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Brigitte Bardot's Extraordinary Life: Husbands, Lovers And Suicide Attempts

File : French legend Brigitte Bardot poses with her ex-husband Gunter Sachs the celebration of 'her' double anniversary, the 20 years of her association 'Brigitte Bardot Foundation', which fight for animal rights and her own birthday. The party is held at Marigny Theater in Paris, France on September 28, 2006. Sixties sex bomb Brigitte Bardot has had a life as epic as her fame and with the drama of her films. She had more than 100 lovers, including women. She also tried to kill herself at least four times, the same number of husbands she has had, according to a new book on the French actress, model and chanteuse. Film critic Ginette Vincendeau delves into Bardot's career and life, including her four marriages, her decision to get out elegantly and retire at a young age, and most notably, her unforgettable performances in Le Mepris, Les Femmes, and Les Petroleuses. In addition to stunning photos of Bardot in her iconic roles, Brigitte Bardot: The Life, The Legend, The Movie includes 15 facsimiles of posters an

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Brigitte Bardot's Extraordinary Life: Husbands, Lovers And Suicide Attempts

File : French actress Brigitte Bardot and her husband Bernard D'Ormale during the closing ceremony of the 6th Festival for the TV fiction in Saint-Tropez on September 18, 2004. Sixties sex bomb Brigitte Bardot has had a life as epic as her fame and with the drama of her films. She had more than 100 lovers, including women. She also tried to kill herself at least four times, the same number of husbands she has had, according to a new book on the French actress, model and chanteuse. Film critic Ginette Vincendeau delves into Bardot's career and life, including her four marriages, her decision to get out elegantly and retire at a young age, and most notably, her unforgettable performances in Le Mepris, Les Femmes, and Les Petroleuses. In addition to stunning photos of Bardot in her iconic roles, Brigitte Bardot: The Life, The Legend, The Movie includes 15 facsimiles of posters and other documents. Photo by Giancarlo Gorassini/ABACA.

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Zambia launches blueprint to end child early marriages

STORY: Zambia launches blueprint to end child early marriages SHOOTING TIME: June 14, 2024 DATELINE: June 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony of the launch of the policy 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GILBERT PHIRI, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) 3. various of the ceremony of the launch of the policy 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SETH BROEKMAN, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Representative 5. various of the ceremony of the launch of the policy STORYLINE: Zambia on Friday launched a policy aimed at ending child early marriages in the southern African nation. The launch of the ending child early marriage policy follows the enactment of a new law last year which makes it illegal for individuals under the age of 18 years to marry, including under customary law. The policy was aimed at raising awareness of the problem of child early marriages in the country and fostering collaboration among stakeholders toward its eradication, as we

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Celebrating legalization of same-sex marriages

3.1.2024, Tallinn. Representatives of LGBT+ organizations and more active campaigners participated at a reception with chairman of the Riigikogu Lauri Hussar. As of January 1, 2024, same-sex marriage is legal under Estonian law. Under Estonian law, married and registered couples have extra rights and obligations. These are mostly related to benefits, property, housing, lineage, and inheritance. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Celebrating legalization of same-sex marriages

3.1.2024, Tallinn. Representatives of LGBT+ organizations and more active campaigners participated at a reception with chairman of the Riigikogu Lauri Hussar. As of January 1, 2024, same-sex marriage is legal under Estonian law. Under Estonian law, married and registered couples have extra rights and obligations. These are mostly related to benefits, property, housing, lineage, and inheritance. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Celebrating legalization of same-sex marriages

3.1.2024, Tallinn. Representatives of LGBT+ organizations and more active campaigners participated at a reception with chairman of the Riigikogu Lauri Hussar. As of January 1, 2024, same-sex marriage is legal under Estonian law. Under Estonian law, married and registered couples have extra rights and obligations. These are mostly related to benefits, property, housing, lineage, and inheritance. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Celebrating legalization of same-sex marriages

3.1.2024, Tallinn. Representatives of LGBT+ organizations and more active campaigners participated at a reception with chairman of the Riigikogu Lauri Hussar. As of January 1, 2024, same-sex marriage is legal under Estonian law. Under Estonian law, married and registered couples have extra rights and obligations. These are mostly related to benefits, property, housing, lineage, and inheritance. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Celebrating legalization of same-sex marriages

