters on Wednesday. The reported deaths all come from Mexico state, the country's most populous which rings the capital, the president said. There are currently 116 forest fires burning across the nation. Around 400 fires have been documented in Mexico through March 15, torching a total of more than 13,000 hectares (32,000 acres), with some of the blazes reported as far south as Chiapas state, on the border with Guatemala. According to official data, the causes include both intentionally set fires as well as those caused by agricultural activities.

Persons: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Raul Cortes Fernandez, Bill Berkrot Organizations: MEXICO CITY Locations: MEXICO, Mexico, torching, Chiapas, Guatemala

☆ At Least a Dozen Dead in Northern Mexico Shootout Near Texas Border
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - At least 12 people were killed in a shootout with security forces in northern Mexico near the border with the United States, Mexican authorities said on Sunday night. Tamaulipas state's security agency said in a statement published on X that the soldiers were on patrol in the municipality of Miguel Aleman, along the Texas border, when they were attacked by "armed civilians." The agency did not respond to questions about whether any soldiers were killed or injured in the shootout. The state of Tamaulipas has various organized crime groups, whose main activities include human smuggling and drug trafficking, authorities say. (Reporting by Raul Cortes and Laura Gottesdiener; Editing by Aurora Ellis)

Persons: Miguel Aleman, Raul Cortes, Laura Gottesdiener, Aurora Ellis Locations: MONTERREY, Mexico, United States, Tamaulipas, Texas

☆ At Least 12 Dead in Suspected Attempt to Rescue Son of Mexican Cartel Hitman
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least 12 suspected criminals were killed on a highway near Hermosillo in the northern Mexican state of Sonora, a state official said Sunday, in what authorities called a foiled attempt to rescue the son of a cartel hitman. Another seven escaped and some are probably wounded, the Sonora's state attorney's office said in a statement. Two security officials were hospitalized after the crossfire but are now in stable condition, the statement added. The office said it suspected the group, armed with assault weapons, was attempting to rescue the son of Jesus Humberto Limon, a suspected hitman working for a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel led by the sons of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. The suspected hitman's son, Carlos Humberto, had been detained minutes before for "crimes against health" in Camino del Seri, it said, without giving further details.

Persons: Jesus Humberto Limon, Joaquin, El, Guzman, Carlos Humberto, gunmakers, Raul Cortes, Sarah Morland, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Reuters, Kino, Security, AK Locations: MEXICO, Hermosillo, Mexican, Sonora, Sinaloa, Camino del, Bahia, U.S

☆ 'Murderer!': Peru President Faces Fierce Backlash in Slain Protesters' Hometown
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian President Dina Boluarte faced fierce backlash on Saturday from residents during a visit to the southern Andean region of Ayacucho, where 10 people were reported killed during anti-government protests in December 2022. Unverified videos shared on social media show people pushing up against security officials shouting "Dina is a murderer!" Local media reported that she was taken away by police but not detained. The December 2022 protests broke out after former President Pedro Castillo was ousted and arrested while illegally trying to close Congress. His vice-president, Boluarte, was rapidly sworn in but dozens died in ensuing protests, mostly in southern Peru.

Persons: Dina Boluarte, Dina, Ruth Barcena, Leonardo Hancco, Barcena, Pedro Castillo, Boluarte, Jorge Otarola, Raul Cortes, Sarah Morland, Marco Aquino, Sandra Maler Organizations: Reuters, Local Locations: LIMA, Peruvian, Ayacucho, Peru, Mexico City, Lima

☆ Residents of Southern Mexican Town Set Govt Palace on Fire After Police Kill Young Man
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

