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The federal justice granted the inhabitants of the town of Santa Cruz Atoyac the definitive suspension of the protection promoted, for which the immediate cessation of all work related to the GDC Desarrollos real estate megaproject that is being built at 1319 Cuauhtémoc Avenue, Benito Juárez mayor's office, was ordered.
Kumamoto. At least 28 people died as a result of the 7.1 earthquake that shook southwestern Japan yesterday, government spokesman Minoru Kihara reported yesterday. The powerful tremor caused widespread damage in Kumamoto Prefecture, where it leveled homes, caused fires and left dozens of people without power or water.
Designing and applying the bachelor's entrance exam completely online, for the first time in the history of UNAM, without sufficient preparation, has been a mistake. But it may not be the most serious. This error was considerably exacerbated by the responses that followed. The test was administered between May 23 and June 10, with an excessive duration that was already, in itself, problematic. Since June 18, when hundreds of applicants were summoned under the pretext of an interview to be told, right there, that they had to “answer a validation survey” for the exam, the university authorities knew that something was wrong and chose to resolve it behind closed doors. The same thing happened on July 3, with a criminal complaint that was only made public days later. Between July 17 and 21, when the results were announced, it emerged that about 2 percent of the exams administered had been canceled due to conduct contrary to the call. The opacity was repeated, more flagrantly, in the evasive statement issued by the authorities that same July 21. There they proposed the formation of a technical commission, which should have existed from the first sign of an anomaly and was not installed until July 27 – more than a month after the exam was administered. The authorities responded publicly, after the pressure of the candidate marches and the impact of statistical comparisons on social networks and the analysis of Eduardo Backhoff, today a member of that same commission.
After the Legal Counsel of the Presidency recognized “contradictions” in the reform of the so-called golden pensions, trusted retirees of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) demanded that the Congress of the Union repair the law and correct the second transitional period of article 127 of the constitution.
Tehran. The US army launched new air strikes against Iran last night in retaliation for the bombings of its bases in Jordan, in the resumption of the war in the Middle East that once again involved militias allied with Tehran.
Legislators from the capital's Congress called on the government, the Attorney General's Office and the local Judiciary to "fight with greater force" the crime of dispossession.
One of the first images of yesterday's opening of the Great Auction of Books, Records and Movies was that of dozens of older adults crowded around the boxes of acetates. It was enough for someone to pick up a disc for other hands to immediately approach it. Nobody wanted to miss the opportunity to find a mambo, a bolero, a trova album or some recording that had been out of circulation for years.
Dublin. Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, winner of an Oscar for the 2007 film Once, died in a motorcycle accident on the outskirts of Dublin early Wednesday, according to his representative. He was 56 years old.
The ninth edition of the Danzatlán 2026 international festival will bring together from August 13 to 16 members of the Royal Ballet of London, the Hungarian National Ballet, the Stuttgart Ballet, the Vienna Opera and stars from the United States who will visit the Centro Cultural Mexiquense Bicentenario, in the state of Mexico.
In a split decision, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) left its interest rate unchanged between 3.50 and 3.75 percent, marking the fifth consecutive monetary policy meeting without adjustment.
Chicago. Edgar Quero hit an RBI single yesterday in the 12th inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 6-5 victory over the New York Yankees. Chicago remained a game and a half ahead of Cleveland in the American League Central Division.
Lloyd Walter Hall, 27, of Amarillo, Texas, was charged with conspiracy to supply firearms to the Sinaloa cartel. In addition, several men were held responsible for other related crimes, including Jesús Quezada Meza, a 30-year-old Mexican citizen, the United States Department of Justice reported yesterday.
McAllen. A witness in the death of a Mexican man at the hands of federal immigration agents in Houston was released from a detention center yesterday after spending several weeks in custody.
The joint effort of personnel from the Mexican Navy Secretariat and businessmen, restaurateurs and tourism service providers from Quintana Roo, allowed 2,362 tons of sargassum to be collected from July 18 to 27.
Yesterday the release of the new album by Tony Iommi, founding member of Black Sabbath and considered the godfather of heavy metal, was announced; The album is titled From The Dark, guided and driven by the omnipresent guitar, from beginning to end by Iommi's characteristic and monumental riffs.
Regarding the disappearance of the 43 students from the Ayotzinapa normal school in 2014, in Guerrero, president Claudia Sheinbaum revealed that "there are new investigations, and we hope to be able to give all the information to the parents of the normal students to be able to make public what has been found." He stressed that “out of respect for the family members, we must wait for the process to progress.”
