Mexico

Culture news

Watch: The Mexican festival of indigenous rebellion

Mexicans re-enact the resistance of Indigenous people against the Spanish conquest with dances and whippings, during the festival of Santo Santiago in Tonala.

27/07/2023

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WATCH: Mexican NGO offers free medical care on International Dog Day

With more than half Mexican households owning a dog, a local NGO offered free medical care on Saturday to mark International Dog Day.

23/07/2023

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'Cast Away' sailor back on dry land

Tim Shaddock was picked up with his dog "Bella" by a tuna vessel after the pair survived for weeks on raw fish and rainwater on their storm-crippled boat.

19/07/2023

Mexico

Are weapons sent to Ukraine ending up in the hands of drug cartels?

A Mexican TV report alleged drug cartels and other criminal organisations were illegally buying rocket launchers sent to Ukraine by the West. But is it true?

18/07/2023

Scenes

Meet the Mexican siblings who run a centre for genius children

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26/06/2023

Climate

A submerged church has been revealed by Mexico's deadly heatwave

This colonial-era church submerged in a reservoir in Mexico has been exposed due to drought and high temperatures.

20/06/2023

Earth News

Hundreds of birds washed up dead in Mexico. El Niño likely killed them

Hot ocean currents caused by El Niño, not avian flu, were behind the deaths of pelicans, seagulls and other wild birds, tests suggest.

16/06/2023

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Watch: Families in Mexico demand justice for missing loved ones

The disappearance of individuals is no stranger to Mexico, a phenomenon that has become all too normal.

30/05/2023

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Watch: 'Don Goyo''s volcano spew ash

The Mexican Popocatepetl volcano spews ash. Authorities have warned people not to go within 12 kilometres of Popocatepetl, and to use face masks due to the falling ash.

27/05/2023

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WATCH: Life goes on as Mexican volcano continues to spew ash

Residents from Santiago Xalitzintla and San Nicolas de los Ranchos, in central Mexico, tried to go about their daily activities on Tuesday as Popocatepetl, considered to be one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world, continued to spew gas and ash into the sky.

25/05/2023

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Migrants on US side of Mexican border order takeaways from Tijuana

As they wait on the US side of the border with Mexico, hoping to apply for asylum, hundreds of migrants order takeaways from Mexican restaurants.

12/05/2023

Culture news

Art and Resistance: Making murals to protest against Iran's crackdown

As the "Women, Life, Freedom" movement in Iran continues amid the fierce backlash from the government, Euronews Culture spoke to Ghazaleh Rastgar, a Persian multidisciplinary artist who's spreading her message around the globe painting murals in support of the revolution.

22/04/2023

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WATCH: Mexicans hold earthquake drills amid fears it could become 'reality'

In Mexico, most earthquakes originate in the Pacific Ocean and as the sound of an alarm can travel faster than a seismic wave, it has given way to the development of an alert system in the centre of the country.

20/04/2023

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Meet the TikToker teaching a 5,000-year-old Indigenous language

To help preserve his Indigenous mother tongue, Mexican TikToker Santos Tuz records short videos to spread a Mayan language.

11/04/2023

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WATCH: Migrants demand entrance at US-Mexican border

Hundreds of migrants of different nationalities arrived at the dividing line between Mexico and the US, where a barbed wire and hundreds of border control police blocked their access.

13/03/2023

Travel News

Mexico travel: is it still safe after the murder of two tourists?

The harrowing murder of two Americans on a medical tourism trip has shed light on the dangers of certain parts of Mexico.

08/03/2023

Mexico

Two of the four Americans kidnapped in Mexico found dead

Two of the four citizens captured in Mexico by the cartel last week have been found dead, the two survivors are back in the US.

08/03/2023

Mexico

'Don’t touch my vote!': Crowds in Mexico protest electoral reform

Protesters in Mexico City urged the government to scrap controversial electoral reform championed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

27/02/2023

Climate

Tequila shortage: Could climate change threaten margaritas?

Skyrocketing demand, climate change and an endangered bat could threaten your favourite cocktail.

22/02/2023

Work

Mexico City police are training to fight crime with the help of VR

It is the first VR training centre for police officers in Latin America.

22/02/2023

Earth News

Dog who died searching for earthquake survivors gets hero’s send off

Tributes have been paid to a Mexican rescue dog crushed by rubble while searching for earthquake survivors.

15/02/2023

Climate

Can fishing bans protect the world’s smallest porpoise?

Vaquitas - which never grow to more than 150cm in length - number between six and 20 in the wild, down from 200 in 2012.

30/01/2023

Mexico

Residents unconvinced by Mexico's strict anti-smoking laws

Enacted on Sunday, it's one of the world's strictest smoking laws, and completely prohibits tobacco consumption, including the use of e-cigarettes, in shared public areas such as hotels, parks and beaches

18/01/2023

Mexico

'Three Amigos' wrap up North American Leaders' Summit

US President Joe Biden, Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought to downplay their frustrations with one another on migration and trade as they met for the summit.

11/01/2023

Mexico

Mexico subway train collision kills at least one and injures 57

Two Subway trains collided in Mexico City on Saturday which saw 57 people injured and one killed. Authorities reported that the accident happened on line 3 of the city's metro system, between the Potrero and La Raza stations.

08/01/2023

Mexico

14 dead after armed men attacked Mexican prison next to US border

At least 24 inmates escaped from a Mexican prison after armed men attacked the facility on New Year’s Day.

02/01/2023