LERDO DE TEJADA, Mexico (Reuters) - Residents of a Mexican town set fire to the municipal palace overnight on Friday in a violent protest after local police shot a young man in the neck, according to his relatives, after he did not stop his car at a checkpoint. National media reported that police shot dead 27-year-old Brandon Arellano, the son of a local teacher, as he arrived outside his grandmother's house. Residents of Lerdo de Tejada, a town in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, overturned a police car and set it on fire and clashed with police officers at the scene. They also broke windows at the local government palace and set it on fire. (Reporting by Tamara Corro in Veracruz and Raul Cortes in Mexico City; Writing by Sarah Morland; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

Persons: LERDO DE, Brandon Arellano, Delfino Arellano, Arellano, Lerdo de Tejada, Tamara Corro, Raul Cortes, Sarah Morland, Chizu Nomiyama Organizations: Authorities Locations: LERDO DE TEJADA, Mexico, Lerdo, Gulf, Veracruz, Mexico City

☆ Last Salvadoran Woman Imprisoned Over Baby's Death Calls for Change
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

El Salvador has one of the most draconian abortion bans in the Americas, which critics say extends to women who suffer miscarriages and stillbirths. Many women have been sentenced to decades in prison on charges of killing their children. The 28-year-old woman, known as Lilian, was the last woman still imprisoned on such charges, according to two local civil rights groups. "I call on people stop denouncing other innocent women," Lilian told a press conference after a judge last month acquitted her of a 30-year sentence after seven years behind bars. Lilian, who is also the mother of a 10-year-old, said she was happy to be reunited with her family.

Persons: El, Lilian, Lillian, Nelson Renteria, Raul Cortes, Sarah Morland, Leslie Adler Organizations: SALVADOR, Reuters, Central, Citizens, Group Locations: El Salvador, Central American, Americas, Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Caribbean

☆ Mexico Presidency Race Narrows Slightly, Sheinbaum Still Way Ahead -Poll
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The race to become Mexico's next president has closed slightly, but former Mexico City mayor and ruling party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum still has double the support of her main opposition rival, an opinion poll showed on Monday. Samuel Garcia, who is competing for the candidacy of another center-left party, Citizens Movement (MC), polled 8% support. A poll published in early October had given Sheinbaum 50% support versus 20% for Galvez, although that survey included a fourth, right-wing candidate who did not feature this time. "With the entry of Samuel Garcia as sole MC contender, the presidential ballot has been practically set in stone," Buendia & Marquez head Jorge Buendia wrote in El Universal. Separately, an analysis of several polls by research firm Consulta Mitofsky which stripped out undecided voters and those not backing any candidate showed Sheinbaum with 62.7% of effective support.

Persons: Mexico's, Claudia Sheinbaum, pollster Buendia, Marquez, Xochitl Galvez, Galvez, Samuel Garcia, Sheinbaum, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Buendia, Jorge Buendia, Garcia, Raul Cortes, Sarah Morland, Dave Graham, Andrea Ricci Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Mexico City, El Universal, Sheinbaum, Regeneration, Citizens Movement Locations: MEXICO, Mexico

☆ Mexico Authorities Search for Journalists Taken in Tourist Town
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Authorities on Friday intensified the search for three journalists believed kidnapped by armed men in the south of Mexico, which press freedom groups consider among the world's most dangerous countries for reporters. The attorney general's office in the state of Guerrero on Thursday said it was investigating the disappearance of five people in the tourist town of Taxco, among them journalists Marco Toledo, Silvia Arce and Alberto Sanchez. Carlos Monge, communications chief for the attorney general's office, said searches would be reinforced with participation from the state prosecutors' office, the state search commission, state police, National Guard and the Army. Fifteen vans with personnel from various law enforcement agencies were deployed from the state capital to Taxco, Monge said. Mexico is among the world's deadliest countries for journalists, with five journalists killed so far this year, according to Article 19.

