Mexico said Friday that it has made the biggest oil discovery in the country since 1987 at the Quesqui field in the Gulf coast state of Tabasco.
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Father who lost wife, sons says life ‘turned upside down’
A U.S. citizen who lost his wife and two of his sons when they were ambushed by gunmen in Mexico said his life has been upended and he’s leaving the country with the rest of his family, ABC News reported.
Skulls, masks and dancers as Mexico fetes Day of the Dead
Dancers in indigenous costumes pranced down a broad avenue followed by a float bearing the 20-foot-tall likeness of the goddess Mictecacihuatl, announced as “the queen of the underworld and the guardian of our bones,” crowned by a red feather headdress…
Mexico City extends pollution alert, cancels school
Mexico City declared an air pollution alert for the second straight day Wednesday, urging people to stay indoors, canceling school and moving the semi-finals of the first-division football league to another city. The capital, whose sprawling metropolitan area is home…
Mexico rocker dies in apparent suicide
A Mexican rock star was found dead Monday after tweeting that he planned to kill himself in a “radical declaration of innocence” after being accused of sexual harassment by the country’s #MeToo movement. Armando Vega Gil, 63, the bassist for…
Mexico-US migration: What can data tell us?
Douglas Massey, Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University, shares his views on data and migration between the US and Mexico. This interview took place during first International Forum on Migration Statistics, organized by OECD, IOM and UN…
Mexico creates huge national park to protect marine life
The Mexican government has created a large marine reserve around a group of islands home to hundreds of species including rays, whales and sea turtles. The Revillagigedo Archipelago is a group of volcanic islands off the country’s south-east coast. With…
Mexico earthquake toll rises to 230
At least 21 children and five adults died at a primary school which collapsed in Mexico City during Tuesday’s quake, the government says. The shallow, 7.1 magnitude quake killed at least 230 people in total and caused major damage across…
Gunmen kill three on Mexico beach
Gunmen have killed three people and wounded two others on a popular beach in north-western Mexico, officials say. The victims, all men, were resting under a palm tree in San José del Cabo, in Baja California Sur state, reports say.…