Amnesty International Mexico (AI) and the Cultural Center of Spain in Mexico (CCEMx) presented this Wednesday the photographic exhibition #ProtestarNoEsUnCrimen, which portrays the “war” for water and the defense of the environment in the country. “The war continues and those of us who defend life, water and land are criminalized again,” warned the activist and communicator from Santa María Zacatepec (central state of Puebla), Alejandro Torres, in the presentation conference. The exhibition, which can be visited until March 31 at the CCEMxis made up of images taken by the activists themselves and by AI researchers that show how they defend…
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The United States House of Representatives approved a bill on Wednesday that would force TikTok to separate from its parent company in China or be banned in the United States. The project was approved by 352 votes in favor and 65 against – of which 15 votes were Republican and 50 Democrats – and Now it must have the approval of the Senate and be ratified by President Joe Bidenwho has said he would sign that law. In this sense, the president of the House of Representatives, Republican Mike Johnson, urged the Senate in a statement to approve the project…
Amazon announced the arrival of a new platform to support Mexican companies: Amazon Business. This is a new B2B store (Business to Business) that meets the supply needs of companies of all sizes. Amazon Business offers the selection, convenience, and competitive pricing that customers love from Amazon, with a range of new features and unique benefits tailored to businesses. These benefits include exclusive business pricing on thousands of products, corporate accounts for oneor multiple users, and specialized customer service. Mexico is the tenth country where Amazon Business is available, other countries include Germany, Canada, Spain, the United States, France, India,…
Passersby were surprised when passing through the streets of Mérida on the corner of Colima in the Roma neighborhood of Mexico City, because in a small protected property, which contrasts with the dozens of real estate projects being carried out simultaneously, a mysterious sculpture of an Olmec head crushing a Tesla. Although many wondered about its origin, few questioned what it wanted to convey, it is a strong symbol: the resistance of the original – of a mother culture – against some false notions of progress that modernity brought with it. Who made the Olmec head by crushing a Tesla?…
From a political perspective, former special counsel defends decision not to file charges against President Biden for possession of classified documents after leaving the vice presidency. On the other hand, the United States will send a new arms package of $300 million to Ukraine. In the economic field, US unions ask Biden administration to investigate Chinese shipbuilding. Within the business field, The House of Representatives passes a bill that could ban TikTok in the United States. Policy Robert K. Hur, the former special counsel who investigated President Biden's possession of classified documents after he left the vice presidency, testified before…
Only 36.3% of the inhabitants in 2022 had trust in their governments in Latin America and the Caribbeana figure in global terms clearly lower than the OECD average, although with notable differences by country, and which has rather decreased since 2008. Between those two years, trust in governments has decreased by 3.9 percentage points in the group of 15 countries considered in the study of governance indicators in Latin America and the Caribbean published this Wednesday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The situation in the region is clearly worse than…
In a world where wealth lists are dominated by the male sex, it stands out Francoise Bettencourt Meyersheir to L'Oreal Paris and actually the richest woman in the world according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Granddaughter of Eugene Schuellerfounder of the cosmetic products empire, and only daughter of Liliane Bettencourtheir to L'Oreal, and André Bettencourtminister during the presidency of Charles de Gaulle, Françoise was born on July 10, 1953 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Despite having a childhood away from her mother because she had to be away for a while to treat the effects of tuberculosis, which even left a mark…
Divorce without expression of cause or without cause is already contemplated in the civil and family legislation of 29 of the 32 entities in the country, since no one can be forced to remain united in marriage. Only Sonora, Guanajuato and Chihuahua maintain in their respective Codes the need to express some reason to dissolve the marriage bond. This figure, which was introduced in our country in the Civil Code of Mexico City in 2008, has been replicated in most states because it is a right, so the rules that require stating some cause for divorce transgress the right to…
At the end of this week the first 16 days of electoral campaigns in Mexico will have been completedto renew, among other things, the current head of the executive branch. Until now, the day-to-day financial markets do not reflect any effect either for or against any specific proposal, survey or statement from the candidates. The Mexican financial markets seem to be oblivious to the final part of the electoral processuntil now. Relatively firm markets during this century In reality it is nothing new so far this century; The electoral processes have been resolved without the markets showing deep uncertainty due…