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Taiwan legalises same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriage supporters stood outside parliament as the bill was debated.

Taiwan's parliament has become the first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage following a vote on Friday; US President Donald Trump has outlined plans for a new US immigration system designed to favour younger, better educated, English-speaking workers; and a study that began as an investigation into the "utterly bizarre" way in which bedbugs reproduce has revealed they have existed for far longer than humans.

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Fri 17 May 2019 06:06GMT

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