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Lesbian mums can't register baby in Italy

AuthoritiesinTurin,northernItaly,haverefusedtoregisterthebabyofalesbiancouple.ChiaraFoglietta,aTurincouncillor,underwentartificialinseminationinDenmarkandgavebi

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Couples who argue together, stay together: research finds

It’snotamessagelikelytobefoundonmanyValentine’scardsbutresearchhasfoundthatcoupleswhoarguetogether,staytogether.Coupleswhoargueeffectivelyare10timesmorelikelyto

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Mass wedding for poverty-ridden Hindus in Pakistan

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50 Chinese couples tie knot in mass wedding in Sri Lanka

AsoneofthemostimportantcountriesalongtheSilkRoad,thestunningsceneryhasmadeSriLankathedreamweddinglocationformanyyoungcouples.OnSunday,agrandmassweddingceremonyw

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Sri Lanka hosts mass wedding for 100 Chinese couples

ByAPDwriterEaswaranRutnamCOLOMBO,Dec.17(APD)--SriLankaonSundayhostedamassweddingfor100ChinesecouplesatagrandceremonyinColombo.TheroyalweddingwasattendedbyPresid

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Austrian constitutional court legalizes same-sex marriage

Austria'sConstitutionalCourthasruledthatsame-sexcoupleswillbeallowedtomarryfromthebeginningof2019,bringingthecountryinlinewithmorethanadozenotherwesternEuropean

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Austria's top court allows same-sex marriage

Austria'stopcourthasruledthatsame-sexcouplescanmarryfrom2019atthelatest,bringingtheoftenconservativeAlpinecountryintolinewithmorethanadozenotherEuropeannations.

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Sri Lanka to host wedding for 100 Chinese couples

ByAPDwriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Nov.29(APD)-SriLankaistohostaweddingfor100ChinesecouplesatTownHallinColomboonDecember17,theSriLankangovernmentannouncedonWednesday.Th

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Why more millennials are choosing to elope

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Germany's first same-sex 'I do''s as marriage equality dawns

Same-sexcoupleswillmarryinGermanyforthefirsttimeonSunday,whensomecivilregistryofficeswillopenspeciallytocelebratethecomingintoforceofamarriagelawthatparliamentp

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France eyes legalizing assisted reproduction for gay women in 2018

Therightoflesbiancouplesandsinglewomentohaveaccesstoassistedreproductionwas“amatterofsocialjustice”andwilllikelybelegislatednextyear,aFrenchgovernmentministersa

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Birth permission certificate no longer required for couples expecting test-tube babies

Chinese couples no longer have to get birth permissions before they want in vitro fertilization (IVF).

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India seeks to ban commercial surrogacy

The Indian government has moved to ban commercial surrogacy, sparking fears that the multibillion-dollar industry could go underground.

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Chinese couples not waiting for 2nd-child rule

Remarried couples in Guangdong province who are pregnant with their second child will not be forced to have an abortion, even though they have not yet been granted permission for a second child.

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Calling it quits: Divorce rate jumps 6% in China

More than 3.84 million couples called their marriage off in China last year, a 5.6 percent increase from 2014, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Monday, the China News Service reported.

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Is S.Korea becoming more matriarchal?

Gender roles are rapidly changing. Now sons are hearing from their mothers or wives what women used to hear all the time from their fathers or husbands.

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Behind China's rising divorce rate: impulse or relief?

"In the past people wanted to divorce mostly because of domestic violence and affairs, now it is increasingly common among young couples to separate after trivial disputes or interference of their parents," she said.