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A Brighter Summer Day

Chen and Dean chilling with their dogs on their day off, Taichung, Taiwan, 2019 ‘Once my parents asked me why I either seldom went home when I was off, or I only took man home. I told them, ‘This is it, he’s my partner. If you accept it, you will have one more son; if you don’t, you will lose two.’ In my opinion, homosexuality is normal, but they were probably worried about how society perceived us, or that it might affect my career. I told them that I was out since junior high school, and I was also out in the military. The officers even asked me to consult other gay people, they thought I knew better than them; they asked me to bridge.’ Chen Chen (left) and Dean met each other on Facebook through friends of friends. They opened a tea shop that they built and run together in Taichung. They also own a mobile phone shop in the same building, and have their bedroom on the top floor. They got married on the 18th May, the day after same sex marriage got legalized in Taiwan. It got a lot of attention from the med

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A Brighter Summer Day

A Brighter Summer Day tells intimate stories from the LGBTQIA+ community in Taiwan in the period leading to the legalization of same sex marriage and its aftermath. In 2017, the Taiwanese government declared it unconstitutional to exclude same sex couples from marriage giving Taiwan two years to vote for the bill and dividing the country. 7 millions people voted against. On the 17th of May 2019, same sex marriage was legalized, Taiwan becoming the first country in Asia to do so. Nevertheless inequality continues regarding adoption or marrying a foreign person, to name a few of the remaining issues. Stigma and stereotypes are still attached to same sex relationships, even more so regarding gender issues. Gender diverse people’s existence is often hidden as gender binaries are strongly enforced and people who exist outside of this binary system are rejected or made invisible. Even within the queer scene, the stereotypical representations of masculinity and femininity are prevalent. Photo by Su Cassiano/Middle E

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Bail hearing of Ihor Kolomoiskyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 - Ukrainian entrepreneur Ihor Kolomoiskyi who is suspected of fraud and money laundering is pictured during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ruled a 60-day custodial detention until October 31 or a bail of almost UAH 510 million. The Security Service of Ukraine announced the case against Kolomoiskyi on Saturday morning, September 2, saying that during 2013-2020, Ihor Kolomoiskyi legalized more than half a billion hryvnias ($14 million) by withdrawing them abroad and using the infrastructure of banks under his control.

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Bail hearing of Ihor Kolomoiskyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 - Judge Vadym Kovtunenko delivers his decision during a bail hearing of Ukrainian entrepreneur Ihor Kolomoiskyi who is suspected of fraud and money laundering at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ruled a 60-day custodial detention until October 31 or a bail of almost UAH 510 million. The Security Service of Ukraine announced the case against Kolomoiskyi on Saturday morning, September 2, saying that during 2013-2020, Ihor Kolomoiskyi legalized more than half a billion hryvnias ($14 million) by withdrawing them abroad and using the infrastructure of banks under his control.

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Bail hearing of Ihor Kolomoiskyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 - Ukrainian entrepreneur Ihor Kolomoiskyi who is suspected of fraud and money laundering is pictured during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ruled a 60-day custodial detention until October 31 or a bail of almost UAH 510 million. The Security Service of Ukraine announced the case against Kolomoiskyi on Saturday morning, September 2, saying that during 2013-2020, Ihor Kolomoiskyi legalized more than half a billion hryvnias ($14 million) by withdrawing them abroad and using the infrastructure of banks under his control.

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Bail hearing of Ihor Kolomoiskyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 - Ukrainian entrepreneur Ihor Kolomoiskyi who is suspected of fraud and money laundering is pictured during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ruled a 60-day custodial detention until October 31 or a bail of almost UAH 510 million. The Security Service of Ukraine announced the case against Kolomoiskyi on Saturday morning, September 2, saying that during 2013-2020, Ihor Kolomoiskyi legalized more than half a billion hryvnias ($14 million) by withdrawing them abroad and using the infrastructure of banks under his control.

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Bail hearing of Ihor Kolomoiskyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 - Ukrainian entrepreneur Ihor Kolomoiskyi (C) who is suspected of fraud and money laundering is pictured during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ruled a 60-day custodial detention until October 31 or a bail of almost UAH 510 million. The Security Service of Ukraine announced the case against Kolomoiskyi on Saturday morning, September 2, saying that during 2013-2020, Ihor Kolomoiskyi legalized more than half a billion hryvnias ($14 million) by withdrawing them abroad and using the infrastructure of banks under his control.

