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Indian woman among 2 foreigners killed in Mexico shootout
Mexico City: Two foreigners, including one from India, were killed and three wounded in a shooting at a restaurant in the Mexican Caribbean resort town of Tulum, authorities said Thursday. Authorities said…
Huge mystery sinkhole in Mexico growing
Mexico City: A massive water-filled sinkhole which opened up for unknown reasons in a field in central Mexico is getting bigger, local authorities said. The sinkhole, which was just five metres in diameter…
Mexican President offers political asylum to Assange
Mexico City: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he would grant WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange political asylum if the United Kingdom freed him from jail. "I am going to…
Mexico reports 12,129 new COVID cases
Mexico City: Mexico reported 12,129 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 627 relevant deaths on Saturday, bringing the national caseload to 1,313,675 and death toll to 117,876, said the health ministry. A…
Mexico reaches 1 million COVID cases
Mexico City: Mexico has registered more than 1 million total coronavirus cases and nearly 100,000 test-confirmed deaths, though officials agree the number is probably much higher. Health Director-General Ricardo Cort s Alcal said…
Mexico's COVID-19 death toll stands at 66,851
Mexico City: The number of people, who have died of COVID-19 in Mexico, has risen by 522 to 66,851 within the past 24 hours, Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said. He also said…
Mexico to participate in clinical trials of Russian COVID vaccine
Mexico City: Mexico has been offered at least 2,000 doses of a Russian COVID-19 vaccine and is to take part in its clinical trials, said Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard. This is "very good…
Exceptional moment–Bear stands for selfie with young woman
Mexico City: A group of hikers kept their cool and even managed to snap a selfie when a curious black bear approached them along a hiking trail in Chipinque Ecological Park in Mexico. …
Trump forgoes insults of past, calls Mexico cherished friend
Washington: President Donald Trump, who has denigrated Mexican migrants and threatened the U.S ally with crippling tariffs, welcomed President Andr s Manuel L pez Obrador to the White House on Wednesday with…
Mexico's 'Butterfly Man' killed by "criminal gangs"
Mexico City: The body of Homero Gómez, 50, a renowned environmental activist has been found in a well in central Mexico two weeks after he went missing, officials reported BBC News. Gómez,…
Southern Mexico hit by 5.3 magnitude earthquake
Mexico City: A 5.3 magnitude earthquake shook southern Mexico on Thursday night, the national seismological survey said. According to the seismologists, the epicenter of the earthquake was located at the depth of…
Five people killed in light plane crash in western Mexico
Mexico City: Five people died in a crash of a light aeroplane in Mexico's western Michoacan state, regional prosecutors said, citing preliminary data. "Employees of the prosecutor general's office have been dispatched…
Three dead, seven injured in fire at Mexico City prison
Mexico City: At least three people were killed and seven others injured in a fire at a men's prison in Mexico City, officials said. "We are saddened to have to report that…