30Aug2017
New UN Report Shows a Better Way to Stop Illegal LatAm Migration to the US
UN News Centre
A new inter-agency study found a correlation between prolonged droughts in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras – exacerbated by El Nino phenomenon from 2014 to 2016 – and the increase in irregular migration from these countries to the United States, the United Nations food relief agency reported.

30Aug2017
Is Mexico Prickly Pear Cactus-Gas an Energy Source?
Agence France-Presse
The prickly pear cactus was considered sacred by the ancient Aztecs, and modern-day Mexicans eat it, drink it, and even use it in medicines and shampoos. Now scientists have come up with a new use for the bright green plant: producing renewable energy.

30Aug2017
Transmission of Dengue Fever, Zika and Chikungunya Declines in Mexico
Prensa Latina
Mexico has been able to reduce the transmission of dengue fever, chikungunya, and zika ailments starting from an integral strategy, the director of the National Center of Diseases Control and Prevention Programs of the Public Health Ministry reports.

30Aug2017
A Scion of Mexico Fights Corruption, and Becomes a Target of Government
The New York Times
The efforts against Mr. Gonzalez Jr. and his group, Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity, offer a new window into how criticism is handled in Mexico, even within the most elite circles of society.

30Aug2017
Artists Without Borders: Mexico’s Message to Trump
ZoominTV
Trump’s unpopular border wall between the USA and Mexico is getting a revamp, as muralists in Tijuana use it to spread words of peace and brotherhood.

30Aug2017
133 Trafficked Central American Migrants Rescued in State of Tabasco
Agence France-Presse
Mexican authorities said Tuesday they rescued 133 Central American migrants, including 34 children, from a house where they were apparently locked up and abandoned while being trafficked to the United States

29Aug2017
Officials Say Undocumented Immigrants Won’t Be Arrested if They Seek Shelter After Harvey
CNN
Undocumented immigrants who seek shelter from Harvey’s devastation don’t have to worry about ICE agents picking them up. That’s the message from immigration officials, FEMA and the city of Houston.

29Aug2017
Oldest Human Remains Uncovered in Yucatan Cenote
National Geographic
Led by Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History and supported by the National Geographic Society, an international group of scientists have spent years working to protect, recover, and study the skeleton.


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