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Mexican friends know well what the plateau, where Mexico City stands, means. Mountain ranges, lakes, ancient civilizations and a rich cultural diversity have shaped the city's unique character. In southwest China there is a land that has also been nourished by mountains and enriched by the coexistence of multiple cultures: the province of Yunnan. In Chinese, “Yunnan” literally means “south of the colorful clouds,” a name as evocative as the landscape it describes. It is not a plain that can be seen at a glance, but a region of high mountains, deep valleys and mighty rivers. Nor is it a single identity border, but a mosaic where history, nature, ethnic diversity and openness to the world intertwine to offer a three-dimensional image of China. More than two thousand years ago, with the opening of communication routes, the increase in the movement of people and the strengthening of territorial administration, Yunnan was gradually incorporated into the development of the unified and multi-ethnic Chinese nation. With the creation of Yunnan Province during the Yuan Dynasty, the name “Yunnan” was officially established as a provincial-level administrative division. Today, Yunnan is sharing the stories of southwest China with an increasingly open, confident and vibrant attitude.
The US president, Donald Trump, issued a warning to Iran and threatened to attack again if Hezbollah continues in conflict with Israel, a fact that caused the annoyance of the Iranians, who abandoned the headquarters of the peace talks with the United States in Switzerland, which generated tension and caused a rise in fuel prices.
Families and friends came to the FIFA Fan Festival in the Zócalo to mingle and celebrate Father's Day; However, some interviewees said that they chose not to consume food or drinks because the price of the products “is excessive”, “an abuse”, “very expensive”.
Salah, captain of his team for five years, took charge of the destiny of his nation. It wasn't just technique, but character. A silent electricity that began to infect his teammates, forcing them to look forward, to remember that Group G was frozen in a loop of ties and that someone had to break the inertia. Surman's 1-0 hit his team's spirit. It was like going through the same path that led them to elimination so many times. It is not that New Zealand had a perfect match, but they took advantage of the initial nervousness of the Egyptians to suggest a possible surprise on the second date of the Cup.
Oaxaca, Oax., Last weekend the exhibition Horse, Yak, Sheep and Goat, by the Danish artist Trine Ellitsgaard, was inaugurated at the El Alacrán gallery in the city of Oaxaca, which exhibits pieces that she created since 1979, when she finished her career.
Yesterday Pumas announced the Argentine Esteban Solari as technical director of the team for the Liga Mx Apertura Tournament, which starts on July 16. Tano, who was a player for the university club, arrives to replace Efraín Juárez, who ended his contract two weeks after losing the last final against Cruz Azul.
With the beginning of Morena's internal process, the party's National Commission of Honesty and Justice (CNHJ) modified the way in which it disseminates the complaints and processes it carries out for possible violations of its statutes by militants.
To provide continuity to family assets and avoid phenomena such as forced migration, the Rural Development Commission of the Chamber of Deputies approved a reform so that when ejidatarios decide to sell their land rights, the Agrarian Court can stop the operation if there is a home on the land and there is a demonstrated risk of homelessness for its inhabitants.
Being a referee in Argentina means living under a magnifying glass of extreme pressure. However, criticism of Yael Falcón Pérez, appointed by the FIFA Referees Commission to direct Mexico-Czech Republic this Wednesday at the Mexico City stadium, does not usually focus on minor errors, but on a tendency to get involved in decisive decisions that alter the result in classics, finals or direct elimination series. Various players, technicians and colleagues from the union perceive that the Buenos Aires native has erratic management when it comes to controlling the games.
In addition to the system of individual retirement accounts, teachers face other challenges in the educational, labor and social fields, ranging from the lack of places, despite the fact that 40 percent of the schools in the country are multigrade, that is, a single teacher covers more than one group, as well as the difficulty of vertical and horizontal promotion in search of a better category and insufficient base salaries, agreed teachers interviewed.
The global economy still faces different risks and the first is that artificial intelligence will be implemented much faster than expected and will not generate productivity gains at the same pace, warned Carlos Serrano, chief economist at BBVA.
