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Obama says same-sex couples should be able to marryUS President Barack Obama has ended months of hedging on the issue of gay marriage by saying he thinks same-sex couples should be able to wed. He has become the first sitting US president to back gay marriage.
"When we think about our faith, the thing at root that we think about is, not only Christ sacrificing himself on our behalf, but it's also the Golden Rule, you know, treat others the way you would want to be treated."
- President Barack Obama |
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Obama announces sanctions for tech used in human rights abuses in Iran and SyriaPresident Obama issued an executive order Monday that allows U.S. officials for the first time to impose sanctions against foreign nationals found to have used new technologies, including cellphone tracking and Internet monitoring, to help carry out grave human rights abuses. |
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Burmese savour taste of democracyOnly a small proportion of Burma's parliamentary seats are being contested in by-elections in April, but with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi standing for the first time, the campaign has considerable significance. |
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Maryland state senate passes gay marriage billA bill that would legalise gay marriage in the US state of Maryland has been approved in the state Senate, less than a week after it passed the state House. |
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Support wanes in US Congress for anti-piracy billEight US lawmakers have withdrawn their support for anti-piracy laws, after 'blackout' protests on thousands of internet sites. |
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Burma joy as freed prisoners head homeWhen Ko Ko Gyi arrived at Rangoon airport the crowd had been waiting several hours and rushed to greet him. Ko Ko Gyi is one of the best known of the 88 generation of student leaders, along with Min Ko Naing, the most famous. |
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News measure to stop violence against childrenA United Nations envoy dealing with children’s rights hailed the decision of Member States to adopt a new protocol aimed at protecting children from abuse and violence. |
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Egypt court stops virginity tests in military prisonsA Cairo court has ordered forced virginity tests on female detainees in military prisons to be stopped. |
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No more corporate personhood in LA, UnanimousThanks to ground work by the U.S. Green Party, the wave of Occupy Wall Street empowerment and Human Rights Aler, Los Angeles became the first major U.S. city to vote against corporate personhood and call for a Constitutional Amendment asserting corporations are not entitled to constitutional rights and that money is not free speech. |
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Apparel exporters to end child labour, cleanse supplyCensured for engaging child labour by gloabl apparel brands, the Indian apparel export industry has decided to adopt zero tolerance on child labour and cleanse the supply chain. |
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The First Global Revolution Has BegunIf you rely on the corporate media for your news, you may not be aware that this is the most significant revolutionary period in human history. |
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Saudi woman driver’s lashing ‘overturned by king’Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has overturned a court ruling sentencing a woman to 10 lashes for breaking a ban on female drivers, reports say. |
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Saudi women to get right to vote
via BBC |
Sun September 25, 2011 |
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‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ ban on gays in US military endsA policy banning open homosexuality in the US military has been repealed after nearly two decades. |
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New program to compensate poor for environmental protectionBrazilian President Dilma Rousseff has introduced a new program, Bolsa Verde (Green Allowance), to compensate the poor for environmental protection, reports Globo News. |
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World good news
- Obama says same-sex couples should be able to marry
- South Korea adopts greenhouse gas regulations
- California public to vote on GMO Label Act after 1 million signatures
- Peru is latest developing nation to adopt climate change initiative
- State of Himalayan Glaciers Less Alarming Than Feared
- Obama announces sanctions for tech used in human rights abuses in Iran and Syria
- Mexico becomes 2nd country in the world to pass national climate-change law
- US to make profit from bailouts, Treasury says
- Toronto Becomes First City To Mandate Green Roofs
- World’s largest preserve forming in Africa
- Obama: STOCK Act a step toward restoring Americans’ faith in Washington
- Burmese savour taste of democracy
- EU seeks to crack down on shark finning
- GM crops banned in Peru
- Niger creates Africa’s largest protected reserve
- World meets UN safe water goal
- International Bird Area in Kenya saved from conversion into biofuel crop
- North Korea agrees to nuclear moratorium
- Rebels Sign Truce in South Sudan
- Maryland state senate passes gay marriage bill
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- Broadcasters ordered to dial down TV ad volume
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- California public to vote on GMO Label Act after 1 million signatures
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- Pancreatic cancer gene discovery
- Prostate trial ‘very encouraging’
- Bringing health care to the world’s most remote areas
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- Device invented that can detect infectious disease in minutes
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- World meets UN safe water goal
- ‘Promising’ pancreas cancer drug
- Transplant jaw made by 3D printer claimed as first
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- Researchers identify key peptides that could lead to a universal vaccine for influenza
- California orders hike in number of super clean cars
- Gates donates $750 million to fight AIDS, TB and malaria
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