3.1.2024, Tallinn. Representatives of LGBT+ organizations and more active campaigners participated at a reception with chairman of the Riigikogu Lauri Hussar. As of January 1, 2024, same-sex marriage is legal under Estonian law. Under Estonian law, married and registered couples have extra rights and obligations. These are mostly related to benefits, property, housing, lineage, and inheritance. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Marriage Increasing in China

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 - (FILE) A couple releases Kongmin lanterns by the sea in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Sept 2, 2023. China registered 5.69 million marriages in the first three quarters of 2023, 245,000 more than in the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

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Marriage Increasing in China

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 25, 2023 - (FILE) A couple greets the sunrise at the seaside in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 25, 2023. China registered 5.69 million marriages in the first three quarters of 2023, 245,000 more than in the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

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Marriage Increasing in China

YANTAI, CHINA - AUGUST 23, 2023 - (FILE) A couple chat at the seaside in Yantai, Shandong pPovince, China, Aug 23, 2023. China registered 5.69 million marriages in the first three quarters of 2023, 245,000 more than in the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

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CHINA-YOUNG COUPLES-MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT-NEWSPAPER (CN)

(230809) -- YINCHUAN, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows marriage announcements published in Shenzhen Evening News on Aug. 1, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Young Chinese couples go retro, announcing marriages in newspapers" (Xinhua)

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Marriages registered on Dec. 12, 2012

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Relatives celebrate after a couple registered their marriage in Vladivostok in the Russian Far East on Dec. 12, 2012. Many couples registered their marriages to mark the date, which can be written as 121212.

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Marriages registered on Dec. 12, 2012

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - A couple register their marriage in Vladivostok in the Russian Far East on Dec. 12, 2012. Many couples registered their marriages to mark the date, which can be written as 121212.

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Journalist Yamaji in marriage scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese journalist Toru Yamaji (C), president of Tokyo-based video news provider APF News Inc., speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2010. Yamaji apologized over problems involving marriages with his former wives Miyoko Omomo and Kuniko Asagi, both TV personalities.

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U.S. lawmakers call for parental abduction measures

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. legislators hold a press conference near Capitol Hill in Washington on May 5, 2010. Congressman Jim Moran introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives the same day, calling on Tokyo to urgently address the problem of parental ''abductions'' to Japan of children of failed marriages between Japanese and U.S. citizens.

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U.S. House passes bill on marriage equality

STORY: U.S. House passes bill on marriage equality DATELINE: July 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. House of Representatives voting on the bill 2. various of exterior of the U.S. Capitol STORYLINE: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on marriage equality on Tuesday in a 267-157 vote, with 47 Republicans joining all Democrats in supporting the measure. The Respect for Marriage Act, which calls for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, will face an uphill battle in the evenly-divided Senate. Signed into law in 1996, the Defense of Marriage Act defines marriage for federal purposes as the union of one man and one woman and allows states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages granted under the laws of other states. The White House said in a statement that the Respect for Marriage Act "would enshrine the right to Federal recognition of marriage for same-sex and interracial couples." Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court o

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Rally in support of China's Uyghurs people - Paris

Rally against ethnic genocide, forced marriages, concentration camps, the slavery of the Oighur people pre-ordained by the Chinese authorities, several thousand demonstrators marched from the Place de la Bastille to République. Probably the biggest show of force for the Uighur cause in a long time. Paris, France, on October 02, 2021. Photo by Georges Darmon/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally in support of China's Uyghurs people - Paris

Raphael Gluksman and Clémentine Autain. Rally against ethnic genocide, forced marriages, concentration camps, the slavery of the Oighur people pre-ordained by the Chinese authorities, several thousand demonstrators marched from the Place de la Bastille to République. Probably the biggest show of force for the Uighur cause in a long time. Paris, France, on October 02, 2021. Photo by Georges Darmon/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally in support of China's Uyghurs people - Paris

Rally against ethnic genocide, forced marriages, concentration camps, the slavery of the Oighur people pre-ordained by the Chinese authorities, several thousand demonstrators marched from the Place de la Bastille to République. Probably the biggest show of force for the Uighur cause in a long time. Paris, France, on October 02, 2021. Photo by Georges Darmon/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally in support of China's Uyghurs people - Paris

Rally against ethnic genocide, forced marriages, concentration camps, the slavery of the Oighur people pre-ordained by the Chinese authorities, several thousand demonstrators marched from the Place de la Bastille to République. Probably the biggest show of force for the Uighur cause in a long time. Paris, France, on October 02, 2021. Photo by Georges Darmon/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally in support of China's Uyghurs people - Paris

