Mexico faces the potential loss of its measles elimination status after confirming over 9,100 cases since the beginning of last year, with at least 28 deaths, according to ABC News. The majority of cases have occurred in children between ages 1 and 9.
Meanwhile, in the United States, President Donald Trump reversed a key Obama-era scientific ruling that concluded greenhouse gases endanger public health, as reported by BBC World. The White House called the reversal the "largest deregulation in American history." Also, a US immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota will end, President Trump's border tsar told reporters on Thursday, according to BBC World. The operation, known as Operation Metro Surge, resulted in the detention of many illegal immigrants who had committed violent crimes.
The US economy is growing, yet job openings and hiring rates have dropped to multi-year lows, as indicated by BBC Business. Jacob Trigg, a former project manager, has struggled to find employment after losing his job, applying to over 2,000 positions. "It's a huge surprise because I've always been able to get a job very easily," said Trigg.
In other business news, Tesco plans to make its Clubcard available to under-18s this year, BBC Business reported. The supermarket did not elaborate on how this might work, but the move follows campaigning from Which? urging supermarkets to lift restrictions on loyalty scheme access.
The measles outbreak in Mexico began on February 1 in the northwestern state of Chihuahua, according to ABC News. Health officials are concerned about the spread of the virus.
The Obama-era "endangerment finding" that Trump reversed was the legal bedrock of federal efforts to rein in emissions, especially in vehicles, BBC World reported. The White House said the reversal would make cars cheaper, bringing down costs for automakers by $2,400 per vehicle. Environmental groups have criticized the move.
Tom Homan, Trump's border tsar, said he would stay in Minnesota "a little longer to oversee the drawdown, to ensure its success," BBC World reported. The surge also sparked nationwide protests when two US citizens were killed by immigration officers.
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