Persons: Marco Toledo, Silvia Arce, Alberto Sanchez, Carlos Monge, Monge, Toledo, Arce, Sanchez, Arce's, Raul Cortes Fernandez, Alistair Bell Organizations: MEXICO CITY, National Guard, Army, El Locations: MEXICO, Mexico, Guerrero, Taxco, Toledo

☆ Musk's Starlink secures $90 mln contract to offer free internet in Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks on a screen during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMEXICO CITY, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Starlink, the satellite internet service of billionaire Elon Musk, has secured a 1.56 billion peso ($89.80 million) contract to offer free internet in Mexico until the end of 2026, a Mexican government official said on Wednesday. Mexico has signed contracts for free internet with nine companies, including Starlink, Calderon added. Starlink is also set to provide infrastructure for Mexico's state energy firm through December 2026, according to documents seen by Reuters. The contract to work with Mexico's Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) is valued at between 887.5 million pesos and 1.8 billion pesos.

Persons: Elon Musk, Nacho, Musk's, Carlos Emiliano Calderon, Calderon, Raul Cortes Fernandez, Sharon Singleton Organizations: SpaceX, Mobile World Congress, REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, Starlink, Reuters, Mexico's Comision, Thomson Locations: Barcelona, Spain, MEXICO, Mexico

☆ Mexican president to meet China's Xi at summit in San Francisco
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Chile's President Gabriel Boric (not pictured) deliver a statement to the media at La Moneda government palace in Santiago, Chile, September 10, 2023. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMEXICO CITY, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday in San Francisco during an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, Mexico's foreign minister said on Tuesday. Lopez Obrador, who seldom travels outside Mexico, is also scheduled to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden the following day on the sidelines of the APEC meetings. Barcena said Lopez Obrador would also hold a bilateral meeting with Canada on Thursday afternoon, without being more specific. A Mexican official said the meeting would be with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Persons: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Gabriel Boric, Ivan Alvarado, Andres Manuel Lopez, Xi Jinping, Lopez Obrador, Joe Biden, Alicia Barcena, Xi, Barcena, Lopez, Justin Trudeau, Raul Cortes Fernandez, Dave Graham, Emelia Sithole Organizations: La, REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, Economic Cooperation, U.S, APEC, Foreign, Canada, Canadian, Thomson Locations: Santiago , Chile, MEXICO, San Francisco, Asia, Mexico, China, United States, U.S, Immigration

☆ Category 4 Hurricane Norma churns towards Mexican Pacific coast
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Companies Estado de Baja California FollowMEXICO CITY, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Hurricane Norma strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane on Thursday as it neared peak strength over the Pacific, though it was forecast to weaken before reaching the coast of popular tourist resorts on Mexico's Baja California peninsula. "The hurricane is likely near its peak intensity, although some small fluctuations cannot be ruled out today," the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, with Norma still some 245 miles (394 km) away from the port city Manzanillo. The forecaster said Norma would likely begin weakening from Friday through the weekend, and approach land from late Friday. Baja California is home to the Los Cabos beach resorts. In the Atlantic, the NHC forecast tropical storm conditions across parts of the Lesser Antilles from Friday as Tropical Storm Tammy heads west at 15 mph (24 km), nearing the Leeward Islands "at or near hurricane intensity".

Persons: Norma, Tammy, Sarah Morland, Raul Cortes, Bernadette Baum, Alistair Bell Organizations: Estado, U.S, National Hurricane Center, NHC, Saturday, Virgin Islands, Thomson Locations: California, MEXICO, Baja California, Manzanillo, Lesser, Virgin, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe

☆ Chinese Tesla suppliers to invest nearly $1 bln in northern Mexico - state officials
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Matthew Childs/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMEXICO CITY, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Two Chinese suppliers for Tesla will invest nearly a billion dollars in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon where the automaker is planning a new factory, Nuevo Leon Governor Samuel Garcia said during a trip to Shanghai on Wednesday. The planned investments include $700 million from Ningbo Tuopu Group (601689.SS) and $260 million from Hesai Technology , a Nuevo Leon representative said. Ningbo Tuopu Group develops shock absorption products and other auto parts, while Hesai Technology makes lidar light sensors for applications like autonomous vehicles and robots. Ningbo is expected to create some 10,000 jobs, and Hesai, up to 4,000, Nuevo Leon officials said. Tesla has not yet begun construction in Nuevo Leon, and its timeline for starting production is unclear.

