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Mexico’s President, who downplayed virus, tests positive for Covid-19

The 67-year-old president announced his diagnosis in a tweet late Sunday, saying his symptoms were mild and that he’s receiving treatment.
Published on Jan 25, 2021 10:32 am IST

8 shot dead in Mexico’s Michoacan as president visits state

There were a reported 35,588 homicides in Mexico last year
Updated on Feb 15, 2020 05:08 am IST

With US tariffs looming, many in Mexico back president’s approach

Facing possible crippling tariffs US President Donald Trump is threatening to impose on the United States’ biggest trading partner, Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has responded with calm and calls for continued friendship.
Updated on Jun 05, 2019 11:49 am IST

Donald Trump steps up attacks on Mexico, top aide calls tariff threat ‘deadly serious’

Donald Trump stepped up his attacks on Mexico over immigration on Sunday as a top aide warned that the US president is “deadly serious” about imposing tariffs on imports from the southern neighbor.
Updated on Jun 03, 2019 09:24 am IST

Mexico’s ‘common man’ president pledges end to secrecy

Mexico's newly inaugurated president hit the ground running with his pledge to govern as a common man and end decades of secrecy, heavy security and luxury enjoyed by past presidents.
Published on Dec 04, 2018 09:04 am IST

US and Mexico talk amid search for agreement on migration

A girl cries as a group of Central American migrants surrender to US Border Patrol agents after jumping over the metal barrier separating Playas de Tijuana in Mexico from the United States.Thousands of Central American migrants, mostly Hondurans, have trekked for over a month in the hopes of reaching the United States.
Published on Dec 04, 2018 08:24 am IST

No secret service protection, Mexico’s president-elect Obrador wants an unarmed army

Mexico's President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he will abandon the secret service-style protection used by his predecessor
Updated on Aug 10, 2018 11:56 pm IST

Mexican president-elect slashes his salary as part of austerity drive

Mexico's president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador holds a news conference at the campaign headquarters in Mexico City on July 14, 2018.
Updated on Jul 16, 2018 09:40 am IST

Mexico votes for new president, leftist rebel favored to win

Supporters of Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador take selfies with former soccer player and candidate for Governor of Morelos Cuauhtemoc Blanco (C), before Lopez Obrador’s closing campaign rally at the Azteca stadium, in Mexico City, Mexico on Wednesday.
Updated on Jul 01, 2018 03:55 pm IST