(2020-12-24). No bottled O2 until further notice: Mexico City Covid patients' dilemma. laprensalatina.com By Eduard Ribas i Admetlla Mexico City, Dec 23 (efe-epa).- The sign reading "No oxygen available" is being seen more and more frequently hanging on the doors of establishments selling medical equipment in Mexico City, where hospitals are rapidly filling and many people with sick relatives at home must look high and low for medical …
(2020-12-23). First COVID-19 Vaccine Shipment Arrives in Mexico. telesurenglish.net Mexico received the firsts doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday and it will start vaccination on December 24. | RELATED: | "Indeed, we are still facing a tremendous pandemic, the worst we have experienced, but today is the beginning of the end of that pandemic," Foreign Minister, Marcelo Ebrard said upon arrival. | The first batch of vaccines from the U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer, with 3000 doses, will be ad…
(2020-12-23). Death toll rises to 11 at General Motors plant in Silao, Mexico. wsws.org José Luis H., who worked in the plant's car body area, was the last confirmed death, on December 19. The plant's Human Resources manager, who had overseen the firing of workers for challenging the lack of protections against COVID-19, also died earlier this month.
(2020-12-23). Colombia's President shows his disdain for democracy and Venezuelans. peoplesdispatch.org On December 8, a Conviasa flight prepared to take off from Caracas, Venezuela, for Mexico City. It planned to carry 200 election observers and journalists who came to Venezuela from a range of countries to monitor the National Assembly elections that were held on December 6. The plane sat on the tarmac, luggage on board, with the passengers ready to board—at which point, the delay began. Hours went by. The airline had previously filed a flight plan, which included using Colombian airspace; now, hours before the flight was to take off, the government of Colombia denied the aircraft the right of transit (a…
(2020-12-23). US Attack: Treasury Department Imposes New Sanctions on Cuba and Nicaragua. globalresearch.ca The US imposed sanctions on three Cuban entities and three Nicaraguan citizens, the US Treasury Department reported today. | The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Treasury Department sanctioned the Cuban companies Grupo de Administración Empresarial, Financiera Cimex and Kave …
(2020-12-22). China's CanSino to submit its Covid-19 vaccine for review in Mexico — FM. rt.com 
China's Covid-19 vaccine producer will submit its product on Tuesday for review by Mexico's health regulator, according to Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard. | "Today it will submit its [CanSino Biologics] file to the analysis of Cofepris," Ebrard confirmed. The regulator will be assessing the vaccine for emergency use, it was Mexico wants to have access to vaccines as soon as possible amid a rebound…
(2020-12-21). The Ocean Floor Is Spewing Methane Due to Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells. truthout.org Out on the deck of a research boat, Tara Yacovitch looked out to the water. In the middle of the Gulf of Mexico, the seascape is peppered with lights. And every light is part of an offshore oil or gas platform. | Offshore platforms can vary greatly in size — some are as big as multi-storied buildings, while others resemble small but very tall rooms. The boat carrying Yacovitch and her team also housed a variety of science equipment: methane isotope readers, spectrometers, and other tools to me…