By Yucatan Times on January 7, 2021
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Facebook banned Donald Trump’s account from posting for at least the remainder of his term in office and perhaps “indefinitely,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a blog post on Thursday.
CALIFORNIA United States (Times Media Mexico) –
“We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great,” Zuckerberg wrote in the post.
“Therefore, we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely, and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete.”
By Yucatan Times on January 7, 2021
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Trump supporters swarmed the U.S. Capitol in response to the President’s defeat in the U.S. election – could Trump be charged with sedition?
WASHINGTON D.C. (Times Media Mexico) – U.S. lawmakers met yesterday to certify the victory of President-elect Joe Biden in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. The proceedings were interrupted by protesters, who have arrived on the U.S. Capitol building following weeks of polarization speech from Trump. One woman was shot and killed. Lawmakers and the Vice President had to be placed to a secure location and police had to fire tear gas and ordered the evacuation of several office buildings after the protests turned violent.
By Yucatan Times on January 7, 2021
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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, with Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., raise their arms up as fireworks go off in the background during the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del. Looking on are Jill Biden, far left, and Harris husband Doug Emhoff, far right. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Congress ratified Mr. Biden’s election victory after a day in which a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol. Donald Trump issued a statement saying there would be an “orderly transition” on January
By Yucatan Times on January 2, 2021
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Pemex said that there are no effects on staff and facilities so far and noted that the incident’s causes are under investigation. Experts fear that the accident will bring major consequences to the environment.
PARAISO Tabasco (Times Media Mexico) – A fire in an oil pipeline in front of the marine terminal of Dos Bocas in the coastal municipality of Paraíso, Tabasco, was registered, generating concern in the fishing sector locality.
The producers of the area fear that this accident will affect the mangroves and oyster beds. Meanwhile, Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) reported that the incident was controlled and explained that it was caused by loss of containment in the pipeline that transports production from marine platforms to the Coastal Separation Battery in front of the Dos Bocas Marine Terminal.
By Yucatan Times on December 31, 2020
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The Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion Hugo Lopez Gatell reported that in Mexico City, the occupation of beds for general hospitalization is at 90 percent, although doctors in the health sector deny it and mention to be in a percentage close to 100% of occupancy.
MEXICO CITY (Times Media Mexico) – According to the authorities of the Ministry of Health, Mexico adds in the cut of this December 31 124,897 deaths by Covid-19 and 1,413,935 infected of confirmed infections of coronavirus. The daily average is 12,406 infections.
At a national level, the percentage of bed occupation and the number of intubated people have increased.