By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Blame it on the pandemic lockdown, but as of late October, the Argentine online sales company Mercado Libre had surpassed the U.S.-based discount store Walmart in stock value in Mexico. Mercado Libre is now valued at just over $73 billion, and its quick-delivery and dependable follow-up service have made it a godsend for Mexicans
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XINHUA Sports stars from around the world sent their best wishes to Argentina’s soccer legend Diego Maradona, who turned 60 on Friday, Oct. 30. “My great friend, Maradona. I will always applaud you. I will always support you. May your (life) journey be long, may you always smile, and make me smile, too! Happy birthday,” wrote legendary Brazilian soccer player
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By KYLIE MADRY With the International Cervantine Festival’s (FIC) closure Sunday, Oct. 18, organizers reported that over 4.2 million viewers tuned in to the virtual fest throughout its five-day run. The Cervantine moved on line this year due to the covid-19 pandemic and restrictions on in-person events. “Millions of people, from Mexico and from countries like the United States, Spain,
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF France’s new ambassador to Mexico, Jean-Pierre Asvazadourian, assumed his duties on Thursday, Oct. 15, after presenting copies of his diplomatic credentials to Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE) Protocol Director Juan Carlos Lara Armienta, along with SRE Europe Director General Bernardo Aguilar Calvo. Asvazadourian, a career diplomat with more than 35 years of experience under his belt, has
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XINHUA Mauricio J. Claver-Carone, a senior White House official, was elected on Saturday, Sept. 12, to head the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) amid strong opposition from Latin American countries and senior experts. Claver-Carone, who will succeed current President Luis Alberto Moreno, will take office on Oct. 1 for a five-year term, the IDB said in a statement. The IDB, bowing
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Despite a still-broadening covid-19 pandemic and a spiraling financial crisis, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) used his second annual State of the Nation Address (Informe de Gobierno) on Tuesday, Sept. 1, as a bully pulpit to lavish praise on himself and his administration. “Mexico has the best government during its worst moment,”
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By RICARDO CASTILLO First Electoral Blood No sooner had Mexico’s National Electoral Institute (INE) announced that the race for the midterm elections will officially start on Sept. 7, than the first missile was aimed directly at the second political force in the nation, the National Action Party (PAN). A vided allegedly showing Guillermo Gutiérrez Badillo. the private secretary of Querétaro
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The London-based biopharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca signed an agreement with Mexico’s Carlos Slim Foundation on Wednesday, Aug. 12, to produce a covid-19 vaccine in both Mexico and Argentina to be distributed without economic profits throughout Latin America. The experimental coronavirus vaccine, labled AZD1222, which was licensed by AstraZeneca from the University of Oxford, is currently
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF While the covid-19 lockdown may be stopping you from taking your mom out this year for a special treat on Mother’s Day, you can still celebrate her day with an outing to the circus, albeit virtually. Although the coronavirus pandemic closed down three-ring tents across the country as of late March, the members of
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XINHUA While the federal government in Mexico, where there were 15 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus as of Friday, March 13, is raking a conservative stance in trying to reduce communication of the disease at large gatherings, most Latin American countries are taking a more aggressive proactive approach in trying to curb contractions of Covid-19. The Mexican government did — at
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