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Supreme Court decriminalises abortion in Mexico

Supreme Court decriminalises abortion in Mexico

Mexico’s highest court has ruled to decriminalise abortion nationwide after establishing that previous laws prohibiting it are unconstitutional and was in violation of women’s rights.

Countdown FIFA 2022 World Cup: Mexico banks on consistency to upset opponents

Countdown FIFA 2022 World Cup: Mexico banks on consistency to upset opponents

By Biodun Busari Mexico, one of the consistent teams in World Cup competitions have advanced from the group stage in seven consecutive editions from USA 1994 to the last one in Russia 2018. The El Tri (The Tricolor) have also reached two quarter-finals as their best performances at the Mundial when they hosted the tournament […]

Mexico to use Eagles as training materials for Qatar World Cup

Mexico to use Eagles as training materials for Qatar World Cup

2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying nation, Mexico have scheduled a friendly match with Nigeria as part of their preparations for the tournament slated for Qatar in November. While El Tri qualified for the Mundial alongside the United States of America and Canada from North America, the Super Eagles failed to make their seventh appearance at […]

Mexico leader says tested negative after Covid illness

Mexico leader says tested negative after Covid illness

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced Thursday that he has tested negative for Covid-19, nearly two weeks after being diagnosed with the virus. Lopez Obrador, who refused for months to wear a mask or abandon his cross-country tours, was said to have suffered mild symptoms. “I took an antigen test this morning and it […]

Mexico publishes rules on marijuana medical use

Mexico publishes rules on marijuana medical use

Mexico on Tuesday published rules regulating the medical use of marijuana, more than three years after its legalization by Congress. The move comes as lawmakers consider whether to also legalize marijuana for recreational use to reduce violence linked to drug trafficking. The medical rules regulate the planting of seeds for research and the manufacture, import […]

Mexico’s Senate votes to end presidential immunity

Mexico’s Senate votes to end presidential immunity

Mexico’s Senate on Thursday approved a constitutional reform eliminating presidential immunity from prosecution for crimes including corruption while in office. The proposal, which had already been passed by lawmakers in the lower house of Congress, still requires approval by a majority of state legislatures. Under Mexico’s existing constitution, serving presidents can only be tried for […]

Hurricane Zeta makes landfall on Mexican peninsula

Hurricane Zeta makes landfall on Mexican peninsula

Mexican weather authorities on Tuesday said that Hurricane Zeta has made landfall on the south-eastern coast of Mexico. The authorities said the eye of the storm reached the mainland with wind speeds of up to 130 kilometres per hour (kph) near the city of Tulum in the state of Quintana Roo. Authorities warned of heavy […]

Six years after 43 students disappeared, Mexico vows further investigations

Six years after 43 students disappeared, Mexico vows further investigations

Six years after 43 students disappeared and were most likely murdered in south-western Mexico, the government has promised further investigations. “We must not give up hope,” Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Saturday. “There will be justice.” The 43 young men were studying in a rural teacher training college in Ayotzinapa and went […]

Mexico surpasses France in coronavirus death toll

Mexico surpasses France in coronavirus death toll

Mexico reported 523 more coronavirus deaths on Saturday, pushing its tally to 30,366, overtaking France to become the fifth-highest in the world. The health ministry also reported 6,914 new infections and a total of 252,165 confirmed cases. Deputy Health Minister Hugo Gatell reiterated that the actual number of infected was probably significantly higher. “We knew […]

Powerful earthquake in southern Mexico kills six

Powerful earthquake in southern Mexico kills six

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico on Tuesday, killing six people, sending hundreds fleeing from their homes and forcing the closure of a major state-owned oil refinery. Hundreds of aftershocks were reported in the hours following the initial tremor, which was felt in Mexico City, some 700 kilometers (430 miles) distant from the epicenter […]