OPINION By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Ever since 10 coal miners in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila were trapped 60 meters underground in a flooded mine on Aug. 3, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has been looking for a scapegoat to blame the tragedy on. From originally trying to pass the responsibility on to the miners themselves for not following
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By MARK LORENZANA Foreign direct Investment (FDI) in Mexico had a strong annual growth of 49.2 percent in the first half of this year, helping the country accumulate $27.5 billion, according to preliminary figures from Mexico’s Economy Secretariat. According to a statement by the Secretariat of the Economy, the figure reflects “extraordinary movements, related to the merger of Televisa with
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By KELIN DILLON On Aug. 3, 15 Mexican miners were trapped in a Coahuila coal mine after accidentally breaching a nearby water-filled well while working on the site; though five managed to escape, 10 still remain within the mine without any contact with the outside world and their chance of survival diminishing with every passing day. Now, the Mexican authorities
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO Four days after at least 10 men were trapped in the collapsed El Pinabete coal mine in Mexico’s northern state of Coahuila, with prospects of their survival dimming rapidly as rescue workers have been unable to drain a 40-meter flood of water that has filled the mine, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on Sunday, Aug. 7,
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on Friday, Aug. 5, said that the country’s lithium reserves will be designated for use by the nation’s auto industry. Speaking during his daily press conference at the National Palace, AMLO said the newly established state-run lithium company, the Mexican Lithium Agency (AMLito, and yes, that is really the name).
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO At least 10 people remained trapped as the result of a landslide at the Las Conchas mine, located in Sabinas, in the carboniferous region of the Mexican state of Coahuila on Wednesday, Aug. 3, authorities reported. The collapse occurred in one of the shafts of a coal pit when the miners were working. After the collapse, the
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OPINION By ÁLVARO SANTOS Part of an ongoing series from the Wilson Center* The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) was born from a threat and a promise. The threat was to eliminate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) altogether despite the huge regional market it helped create. The promise was to make that market more beneficial to the United States, and,
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO After Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng met with Mexico’s Economy Secretary Tatiana Clouthier for bilateral trade talks in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Thursday, July 7, Ottawa expressed serious concerns about the current investment climate in Mexico, especially for the energy and mining sectors, as well as regards biotechnology development. The one-day talks were intended to
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) said Monday, May 2, said that he will bring legal action against the Mexican-Alabama joint venture mining corporation Calica Legacy Vulcán for extracting gravel for export, rather than for local consumption. During his daily morning presser, López Obrador said that, from a flyover of Calica-Legacy Vulcan he
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