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Mexican President delivers fifth government management report
September 1|
As mandated by the Constitution, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador presents this Friday a report on his actions for the year, the progress made by his government, as well as his future projects.
As a novelty this year, the president did not go to the Palace of San Lazaro (seat of the Legislative) to present it, but rather from Campeche, where as part of the advances in the Mayan Train project, Lopez Obrador will get on this means of transportation for the first time, in order to supervise the carriage that arrived to the southeast this month.
Since it is one of the emblematic works of his government, he intends his message to be significant by giving it from Campeche.
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According to the president, he decided “to deliver this report from Campeche because it is one of the towns and states that have contributed the most to national development”.
López Obrador emphasized that the key to Mexico’s economic growth was not allowing corruption, as well as the increase in the minimum wage and the sending of remittances from Mexicans abroad.
In this sense, he pointed out: “The key is not to allow corruption, it seems something elementary and even simple, but progress with justice in our country depends on it, nothing had damaged Mexico more than the dishonesty of the rulers, that is what the government’s success has consisted of”.
He also pointed out that the policy of Mexican humanism is effective and highlighted the increase in the minimum wage.
He also stated that “it is false that if those at the top do well, those at the bottom will necessarily do well”. He said, in this sense, that “our alternative project is based on the opposite in attending to the base of the social pyramid and this is what is generating better income for families”.
According to the president, Mexico is the country with the third lowest unemployment in the world and the economy increased 3 percent since the last report, a year ago.
López Obrador highlighted that now young people who were previously classified as “ninis” were not offered the possibility of working, but with social programs, they are now allowed to become apprentices in workshops, restaurants, companies and other activities.
In this sense, he pointed out that “While they are being trained, they receive the equivalent of a minimum wage, plus medical service in the social security system. As of today, 2,643,000 boys and girls have been trained (…) Do you know how much has been invested since we arrived until today, only in this program, 14 times more than all that was destined to young people in the six previous six-year terms”.
Regarding the judicial reform he has proposed and which he announced he will soon present, the President argued: “It is indispensable and urgent that judges, magistrates and ministers be directly elected by the people and not appointed by the elite of Mexico’s economic and political power”.
Further on, he praised the work of educators and pointed out that “The more the economy grows and salaries increase in general, teachers’ salaries must also increase” and regarding health, particularly the supply of medicines, he announced that “In two or three more months we will have a pharmacy where all the medicines in the world will be kept, there will be no shortage of them”.
In relation to the controversy over the new textbooks, the president said “They have scientific foundations and a humanist dimension” and thanked that the majority, “30 out of 32 governors, governors, supported the decision to deliver the free textbooks”.
He ratified that “the Mayan Train will be inaugurated in December, there will be 20 stations, 14 stops, towns will be connected, passengers and national and foreign tourists will be transported quickly through five states”.
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Study finds COVID-19 vaccines prevented 2.5 million deaths worldwide
COVID-19 vaccines prevented an estimated 2,533,000 deaths worldwide between 2020 and 2024, according to an international study led by Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Italy and Stanford University in the United States, published in the journal JAMA Health Forum. Researchers calculated that one death was prevented for every 5,400 doses administered.
The analysis also found that the vaccines saved 14.8 million years of life, equivalent to one year of life gained for every 900 doses given.
The study, coordinated by Professor Stefania Boccia, revealed that 82% of the lives saved were people vaccinated before becoming infected with the virus, and 57% of deaths avoided occurred during the Omicron wave. In addition, 90% of the beneficiaries were adults over 60 years old.
“This is the most comprehensive analysis to date, based on global data and fewer assumptions about the evolution of the pandemic,” explained Boccia and researcher Angelo Maria Pezzullo.
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Trump administration blasts judge’s ruling reinstating TPS for Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump criticized a federal judge’s ruling on Friday that reinstated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua, stressing that the immigration program was never intended to serve as a “de facto asylum system.”
On Thursday, Judge Trina Thompson extended protections for about 7,000 Nepalese immigrants, whose TPS was set to expire on August 5. The ruling also impacts roughly 51,000 Hondurans and nearly 3,000 Nicaraguans, whose TPS protections were scheduled to end on September 8.
Immigrants covered by TPS had sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), alleging that the program’s termination was driven by “racial animus” and stripped them of protection from deportation.
DHS Deputy Undersecretary Tricia McLaughlin issued a statement saying the decision to end TPS was part of a mandate to “restore the integrity” of the immigration system and return the program to its original purpose.
“TPS was never conceived as a de facto asylum system; however, that is how previous administrations have used it for decades,” McLaughlin emphasized.
She also criticized Judge Thompson, calling the ruling “another example” of judges “stirring up claims of racism to distract from the facts.”
McLaughlin added that DHS would appeal the decision and take the legal battle to higher courts.
The Trump administration has also terminated TPS protections for approximately 160,000 Ukrainians, 350,000 Venezuelans, and at least half a million Haitians, among other immigrant groups.
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Trump to build $200M ballroom at the White House by 2028
The U.S. government under President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that it will begin construction in September on a new 8,000-square-meter ballroom at the White House.
The announcement was made by Karoline Leavitt, the administration’s press secretary, during a briefing in which she explained that the expansion responds to the need for a larger venue to host “major events.”
“Other presidents have long wished for a space capable of accommodating large gatherings within the White House complex… President Trump has committed to solving this issue,” Leavitt told reporters.
The project is estimated to cost $200 million, fully funded through donations from Trump himself and other “patriots,” according to a government statement. Construction is scheduled to begin in September and is expected to be completed before Trump’s term ends in 2028.
The Clark Construction Group, a Virginia-based company known for projects such as the Capital One Arena and L’Enfant Plaza in Washington, D.C., has been selected to lead the project.
The new ballroom will be built on the East Wing of the White House, expanding the iconic residence with a space designed for state dinners, official ceremonies, and large-scale events.
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