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Singapore lifts gay sex ban, blocks marriage equality

Singapore lifts gay sex ban, blocks marriage equality

Singapore’s parliament decriminalised sex between men on Tuesday, but amended the constitution to effectively block full marriage equality. The British colonial-era law penalised sex between men with up to two years in jail, although the statute was not actively enforced. The law had long been criticised as discriminatory and stigmatising …

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The yuan’s the new dollar as Russia rides to the redback

The yuan's the new dollar as Russia rides to the redback

Chinese entrepreneur Wang Min is delighted about Russia’s embrace of the yuan. His LED lights company can price contracts to Russian customers in yuan rather than dollars or euros, and they can pay him in yuan. It’s “win-win”, he says. Wang’s plans have been transformed by the conflict in Ukraine …

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Dozens of people wreak havoc at HCMC restaurant

Dozens of people brandished knives and metal bars to wreak havoc at a HCMC restaurant and threaten customers on Monday. People were eating and watching football Monday night at a restaurant in District 7 when dozens of young people arrived on motorbikes and a car. The group, who wore masks …

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Australia to withdraw or refund tens of thousands of Covid fines

Australia to withdraw or refund tens of thousands of Covid fines

Australia’s largest state will withdraw or refund tens of thousands of fines issued during the Covid pandemic after government lawyers conceded on Tuesday that some fines were invalid in a test case brought by a legal advocacy group. Australian states and territories instituted strict restrictions during the pandemic, including limits …

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