British scientists say they have developed a model that can predict outbreaks of zoonotic diseases – those such as Ebola and Zika that jump from animals to humans – based on changes in climate. Describing their model as “a major improvement in our understanding of the spread of diseases from animals to people”, the researchers...Read More

Playa de Oro in Puerto Vallarta has met international guidelines to be granting the Blue Flag, Next month the beach will formally receive the area’s third certification of its kind, also the re-certification of Playa Palmares and Playa Camarones beaches will take place. Playa de Oro is located in the hotel zone of Puerto Vallarta,...Read More

Mexico’s government said on Sunday it had arrested the leader of a dissident teachers’ union for alleged corruption, redoubling efforts to impose its authority on an education reform that has sparked months of protests in the country. Deputy attorney general Gilberto Higuera told a news conference that Ruben Nunez, head one of the most combative...Read More

In the nationwide sweepstakes among federal jurisdictions to put Mexican drug kingpin and escape artist Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman on trial, the place currently leading the pack is far from the border: Brooklyn. Justice Department officials in Washington still aren’t commenting on the closely watched decision involving seven prosecutor’s offices that have indicted Guzman on...Read More