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Bail hearing of Ihor Kolomoiskyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 - Ukrainian entrepreneur Ihor Kolomoiskyi (C) who is suspected of fraud and money laundering is pictured during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ruled a 60-day custodial detention until October 31 or a bail of almost UAH 510 million. The Security Service of Ukraine announced the case against Kolomoiskyi on Saturday morning, September 2, saying that during 2013-2020, Ihor Kolomoiskyi legalized more than half a billion hryvnias ($14 million) by withdrawing them abroad and using the infrastructure of banks under his control.

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Bail hearing of Ihor Kolomoiskyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 - Ukrainian entrepreneur Ihor Kolomoiskyi who is suspected of fraud and money laundering is pictured during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ruled a 60-day custodial detention until October 31 or a bail of almost UAH 510 million. The Security Service of Ukraine announced the case against Kolomoiskyi on Saturday morning, September 2, saying that during 2013-2020, Ihor Kolomoiskyi legalized more than half a billion hryvnias ($14 million) by withdrawing them abroad and using the infrastructure of banks under his control.

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Bail hearing of Ihor Kolomoiskyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 - Ukrainian entrepreneur Ihor Kolomoiskyi (C) who is suspected of fraud and money laundering is pictured during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ruled a 60-day custodial detention until October 31 or a bail of almost UAH 510 million. The Security Service of Ukraine announced the case against Kolomoiskyi on Saturday morning, September 2, saying that during 2013-2020, Ihor Kolomoiskyi legalized more than half a billion hryvnias ($14 million) by withdrawing them abroad and using the infrastructure of banks under his control.

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Bail hearing of Ihor Kolomoiskyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 - Ukrainian entrepreneur Ihor Kolomoiskyi (C) who is suspected of fraud and money laundering is pictured during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ruled a 60-day custodial detention until October 31 or a bail of almost UAH 510 million. The Security Service of Ukraine announced the case against Kolomoiskyi on Saturday morning, September 2, saying that during 2013-2020, Ihor Kolomoiskyi legalized more than half a billion hryvnias ($14 million) by withdrawing them abroad and using the infrastructure of banks under his control.

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Bail hearing of Ihor Kolomoiskyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 - Ukrainian entrepreneur Ihor Kolomoiskyi (C) who is suspected of fraud and money laundering is pictured during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ruled a 60-day custodial detention until October 31 or a bail of almost UAH 510 million. The Security Service of Ukraine announced the case against Kolomoiskyi on Saturday morning, September 2, saying that during 2013-2020, Ihor Kolomoiskyi legalized more than half a billion hryvnias ($14 million) by withdrawing them abroad and using the infrastructure of banks under his control.

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Bail hearing of Ihor Kolomoiskyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 - Ukrainian entrepreneur Ihor Kolomoiskyi (L) who is suspected of fraud and money laundering is pictured during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ruled a 60-day custodial detention until October 31 or a bail of almost UAH 510 million. The Security Service of Ukraine announced the case against Kolomoiskyi on Saturday morning, September 2, saying that during 2013-2020, Ihor Kolomoiskyi legalized more than half a billion hryvnias ($14 million) by withdrawing them abroad and using the infrastructure of banks under his control.

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Bail hearing of Ihor Kolomoiskyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 - Ukrainian entrepreneur Ihor Kolomoiskyi (C) who is suspected of fraud and money laundering is pictured during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ruled a 60-day custodial detention until October 31 or a bail of almost UAH 510 million. The Security Service of Ukraine announced the case against Kolomoiskyi on Saturday morning, September 2, saying that during 2013-2020, Ihor Kolomoiskyi legalized more than half a billion hryvnias ($14 million) by withdrawing them abroad and using the infrastructure of banks under his control.

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Bail hearing of Ihor Kolomoiskyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 - Ukrainian entrepreneur Ihor Kolomoiskyi who is suspected of fraud and money laundering is pictured during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ruled a 60-day custodial detention until October 31 or a bail of almost UAH 510 million. The Security Service of Ukraine announced the case against Kolomoiskyi on Saturday morning, September 2, saying that during 2013-2020, Ihor Kolomoiskyi legalized more than half a billion hryvnias ($14 million) by withdrawing them abroad and using the infrastructure of banks under his control.

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Bail hearing of Ihor Kolomoiskyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 - Judge Vadym Kovtunenko delivers his decision during a bail hearing of Ukrainian entrepreneur Ihor Kolomoiskyi who is suspected of fraud and money laundering at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ruled a 60-day custodial detention until October 31 or a bail of almost UAH 510 million. The Security Service of Ukraine announced the case against Kolomoiskyi on Saturday morning, September 2, saying that during 2013-2020, Ihor Kolomoiskyi legalized more than half a billion hryvnias ($14 million) by withdrawing them abroad and using the infrastructure of banks under his control.

