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Mass Wedding Banquet to Celebrate Same-Sex Marriage in Taiwan
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- May 30, 2019
After new legislation permitting same-sex marriage came into effect in Taiwan on 24 May 2019, LGBT couples and their families began celebrating their new freedom. Journalists and foreign diplomats (including Canadian representative Jordan Reeves) crowded into Taipei City Hall to witness the historic moment. Across Taiwan, 526 couples (185 male and 341 female) registered marriages
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WHO: Better Health for Everyone, Everywhere — Except Taiwan
- Analysis
- May 17, 2019
The World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), meets 20–28 May in Geneva. Although the WHO promises “better health for everyone, everywhere,” the organization systematically excludes one country from the annual discussions. Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), has one of the world’s best medical systems
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CAR’s Peace Accords and Rebel Warlords
- Analysis
- May 17, 2019
By Gino Vlavonou After ten years in power, in 2013, Séléka rebels ousted the Central African Republic’s (CAR) President François Bozizé, after which Anti-Balaka militia groups rose up in response. The country has since been searching for peace, and seven efforts to resolve the conflict have failed. The latest peace accord was signed on 6
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Dawn of a New Era: Japanese Prime Minister Abe’s Visit to Ottawa
- Analysis
- May 13, 2019
A new era is dawning in Japan. With the abdication of Emperor Akihito on 30 April and the ascension of his Crown Prince Naruhito to the Chrysanthemum Throne on 1 May, calendars will change from the 31st year of the Heisei (平成) to the 1st year of the Reiwa (令和). The new era name breaks
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