AMLO-Biden Talks Get Off with Turbulent Start
In the same bilateral meeting on Monday, Biden also reiterated his government’s priority of solving the problem of fentanyl trafficking into the United States
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Mexico City Government Collects Millions for Deaths of Endangered Rabbits
By MARK LORENZANA The Chapultepec Zoo, located in Chapultepec Park, Mexico City, is the oldest and best-known wildlife park in the country. It is also home to the only reproductive colony in the world of teporingos, also known as zacatuches or volcano rabbits, which are an endemic and highly endangered species. However, the capital government has allegedly collected millions of
Read moreMexican Military Front and Center at Independence Day Celebrations
By MARK LORENZANA Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on the night of Thursday, Sept. 15, led the reenactment of Mexico’s Cry of Dolores, which marked the 212th year of Mexican independence — and the first time in two years that the event was staged at the Zócalo main plaza in downtown Mexico City due to the covid-19 pandemic.
Read moreMexico’s Unlikely Diplomat
OPINION By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Never mind that he has absolutely no diplomatic experience or training. Never mind that he knows nothing about the current armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. And never mind that he has set as his “chief priority” the objective of making Wikipedia pay more heed to Mexican history (rather than such petty issues as bilateral trade,
Read moreMexico Fêtes Independence Consummation Anniversary
By KELIN DILLON On Monday, Sept. 27, large festivities featuring dances, soldiers, fireworks and a speech from Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) were held in Mexico City’s Zócalo, celebrating the 200 years that had passed since Mexico’s Consummation of Independence in 1821. Large lights lit up the downtown square to look akin to the Mexican flag, with staged
Read moreThe Runway Rundown
The Truth Behind the Price Tag By KELIN DILLON The lifestyles of the rich and famous have always caught plenty of attention from the media, and their style choices have been no exception. Magazines have always published the style of public figures, and the rise of social media has exacerbated this tenfold. Innumerable style accounts have popped up across social
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By HUGO LÓPEZ VARGAS Covid Vaccines on the Way The Mexican government announced Tuesday, Oct. 13, that it had signed three pre-purchase agreements for covid-19 vaccines, in addition to those expected to come in with the global Covax Authority initiative, starting with possible deliveries as early as December or January. As a result, Mexico should have access to enough vaccines
Read moreAMLO’s 20 ‘Vivas’
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) led the country in its traditional Independence Day “Grito” late Tuesday, Sept. 15, but in a ceremony unlike any other due to social distancing measures imposed because of the covid-19 pandemic. The traditional “Viva México” Grito de Dolores (Cry of Dolores) is intended to echo the call
Read moreFor Now, the Pandemic Hasn’t Reached Mexico
By RICARDO CASTILLO The good news is that thus far in these coronavirus adventurous times, Mexico has registered only about 120 confirmed cases of the Covid-19 syndrome, and only one death. But in the eyes of Mexican Public Health Undersecretary Hugo López-Gatell, now the official government spokesman on the pandemic, the ordeal is just getting started and the projected worse
Read moreRamírez Cuéllar Takes the Helm at Morena
By RICARDO CASTILLO Has inner peace finally enlightened Mexico’s previously brawling National Regeneration Movement political party, best known as Morena? At least Morena’s new interim president, Alfonso Ramírez Cuéllar, said it has, but two very rowdy ladies don’t think so. (Note: For background on the topic, please read my previous article in Pulse News Mexico, “Orphaned Morena’s Democratic Schism.”) On
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