By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Although they have yet to resolve the growing covid, economic and poverty crises back on Earth in their respective countries, six Latin American heads of state — led by Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and Argentina’s Alberto Hernández — announced on Saturday, July 24, the creation of the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency (ALCE). The
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Mexican Foreign Relations (SRE) Secretary Marcelo Ebrard didn’t mince words when he verbally slammed the secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, on Friday, June 4, just two days prior to the country’s midterm elections. During a morning press conference, Ebrard was asked to explain what role the OAS would play in monitoring
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Just five days before a visit from U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and four days before Mexico’s largest elections ever, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on Wednesday, June 2, accused the U.S. Embassy here of trying to “fuel descent” against his government by supporting independent civil organizations. Speaking during his daily morning press
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By KELIN DILLON According to a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO), Mexico could have prevented 190,000 covid-19 related deaths in the nation had it managed the pandemic in a more efficient manner. “Mexico’s Response to Covid-19: A Case Study” was carried out by the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) by commission from the WHO as
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Bolivian President Luis Arce arrived in Mexico on an official visit late Tuesday, March 23, as an honored guest of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). On the morning of Wednesday, March 24, Arce, a staunch socialist and diehard follower of ousted Bolivian President Evos Morales, was received by AMLO at the National
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Newly instated Bolivian President Luis Arce will pay an official visit to Mexico on Wednesday, March 24, at the invitation of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) in order to participate in the observance of Indigenous Peoples Resistance Day the following day. }The Indigenous Peoples Resistance Day celebration is part of a larger month-long
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS In what constituted the largest anti-AMLO march yet, more than 60,000 Mexicans marched from Mexico’s City Revolution Monument to the National Palace on Sunday, Aug. 30. The march included protesters from 22 Mexican states. The nonviolent march, led by the National Anti-AMLO Front, a nonprofit group that is demanding the immediate removal of Mexican President Andrés Manuel
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS When Gilberto de Jesús Lozano González, the founder and leader of Mexico’s Frente Nacional Anti-AMLO (National Anti-AMLO Front, or Frena) presented a formal demand before the Chamber of Deputies judicial committee on Wednesday, Aug. 5, calling for the immediate and irrevocable destitution from office of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), he had no illusions that it
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By KITZIA NIN PONIATOWSKA In 17 months of poor governance, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has surpassed his predecessors Carlos Salinas de Gortari in terms of currency devaluation, Ernesto Zedillo in terms of economic recession, Vicente Fox in incompetency, Felipe Calderón in the number of homicides and Enrique Peña Nieto in terms of corruption and ignorance. In less
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Covid-19, Imported From Italy Mexican Public Health Undersecretary Hugo López-Gatell informed the public on Sunday, March 1, that there are now five confirmed cases of Covid-19 (also known as novel coronavirus), plus 11 suspected cases. Hence, he said, the nation is not in a state of emergency. López-Gatell said that the outbreak of the virus in Mexico
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