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Updated: 09/09/2024 – 15:29 GMT+2 Mexico’s ruling party says judges in the current court system are corrupt, and wants the country’s entire judicial branch – some 7,000 judges – to stand for election. Mexico’s ruling party says judges in the current court system are corrupt, and wants the country’s entire judicial branch – some 7,000 judges – to stand for election.Last week, the lower house of Mexico’s Congress passed contentious legislation that would launch the most sweeping judicial overhaul of the century by requiring all judges to stand for election.On Sunday, the legislation was presented in the Senate where lawmakers…

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Like a golden thread circling the Earth, the equator sprinkles a bit of tourist magic in 11 countries. ADVERTISEMENTBefore visiting Ecuador, the eponymous equator wasn’t the most eagerly-anticipated moment on my bucket list trip. There were giant tortoises to meet, cloud forests to climb and Indigenous markets to explore. But the Quitsato Sundial, 50 kilometres north of Quito, was a surprise highlight. One that has made me an advocate for equator tourism. Our Earth’s circle of latitude passes through 11 countries: Indonesia (which has the longest cut), Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, Gabon, the Congo, the…

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