Persons: Matthew Childs, Samuel Garcia, Tesla, Garcia, Daina Beth Solomon, Raul Cortes, Kylie Madry, Stephen Eisenhammer Organizations: REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, Tesla, Nuevo Leon, Ningbo Tuopu Group, Hesai Technology, Ningbo Tuopu, Hesai, Nuevo, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, MEXICO, Mexican, Nuevo Leon, Nuevo, Shanghai, Ningbo, Austin , Texas, U.S, Mexico, Austin

☆ Mexico logs sharp uptick in Venezuelan migrants amid latest surge
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Jose... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreMEXICO CITY, Oct 17 (Reuters) - More migrants crossed into Mexico last month, led by a sharp increase from Venezuela but also significant numbers from Guatemala and Honduras, Mexico's top diplomat told lawmakers on Tuesday. In testimony to Mexican senators, Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena said that in the month of September alone, 60,000 Venezuelan migrants, 35,000 Guatemalan migrants and 27,000 Honduran migrants arrived in Mexico. The September data comes ahead of Sunday's migration summit in the southern Mexican town of Palenque hosted by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador where regional leaders will discuss rising U.S.-bound migration in Latin America. After U.S. authorities authorized in May more legal pathways to enter the United States, the numbers of migrants crossing Mexican territory fell abruptly. Barcena also noted that some 1.13 million migrants have so far this year reached Mexico's southern border with Guatemala, and that 1.75 million had reached the U.S.-Mexico border.

Persons: Cheila Gonzalez, Alicia Barcena, Andres Manuel Lopez, Gustavo Petro, Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, Barcena, Raul Cortes, Isabel Woodford, Sandra Maler Organizations: REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, U.S, Thomson Locations: Guatemala, United States, Ciudad Juarez, Villa Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico, Jose, MEXICO, Venezuela, Honduras, Mexico's, Palenque, America

☆ 'Extremely dangerous' Category 4 Hurricane Lidia heads to Mexico's Pacific coast
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/9] Men board up the storefront of a business as Hurricane Lidia barrels towards Mexico's Pacific coast, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Christian Ruano Acquire Licensing RightsMEXICO CITY, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Hurricane Lidia reached Category 4 strength on Tuesday afternoon as it barreled towards Mexico's Pacific coast, where major beach and tourist resorts were bracing for significant downpours, likely flooding as well as imminent hurricane-force winds. The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned that Hurricane Lidia was of "extremely dangerous" strength and could strengthen further before making landfall on Tuesday night. The hurricane was about 110 miles (177 km) southwest of major beach destination Puerto Vallarta, the Miami-based NHC reported in its latest bulletin at 5:30 p.m. The Puerto Vallarta airport announced on social media it was closing from 4 p.m. (2200 GMT) until 8 a.m. on Wednesday.

Persons: Lidia, Christian Ruano, Max, Raul Cortes Fernandez, Brendan O'Boyle, Isabel Woodford, Stephen Eisenhammer, Stephen Coates, Sandra Maler Organizations: REUTERS, Christian, MEXICO CITY, U.S, National Hurricane Center, NHC, Tropical, Thomson Locations: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, MEXICO, Miami, Puerto, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Jalisco, Guerrero

WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration said on Thursday it will add sections to a border wall to stave off record migrant crossings from Mexico, carrying forward a signature policy of former President Donald Trump. Trump made building border barriers a central tenet of his first campaign for president with the rally chant, "Build That Wall." Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement that there was "no new Administration policy with respect to border walls. From day one, this Administration has made clear that a border wall is not the answer." In another major enforcement action announced on Thursday, Biden administration officials said they would be resuming deportation flights to Venezuela, which had been suspended because of chilly relations between the two countries.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Donald Trump, Biden, Trump, Alejandro Mayorkas, Mayorkas, Will Joe Biden, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Brian Snyder, Laiken, Eric Adams, Mica Rosenberg, Nandita Bose, Doina Chiacu, Jason Lange, Jeff Mason, Raúl Cortés, Dave Graham, Kristina Cooke, Heather Timmons, Howard Goller, Grant McCool Organizations: Trump, Republican Party, Democrat, Homeland, U.S, Reuters, Federal, Biden's Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol, Texas National Guard, REUTERS, Center for Biological Diversity, Biden, U.S . Department of Justice, Democratic, New, New York City, Institute, Thomson Locations: Mexico, America, Starr County , Texas, Rio Grande, United States, Rio, Eagle Pass , Texas, U.S, Starr, Texas, Southwest, Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Darien, New York, Chicago, Ecuador, Washington, Mexico City, San Francisco

☆ Bus carrying migrants in Mexico crashes, leaving 17 dead, 15 injured
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, Oct 6 (Reuters) - A bus carrying dozens of mostly Venezuelan migrants in the south of Mexico crashed on Friday, killing 17 people and leaving 15 more injured, state authorities said. The bus was on the highway in the southern state of Oaxaca when it overturned, the state's civil protection agency said on social media X. Pictures from the agency showed the bus tipped over along a tight curve in the road. The interior ministry of neighboring state Puebla said that the 15 injured people had been taken to its hospitals, as the accident occurred near state lines. Migrants attempt to cross Mexico by bus, in trucks or aboard cargo trains, however, the journey is often dangerous.

Persons: Raul Cortes, Diego, Kylie Madry, Brendan O'Boyle, Cassandra Garrison Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Diego Ore, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Mexico, Oaxaca, Puebla, U.S

☆ Mexico declares country free of H5N1 bird flu
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Test tubes labelled "Bird Flu" and eggs are seen in this picture illustration, January 14, 2023. The decision will facilitate the sale of live poultry, as well as poultry products and by-products originating from Mexico, the gazette said. To guarantee Mexico remains free of the disease, the country will maintain in place epidemiological surveillance, traceability, control of movement and other strict safety procedures, according to the document. The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, commonly called bird flu, has killed poultry flocks in the United States and Europe since last year. Report by Raul Cortes Fernandez Editing by Drazen Jorgic and Bill BerkrotOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Raul Cortes Fernandez, Drazen Jorgic, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, Gazette, Ministry of Agriculture, Organization for Animal Health, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Mexico, Nuevo Leon, United States, Europe, South America, Brazil, Ecuador

☆ Death toll in Mexican church collapse during mass rises to 10
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Rescue team work near the church, after the roof collapsed, in Ciudad Madero, in Tamaulipas state, Mexico, October 1, 2023. Five women, two men and three children were among those killed at the church in the Gulf Coast city of Ciudad Madero in Tamaulipas state, state governor Americo Villarreal said. Footage posted on social media showed the moment the church roof caved in, puffs of gray smoke billowing into the air, followed by the toppling of yellow brick outer walls. Mexican media reported that several children were baptized during the Sunday Mass at the church. Bishop Jose Armando Alvarez from the Roman Catholic Diocese of nearby Tampico said the church roof crumbled as worshippers were receiving communion and asked others to pray for survivors.

Persons: El Citadino, Americo Villarreal, Villarreal, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Bishop Jose Armando Alvarez, Nestor Javier Lopez, Kylie Madry, Raul Cortes, Laura Gottesdiener, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Roman Catholic Diocese, Reforma, Thomson Locations: Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico, El, Rights MONTERREY, Gulf Coast, Tampico, Mexico City, Monterrey

☆ 10,000 migrants reach US border daily, highlighting need to address root causes, Mexico says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Chile's President Gabriel Boric (not pictured) deliver a statement to the media at La Moneda government palace in Santiago, Chile, September 10, 2023. Some 6,000 people are entering southern Mexico daily, Lopez Obrador said, and even higher numbers have been reaching the U.S.-Mexico border. "Last week, 10,000 migrants reached the northern border every day," Lopez Obrador said at his regular morning press conference. In September, the number of migrants encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border was on pace to approach, or surpass, previous monthly highs. Lopez Obrador emphasized officials must address root causes driving migration, including people's need to find work and improve their living conditions.

