General News

The fact that Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will make his first trip outside the country since taking office 18 months ago to meet with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday, July 8, underscores the importance he gives to the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, which came into force on July 1.

As of Thursday, June 24, the death toll from the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Mexico at 10:29 a.m. Tuesday had risen to ten.

Mexico’s flagship airline Aeromexico this week filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States. In a statement, the company said it would “continue to operate whilein the process” of bankruptcy and “offer the same quality service to our clients.”

Before the new coronavirus crisis erupted worldwide in early 2020, people in the flow of mass migration and asylum-seeking in the busy migration corridor through Central America and Mexico, most headed to look for work near the U.S.-Mexico border, were in precarious situations. 

Senior citizens enrolled in the federal government’s pension program will receive an upfront payment in July 1 to help offset any financial difficulties presented by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The U.S. government has extended its agreements with Mexico and Canada to keep the northern and southern U.S. land borders closed to non-essential travel for another month over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s announcement that he will make his first trip abroad in early July to Washington, to meet with his counterpart Donald Trump, has drawn a slew of criticism from commentators who believe he will be used as a prop to bolster the incumbent U.S. president’s reelection bid.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (Amlo) this week declared himself “satisfied” with his first 18 months in office.