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New Zealand legalises same-sex marriageNew Zealand's parliament has legalised same-sex marriage, the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to do so.
"I am so happy, not only because I can now marry the person I love, but because New Zealand has moved a step further towards gay and lesbian people becoming completely equal with the rest of our society."
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Victories for Marriage Equality and First Openly Gay U.S. SenatorBefore last night, voters in more than 30 consecutive statewide elections across the United States approved bans on same-sex marriage. On Tuesday, three states broke the trend—with a fourth still counting its votes—in what some advocates and organizations are calling the most successful election for gay rights ever. |
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Hurdle cleared on total ban on child labour in IndiaEmploying children below 14 years will now attract a maximum jail term of three years or a fine of up to Rs 50,000 with the Union Cabinet on Tuesday clearing a proposal by the Labour Ministry to completely ban employment of children below that age in all occupations and processes. |
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Myanmar government abolishes direct media censorshipMyanmar abolished direct media censorship on Monday, the latest dramatic reform by its quasi-civilian regime, but journalists face other formidable restrictions including a ban on private daily newspapers and a pervasive culture of self-censorship. |
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Human Rights Court Rules in Favor of Community Over Ecuadorian GovernmentIn a case that could have broad implications, the Kichwa community of Sarayaku, Ecuador, won a major battle on July 25, when the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that the Ecuadorian government had violated its rights to communal property and cultural identity. |
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A sporting victory for equal rightsA few days ago the runner made history as one of two women named in the Saudi Olympic team. |
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Libya election: High turnout in historic voteLibyans have been voting in their first free national election for 60 years. |
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Human Rights Council backs Internet freedomDespite opposition from India, China and Russia, the UN Human Rights Council passed its first resolution on Internet freedom, to support individuals’ rights online. |
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A small human rights victory as Egypt’s state of emergency endsIn place for 31 years, a state of emergency that gives broad and unchecked powers to Egypt’s police force will end at the stroke of midnight today. |
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Peru Aims To End Child LabourPresident Ollanta Humala recently promised that he would fight for the complete eradication of child labour. |
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Egyptians vote in landmark presidential election
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Wed May 23, 2012 |
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Malawi’s president vows to repeal gay banPresident Joyce Banda declared Friday she wants to repeal Malawi's laws against homosexual acts, going against a trend in Africa in which gays are being increasingly singled out for prosecution. |
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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. |
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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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World good news
- EU to ban pesticides in bee scare
- New Zealand legalises same-sex marriage
- U.N. overwhelmingly approves global arms trade treaty
- New wind power cheaper than coal or gas in Australia
- Nations agree on legally binding mercury rules
- Six million turn out for global garbage clean-up
- Swiss Parliament Passes Plastic Bag Ban
- This week, a shark sanctuary the size of Australia has been established
- French move boosts shark sanctuaries
- Canada introduces new rules to curb future vehicle emissions
- Australia outlaws illegally-logged wood from abroad
- Tokelau islands shift to 100% solar energy
- Victories for Marriage Equality and First Openly Gay U.S. Senator
- New opportunity for rapid treatment of malaria
- EU on track to exceed Kyoto emissions goal
- Costa Rica’s Shark Finning Ban Signed By President Chinchilla
- Philippines and Muslim rebels sign key peace plan
- Jaguar conservation gets a boost in North and Central America
- Vancouver council makes ‘historic’ move toward shark fin ban
- Canada will no longer oppose global fight against asbestos
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Health news
- Safer vaccine created without virus
- Lenses found to ‘cure colour-blindness’
- Nations agree on legally binding mercury rules
- Totally blind mice get sight back
- Human immune system proteins shown to suppress HIV
- Fighting cancer with cell phones
- First liver cancer ‘chemo-bath’ in the UK
- New opportunity for rapid treatment of malaria
- Fear can be erased from the brain before its memory has been formed
- Enjoyment of life ‘key to living longer’
- Scientists uncover gene behind skin disease
- New Water Treatment Process Could Help Bring Dead Zones Back to Life
- Robots join the fight against cancer
- Canada will no longer oppose global fight against asbestos
- ‘Stem cell hope’ for deaf people
- Deaf girl fitted with bionic ear speaks her first word
- Johnson & Johnson Announces a Ban on Harmful Chemicals in Products
- Male contraceptive pill ‘step closer’ after mice studies
- Spotting Cancer Cells in Blood With a 27-Picosecond Camera
- Hope for more effective TB treatment
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