Spanish invaders in Mexico had to enlist indigenous smelters to make bullets and weapons

Spanish conquistadors in Mexico had to ask indigenous smelters to make ammunition for them after running short of supplies, archeologists discover Researchers in Mexico studied copper slag samples at an old Spanish outpost The slag came from improvised smelting operations used to process copper The smelting operations were run by indigenous people to keep the … Read more

El Chapo’s mother calls on Mexican President to bring him home claiming was ILLEGALLY extradited

El Chapo’s mother calls on Mexican President to bring her son home claiming jailed drug lord was ILLEGALLY extradited to the U.S. The Mexican government shared the letter that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador received from Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán’s mother March 20 María Consuelo Loera told the president that her lawyers had been in contact as … Read more

Coca-Cola, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever dump half a MILLION tonnes of plastic pollution

Four multi-national companies – Coca-Cola, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever are responsible for half a million tonnes of plastic pollution in six countries per year.  A study by international relief agency Tearfund is the first to quantify the amount of plastic waste burnt in Brazil, Nigeria, Mexico, India, China and The Philippines. The plastic being burnt by the … Read more

Opera singer Placido Domingo, 79, is hospitalized in Mexico after testing positive for coronavirus

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Idris Elba admits he and wife Sabrina’s joint-quarantine has been ‘a test of our relationship’

Idris Elba has admitted that quarantining with his wife Sabrina Dhowre-Elba has tested their relationship, after the married couple revealed they had both contracted the coronavirus. Taking to Instagram live on day 13 of his quarantine, Idris, 47, answered questions from fans, as Sabrina, 29, cosied up next to him on the couch. ‘So far … Read more

Idris Elba’s wife Sabrina Dhowre-Elba tests POSITIVE for coronavirus

Idris Elba’s wife Sabrina Dhowre-Elba has tested positive with the coronavirus, a week after her husband. Defending their decision to isolate together following The Wire star’s diagnosis, she told Oprah Winfrey ‘I wanted to be with him’ and claimed she felt ‘the instinct of a wife’ to take care of him.  In an interview on Winfrey’s … Read more

Scientists create simulated high-resolution image of black hole 55 million light years from Earth

Is this the last thing you see? Scientists create simulated high-resolution image of black hole 55 million light years from Earth using Einstein’s theory of relativity Black hole at the center of the galaxy Messier 87 was imaged in April Supermassive black hole in M87 has about 6.5 billion times the mass of our sun  … Read more

Amazing Race star Tyler Roos reveals how COVID-19 is affecting Mexico

The Amazing Race Australia’s Tyler Roos is holidaying in Mexico – but he doesn’t feel stranded or at risk amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking to Daily Mail Australia from Tulum on Friday, the 23-year-old reality star said the tourist city was showing no signs of panic. ‘Things in Mexico feel fine. It feels like the … Read more

Chord Overstreet wears a face mask as he stocks up on groceries amid coronavirus pandemic

Chord Overstreet sports a protective face mask as he stocks up on groceries amid coronavirus pandemic By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 08:20 GMT, 19 March 2020 | Updated: 08:20 GMT, 19 March 2020 He’s maintained a relatively low profile following his reunion with ex-girlfriend Emma Roberts in Mexico earlier this year.  And Chord Overstreet … Read more

Traveller flies to Mexico for the air miles – but ends up in jail at the hands of corrupt police

A frequent flyer claims he ended up in a Mexican jail at the hands of corrupt police officers during a trip he took to reach a special loyalty status with an airline. TV and internet producer Andrew Kimmel, from Los Angeles, tells of his extraordinarily rotten luck on his Twitter account – a tale so … Read more