By MARK LORENZANA It seemed as though Neymar’s absence for Brazil’s match against Switzerland on Monday, Nov. 28, due to an ankle injury would come to haunt the Seleção, as the South American squad couldn’t find the net for 82 agonizing minutes. Richarlison, the hero for Brazil against Serbia, scoring two goals — one an impressive, athletic shot — on
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By MARK LORENZANA Brazilian forward Richarlison came through for his team in Qatar after teammate Neymar suffered an ankle injury and limped off the field, giving the Seleção a 2-0 win against a tough and physical Serbian team on the afternoon of Thursday, Nov. 24 (Mexico City time). Richarlison, who also plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, initially scored
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Mykhailo Podolyak, chief advisor to the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on Saturday, Sept. 17, charged Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) of promoting a Russian political agenda to justify Moscow’s illegal invasion of Ukrainian territory through the pretense of his so-called peace plan. Mincing no words in a tweet released Saturday morning, Podolyak, warned that AMLO’s
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By MARK LORENZANA In March of this year, the government of El Salvador, headed by President Nayib Bukele, declared a state of emergency after police recorded a total of 62 homicides in a single day. It marked the most violent day in 30 years for the Central American country, which has contended with criminal gangs for decades. El Salvador has
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By MARK LORENZANA Fans of Mexican basketball have a lot to celebrate lately. On the morning of Sunday, Sept. 4, the Mexican National Basketball Team defeated Panama, 65-60, in the group stages of the ongoing 2022 FIBA AmeriCup Tournament in Recife, Brazil. Previously known as the FIBA Americas Championship, the FIBA AmeriCup takes place every four years between national teams
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Neither sleet, nor rain, nor gloom of night … okay, there wasn’t any sleet or gloom of night, but stormy skies and intermittent rain didn’t put a damper on Mexico’s Diplomatic Wives Association’s (ACD) first-ever haute couture garage sale on Wednesday, June 22. In fact, the response was so great that by the end of the second
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XINHUA As of Monday, Sept. 27, Israel will lift its covid-19 travel ban for Mexico, the Israeli Ministry of Health said in a statement on Monday, Sept. 20. Notwithstanding, the existing ban on Israelis flying to Brazil, Bulgaria and Turkey will remain intact, the ministry said. Israeli citizens and permanent residents who want to travel to the three countries must
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The sixth summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), hosted by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) at the National Palace on Saturday, Sept. 18, turned into a daylong shouting match between leftist and conservative leaders, overshadowing any hopes of real regional unity and shining a negative light on AMLO’s already-dubious international
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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 THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico placed as the country with the second-highest rate of capital flight in February, according to a report released earlier this week by the U.S. Treasury Department. In total, $11.531 billion in government bonds and corporate securities left the country in February, the Treasury Department said. Only Brazil registered a higher rate of capital
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