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Legal action launched to halt Australia same-sex marriage vote

Same-sexmarriageadvocateslaunchedlegalactioninAustralia'shighestcourtTuesdayagainstacontroversialgovernmentplanforapostalvoteontheissue,callingitdivisiveandharm

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Australian PM slams gay slurs as marriage vote looms

AustralianPrimeMinisterMalcolmTurnbullonTuesdaycalledforrespectfuldebateonanupcomingsame-sexmarriagevote,sayinghe"deplores"thehomophobicslursairedbyanonymousopp

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Australia's Catholic church warns employees on gay marriage

OneofAustralia'stopCatholicshaswarnedthechurch'sthousandsofemployeesitwillonlytoleratetraditionalviewsonmarriage,asthecountrypreparesforavoteonwhethergaycouples

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Legal action in Australia over same sex marriage postal vote

Same-sexmarriageadvocatesonThursdaylaunchedlegalactioninAustralia'shighestcourtagainstacontroversialgovernmentplanforapostalvoteontheissue,asdebateragedoverwhet

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Australians to vote on future of same-sex marriage in November

Australians will head to the polls on Nov. 25 to vote in a plebiscite which will decide the future of same-sex marriage in the country, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced on Tuesday.

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S.African MPs to cast secret ballots on Zuma

SouthAfricanPresidentJacobZumafacesano-confidencevotebysecretballotinparliamentTuesday,withopponentshopingthatdiscontentedANClawmakerscouldhelpousthimfromoffice

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Brazil's Chamber of Deputies to vote on Temer corruption charges

A new chapter of Brazil's political crisis will be defined on Wednesday as the Chamber of Deputies will vote on whether to accept corruption charges against President Michel Temer.

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Brazil's president faces key congressional vote

ForBrazilianleaders,Augustisthecruelestmonth—andonethatnowpresentsapotentiallyfatalchallengetothepresidencyofMichelTemer.Inmoderntimes,Augusthasbeenadevastating

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Republicans win narrow vote to open debate on repealing Obamacare

US Republicans have pulled off a narrow victory to move closer to a repeal of Obamacare.

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Trump's Obamacare pledge clears hurdle

Donald Trump has hailed a vote to begin debate on healthcare reform as the "beginning of the end" of Obamacare.

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U.S. Senate to delay votes on Republican health-care bill

U.S.SenateMajorityLeaderMitchMcConnelllateSaturdaynightannouncedadelaytovoteonaRepublicanbilltorepealandreplacethecountry'shealth-careprogram.Theannouncementcam

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Brazilian President Temer survives parliamentary corruption vote

TheCommissiononConstitution,JusticeandCitizenship(CCJ)ofBrazil'sChamberofDeputiesvotedonThursdaytorejectthecorruptionchargesagainstPresidentMichelTemerby40votes

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Brazilian President Temer survives parliamentary commission vote

The Commission on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship (CCJ) of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies voted on Thursday to reject the corruption charges against President Michel Temer by 40 votes to 25.

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Defense team of Brazilian President presented defense to the parliament

ThedefenseteamofBrazilianPresidentMichelTemerpresentedonWednesdayawrittendefensetotheparliament,whichwillvoteonwhethertoopenaformalcaseagainstTemer.Brazil'sChie

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Germany's Merkel voted against gay marriage

GermanChancellorAngelaMerkelsaidonFridayshevotedagainstlegalizinggaymarriagegivenherpersonalviewthatmarriageshouldbebetweenamanandawoman,butshehopedparliament's

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British PM May narrowly wins Queen's Speech vote

BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMaywonavoteontheQueen'sSpeechinparliamentbyanarrowmarginonThursday,herfirstmajorpoliticaltestsinceherConservativePartylostitsmajority

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Italy’s centre-right wins big in mayoral elections

Italy’scentre-rightpartieswerethebigwinnersinmayoralelectionsonSunday,partialresultsshowed,inavotelikelytoputpressureonthecentre-leftgovernmentaheadofnationalel