Persons: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Gabriel Boric, Ivan Alvarado, Lopez Obrador, Laura Gottesdiener, Raul Cortes, Aurora Ellis Organizations: La, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Sunday, Thomson Locations: Santiago , Chile, Rights MONTERREY, Mexico, U.S, Mexican, Chiapas, Monterrey, Mexico City

☆ Death Toll in Mexican Church Collapse During Mass Rises to 10
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - The death toll caused by the collapse of a church roof during a Sunday Mass in northern Mexico has risen to 10, and another 60 people were injured, officials said on Monday, as local authorities began wrapping up search and rescue efforts. Five women, two men and three children were among those killed at the church in the Gulf Coast city of Ciudad Madero in Tamaulipas state, state governor Americo Villarreal said. Footage posted on social media showed the moment the church roof caved in, puffs of gray smoke billowing into the air, followed by the toppling of yellow brick outer walls. Mexican media reported that several children were baptized during the Sunday Mass at the church. Bishop Jose Armando Alvarez from the Roman Catholic Diocese of nearby Tampico said the church roof crumbled as worshippers were receiving communion and asked others to pray for survivors.

Persons: Americo Villarreal, Villarreal, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Bishop Jose Armando Alvarez, Nestor Javier Lopez, Kylie Madry, Raul Cortes, Laura Gottesdiener, David Gregorio Organizations: Roman Catholic Diocese, Reforma Locations: MONTERREY, Mexico, Gulf Coast, Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Tampico, Mexico City, Monterrey

JUCHITAN, Mexico, Mexico, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Several hundred migrants in southern Mexico awaited buses north on Monday under a new government program meant to help manage the numbers arriving, as Mexico's president said 10,000 people have been reaching the northern border with the U.S. daily. Thousands of migrants have crossed into the U.S. from Mexico in recent weeks, alarming officials in U.S. border cities and prompting delays to trade. Salma was among about 400 people, including families with small children, awaiting buses headed to the state capital or Mexico City. In September, the number of migrants encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border was on pace to approach, or surpass, previous monthly highs. Lopez Obrador called for countries to address root causes driving migration and lamented the deaths of 10 Cuban migrants in a traffic accident in southern Mexico on Sunday.

Persons: we've, Victor Salma, Salma, Jesus Gonzalez, Jose Luis Gonzalez, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Lopez Obrador, Papa, Jose Cortes, Lizbeth Diaz, Laura Gottesdiener, Raul Cortes, Daina Beth Solomon, Aurora Ellis, Gerry Doyle, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: U.S, Reuters, CBP, REUTERS, Texas National Guard, U.S . Customs, Border Protection, Thomson Locations: JUCHITAN, Mexico, U.S, Tijuana, San Diego , California, Juchitan, Oaxaca, Venezuela, Mexico City, United States, Ciudad Juarez, Texas, Monterrey

☆ Mexico sees migrant 'crisis' at US-Mexico border as numbers spike
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Mexico's Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena speaks during a ministerial level meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the crisis in Ukraine at U.N. headquarters in New York, September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMEXICO CITY, Sept 29 (Reuters) - There has been a "crisis" at the U.S.-Mexico border, Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena told reporters on Friday in Washington, speaking alongside senior officials from both countries. Barcena stressed a desire to improve trade at border crossings after a major rail freight operator suspended operations due to a surge of migrants jumping on cargo trains. At the Friday briefing, U.S. officials flagged the possibility of stronger collaboration over semiconductor manufacturing, while Mexican officials said a resolution regarding a U.S.-Mexico trade dispute over genetically-modified corn could come by March of next year. Reporting by Kylie Madry, Raul Cortes and Sarah Morland; Editing by David Alire Garcia and Grant McCoolOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Alicia Barcena, Mike Segar, Barcena, Kylie Madry, Raul Cortes, Sarah Morland, David Alire Garcia, Grant McCool Organizations: Mexico's, United Nations Security Council, REUTERS, Mexican, Central, U.S, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, U.N, New York, MEXICO, U.S, Mexico, Washington, Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Panama, United States