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Bail hearing of Ihor Kolomoiskyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 - Ukrainian entrepreneur Ihor Kolomoiskyi (C) who is suspected of fraud and money laundering is being escorted after a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ruled a 60-day custodial detention until October 31 or a bail of almost UAH 510 million. The Security Service of Ukraine announced the case against Kolomoiskyi on Saturday morning, September 2, saying that during 2013-2020, Ihor Kolomoiskyi legalized more than half a billion hryvnias ($14 million) by withdrawing them abroad and using the infrastructure of banks under his control.

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Bail hearing of Ihor Kolomoiskyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 - Judge Vadym Kovtunenko delivers his decision during a bail hearing of Ukrainian entrepreneur Ihor Kolomoiskyi who is suspected of fraud and money laundering at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ruled a 60-day custodial detention until October 31 or a bail of almost UAH 510 million. The Security Service of Ukraine announced the case against Kolomoiskyi on Saturday morning, September 2, saying that during 2013-2020, Ihor Kolomoiskyi legalized more than half a billion hryvnias ($14 million) by withdrawing them abroad and using the infrastructure of banks under his control.

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Bail hearing of Ihor Kolomoiskyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 - Ukrainian entrepreneur Ihor Kolomoiskyi (C) who is suspected of fraud and money laundering is pictured during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ruled a 60-day custodial detention until October 31 or a bail of almost UAH 510 million. The Security Service of Ukraine announced the case against Kolomoiskyi on Saturday morning, September 2, saying that during 2013-2020, Ihor Kolomoiskyi legalized more than half a billion hryvnias ($14 million) by withdrawing them abroad and using the infrastructure of banks under his control.

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Bail hearing of Ihor Kolomoiskyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 - Ukrainian entrepreneur Ihor Kolomoiskyi (C) who is suspected of fraud and money laundering is being escorted after a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ruled a 60-day custodial detention until October 31 or a bail of almost UAH 510 million. The Security Service of Ukraine announced the case against Kolomoiskyi on Saturday morning, September 2, saying that during 2013-2020, Ihor Kolomoiskyi legalized more than half a billion hryvnias ($14 million) by withdrawing them abroad and using the infrastructure of banks under his control.

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Bail hearing of Ihor Kolomoiskyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 - Judge Vadym Kovtunenko delivers his decision during a bail hearing of Ukrainian entrepreneur Ihor Kolomoiskyi who is suspected of fraud and money laundering at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ruled a 60-day custodial detention until October 31 or a bail of almost UAH 510 million. The Security Service of Ukraine announced the case against Kolomoiskyi on Saturday morning, September 2, saying that during 2013-2020, Ihor Kolomoiskyi legalized more than half a billion hryvnias ($14 million) by withdrawing them abroad and using the infrastructure of banks under his control.

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Bail hearing of Ihor Kolomoiskyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 - Ukrainian entrepreneur Ihor Kolomoiskyi (C) who is suspected of fraud and money laundering is being escorted after a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ruled a 60-day custodial detention until October 31 or a bail of almost UAH 510 million. The Security Service of Ukraine announced the case against Kolomoiskyi on Saturday morning, September 2, saying that during 2013-2020, Ihor Kolomoiskyi legalized more than half a billion hryvnias ($14 million) by withdrawing them abroad and using the infrastructure of banks under his control.

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Bail hearing of Ihor Kolomoiskyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 - A law enforcer sees Ukrainian entrepreneur Ihor Kolomoiskyi who is suspected of fraud and money laundering to a car that will take him to a detention centre after a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ruled a 60-day custodial detention until October 31 or a bail of almost UAH 510 million. The Security Service of Ukraine announced the case against Kolomoiskyi on Saturday morning, September 2, saying that during 2013-2020, Ihor Kolomoiskyi legalized more than half a billion hryvnias ($14 million) by withdrawing them abroad and using the infrastructure of banks under his control.

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Tokyo gov't opens 'promotion' casino

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (R) joins in playing roulette Oct. 17 as the Tokyo metropolitan government opened a promotional casino the same day on the 45th floor of the metropolitan government office building, in the hope of increasing momentum toward creating legalized casinos in Japan's capital.

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Japan's 1st intestine transplant from brain-dead donor held

KYOTO, Japan - A girl is carried by doctors at Kyoto University Hospital in Kyoto for the first small intestine transplant from a brain-dead donor in Japan on Jan. 21. The transplant is part of the nation's 11th set of transplants from such donors since the procedure was legalized in 1997.