The possibility of the federal government authorizing the exploitation of shale gas and oil deposits, through hydraulic fracturing (fracking), divided opinions during a forum in the Chamber of Deputies, because while some experts considered that this option would help Mexico reduce its dependence on hydrocarbons from the United States, others warned about the environmental and social damage it could cause.
Xalapa, Ver., The municipal president of Ixhua-tlán del Sureste, Raúl González Martínez, assured that he did not know or have any relationship with the journalist Roxana Guzmán, kidnapped on June 2 in Nanchital and found dead at the end of that month in a property in the south of the entity.
In commercial matters, "Mexico is the number one customer of the United States, no one buys from it anymore," said the Secretary of Economy, Marcelo Ebrard, yesterday, after the president of the neighboring country, Donald Trump, stated that he does not care about the Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada (T-MEC).
The upper chamber of the Electoral Tribunal of the Judicial Branch of the Federation (TEPJF) unanimously confirmed the resolution of the National Electoral Institute (INE) through which it sanctioned México tiene Vida, an association to which it denied party registration.
Economic, technological and geopolitical transformations are constant. That is a fact we must face. Our historical moment, however, brings changes for which we do not have many references; We sometimes find ourselves without many places to look for inspiration and strategies to adapt to historical developments. Thus, today, big capital operates on a global scale, something never seen before; Supply chains cross continents and investment decisions made in one country immediately impact the working conditions of thousands of workers in other territories. This reality requires a pertinent response from the labor organization. We cannot limit ourselves to the local level; International solidarity is no longer a historical principle, but a strategic necessity. The above idea has been guiding my union work for decades and our present urgently calls for its widespread application.
The Mexican U-23 women's team had a bittersweet debut in the soccer tournament of the Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026 after signing a goalless draw against its counterpart from Puerto Rico, yesterday on the first day of activity of the discipline.
The increase in tensions in the Middle East once again skyrocketed the price of oil by around 7 percent this Wednesday.
Wacken. The 35th edition of the renowned heavy metal festival Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) began yesterday in northern Germany and began to receive some of the nearly 85 thousand expected attendees.
Tapachula, Chis., The State Attorney General's Office (FGE) opened an investigation against whoever is responsible for the alleged abuse of new students during a hazing at the Mactumactzá rural normal school in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas.
The prostate is a gland that never stops growing. That is normal, but it becomes a problem when the urinary tract is obstructed and causes symptoms such as urgency to urinate, there is a weak or intermittent flow, men get up two or more times a night and are left with the feeling of not completely emptying the bladder. These and other discomforts that tend to become normalized and are associated with age, are experienced with different levels of severity, 40 percent of men over 50 years old and 80 percent of those over 70, specialists stated.
Adán Augusto López Hernández has returned to the Senate, after weeks of absence, and with this he has revived speculation about his political and even personal future: will he leave the seat in September to coordinate Morenoist electoral campaigns in a constituency? Is he at risk of criminal accusations, not only for sweeping issues, coming from the United States?
So far this year, the Tax Administration Service (SAT) has identified 169 companies and 120 individuals as being under billing schemes. According to information from the agency, the number of taxpayers suspected of using false tax receipts grew 7.8 percent compared to last year.
The selection process to enter the UNAM must consider other mechanisms, beyond the admission exam, which is originally gender biased, favors certain socioeconomic and cultural sectors and “opens a fertile field for businesses such as preparation schools and others that are less legal,” said Imanol Ordorika, a researcher at the university.
Mariana Mazzucato and Lara Merling, from the Institute for Innovation with Public Purposes (IIPP), delivered the first advances of the study Transforming the State for Plan Mexico. A missions approach to sharing prosperity. The central thesis of the study, commissioned by the Mexican government more than a year ago, is that Plan Mexico has been successful in defining priorities, but it is necessary to build a State with the necessary capabilities to execute them. This study is not an academic exercise, but rather an answer to the government's question of how to boost economic functioning, ensuring that the fruits of that growth are shared socially.
Santiago. Heavy rains hit part of Chile yesterday while authorities advance emergency support measures for towns affected by floods, road closures and destruction of homes.
The Korean manufacturer Kia will invest 649 million dollars from 2026 to 2028, to produce an electric vehicle for the first time in national territory, as part of Plan Mexico, reported the Secretary of Economy, Marcelo Ebrard.
New York. Haiti registered more than 5,500 cases of gender violence in the first half of the year, most of them rapes of women and girls, the United Nations (UN) reported yesterday.
At the entrance to Ensenada, Baja California, the face of Isaac del Toro greets those who cross the low bridge of the Fondeport road junction north of the city. Painted on a 110 square meter mural, the cyclist was immortalized days after winning third place in the Tour de France, a feat that established him as a new idol of Mexican sports.
