Mexico’s top court decriminalizes recreational use of marijuana
Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled to decriminalize the recreational use of marijuana on Monday, paving…
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Category: Mexico
20 top accelerator programs and incubators making a mark on Latin America
Creating your own startup isn’t always as easy as it looks. That’s especially true if you…
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Eyes are on the new U.S. administration to end “Remain in Mexico” asylum program
Human rights groups are calling on the administration of United States President-elect Joe Biden to…
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Mexico coronavirus cases surge as US tourists keep coming
Hundreds of thousands of people from the U.S. are again traveling into Mexico each month, despite officials’…
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Mexico was the deadliest country for journalists in 2020
At least 13 journalists were killed in Mexico last year, making the Latin American country the most…
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Two indigenous women in Latin America honored with top prize for environmental protection
A pair of indigenous environmental activists in Latin America received the 2020 Goldman Environmental…
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Used-car startup Kavak now Mexico’s first unicorn
The Mexican startup Kavak has reached a $1.15 billion evaluation, becoming the country’s first…
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Women in Latin America facing increased violence during pandemic
Women’s activists in Mexico took over the country’s National Human Rights Commission building…
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Funding continues to boom for Latin America’s fintech industry
Major financial technology firms in Latin America have reported at least $8 billion in funding up to…
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Unemployment rises across Latin America as COVID-19 continues to hammer economies
For decades, the region had success in lifting people out of poverty, as impoverished rates had fallen…
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