By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE They have been called covid foreigners, gentrification agents, traveling professionals and freelancers. These digital nomads have discovered Mexico and are here to stay, at least for now. Social scientist Olga Hannonen, from the University of Eastern Finland, defines these nomads as those “who work while traveling and travel while working. “Digital nomadism is driven by
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO A group of 13 foreign embassies and international organizations representations accredited in Mexico on Thursday, June 23, expressed their support for Mexico City’s upcoming 44th LGBTQ+ Pride March and the rights of all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and queer people in Mexico and around the globe. In a written statement, the embassies said that they “reaffirmed the
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO As of May 2023, all Mexican tourists traveling to the European Union will be required to first obtain a European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) visa, the EU announced on Wednesday, June 8. The new visa will allow Mexican tourists to visit parts of Europe for up to 90 days at a time and will be
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By KELIN DILLON Just days after the first year anniversary of Mexico City’s deadly Line 12 Metro accident, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum has filed a civil suit against Norwegian company DNV for their third-party investigation into the causes of the lethal tragedy – a report which placed the blame for the crash on shoddy construction and tanked Line 12
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF U.S. envoy Ken Salazar, along with 16 other then-ambassador-designates, presented diplomatic credentials to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) in a solemn ceremony at the National Palace on Tuesday, Sept. 14, just three days after Salazar’s arrival in the country. After the ceremony, in which Salazar was the last to present credentials due
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Despite his infamously callous bulldozer approach to diplomacy, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced on Thursday, Aug. 5, that Mexico will soon host a “mediation process” between Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his political opponents. The president did not say when the mediation would begin, but internal sources in the Mexican government have
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By KELIN DILLON The tragic collapse of Mexico’s Line 12 metro on May 3, which left 26 dead, was related to vital failures in the structure’s construction, said a preliminary report released by the independent Norwegian investigative authority DNV. The Norwegian experts interviewed Mexican metro personnel including directors, coordinators, train operators and institutional security personnel to compile its comprehensive report.
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS With covid-19 restrictions finally beginning to ease in Mexico City (thanks to a drop in infection numbers), Indonesian Ambassador to Mexico Cheppy T. Wartono and his wife Santy Triprakoso Wartono were among the first diplomats stationed here to venture back into the world of official social gatherings, offering a 18-person, sit-down dinner at their residence on Friday,
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XINHUA Mexico — along with India, Ireland, Kenya and Norway — once again assumed responsibilities as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council on Monday, Jan. 4. The five nations’ two-year terms officially began on Jan. 1, but Monday was the first working day of the council for 2021 after the Christmas and New Year break. A flag
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By RICARDO CASTILLO The Return of the Swaps The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) struck a deal with eight national central banks, including the Banco de México (Banxico), to back up dollar-denominated loans in global markets in an attempt to stabilize the exchange market, now under stiff pressure from the Covid19 pandemic. Banxico issued a press release explaining: “The swap mechanism
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