XINHUA Mexico received a record $51.594 billion in remittances in 2021, according to a report released Tuesday, Feb. 2, by the Central Bank of Mexico (Banxico). The amount of money that Mexicans living abroad sent home to their families last year was 27.1 percent higher than the amount in 2020, when the country received $40.605 in remittances, Banxico data showed.
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By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued its strongest travel advisory level against travel to Mexico on Monday, Jan. 31. In a statement released Monday, the CDC issued its highest travel advisories — Level Four: Very High — against 12 countries, including Mexico, Brazil and Singapore, citing high rates of covid-19
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF An unmasked Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) appeared live in his daily presser Monday, Jan. 17, saying that he no longer had symptoms of covid-19 (which he was confirmed to have contracted for the second time exactly one week earlier). During the conference, AMLO said that he “cleared” the covid contagion and
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Despite having confirmed one day earlier that he had contracted the covid-19 virus for a second time, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) made a cameo appearance on the daily presidential press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 11, via a video. On the video, AMLO reported that he was feeling generally well, with only
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) tested positive for covid-19 on Monday, Jan. 10, after announcing earlier in the day that he had woken with a soar throat and mild flu-like symptoms. AMLO made the announcement of his infection himself late Monday via his Twitter account, adding that he will isolate and work
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF A slew of multiple flight cancellations due to covid-19 infections of Aeroméxico flight attendants and pilots caused chaos at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) over the weekend, as thousands of passengers were left stranded. According to the Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco), between Friday, Jan. 7, and Sunday, Jan. 9, the nation’s flagship
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By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) said Friday, Dec. 10, that all Mexicans will receive booster shots against the covid-19 virus. Speaking during his daily press conference, this time in the northern state of Chihuahua, AMLO said that the federal government will administer AstraZeneca boosters to all eligible Mexicans in accord with internationally
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF As expected, U.S. President Joe Biden announced Thursday, Dec. 2, that all travelers entering the United States from abroad will be required to have a covid-19 antigen test within 24 hours before boarding their plane, starting Monday, Dec. 6. Previously, international travelers were required to have the test within 72 hours of their flight.
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