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Kenya Plane Crash Kills 10 Foreigners Heading To Maasai Mara National Park
A small plane travelling from Kenya's coast crashed on Tuesday, killing all 11 people, including foreigners, on board, the airline said.
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South Africa's Highest Court Allows Men To Take Wives' Surnames
South Africa's highest court, the Constitutional Court, has ruled that husbands are now legally allowed to take on the surnames of their wives.
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Lesbian Mothers Win Legal Status In Italy's IVF Ruling
Italy's Constitutional Court said on Thursday that same-sex female couples who use in vitro fertilization (IVF) abroad can both be legally recognised as parents in Italy, even if one is not the biological mother.
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Bolivian Ex President Evo Morales Barred From Running For 2025 Re-Election
Bolivia's Constitutional Court has disqualified former president Evo Morales from running for re-election in 2025, reversing a ruling that had let him seek a fourth term in 2019.
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Italian Mums Win Court Battle On Children's Surnames
Italian rules which mean children of married couples are automatically given only their father's surname are unlawful, the country's constitutional court ruled Tuesday.
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Spain's Top Court Cancels Bullfighting Ban In Catalonia
Spain's Constitutional Court on Thursday cancelled a ban on bullfighting in the region of Catalonia, in what is likely to exacerbate tensions between animal activists and fans of the centuries-old tradition.
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Some French Wanted To Find Out How Racist Their Country Is. But Their Poll Is Prohibited.
In theory, one of the main achievements of French republicanism is equality.
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Polish President Signs Controversial Court Reform Into Law
Poland's conservative President Andrzej Duda today promulgated a controversial bill reforming the country's constitutional court, despite mass protests over the changes which the opposition say threaten the court's independence.
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Oscar Pistorius Granted Bail After Murder Conviction: Judge
Former Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was released on bail today, as he vowed to appeal against his murder conviction for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.
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Oscar Pistorius Back In Court For Bail Hearing Tuesday: Officials
Oscar Pistorius is set to appear in court Tuesday for a bail hearing that could see him return to jail after he was convicted on appeal of his girlfriend's murder, officials said.
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Catalonia to Pursue Split From Spain Despite Court Block, Artur Mas Says
Catalonia's government will continue its drive for independence, its acting head said today, a day after Spain's Constitutional Court annulled a Catalan assembly resolution calling for a republic to be established within 18 months.
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Spanish Court Revokes Catalan Independence Motion
The Spanish Constitutional Court today said it has revoked Catalonia's motion in Parliament to begin the process to separate from the rest of Spain.
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Colombia Court Allows Gay Couples to Register Children
Colombia's Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that gay couples must be allowed to register newborn children in both parents' names, with birth certificates listing two mothers or two fathers.
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Colombia Court Lets Same-Sex Couples Adopt Children
Colombia's highest court ruled today that same-sex couples can adopt children, lifting the last restriction on gays raising kids.
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Prosecutors Seek Murder Charge for Oscar Pistorius
South African state prosecutors today argued in court for Oscar Pistorius to be convicted of murder and sent back to jail, two weeks after he was released on house arrest.
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Kenya Plane Crash Kills 10 Foreigners Heading To Maasai Mara National Park
A small plane travelling from Kenya's coast crashed on Tuesday, killing all 11 people, including foreigners, on board, the airline said.
-
South Africa's Highest Court Allows Men To Take Wives' Surnames
South Africa's highest court, the Constitutional Court, has ruled that husbands are now legally allowed to take on the surnames of their wives.
-
Lesbian Mothers Win Legal Status In Italy's IVF Ruling
Italy's Constitutional Court said on Thursday that same-sex female couples who use in vitro fertilization (IVF) abroad can both be legally recognised as parents in Italy, even if one is not the biological mother.
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Bolivian Ex President Evo Morales Barred From Running For 2025 Re-Election
Bolivia's Constitutional Court has disqualified former president Evo Morales from running for re-election in 2025, reversing a ruling that had let him seek a fourth term in 2019.
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Italian Mums Win Court Battle On Children's Surnames
Italian rules which mean children of married couples are automatically given only their father's surname are unlawful, the country's constitutional court ruled Tuesday.
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Spain's Top Court Cancels Bullfighting Ban In Catalonia
Spain's Constitutional Court on Thursday cancelled a ban on bullfighting in the region of Catalonia, in what is likely to exacerbate tensions between animal activists and fans of the centuries-old tradition.
-
Some French Wanted To Find Out How Racist Their Country Is. But Their Poll Is Prohibited.
In theory, one of the main achievements of French republicanism is equality.
-
Polish President Signs Controversial Court Reform Into Law
Poland's conservative President Andrzej Duda today promulgated a controversial bill reforming the country's constitutional court, despite mass protests over the changes which the opposition say threaten the court's independence.
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Oscar Pistorius Granted Bail After Murder Conviction: Judge
Former Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was released on bail today, as he vowed to appeal against his murder conviction for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.
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Oscar Pistorius Back In Court For Bail Hearing Tuesday: Officials
Oscar Pistorius is set to appear in court Tuesday for a bail hearing that could see him return to jail after he was convicted on appeal of his girlfriend's murder, officials said.
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Catalonia to Pursue Split From Spain Despite Court Block, Artur Mas Says
Catalonia's government will continue its drive for independence, its acting head said today, a day after Spain's Constitutional Court annulled a Catalan assembly resolution calling for a republic to be established within 18 months.
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Spanish Court Revokes Catalan Independence Motion
The Spanish Constitutional Court today said it has revoked Catalonia's motion in Parliament to begin the process to separate from the rest of Spain.
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Colombia Court Allows Gay Couples to Register Children
Colombia's Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that gay couples must be allowed to register newborn children in both parents' names, with birth certificates listing two mothers or two fathers.
-
Colombia Court Lets Same-Sex Couples Adopt Children
Colombia's highest court ruled today that same-sex couples can adopt children, lifting the last restriction on gays raising kids.
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Prosecutors Seek Murder Charge for Oscar Pistorius
South African state prosecutors today argued in court for Oscar Pistorius to be convicted of murder and sent back to jail, two weeks after he was released on house arrest.
