2023-08-18: News Headlines

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-18). López Obrador says that Mexicans will not consume modified corn. plenglish.com Mexico, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) President Andrés Manuel López Obrador repeated at his morning press briefing on Friday that Mexicans will not consume genetically modified corn, no matter how much pressure there is from the T-MEC partners.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-08-18). Hilary se intensifica a huracán en costa del Pacífico mexicano. telesurtv.net Exhortan a la población a extremar precauciones por precipitaciones, viento y oleaje en los estados de Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, Guerrero y Oaxaca.

Laith Fadel (2023-08-17). Large numbers of Chinese tourists heading back to Mexico. america.cgtn.com Chinese tourism to Mexico is expected to increase dramatically after China added Mexico back to the list of Latin American countries open to group tours following the Covid-19 pandemic.Mexican officials say a massive influx of Chinese visitors to Mexico is a plus for the country but also …

teleSUR, lvm, JCM (2023-08-18). Huracán Hilary alcanza categoría 3 frente a las costas de México. telesurtv.net "El sábado, Hilary podría continuar en la categoría 4, con un diámetro de 1000 kilómetros", refirió el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional.

Vijay Prashad (2023-08-18). The BRICS Have Changed the Balance of Forces, but They Will Not by Themselves Change the World. dissidentvoice.org Mao Xuhui (China), '92 Paternalism, 1992 In 2003, high officials from Brazil, India, and South Africa met in Mexico to discuss their mutual interests in the trade of pharmaceutical drugs. India was and is one of the world's largest producers of various drugs, including those used to treat HIV-AIDS; Brazil and South Africa were both …

Alasdair Baverstock (2023-08-18). U.S.-Mexico trade tensions. america.cgtn.com The U.S. has escalated a trade dispute with Mexico over genetically modified corn, imports of which Mexico banned in June over health concerns. What does this mean for diplomatic relations in the region?

splcenter (2023-08-18). Libertarian Party's Far-Right Leadership Worries Takeover Turning Into 'Disaster'. splcenter.org A year after the far-right Mises Caucus took over the Libertarian Party, its membership and financial numbers are down. Some state parties, including New Mexico, Virginia and Massachusetts, have splintered or disaffiliated from the national party. Leaked documents Hatewatch obtained show the Libertarian National Committee is squabbling and worried that their takeover is "turning into a disaster."

Leon Ramos (2023-08-17). People are dying on Texas-Mexico border as Gov. Abbott's militarization intensifies. liberationnews.org It is difficult to say just how many people have died, but the victims and stories of cruelty are mounting.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-08-18). Reportan siete muertos y 56 desaparecidos por naufragio en Cabo Verde. telesurtv.net La embarcación salió el pasado 10 de julio de la localidad de Fass Boye rumbo a España con unas cien personas a bordo.

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