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Mexico reports 112 heat-related deaths this year as president downplays heat wave

June 30, 2023

Mexico reports 112 heat-related deaths this year as president downplays heat wave

Mexico’s 112 heat-related deaths this year have nearly tripled last year’s figures, according to a health report. In June, 69 people died in one week nationwide.

Fentanyl Road: How deadly drug goes from China to Mexico, ends up in US

June 30, 2023

Fentanyl Road: How deadly drug goes from China to Mexico, ends up in US

Precursor chemicals whose only use is to manufacture fentanyl are ordered by the Cartels from Chinese factories. The drug is then produced in Mexico and smuggled into the US.

Death toll reaches 6 in fungal meningitis outbreak tied to surgical procedures in Mexican border city

June 28, 2023

Death toll reaches 6 in fungal meningitis outbreak tied to surgical procedures in Mexican border city

Six people have died from a fungal meningitis outbreak that is tied to surgical procedures in Matamoros, Mexico, a city along the U.S. border.

Gunmen in Mexico intercept personnel truck, abduct 14 cops on their way to Chiapas capital

June 28, 2023

Gunmen in Mexico intercept personnel truck, abduct 14 cops on their way to Chiapas capital

Over a dozen cops in the Mexico state of Chiapas were abducted when several trucks with gunmen intercepted their personnel transport truck.

Luxury resort shutters in Mexico's Baja California after mysterious deaths of 2 Americans

June 27, 2023

Luxury resort shutters in Mexico's Baja California after mysterious deaths of 2 Americans

A luxury resort in Mexico owned by Hyatt has shut down amid an investigation into the deaths of an American couple who were found dead in their rooms earlier this month.

Colleagues demand justice for environmentalist slain near Mexico City

June 23, 2023

Colleagues demand justice for environmentalist slain near Mexico City

Colleagues and academics are demanding justice and an investigation regarding an environmentalist who was killed with a hatchet earlier this month near Mexico City.

Senators urge Biden admin to slap sanctions, visa bans on Mexican officials to force action against cartels

June 21, 2023

Senators urge Biden admin to slap sanctions, visa bans on Mexican officials to force action against cartels

GOP senators are calling for the Biden administration to get tougher against Mexican officials, including with sanctions and visa bans, to force anti-cartel action.

Amid fentanyl crisis, Biden says Mexican president is asking US to stop sending guns

June 16, 2023

Amid fentanyl crisis, Biden says Mexican president is asking US to stop sending guns

President Biden on Friday said that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has urged him to stop the U.S. from sending guns into Mexico amid talks about fentanyl.

El Niño ocean currents, not avian flu, blamed for mass bird deaths along Mexico's Pacific coast

June 15, 2023

El Niño ocean currents, not avian flu, blamed for mass bird deaths along Mexico's Pacific coast

Mass bird deaths along Mexico's Pacific coast earlier this year initially raised concerns of avian flu, but the government now attributes them to the warming Pacific ocean currents.

Mexican farmers occupy Culiacan airport in protest against low crop prices

June 15, 2023

Mexican farmers occupy Culiacan airport in protest against low crop prices

Farmers in Culiacan, Mexico, staged a three-day protest at the airport over low prices for their corn and wheat crops, causing flight cancellations.