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UK legalizes same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage will be legal in England and Wales after legislation received final approval from Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday. The House of Commons gave final approval of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill on Tuesday. The original legislat (More) |
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Bangladesh lifts YouTube ban
The Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission on Wednesday lifted the country's ban against YouTube . The website has been banned since September, after an anti-Islam movie appeared on the site. The movie, titled Innocence of Muslims , is (More) |
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Amnesty International publishes annual human rights report
Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday published its annual report entitled State of the World's Human Rights , which details the human rights landscape across the world in 2012. The report focuses on the increasing danger faced by those displaced (More) |
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UK House of Commons approves same-sex marriage bill
The House of Commons of the UK Parliament voted 366-161 on Tuesday to approve the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill . The legislation was introduced in January and will effectively extend the application of the Marriage Act of 1949 to same-sex as (More) |
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France president signs same-sex marriage and adoption bill
French President Francois Hollande gave final approval Saturday to legislation legalizing same-sex marriage and establishing the right of same-sex couples to adopt. The widely controversial bill, which was part of Hollande's campaign pledges, was (More) |
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France constitutional court approves same-sex marriage bill
France's Constitutional Council on Friday approved [judgment, in French; press release, in French] a same-sex marriage bill . The legislation was approved by parliament last month, but former president Nicolas Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movemen (More) |
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Brazil justice council effectively legalizes same-sex marriage
Brazil's National Council of Justice on Tuesday ruled that notaries public cannot refuse to perform same-sex marriage ceremonies, effectively legalizing same-sex marriage in Brazil. The decision follows legislation in Argentina and Uruguay, which (More) |
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Federal appeals court blocks Florida law barring contracts with Cuba, Syria businesses
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Monday upheld a lower court ruling blocking enforcement of a Florida law that denies government contracts to companies that do business in Cuba or Syria. The law was challenged last year by Ode (More) |
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UN group: social protections key to ending child labor
The UN International Labor Organization (ILO) on Monday released a report on child labor [text, PDF; press release] advocating social protections as the key to ending the practice. " report contributes to a better understanding of the underlying ec (More) |
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US trade commission rules for Apple in Motorola patent dispute
The US International Trade Commission (USITC) ruled Monday that Apple did not infringe a Motorola patent covering proximity sensors. The USITC concluded that the concept at issue was too obvious to merit patent protection. Although Apple is based (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
