XINHUA There are growing concerns over the detection of three new variants of covid-19 in 20 countries in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said Wednesday, Feb. 3. These variants “are raising questions about a possible increase” in the transmissibility of the virus, said Carissa F. Etienne, the director of PAHO. During a virtual press conference, Etienne asked
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XINHUA New vehicle sales in Mexico plummeted by 22.5 percent in January compared to the same month of 2020, after a rebound in the novel coronavirus pandemic led to reimposed lockdowns, official figures showed Thursday, Feb. 4. A total of just 81,203 vehicles were sold in the first month of the year, compared 104,852 units in January of last year,
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XINHUA Private analysts now estimate that Mexico’seconomy could grow by 3.5 percent in 2021, up from the 3.44 percent previously estimated, a survey by the Central Bank of Mexico (Nanxico) indicated on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Analysts also forecast a growth in Mexico’s gross domestic product of 2.5 percent for 2022, slightly lower than the 2.6 percent estimate in December, the
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XINHUA Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Friday, Jan. 29, announced new measures against covid-19, including the suspension of Canadian flights to all Caribbean destinations and Mexico. “With the challenges we currently face with covid-19, both here at home and abroad, we all agree that now is just not the time to be flying,” Trudeau said at a press conference
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XINHUA A limited number of fans will be allowed to attend the Mexican Open in March under strict health protocols, organizers said on Thursday, Jan. 28. The ATP 500 event will be played on hard courts at the Fairmont Acapulco Princess resort from March 15 to 20. “The event will be run with (an arena) capacity of 30 percent,” tournament
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XINHUA Latin America and the Caribbean’s foreign trade in 2020 registered its worst performance since the 2008 global financial crisis, mainly due to the covid-19 pandemic and its impact on economies, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said on Friday, Jan. 22. In its newly released annual report, International Trade Outlook for Latin America
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XINHUA Monterrey’s next two matches in Mexico’s Clausura tournament have been postponed because of a coronavirus outbreak within the club, the Liga MX said on Wednesday, Jan. 20. The clash against reigning champions León, which had been scheduled for this Saturday, Jan. 23, will now be played on March 10, while the Jan. 29 duel with Puebla has been shifted
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XINHUA Hundreds of Hondurans, who were part of a migrant caravan headed north to the U.S. border, began returning home after the group met with resistance from authorities and fell apart in Guatemala, the Honduran government said on Tuesday, Jan. 19. The caravan disintegrated on Sunday, Jan. 17, when authorities in Vado Hondo, in the eastern Guatemalan region of Chiquimula,
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XINHUA Mexican authorities are investigating the murder of 12 men whose bodies were found on the night of Sunday, Jan. 17, on a rural road in the municipality of Las Choapas, in the eastern state of Veracruz, police said. Veracruz’s secretary of public security said Monday, Jan. 17, on Twitter that the police have established checkpoints and patrols, and are
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XINHUA Mexico City will remain under high alert given the rise in hospitalizations due to the novel coronavirus disease, but will ease lockdown conditions so restaurants and shops can operate more fully, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday, Jan. 15. At a press conference, the mayor urged the public to continue to forgo gatherings and stay indoors, and announced a
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