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Annual hot air balloon festival draws global audience to US

Hundreds of hot air balloons are scheduled to lift off Saturday morning, marking the start of an annual fiesta that has drawn pilots and spectators from across the globe to New Mexico's high desert for 50 years now

The Independent UK

Hack puts Latin American security agencies on edge

A massive trove of emails from Mexico’s Defense Department is among electronic communications taken by hackers from military and police security institutions in several Latin American countries

The Independent UK

Cultural ministers pledge more action to return priceless artifacts

Cultural ministers and representatives from 150 countries committed to expanding efforts to return historical artifacts to their countries of origin, according to a declaration released on Friday, following a UNESCO conference in Mexico City.

Reuters

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Analysis-Mexico data hack exposes government cybersecurity vulnerability

MEXICO CITY - A major hack into classified government information in Mexico, including thousands of emails from the armed forces, exposed the country's vulnerability to cyberattacks due to under-investment and poor technological preparedness, experts said on Friday.

Reuters

Mexico nuns’ culinary innovations live on in storied cuisine

Chiles en nogada, the green, white and red stuffed pepper dish synonymous with Mexico's Independence Day celebrations, were invented in 1821 by a cloistered nun whose name has been lost to history

The Independent UK

Mexican government suffers major data hack, president's health issues revealed

The Mexican government said on Friday it had suffered a major cyber hack of data held by the armed forces, including details about President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's heart condition that led to his hospitalization in January.

Reuters

The insidious take-over of Mexico’s police

Disorganised attempts to improve policing in Mexico have led to the slow creep of the army and skyrocketing murder rates.

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Experts accuse Mexico of hampering new probe into 2014 student disappearances

A panel of experts on Thursday accused Mexico's government of blocking prosecutions in the 2014 disappearances of 43 student teachers, dealing a blow to President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador who vowed to clear up the case.

Reuters

Experts: Mexico jeopardizes justice in missing students case

A group of international experts investigating the 2014 disappearances of 43 students in southern Mexico says the country’s attorney general has created “obstacles” to justice, apparently in a rush to show results

The Independent UK

Jewish sect in Mexico escape from detention after police raid

A group of about 20 members of a fundamentalist Jewish sect escaped from a Mexican detention center in the southern state of Chiapas on Wednesday night, according to a Reuters reporter who filmed the incident.

Reuters

Saudi Culture Minister Meets with UNESCO’s Director-General

Saudi Culture Minister Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan has met with Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Audrey Azoulay, during his attendance of the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development (MONDIACULT 2022), hosted by Mexico, the Saudi Press Agency reported Thursday. At…

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Migrant deaths at the U.S.-Mexico border hit a record high, in part due to drownings

This has been the deadliest year ever for migrants trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Hundreds have drowned in the Rio Grande or perished from extreme heat in failed smuggling attempts.

WEKU

A new report labels Mexico as the world's deadliest spot for environmental activists

Mexico has become the deadliest place in the world for environmental and land defense activists, according to a global survey released Wednesday.

WEKU

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Mexican tourism boom: Tulum’s locals fight evictions as developers move in

Indigenous people in the tourist hotspot on the Riviera Maya face losing their homes as land is sold for luxury housing

The Conversation

Heavy mercury contamination at Maya sites reveals a deep historic legacy

Mercury is a toxic heavy metal. When leached into the natural environment, it accumulates and builds up through food chains, ultimately threatening human health and ecosystems.

The Independent UK

Report: 200 environmental activists killed globally in 2021

Some 200 environmental and land defense activists were killed around the world in 2021, including some 54 in Mexico, which assumed the position of the deadliest country

Reuters

Latin American environmentalists most at risk of murder, report finds

More environmentalists were killed in Latin America than any other region in the world last year, according to a report by advocacy group Global Witness, underscoring the growing threat to activists in the resource-rich region.

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Mexico is world's deadliest spot for environmental activists

Mexico has become the deadliest place in the world for environmental and land defense activists, and the Yaqui Indigenous people of northern Mexico are still mourning the killing of water-defense leader Tomás Rojo found in June 2021

Benzinga

Former Mexican President Wants Marijuana Legalized, Bad Lab Results In Vegas, Weed 'Gifting' In DC

Vicente Fox, Former Mexican President Wants Cannabis Legalized Former president of Mexico Vicente Fox is once again calling for the legalization and regulation of recreational cannabis, reported Mexico News Daily.

The Independent UK

Israeli child and father escape ‘cult’ after camp raided by Mossad and Mexican police

The group has been accused of kidnapping and sexual abuse, though its members deny any wrongdoing

Reuters

Wider Image: In Mexico, more loved ones go missing. Their families keep searching

Manki Lugo no longer remembers how many dead bodies she has found in the seven years she has searched across northern Mexico for her son.

Reuters

'I have to keep fighting': Mexicans wait for years behind bars for a trial

Ana Georgina Dominguez has not seen her children in 13 years since she was thrown in jail for a crime Mexican prosecutors have still not proven she committed.

The Texas Tribune

Migrant encounters at the border are higher today than they were before Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star began

The number of migrant encounters at the Texas-Mexico border has climbed from 109,456 in March 2021, the month the mission began, to 116,976 in August — a failure of Abbott’s office’s stated desire to “stop this revolving door and deter others considering entering illegally.”

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'Animal' - Leeds United star heaped in praise after brace in Colombia comeback win

Sinisterra scored twice from the bench as Colombia came from 2-0 down to beat Mexico 3-2

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