America Mexico To prevent further harm to sharks and their habitats, the government has implemented an indefinite ban on tourism activities related to sharks in specific areas
America Mexico One of the world’s strictest anti-tobacco laws has been imposed in the country, setting a total ban on smoking in public places as well as its promotion, advertising and sponsorship
America Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is one of the first to respond by completely rejecting the idea of a single currency in all of Latinamerica proposed by Argentinian and Brazilian Presidents, Alberto Fernández and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
America Mexico Authorities arrested Ovidio Guzmán López, a son of Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the infamous crime lord known as El Chapo; the government claimed a victory in its efforts to combat violence during one of the most dangerous periods in its recent history
America Mexico The government kicked off the new year by incrementing the minimum salary by 20% and doubling the number of mandatory vacation days
America Mexico The country granted asylum to the family of impeached former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, as a response, Peruvian authorities have expelled Mexico’s ambassador and accused Mexico of interference in Peru’s affairs
America Mexico The country has declared that by 2024 it will no longer import genetically modified corn; since a large part is imported from the US, the US has declared that an agreement must be reached in order for Mexico not to break such commercial ties
America Mexico The country’s minimum wage will increase by 20% next year thanks to an agreement struck by the federal government with employers’ associations and unions as a response to the global-scale inflation
America Mexico Frida, the search-and-rescue Labrador famous for locating victims of the 2017 Mexico City earthquake, the 2013 Pemex Tower gas leak, and the 2010 Haiti earthquake, has passed of natural causes and thus been declared an icon of the Mexican navy
America Mexico As remote working keeps on gaining popularity, the number of US citizens that have moved to Mexico has been record-breaking this year, with an estimated increase of 85% since 2019
America Mexico The country has formally legalised gay marriage across all of its states, now recognising it as a nation-wide law
America Mexico With this month’s immigrant detainees, the country has broken its record of the highest amount of immigrants trying to cross the US border, totalling over 2,7 million
America Mexico Flower growers are preparing for bumper sales of marigolds for the upcoming Day of the Dead celebrations, helped by the return of public events after the COVID-19 pandemic