▁events ▁ ▁January ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 ▁- ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day ▁( Stat ut ory ▁hol iday ) ▁Tax ▁changes ▁designed ▁to ▁increase ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁Office ▁for ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁and ▁Public ▁Cred it ▁( SH CP ) ▁take ▁effect . ▁The ▁minimum ▁w age ▁increases ▁ 2 0 %, ▁from ▁M X N ▁$ 1 0 2 . 6 8 ▁to ▁$ 1 2 3 . 2 2 ▁( US ▁$ 6 . 5 3 ) ▁daily . ▁This ▁is ▁still ▁lower ▁than ▁in ▁Brazil ▁and ▁Colombia , ▁where ▁per ▁cap ita ▁income ▁is ▁similar . ▁January ▁ 2 ▁Re ut ers ▁reports ▁that ▁Mexican ▁citizens ▁who ▁seek ▁as yl um ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁will ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁Gu atem ala . ▁The ▁first ▁fem ic ide ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁is ▁reported ▁in ▁Aqu ism ón , ▁San ▁Luis ▁Pot osi . ▁A ▁second ▁ri ot ▁at ▁the ▁prison ▁in ▁C ien egu illas , ▁Z ac ate cas ▁leaves ▁one ▁dead ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 6 ▁in m ates ▁who ▁were ▁killed ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁January ▁ 3 ▁México ▁names ▁Ed m undo ▁Font ▁new ▁inter im ▁Ch arg é ▁d ' aff aires ▁for ▁Boliv ia . ▁President ▁And rés ▁Manuel ▁López ▁O br ador ▁( AML O ) ▁requests ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁Julian ▁Ass ange . ▁January ▁ 4 ▁– ▁An ▁earth qu ake ▁with ▁a ▁magnitude ▁ 5 . 9 ▁and