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The President’s Salary

OPINION By ALEJANDRO ENVILA FISHER Since Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) took office three years ago, no government official in Mexico, be it fe3deral, state or municipal, nor member of any autonomous bodies or the country’s federal judicial powers, is allowed to have a salary higher than — or even equal to — that of the president. However, since a

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Palacio de Hierro Launches New Year, New You Campaign

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Palacio de Hierro department stores across Mexico launched a new holistic health, body and beauty campaign on Thursday, Jan. 13, which includes wellness, personal care and gastronomy. The campaign — aimed at the entire Totalmente Palacio community and titled Este Año Seré… (This Year I Will Be….) — is intended to help Mexico’s premiere department store’s clients

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Mexico Gives Emergency Approval of Merck’s Covid-19 Pill

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Just as confirmed covid-19 cases in Mexico passed the 4-million mark and covid deaths surpassed 300,000, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on Friday, Jan. 7, announced that the country’s health regulator, the Federal Commission for Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris), had granted emergency authorization for the use of Merck’s covid treatment pill, Molnupiravir.

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Mexico Ranks Third Globally in Covid Fatalities

By KELIN DILLON According to new data from Johns Hopkins University, Mexico currently ranks in third place worldwide for covid-19 fatalities, only eclipsed by Yemen and Peru globally. The fatality rate is determined by the proportion of deceased persons in comparison to the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases, standing in contrast to mortality rate, which is determined through the

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