The head of the Secretary of the Navy, Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles, sent a message of recognition to all fathers in Mexico, in particular to the elements of the Navy, highlighting fatherhood as a mission of love, effort and sacrifice.
Ahome, Sin., In the midst of the sit-in that people of the Mayo-Yoreme ethnic group set up a week ago on the outskirts of the ammonia plant, where everyone from children to the elderly live together, the company that owns Gas y Petrochemicals of the West (GPO) called its workers to a “countermarch” for next Sunday, arguing that the community protest puts at risk the sources of employment linked to the project it is building in Ohuira Bay.
Never before has uncertainty been the rule of international relations. Change is the constant. Or more properly, the political calculations and psychological mechanisms of the decision makers, a few of them, are the criteria that defines day-to-day life. Gone are the times of the Cold War, when the reciprocal containment of the two poles of power, and a community of nations with effective voting, guaranteed a moderately stable peace, and prefigured a relatively predictable future.
The SAR (Retirement Savings System) continued its strong growth in 2025, accumulating at the end of the year resources (net assets = sum of pension savings) of 8 trillion 293 thousand 014 million pesos, a figure equivalent to 22.8% of GDP (graph 1). This total was 22.3% higher (in nominal terms, without subtracting inflation) than in 2024, and was made up of 4,759 billion net returns (discounting commissions), 31.6% higher than 2024; 3,162 b of accumulated contributions until the beginning of the year, 9.6% over 2024; and 372 billion contributions in the year, 34.3% over 2024, a figure that, however, does not seem to reflect the crucial increase from 5 to 13% of salary as employer contribution to pensions agreed and established in López Obrador's first reform (IMSS-2020).
La Paz., Peasants who tried to resume protests against the government of the president of Bolivia, the conservative Rodrigo Paz, clashed yesterday with police in the region of Cochabamba, bastion of former president Evo Morales, in the midst of the state of emergency, reported the AFP.
Lausanne. Traveling the enormous distances of the 2026 World Cup by private jet, FIFA boss Gianni Infantino once again highlights the indifference of the institution that governs world football towards any climate austerity measure.
Querétaro, Qro., Residents of the Hercules delegation of the state capital announced that clearing works are being carried out in the Cerro Colorado protected area, which represents a risk for the inhabitants near that hill and the development of the region, which suffers from frequent landslides and collapses.
After the fragile entry into force of the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran, sabotaged by Israel, the period of complex diplomatic talks between the delegations from Washington and Tehran entered into an impasse that, if overcome, and if found satisfactory for the existential struggle of the Persian nation, would place its authorities on the threshold of a strategic victory against the US-Zionist project and would mark a turning point in the imperial domination of the region. In the face of tactical negotiations, Iran knows that perfidy, betrayal, lies, threats and blatant and overt deception have been essential characteristics of the policy of the US and its proxy in the Middle East, which operates as an appendage of the Pentagon and the Zionist lobby (AIPAC). Hence, beyond the tensions and dissonances of the situation, will it be possible that the war criminal and fugitive from the International Criminal Court, Benjamin Netanyahu and his band of Talmudic psychopaths, end up disciplining themselves before the commanding voice of Donald Trump, The Boss, as he proclaimed himself at the Evian G-7 summit?
In two years, the Pension Fund for Wellbeing has benefited 7,244 workers who have obtained the supplement for their old-age pension, in such a way that they receive 17,885.85 pesos per month, reported Humberto Vázquez, head of the Coordination of Pension Systems of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS).
In the 2026 World Cup, goalkeepers have written epic pages, shocking for better or worse. As icing on the cake is the mistake of the Korean goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu, who instead of flying and clearing with his fist, wanted to catch the ball and ended up colliding with his defense, while a clever Luis Romo scored the goal that unleashed on social networks the “Kim, brother, you are already Mexican!”… Raúl Tala Rangel was the other side of the coin, he almost came out on his shoulders after making a brilliant double save… The case of two debutant countries is moving: Vozinha, hero of Cape Verde, and Eloy Room, of Curacao... With overtones of nepotism, the theme of Luca Zidane, goalkeeper of Algeria, who made a couple of mistakes while the cameras captured the distraught face of his father Zinedine Zidane, sunk in a box...
