The changes are the latest by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s administration to protect the state oil company’s finances and preserve its available credit after it lost $26.4 billion in the first half of the year. The company and its PMI Comercio Internacional trading arm are Latin America’s largest gasoline importers. … [Read more...] about Mexico switches up fuel import contracts as it clamps down on costs
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Tupac Shakur faked his own death and fled medical center after drive-by shooting to live with Navajo tribe in New Mexico, new documentary claims
Around six months after the death of Shakur, fellow West Coast rapper Notorious B.I.G, also known as Biggie Smalls, 24, was gunned down in a similar incident in Los Angeles in March 1997. … [Read more...] about Tupac Shakur faked his own death and fled medical center after drive-by shooting to live with Navajo tribe in New Mexico, new documentary claims
Grim Reaper spotted in Puerto Morelos, Mexico; asks people to stay home
Speaking of bizarre customs, one of Mexico’s biggest celebrations, Dia de Muertos or the Day of the Dead sees families visit graveyards and pay respect to lost loved ones. The festival is vibrant with skeleton-themed decorations along the streets. All Saints’ Day, a day to remember the patron saints and dead infants, is observed on November 1, and the Day of the Dead follows the next day. … [Read more...] about Grim Reaper spotted in Puerto Morelos, Mexico; asks people to stay home
COVID-19 death toll in Mexico nears 50,000
Since the onset of the pandemic, the country has conducted more than 1 million COVID-19 tests, while health authorities have acknowledged that the real number of infected people is likely higher, according to media reports. … [Read more...] about COVID-19 death toll in Mexico nears 50,000
New Mexico oil boom towns hope worst is over – COVID chronicles
However, it is difficult to predict how long the bad times will last. The beginning of the year seemed promising: New Mexico reported producing nearly 33 million barrels of crude oil in January. Nationwide, only North Dakota and neighboring Texas, with which New Mexico straddles the vast shale oil reserves of the Permian Basin, reported more production. The industry fueled a boom across a wide spectrum of jobs, from geological engineers to truck drivers. … [Read more...] about New Mexico oil boom towns hope worst is over – COVID chronicles
