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Mexico’s Senate approves contentious judicial overhaul after protesters storm chamber

September 11, 2024 admin

Mexico’s Senate. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Mexico’s Senate voted early Wednesday (September 11, 2024) to overhaul the country’s judiciary, clearing the biggest hurdle for a controversial constitutional revision that will make all judges stand for election, a change that critics fear will politicize the judicial branch and threaten Mexico’s democracy. The approval came in two…

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Protesters Invade Mexican Senate, Forcing Halt To Reform Debate

September 10, 2024 admin

Protestors take part in a protest against the judicial reform proposed by the government in Mexico City. Mexico City: Crowds of protesters invaded Mexico’s Senate on Tuesday, forcing lawmakers to suspend a debate on controversial proposals by outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to allow voters to elect judges. The judicial reform plan, which experts…

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Mexican Drug Lord El Chapo’s Son Didn’t Kidnap Fellow Gangster, Says Lawyer

August 1, 2024 admin

Joaquin Guzman, one of the most consequential traffickers, was arrested last week by US Agents (file). Mexico City: The son of jailed Sinaloa Cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman did not kidnap drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the Guzman family’s lawyer said on Wednesday, following reports Guzman’s son had betrayed Zambada to the United…

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Venezuela Into Copa America Quarterfinals After Mexico Victory, Jamaica Out

June 27, 2024 admin

Venezuela booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Copa America on Wednesday with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Mexico that ensured Jamaica’s elimination from the tournament. Mexico-based veteran striker Salomon Rondon stroked in the only goal from the penalty spot to seal all three points for Venezuela, who are top of Group…

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Mexico’s Political Assassinations Reach 37 Ahead Of Tomorrow’s Polls

June 1, 2024 admin

Ruling party hopeful Claudia Sheinbaum is widely expected to win Sunday’s vote. Mexico City: Mexico’s election is now the bloodiest in its modern history after a candidate running for local office in central Puebla state was murdered on Friday at a political rally, taking the number of assassinated candidates to 37 ahead of Sunday’s vote….

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Heat Waves In Mexico Lead To Submerged Homes

May 28, 2024 admin

Tabasco is one of the areas of Mexico hit hardest by this year’s heat waves. El Bosque, Mexico: Waves wash over abandoned homes in a Mexican village slowly being swallowed by the sea — a symbol of the climate change effects being felt by the major fossil fuel producer. The school where Adrian Perez used…

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It’s so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees

May 22, 2024 admin

It’s so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees. At least 138 of the midsize primates, who are known for their roaring vocal calls, were found dead in the Gulf Coast state of Tabasco since May 16, according to the Biodiversity Conservation of The Usumacinta group. Others were rescued by…

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The national and regional impact of Ecuador’s raids in Mexico | Explained

April 22, 2024 admin

The story so far: A political and diplomatic chasm has split Latin America. The epicentre of the crisis is Ecuador’s capital Quito; the immediate trigger was a police raid on the Mexican Embassy to arrest a political opponent convicted of corruption. President Daniel Noboa, in an unprecedented move, ordered raids on the embassy to arrest…

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Relatives of missing Mexicans say they found bags of human remains

March 26, 2024 admin

A group of mothers from the collective “Guerreros Buscadores” remain in the area where they found two clandestine crematory ovens and 27 bags with human remains during the search for their relatives in El Salto, Jalisco State, Mexico. | Photo Credit: AFP A group of relatives searching for some of Mexico’s roughly 100,000 missing persons…

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Early jacaranda bloom sparks debate about climate change in Mexicoca

February 27, 2024 admin

Jacaranda tree blooms in the Condesa neighborhood in Mexico City, Mexico. February 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Every spring, the streets of Mexico’s capital are painted purple with the flowering of thousands of jacaranda trees. Their spectacular colours not only attract the eyes of residents and tourists but also birds, bees and butterflies that…

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