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U.S. Supreme Court to investigate leak of draft opinion on abortion rights

STORY: U.S. Supreme Court to investigate leak of draft opinion on abortion rights DATELINE: May 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. exterior of the U.S. Supreme Court 2. various of the protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court 3. exterior of the U.S. Supreme Court STORYLINE: The U.S. Supreme Court will launch a probe into the leak of a draft opinion on abortion rights, a statement said on Tuesday. Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed the authenticity of the document indicating that a majority of justices were poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. Roberts reiterated the draft "does not represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case." "To the extent, this betrayal of the confidences of the Court was intended to undermine the integrity of our operations, it will not succeed," he continued. "The work of the Court will not be affected in any way." The leaked paper,

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Ex-NBA Star Rodman Arrives in N. Korea to "open door"

PYONGYANG, North Korea, -June 13: Former U.S. basketball superstar Dennis Rodman　on Tuesday arrived in North Korea, saying he will try to "open the door"　at a time when regional tensions remain high over Pyongyang's nuclear　and missile programs. Dennis Rodman, who is known to have close ties with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Rodman, wearing a baseball cap and T-shirt advertising a digital currency for legalized marijuana, flew by North Korea's national carrier Air Koryo to Pyongyang, where he was received by Son Kwang Ho, one of the vice ministers of the Ministry of Physical Culture and Sports. This is the first time since January 2014 for Rodman to be in North Korea, and the main purpose of the visit is said to be promoting sports exchanges.

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Gay people call for legalization of same-sex marriage in Japan

Lawyers representing 455 petitioners across Japan head to the Japan Federation of Bar Associations to file a request for it to recommend that the government and parliament legislate for the legalization of same-sex marriages in Japan. The petitioners argued that same-sex marriage should be legalized as the Constitution guarantees equality under the law, according to their lawyers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Efforts under way to help addicts ahead of legalized casino gambling

Sachio Matsushita, deputy director of the National Hospital Organization Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center, speaks during an interview at the center in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sept. 19, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamashita Wharf in Yokohama

Photo taken Aug. 20, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Yamashita Wharf in Yokohama, near Tokyo. The Yokohama city government announced Aug. 22 that it will join a race to bid for hosting newly legalized casino resorts in Japan that will be built by the late-2020s, with the wharf as its planned location. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamashita Wharf in Yokohama

Photo taken Aug. 20, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Yamashita Wharf in Yokohama, near Tokyo. The Yokohama city government announced Aug. 22 that it will join a race to bid for hosting newly legalized casino resorts in Japan that will be built by the late-2020s, with the wharf as its planned location. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamashita Wharf in Yokohama

Photo taken Aug. 20, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Yamashita Wharf in Yokohama, near Tokyo. The Yokohama city government announced Aug. 22 that it will join a race to bid for hosting newly legalized casino resorts in Japan that will be built by the late-2020s, with the wharf as its planned location. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamashita Wharf in Yokohama

Photo taken Aug. 20, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Yamashita Wharf in Yokohama, near Tokyo. The Yokohama city government announced Aug. 22 that it will join a race to bid for hosting newly legalized casino resorts in Japan that will be built by the late-2020s, with the wharf as its planned location. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamashita Wharf in Yokohama

Photo taken Aug. 20, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Yamashita Wharf in Yokohama, near Tokyo. The Yokohama city government announced Aug. 22 that it will join a race to bid for hosting newly legalized casino resorts in Japan that will be built by the late-2020s, with the wharf as its planned location. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marijuana cultivation in Uruguay

A man stands beside marijuana plants on his home's rooftop in the Uruguay capital of Montevideo on Nov. 23, 2019. The country legalized the cultivation and sale of marijuana in December 2013. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marijuana cultivation in Uruguay

Photo taken Nov. 23, 2019, shows a shop selling marijuana seeds in the Uruguay capital of Montevideo. The country legalized the cultivation and sale of marijuana in December 2013. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marijuana cultivation in Uruguay

Photo taken Nov. 25, 2019, shows a shop selling fertilizers for marijuana cultivation in the Uruguay capital of Montevideo. The country legalized the cultivation and sale of marijuana in December 2013. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

The 40th annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade takes place in Sydney, Australia, on March 3, 2018, the first to be held since the country legalized same-sex marriage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo gov't opens 'promotion' casino

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (R) joins in playing roulette Oct. 17 as the Tokyo metropolitan government opened a promotional casino the same day on the 45th floor of the metropolitan government office building, in the hope of increasing momentum toward creating legalized casinos in Japan's capital. (Kyodo)

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Japan's 1st intestine transplant from brain-dead donor held

KYOTO, Japan - A girl is carried by doctors at Kyoto University Hospital in Kyoto for the first small intestine transplant from a brain-dead donor in Japan on Jan. 21. The transplant is part of the nation's 11th set of transplants from such donors since the procedure was legalized in 1997.