Mexico (The Guard)

Butterflies had bad year after four times as many trees were lost to illegal logging and extreme climate conditions The number of monarch butterflies that reached their winter resting grounds in central Mexico decreased by about 26% this year, and four times as many trees were lost to illegal . . .

Although femicide is a recognised crime in Mexico, when a woman disappears, the authorities are notoriously slow to act. But there is someone who will take on their case On the night of 30 October 2019, as many Mexicans were preparing to celebrate the Day of the Dead, the family of Jessica . . .

Amlo again clashes with women's rights activists as he dismisses complaints against Flix Salgado Macedonio, candidate for governor A growing row over a gubernatorial candidate facing accusations of rape has once again pitted Mexico's populist president against women's rights campaigners. Flix . . .