☆ Mexico inflation continues slowdown in early September
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A man sells corn grains at a public market in Ozumba de Alzate, State of Mexico, Mexico, May 24, 2022. Headline inflation in Latin America's second-largest economy hit 4.44% in the 12 months through early September, down from 4.64% at the end of August, data from statistics agency INEGI showed. If not, we're talking about the Bank of Mexico standing on just one foot," the president told a press conference. It warned that it would be necessary to maintain it for an "extended" period to meet its inflation target of 3%, plus or minus one percentage point. Mexico's economy grew 0.2% in July from June and expanded 3.2% from the same month a year before, the national statistics agency said earlier on Friday.

Persons: Edgard Garrido, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Banxico, Lopez Obrador, Peter Frontini, Raul Cortes Fernandez, Brendan O'Boyle, Natalia Siniawski, Alistair Bell Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Bank of, Thomson Locations: Ozumba de Alzate, State, Mexico, Bank of Mexico

☆ Mexico president defends Russia participation in military parade
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador waves as he travels from Oaxaca to Veracruz on board the "Tren Transistmico" passenger train during its first test trip, in southern Mexico September 17, 2023. Ukraine's ambassador to Mexico, opposition politicians and critical media blasted the decision to allow a Russian unit to participate on Saturday, but Lopez Obrador said Mexico had allowed any country to join in. Lopez Obrador, a leftist, has sought to keep Mexico neutral in the war between Russia and Ukraine, at one point proposing peace talks. Ukraine's ambassador to Mexico, Oksana Dramaretska, said on X that the parade had been "sullied" by the participation of a Russian unit which she said was "stained with blood." "Long live the friendship between Mexico and Russia!," the Russian embassy said on X.

Persons: Andres Manuel Lopez, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Lopez Obrador, Russia's, Oksana Dramaretska, Mr, Dramaretska, Daniel Ortega, Ortega, Xochitl Galvez, Valentine Hilaire, Raul Cortes Fernandez, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS Acquire, Thomson Locations: Oaxaca, Veracruz, Mexico, MEXICO, Russian, Ukraine, Russia, Brazil, Chile, China, Venezuela, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Cuba, Nicaragua

☆ Mexico's Sheinbaum leads 2024 presidential race -poll
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum gestures as she speaks on the day she is certified as presidential candidate for the ruling National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) party during a ceremony, in Mexico City, Mexico September 10, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 14 (Reuters) - The presidential candidate of Mexico's leftist ruling party, Claudia Sheinbaum, a close ally of the current president, is favorite to win the 2024 election, a new opinion poll showed. Those polled were asked to choose between Sheinbaum, Galvez, and former foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard, Sheinbaum's main rival for MORENA presidential nomination. The poll showed Ebrard winning 15% support as MC candidate against Sheinbaum and Galvez. In a head-to-head contest between the two female front-runners, Sheinbaum got 55% support and Galvez 34%.

Persons: Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, Henry Romero, Claudia Sheinbaum, Xochitl Galvez, Galvez, Marcelo Ebrard, Ebrard, Sheinbaum, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Raul Cortes, Natalia Siniawski, Stefanie Eschenbacher, Alistair Bell Organizations: Mexico City Mayor, Regeneration, REUTERS, National Regeneration, Spanish, El Pais, MORENA, Movement, Sheinbaum, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, Sheinbaum, MORENA, Galvez

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