Rally against ethnic genocide, forced marriages, concentration camps, the slavery of the Oighur people pre-ordained by the Chinese authorities, several thousand demonstrators marched from the Place de la Bastille to République. Probably the biggest show of force for the Uighur cause in a long time. Paris, France, on October 02, 2021. Photo by Georges Darmon/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally in support of China's Uyghurs people - Paris

Rally against ethnic genocide, forced marriages, concentration camps, the slavery of the Oighur people pre-ordained by the Chinese authorities, several thousand demonstrators marched from the Place de la Bastille to République. Probably the biggest show of force for the Uighur cause in a long time. Paris, France, on October 02, 2021. Photo by Georges Darmon/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally in support of China's Uyghurs people - Paris

Raphael Gluksman. Rally against ethnic genocide, forced marriages, concentration camps, the slavery of the Oighur people pre-ordained by the Chinese authorities, several thousand demonstrators marched from the Place de la Bastille to République. Probably the biggest show of force for the Uighur cause in a long time. Paris, France, on October 02, 2021. Photo by Georges Darmon/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally in support of China's Uyghurs people - Paris

Rally against ethnic genocide, forced marriages, concentration camps, the slavery of the Oighur people pre-ordained by the Chinese authorities, several thousand demonstrators marched from the Place de la Bastille to République. Probably the biggest show of force for the Uighur cause in a long time. Paris, France, on October 02, 2021. Photo by Georges Darmon/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally in support of China's Uyghurs people - Paris

Rally against ethnic genocide, forced marriages, concentration camps, the slavery of the Oighur people pre-ordained by the Chinese authorities, several thousand demonstrators marched from the Place de la Bastille to République. Probably the biggest show of force for the Uighur cause in a long time. Paris, France, on October 02, 2021. Photo by Georges Darmon/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally in support of China's Uyghurs people - Paris

Rally against ethnic genocide, forced marriages, concentration camps, the slavery of the Oighur people pre-ordained by the Chinese authorities, several thousand demonstrators marched from the Place de la Bastille to République. Probably the biggest show of force for the Uighur cause in a long time. Paris, France, on October 02, 2021. Photo by Georges Darmon/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally in support of China's Uyghurs people - Paris

Rally against ethnic genocide, forced marriages, concentration camps, the slavery of the Oighur people pre-ordained by the Chinese authorities, several thousand demonstrators marched from the Place de la Bastille to République. Probably the biggest show of force for the Uighur cause in a long time. Paris, France, on October 02, 2021. Photo by Georges Darmon/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally in support of China's Uyghurs people - Paris

Rally against ethnic genocide, forced marriages, concentration camps, the slavery of the Oighur people pre-ordained by the Chinese authorities, several thousand demonstrators marched from the Place de la Bastille to République. Probably the biggest show of force for the Uighur cause in a long time. Paris, France, on October 02, 2021. Photo by Georges Darmon/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally in support of China's Uyghurs people - Paris

Rally against ethnic genocide, forced marriages, concentration camps, the slavery of the Oighur people pre-ordained by the Chinese authorities, several thousand demonstrators marched from the Place de la Bastille to République. Probably the biggest show of force for the Uighur cause in a long time. Paris, France, on October 02, 2021. Photo by Georges Darmon/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally in support of China's Uyghurs people - Paris

Rally against ethnic genocide, forced marriages, concentration camps, the slavery of the Oighur people pre-ordained by the Chinese authorities, several thousand demonstrators marched from the Place de la Bastille to République. Probably the biggest show of force for the Uighur cause in a long time. Paris, France, on October 02, 2021. Photo by Georges Darmon/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally in support of China's Uyghurs people - Paris

Rally against ethnic genocide, forced marriages, concentration camps, the slavery of the Oighur people pre-ordained by the Chinese authorities, several thousand demonstrators marched from the Place de la Bastille to République. Probably the biggest show of force for the Uighur cause in a long time. Paris, France, on October 02, 2021. Photo by Georges Darmon/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally in support of China's Uyghurs people - Paris

Raphael Gluksman and Clémentine Autain. Rally against ethnic genocide, forced marriages, concentration camps, the slavery of the Oighur people pre-ordained by the Chinese authorities, several thousand demonstrators marched from the Place de la Bastille to République. Probably the biggest show of force for the Uighur cause in a long time. Paris, France, on October 02, 2021. Photo by Georges Darmon/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally in support of China's Uyghurs people - Paris

