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As the historic impeachment trial of the U.S. president got underway Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted 89-10 to approve the revamped trade agreement between Mexico, the United States and Canada, which will be referred to as USMCA to the north and T-MEC to the south.
Smokers and consumers of soft drinks will fork out more this year, after new taxes kicked in January 1, raising the cost of a pack of 20 cigarettes by around four pesos and sodas by one peso a liter.
A New Year. As that fateful moment rolls across the globe from Kiribati to American Samoa a multitudinous collection of traditions dot the human landscape.
Start 2020 off right by leaning toward ecologically correct habits this year. Here are a few ideas.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has congratulated himself and his government for “stemming the flow” of migrants through Mexico
Earlier this year, he deployed the newly created National Guard security force to contain the stream of Central Americans passing through Mexico to the U.S. border, following threats by U.S. President Donald Trump that he would slap Mexican exports with tariffs if the situation did not improve.
The measures have brought “good results,” Lopez Obrador said at his regular press conference Thursday, noting that the policy averted a “confrontation” with the United States.
Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said the number of apprehensions of migrants entering the United States illegally dropped from a high of 144,000 in May to 42,710 in November. Meanwhile, the number of deportations of Central Americans from Mexico rose exponentially.
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In the past four years, the number of foreigners deciding to make Mexico their home has increased by 58 percent, according to the National Immigration Institute (INM).
Citizens in states through which the Tren Maya will pass have voted overwhelmingly in favor of the project.
2020 will see a major change in the way health care services are delivered to a large segment of the population in Mexico.
Mexico’s minimum salary will increase by 20 percent in 2020. The minimum daily wage in this country will rise from 102.68 to 123.22 pesos ($US6.40).
