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Austria's supreme court paves way for same-sex marriage from 2019
VIENNA Same-sex couples will be allowed to marry in Austria from 2019, the country's supreme court ruled on Tuesday and said a law to the contrary violated the principle of non-discrimination.
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Kiwi-Aussie hybrid 'Kwaussie' wins Australia's word of the year
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Researchers date discovery of Christ's tomb in Jerusalem to Roman era
ATHENS Mortar under a slab at the heart of Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre dates to the era of Roman Emperor Constantine, confirming historical accounts of the discovery of the place where Christians believe Jesus was entombed, researchers say.
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