By KELIN DILLON After Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) targeted political analyst Denise Dresser on Wednesday, Sept. 15, during his “who’s who in lies of the week” segment, journalists from the women-run organization Opinion 51 rallied in support and defense of the Reforma newspaper columnist. Dresser caught the ire of the executive after she criticized López Obrador and
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS With the reopening of Canada to nonessential travel, Air Canada began restarting flights between Mexico and the Land of the Maple Leaf this week, but said it has no plans to use President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) controversial pet project of the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) in Santa Lucia. During an online media conference on Wednesday,
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XINHUA Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Friday, Jan. 29, announced new measures against covid-19, including the suspension of Canadian flights to all Caribbean destinations and Mexico. “With the challenges we currently face with covid-19, both here at home and abroad, we all agree that now is just not the time to be flying,” Trudeau said at a press conference
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Rumors Abound Ever since Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced in a tweet on Sunday, Jan. 24, that he had tested positive for coivd-19 and had gone into quarantine, countless rumors have been flying across the media and gossip mills as to the validity of his announcement. Some critics suggested that AMLO had not, in
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Air Canada Vacations has become the first major airline in the Americas to offer covid-19 protection to its clients, the Montreal-based company announced this week. In order to offer its customers a greater sense of safety and confidence during their travels, Air Canada Vacations launched its Covid-19 Coverage and Assistance Plan, designed to cover
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