President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo ruled out that there was “bad intention on the part of anyone” in the application of the UNAM bachelor's admission exam. Perhaps “they did not agree” on sufficient controls “so that no cheating could be done” with the use of technology and artificial intelligence, he maintained.
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (CRT) categorically rejected that the proposal for General Guidelines for the Protection of Audience Rights constitutes a censorship mechanism.
On Sunday, along the Paseo de la Reforma, the flags of Mexico and Cuba advanced accompanied by the same wind. The contingent traveled 2.6 kilometers from the Hemicycle to Juárez to the old United States embassy, in a march against the blockade and in defense of Cuban sovereignty. It could seem like a circumstantial protest. It was, in reality, the reappearance of a political memory that has crossed the gulf for two centuries.
Mazatlán, Sin., Some 150 families lost their assets as a result of the torrential rains in the port yesterday morning, which left 161 liters of water per square meter, with floods that reached more than a meter in height in the Urías ejido. The emergency caused severe material damage, roads collapsed, so the Mexican Army activated Plan DN-III-E.
Banamex and BBVA, two of the main financial groups operating in Mexico, reported yesterday on a series of changes in their boards of directors: the first said goodbye to Ignacio Deschamps and the second announced the retirement of Jaime Serra Puche.
The general law on the rights of indigenous and Afro-Mexican peoples regulates multiple and very diverse issues related to indigenous communities and peoples, from lands, territory, cultural heritage, electoral issues, consultation, traditional medicine, employment, income generation, economy, supply, marketing, food self-sufficiency, housing, community work, artisanal roads, infrastructure, climate change, justice plans, media, traditional medicine and midwives, community assemblies, etc. A true miscellany. There are 453 articles and 11 transitory ones.
New York. K-pop BTS announced that they will not present their music for consideration at the next edition of the 2027 Grammy Awards.
At some point taxpayers will have to make a decision: cut the pension of the elderly or continue supporting the electoral bureaucracy, whose spending has gotten out of control. The resources will not be enough. Now it is increased by the subsidy to two new parties: Somos México and PAZ. Last night the National Electoral Institute, chaired by Guadalupe Taddei (#LadyAcordeon), was preparing to approve a budget for next year for 36 billion pesos. It does not include the Federal Electoral Tribunal, whose budget this year is 3,749 million and it is not clear if it includes the state electoral institutes. In that case, it would probably reach 50 billion. It is up to the Chamber of Deputies to approve it. In the last election he gave him a snip of 8 billion pesos.
Due to the wear and tear of almost two decades of strike and the economic crisis that has hit their families, workers from Sombrerete, Zacatecas, and Taxco, Guerrero, affiliated with the National Mining Union, will march today in Mexico City to demand a definitive solution to the labor conflicts that keep their sources of employment paralyzed.
Holy Cross. The prosecutor's office of the Bolivian department of Santa Cruz issued an arrest warrant against former President Evo Morales and other people on charges related to terrorism, armed uprising against State security and more crimes in the context of anti-government protests and road blockades, which paralyzed the Andean country for more than 50 days in May and June.
Former workers at Altos Hornos de México (AHMSA) warned that they will request the dismissal of the bankruptcy trustee, Víctor Manuel Aguilera, if the steel company's auction is delayed again or a new extension is granted, since – in their opinion – his actions have been marked by irregularities and non-compliance that have lengthened the process.
A well-known brewery, which promised free product to its customers when the president of the United States, Donald Trump, died, faces the revocation of its license to sell alcohol.
After the inauguration of Keiko Fujimori as president of Peru, the Mexican government is in talks with its Peruvian counterpart, since "we do not want the rupture of relations," said President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo yesterday.
With the beginning of consultations on the guidelines issued by the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission to guarantee the protection of the rights of audiences, President Claudia Sheinbaum defended that the measure only establishes that the companies themselves will define a defender of said audiences, as a way for viewers and listeners who consider it to file complaints.
Buenos Aires. The former president of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, decided to raise her case before the United Nations Human Rights Committee to analyze whether during the judicial process to which she was subjected for the so-called Road Case, for which she was sentenced to six years in prison and perpetual disqualification from holding public office, the guarantees established by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights were respected.
A subject identified with the initials JMGG, known as El Miky or El 086, identified as the head of a criminal cell of the Sinaloa cartel that operates in Oaxaca, mainly in the Costa and Central Valleys regions, was arrested the previous Monday, reported the entity's attorney general, Bernardo Rodríguez Alamilla.