Burgenstock. Iran and the United States defined a roadmap to reach an agreement to end the conflict in the Middle East in 60 days, mediators Pakistan and Qatar announced this Monday in a joint statement.
With a structure that interweaves past and present, the staging Archipiélago states that “talking about internal battles is not taboo” and reflects on the wounds left by violence, abandonment, guilt and maternal absence.
Televisa requires reducing the equivalent of twice its leverage level in a period of one to two years to prevent Standard and Poor's (S&P) from lowering its credit risk rating, the financial institution reported.
At a cost of almost 97 million pesos, the Government of Mexico City delivered the comprehensive rehabilitation of the El Salado regulatory basin, an infrastructure considered strategic to reduce the risk of flooding in Iztapalapa and surrounding areas, where thousands of families are affected year after year.
Two people were killed and six more survived after a Pentagon bombing of a boat that, it claimed without evidence, was transporting drugs in the Caribbean, the Southern Command reported on its X social network account, where it included a video of the attack and specified that the Coast Guard was ordered to search and rescue the survivors. At least 213 people have been killed in the offensive that President Donald Trump's administration began last September. It has never shown evidence that the destroyed boats were transporting drugs. Human rights organizations and lawyers have criticized the legality and effectiveness of these extrajudicial executions.
Rod Stewart has sparked concern among his fans after he nearly fainted during a recent concert.
With the Fertilizer Program for Wellbeing 2026, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has delivered the input to 1.7 million beneficiaries, which represents 80 percent of beneficiaries throughout the country.
A final project of the technical degree in mechatronics became a prototype that in the future could be used in hospitals to facilitate remote monitoring of babies in incubators, explained Valeria Escobar González and Ivana Olguín Monroy, authors of this project carried out at the College of Sciences and Humanities (CCH) Naucalpan of the UNAM, winner of the 34th edition of the University Competition Fair of Sciences, Technology and Innovation, in the Design modality. Innovative.
Reporting from a country that is increasingly less understandable and trying to do so coherently risks inventing logic and rationality where there is none. By doing so above and from the top, one is in danger of becoming complicit in official madness by reporting on it as if one were sane. At the same time, it is mandatory for any media to communicate the note about power, the official note.
The Iranian goalkeeper, Alireza Beiranvand, shone between the three posts to protect his team's 0-0 draw with Belgium and thus remain undefeated after two days played. The Asian team, which has experienced an odyssey to attend the tournament due to the war with the United States, did not take advantage of the fact that the Red Devils were left with 10 men due to the expulsion of Nathan Ngoy, to achieve victory.
Berlin. Germany rejected any toll scheme in Hormuz and demanded free navigation, while Türkiye warned of the risk of Israeli sabotage of the US-Iran deal.
Boston is the capital of Massachusetts and its most populous city. Also notable historic center, as key events occurred there during the United States War of Independence. The state is also home to important education and research centers with international prestige: Harvard University, the oldest in the nation; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Tulfs, Boston and Brandels universities. There is a famous music school, Berklee.
The objective of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (CRT) of avoiding telephone extortion by ordering the blocking of those cell phone lines that are not linked to the Unique Population Registration Code (CURP) before the next 30th will not be fully met, since when connecting to Wi-Fi, applications such as Whatsapp or Telegram will continue to work.
The Cape Verde team surprised again in the 2026 World Cup after rescuing a valuable 2-2 draw against its counterpart from Uruguay, which complicated its classification to the next round of the competition.
Jerusalem. Israel announced yesterday that it is lifting all restrictions on the northern border starting this Monday, on a day in which Prime Minister and fugitive from the International Criminal Court, Benjamin Netanyahu, reiterated that its troops will remain in southern Lebanon as long as necessary, while its Defense Minister, Israel Katz, said that soldiers are free to act against any threat.
César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos will become the Mexican referee with the most matches officiated in the World Cup, after he was assigned as central whistler for the June 24 duel between Brazil and Scotland, which will reach nine games and surpass Armando Archundia's mark by one.
