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Mexican president asks Pope Francis for conquest apology in open letter

In the letter on Saturday, President Andres Manuel López Obrador also asks the pope to lend Mexico ancient pre-Hispanic Mexican or colonial-era documents

Definitive data on Mexico's Covid-19 toll will take 2 years: Govt official

Mexico's top coronavirus official said Sunday that definitive data on the country's death toll from Covid-19 won't be available for a couple of years

Mexico coronavirus update: Death toll due to Covid-19 surpasses 75,000

The number of people, who have died of Covid-19 in Mexico, has risen by 490 to 75,439 within the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said

Mexico coronavirus update: Nation's Covid-19 death toll rises to 69,649

The number of people, who have died of Covid-19 in Mexico, has risen by 554 to 69,649 within the past 24 hours, Jose Luis Alomia, the director of epidemiology at the Health Ministry, said.

Mexico may extend relaxed bank credit rules to help struggling economy grow

Deputy Finance Minister Gabriel Yorio said the ministry was in talks with the banking industry and the central bank about the possible extension until next year

Mexico coronavirus update: Covid-19 death toll rises to 69,095

The number of people, who have died of COVID-19 in Mexico, has risen by 611 to 69,095 within the past 24 hours, Jose Luis Alomia, the director of epidemiology at the Health Ministry, said

Mexico coronavirus update: Covid-19 death toll stands at 66,851

The number of people, who have died of Covid-19 in Mexico, has risen by 522 to 66,851 within the past 24 hours, Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said

US curbs steel imports from Mexico, Brazil to boost domestic manufacturing

The U.S. Trade Representative's office said it was reducing Brazil's remaining 2020 quota for semi-finished steel imports into the United States to 60,000 metric tons from 350,000 tons

Covid-19 Factoid: India's daily tests go down as number of cases rises

The US, Brazil, and India together have almost 60 per cent of all active cases worldwide

Mexico's coronavirus death toll surpasses 60,000, caseload at 556,000

Mexico has the third-largest coronavirus death toll, after the United States (more than 176,000 deaths) and Brazil (over 114,000 deaths)

Mexico to participate in clinical trials of Russian Covid-19 vaccine

Mexico has agreed to help produce a COVID-19 vaccine for Latin America developed by Britain's Oxford University and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, said Ebrard

Hurricane weakens after lashing Mexico's Baja, new storms form in Atlantic

Genevieve had a been a powerful Category 4 hurricane with winds of 130 mph (215 kph) on Tuesday, but weakened as it pushed past the Los Cabos region, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said

Mexico to trial China, US coronavirus vaccines, may produce some: Ministry

Mexico aims to conduct late-stage clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines in development by US and Chinese companies, two of which might base some of their vaccine production in the country\

Nobel-winning Mexican scientist calls for complete ban on fuel oil

Molina said it was "very worrying" that the plant's emissions can reach the sprawling capital of more than 20 million inhabitants

Distance learning: Mexico's school year to begin with instruction on TV

Distance learning will begin for more than 30 million Mexican school children August 24, but a return to classrooms will remain an uncertain goal, the country's education secretary said

Mexico at third spot in world for Covid-19 deaths, total cases at 424,000

Mexican health officials said Friday there were 688 deaths for the latest 24-hour reporting period, pushing the country's total to 46,688

Mexico economy dropped 17.3% in second quarter as coronavirus bites

Mexico's economic activity plummeted 17.3 per cent in the second quarter compared to the previous as the economic shutdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic drove the country deeper into a recession

White House to lure US firms to Latam from Asia in nearshoring drive

US President Donald Trump made "Buy America" policies a centerpiece of his administration since taking office in 2017

Zydus gets nod from Mexican authority for Covid-19 therapy clinical trials

Drug firm Zydus Cadila said it has received approval from Mexico's regulatory authority Cofepris to conduct clinical trials with its biological therapy "Pegylated Interferon alpha-2b"

From Mexico to Moldova, eight vie for top WTO job as global tensions rise

The others are from Britain, Mexico, Moldova, Saudi Arabia and South Korea