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Mexican singer-songwriter Silvana Estrada. 

Mexican crooner converts heartbreak into joy — and music

Music

At 24, Silvana Estrada has already established herself as one of Mexico’s most promising singer-songwriters. Her debut album, “Marchita,” or “Withered,” tells the story of how she learned to take care of herself after her first big heartbreak — and find joy in everyday life.

A public service announcement encouraging face masks is flanked by marigolds and terciopelo flowers at Mercado de Jamaica.

In Mexico, shuttered cemeteries mean financial ruin for thousands of flower farmers

Jobs
A woman holds a pink cross during a protest to mark International Women's Day at Zocalo square in Mexico City, Mexico, March 8, 2020.

Women in Mexico take to the streets to protest femicide

Buildings shrouded in smog with a red orb in the sky

Environmental emergency declared in Mexico’s smog-choked capital

Environment
Mexico City

When disaster hits home: The Mexico City quake one month on

Environment
Members of Israeli and Mexican rescue teams gesture for a minute of silence after retrieving a dead body from a collapsed building after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico, on Sept. 21, 2017.

Hundreds of Mexico City buildings may now be uninhabitable

Environment

An estimated 40 buildings collapsed in Tuesday’s earthquake, but hundreds more sustained serious damage, leading many residents to evacuate.

The only natural habitat of the axolotl--also known as the "water monster" and the "Mexican walking fish"-- is the Xochimilco network of lakes and canals, built by the Aztecs but now suffering from pollution and urban sprawl.

Farewell my lovely? The demise of the Mexican ‘water monster’ may have arrived

Environment

Mexico’s wierd “walking fish” may have disappeared from its only known natural habitat in Mexico City’s few remaining lakes

Deadly storms and delayed response ravage indigenous Mexican communities

Development & Education

Two storms battered the poor southern Mexican state of Guerrero last month. And then the communities were left to fend for themselves for days, according to a Mexican human rights organization.

The World

Mexico City Teachers Take to the Streets to Protest Education Reforms

Conflict & Justice

For more than two weeks, demonstrations by teachers have caused traffic chaos across Mexico. They’re protesting a new law requiring performance evaluations for teachers. Supporters see the law as an attempt to break the power of labor unions.

Obrador Vows Civil Disobedience in Mexico

Conflict & Justice

The candidate who came in second in Mexico’s presidential election is refusing to recognize the winner as the country’s legitimate leader. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is vowing a campaign of civil disobedience now, as The World’s William Troop reports.