More than 180 people are already campaigning with their sights set on obtaining public office in next year's election. They went ahead, but the National Electoral Institute has not dared to stop them. He is a referee who does not blow the whistle. It will not be until the week that starts today when the registration of the gubernatorial candidates of the Morena-Verde-PT alliance opens. Party cohesion will be tested. For now, in San Luis Potosí, the Green goes alone and will nominate Senator Ruth González Silva, wife of the current governor, Ricardo Gallardo, also known as El Padrino or El Pollo. He has a criminal record. He was arrested as allegedly responsible for organized crime and money laundering, consisting of the diversion of 200 million pesos from the municipal treasury to companies in which he was a shareholder, when he was mayor of Soledad de Graciano Sánchez. He argues that the illegal acts were manufactured. Complicated task for the president of Morena, Ariadna Montiel, and the person in charge of elections, Citlalli Hernández. There is a lot of hunger for power and money among the aspirants; the bars can be jumped.
The contracting of bank credit cards continues unstoppable in Mexico, and in April a new maximum was reached for a similar month since there are records: more than 45 million 700 thousand, according to information from the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV).
Thousands of people attended yesterday the last day of activities of the Global Village 2026, which for 13 days was installed in the first section of the Chapultepec Forest, in Mexico City, with the participation of the 48 countries competing in the Soccer World Cup. At each stand, people were able to enjoy a sample of the culture, gastronomy and crafts of nations as diverse as Algeria, Austria, South Korea, Haiti, Argentina, Uzbekistan, Czech Republic, Egypt and the Netherlands, to name a few. In the image, concert by the World Street Brass Band in the space dedicated to the United States.
During the recent 15 years, in different regions and cultures, and in countries with different levels of economic development, population growth rates have declined markedly.
The Primate Archdiocese of Mexico considered that President Claudia Sheinbaum's proposal to open the debate on the role of artificial intelligence in education and the lives of children is necessary and timely. He pointed out that this must go beyond technology and economy.
“If there is no memory, the whims of power are legitimized,” warned someone who never aspired to be a deputy or become a senator. That is why politicians lacking solid training often confuse ideology with whim, thought with tastes, and steamy prohibitions with electoral calculations.
Sichuan, China., Drawn in the image of the megalopolises described in cyberpunk literature – in which a central element is high-end urban technology –, the city of Chongqing has become one of the symbols with which China shows its openness to the world and its marvelous technological innovation.
As far as I remember, in the initial moments of the democratic government for which Cubans had fought so hard, the president of the island, Osvaldo Dorticós, visited us. He came to greet and thank the Mexicans for the solidarity they had always shown towards the Cuban revolution. The higher education institutions and a large group of girls from the preparatory and vocational schools formed a large and joyful reception for the first president who came to power after the fall of Fulgencio Batista.
Havana., Commander, lieutenant of Ernesto Che Guevara, founder of Cuba's intelligence services and one of the last prominent figures of that country's revolution, Vice Prime Minister Ramiro Valdés died at the age of 94, President Miguel Díaz-Canel announced yesterday.
The National Civil Protection Coordination of the Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection predicted heavy rains in more than 20 states, and urged the population to maintain preventive and self-care measures.
Guadalajara, Jal., The Wixárika communities of San Sebastián Teponahuaxtlán and Tuxpan de Bolaños, between the municipalities of Mezquitic and Bolaños, in the northwest mountains of Jalisco, agreed to begin a formal process to request the local Congress to create a new municipality that would be named Tatei Yurienaka (Our Mother Fertile Land, in Spanish), and would have Tuxpan de Bolaños as its municipal seat.
The judicial election “democratized the appointment of judges and magistrates,” Celia Maya García, president of the Judicial Disciplinary Court (TDJ), assured La Jornada regarding the results of a study on the work origin of each of the justice providers who triumphed in the judicial election, which indicates that 58.5 percent of them already worked in the Judicial Branch of the Federation (PJF) as judges, magistrates, secretaries of agreements, officials and defenders of trade
According to figures from Amnesty International (AI), 44 Mexicans are sentenced to death in United States prisons and 102 face judicial processes that could lead to the death penalty.