Conservation group to monitor vaquita
Government signs agreement with Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
The Mexican government has entered into an agreement with a United States conservation group to monitor efforts to preserve a rare porpoise in the Sea of Cortés. The Sea Shepherd FULL STORY
Two infants dead after receiving vaccinations
39 others have been hospitalized due to adverse effects of the shots
Two babies have died and 39 others are in hospital after suffering adverse effects following shots given under the National Vaccination Program. The infants had been vaccinated against tuberculosis, rotavirus and FULL STORY
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Acapulco hospital evacuated after fire
There was a short circuit after a machine overheated in the X-ray lab
At least 250 patients had to be evacuated from the Vicente Guerrero Hospital in Acapulco this morning after a short circuit caused a fire in the X-ray department. Patients were FULL STORY
The military is out in full force in Jalisco
Army is on the move after last week's attack by drug cartel
The troops have been deployed to Jalisco in the strongest show of military might ever seen in Mexico, according to a report today by Milenio. One week after a criminal FULL STORY
Wixáritari warn of Guadalajara march
Claim takes in 10,000 hectares in Nayarit and Jalisco
An indigenous community is demanding the return of land that it claims in two states, and will march in Guadalajara July 1 if it doesn’t see movement on the part FULL STORY
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Probe alleges illegal arms sales to Mexico
German manufacturer Heckler & Koch sold assault rifles, report says
Allegations that a German arms manufacturer illegally sold guns to Mexico have gained more credence following the publication of a report yesterday. A report published by a German newspaper says FULL STORY
Mother’s Day fuels rise in remittances
Spending on appliances, flowers and restaurant meals goes up too
Financial remittances sent back home by Mexicans working in other countries, already breaking records this year, will rise considerably in May, as they always do. That’s because of Mother’s Day, FULL STORY
Former police chief is victim of shooting
Julián Leyzaola Pérez was Ciudad Juárez chief until 2013
The former chief of police of Ciudad Juárez was the target of an assassination attempt yesterday. Julián Leyzaola Pérez is in stable condition after he was shot twice while sitting FULL STORY
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Cops executed youths: rights commission
Ciudad Juárez municipal police shot and killed four youngsters in 2012
Replacing crooked cops was one of many strategies that have been cited for the reduction of crime in Ciudad Juárez, but the process was not complete, judging by a human FULL STORY
Key Iguala suspect captured in Morelos
Former deputy police chief is suspect in deaths of 13 of the students
A key figure in the investigation of the Iguala-Cocula massacre last September has been arrested in Cuernavaca, Morelos. The former deputy chief of police of Iguala, Francisco Salgado Valladares, wanted FULL STORY
Single Command? No, says Morelos town
Concept rejected by citizens who report it has led to an increase in crime
Unifying police forces in a strategy called Single Command, announced last fall as one of the measures to address crime and insecurity following the violence in Iguala, Guerrero, last September, is FULL STORY
‘Malicious’ recordings surface on YouTube
Construction firm OHL denies wrongdoing; state official says he paid his own hotel bill
The Spanish construction firm OHL has denied any wrongdoing after recordings of telephone conversations among its executives and a state official surfaced on YouTube yesterday. The firm has announced an FULL STORY
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