Rally against ethnic genocide, forced marriages, concentration camps, the slavery of the Oighur people pre-ordained by the Chinese authorities, several thousand demonstrators marched from the Place de la Bastille to République. Probably the biggest show of force for the Uighur cause in a long time. Paris, France, on October 02, 2021. Photo by Georges Darmon/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally in support of China's Uyghurs people - Paris

Rally against ethnic genocide, forced marriages, concentration camps, the slavery of the Oighur people pre-ordained by the Chinese authorities, several thousand demonstrators marched from the Place de la Bastille to République. Probably the biggest show of force for the Uighur cause in a long time. Paris, France, on October 02, 2021. Photo by Georges Darmon/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally in support of China's Uyghurs people - Paris

Rally against ethnic genocide, forced marriages, concentration camps, the slavery of the Oighur people pre-ordained by the Chinese authorities, several thousand demonstrators marched from the Place de la Bastille to République. Probably the biggest show of force for the Uighur cause in a long time. Paris, France, on October 02, 2021. Photo by Georges Darmon/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally in support of China's Uyghurs people - Paris

Rally against ethnic genocide, forced marriages, concentration camps, the slavery of the Oighur people pre-ordained by the Chinese authorities, several thousand demonstrators marched from the Place de la Bastille to République. Probably the biggest show of force for the Uighur cause in a long time. Paris, France, on October 02, 2021. Photo by Georges Darmon/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally in support of China's Uyghurs people - Paris

Rally against ethnic genocide, forced marriages, concentration camps, the slavery of the Oighur people pre-ordained by the Chinese authorities, several thousand demonstrators marched from the Place de la Bastille to République. Probably the biggest show of force for the Uighur cause in a long time. Paris, France, on October 02, 2021. Photo by Georges Darmon/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally in support of China's Uyghurs people - Paris

Rally against ethnic genocide, forced marriages, concentration camps, the slavery of the Oighur people pre-ordained by the Chinese authorities, several thousand demonstrators marched from the Place de la Bastille to République. Probably the biggest show of force for the Uighur cause in a long time. Paris, France, on October 02, 2021. Photo by Georges Darmon/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PICTURE BRIDE

PICTURE BRIDE [JAP / US 1994] Date: 1994

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PICTURE BRIDE

PICTURE BRIDE [JAP / US 1994] AKIRA TAKAYAMA, YUKI KUDO Date: 1994

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MARRIAGES ARE MADE

MARRIAGES ARE MADE PEGGY HYLAND Date: 1918

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

Petitioners hold a press conference in Tokyo on July 7, 2015, after filing a request with the Japan Federation of Bar Associations to recommend that the government and parliament legislate for the legalization of same-sex marriages in the country: (From L to R) Asako Makimura, who is married to a French woman in France, Akiyoshi Tanaka and his partner Yuki Kawata, and Toshimasa Yamashita, who heads the defense team. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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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Japan sees growing number of marriages among people aged around 50

Hiroyuki (R) and Keiko (not their real names) walk side by side in May 2017. The couple got married, the first time for both of them, aged around 50, part of a growing number of people in that age group in Japan who are tying the knot. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. lawmakers call for parental abduction measures

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. legislators hold a press conference near Capitol Hill in Washington on May 5, 2010. Congressman Jim Moran introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives the same day, calling on Tokyo to urgently address the problem of parental ''abductions'' to Japan of children of failed marriages between Japanese and U.S. citizens. (Kyodo)

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Parents march to address child custody issue

TOKYO, Japan - Parents denied access to their children as a result of failed international marriages protest in a park in Tokyo's Roppongi district on Aug. 23, 2011. The demonstrators were seeking the help of visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in pushing the Japanese government to sign an international agreement setting out procedures for settling cross-border child custody disputes. (Kyodo)

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Journalist Yamaji in marriage scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese journalist Toru Yamaji (C), president of Tokyo-based video news provider APF News Inc., speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2010. Yamaji apologized over problems involving marriages with his former wives Miyoko Omomo and Kuniko Asagi, both TV personalities. (Kyodo)

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Get Married on Singles Day

Citizens queue to register their marriages at the civil Affairs Bureau marriage Registry office at the Government service Centre. Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China, November 11, 2020.

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Get Married on Singles Day

Civil Affairs Bureau staff registered marriages for citizens. Qingzhou city, Shandong Province, China, November 11, 2020.Civil Affairs Bureau staff registered marriages for citizens. Qingzhou city, Shandong Province, China, November 11, 2020.