Mexico

An earthquake of 7.6 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Mexico’s central pacific coast on September 19. The earthquake set off seismic alarm and occurred at around 1:05 pm. Reportedly, the quake was centred 37 kms southeast of Aquila, near the boundary of Colima and Michoacan states, with a depth of 15.1 kms. The quake left some buildings cracked in the town. Further details are awaited.

A Mexican student was set on fire and severely burnt in a classroom because his "only crime" was speaking an indigenous language in a country fighting to overcome racial prejudice. Juan Zamorano was just recently released from the hospital. According to his family's lawyers, the 14-year-old had previously been bullied for weeks because of his Indigenous Otomi ancestry, and they had lodged complaints against the suspected assailants and school… read-more

At least 12 people lost their lives and 11 were injured, after passanger van crashed in Jalisco, Mexico, on January 29. The Civil Protection & Fire department of Jalisco said that tourists were travelling in the vehicle, when it overturned on Leon-Aguascalientes highway, resulting in killing of eight men and four women. Notably, the Jalisco has registered 1,015 deaths due to traffic accidents in 2021.

Mexican Minister of Finance and Public Credit Rogelio Ramírez de la O personally welcomed the External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar for a talk to boost bilateral cooperation in trade and investment. This is the first visit of an Indian External Affairs Minister to Mexico in 41 years. During this visit, S. Jaishankar will also be visiting the commemorative events of the 200th anniversary of Mexican Independence.

Ancient footprints have been found in the United States dating back 23,000 years, implying that people inhabited North America much before the end of the last Ice Age, as per a study published in the journal Science on September 23. The footprints were discovered in silt on the shores of a long-dried-up lake, now part of the New Mexico desert. Reportedly, the sediments were marked and solidified into hard rock.