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Ireland: gay marriage approved with a landslide yes
May 27, 2015"The decision makes every citizen equal and will strengthen the institution of marriage for all existing and future marriages."
Read moreTomorrow in history: Beatification day for El Salvador’s Archbishop Oscar Romero
May 22, 2015He was an outspoken advocate for the poor who was martyred in 1980.
Read moreThe Vietnam War: a visit after 40 years
May 20, 2015Forty years after the American war in Vietnam ended in ignominious defeat, the traces of that terrible conflict are disappearing.
Read moreToday in history: Forward-looking Uruguayan President José Mujica turns 80
May 20, 2015On this date in 1935, José Alberto Mujica Cordano was born in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Read moreBolivarian Latin America promises help in worldwide refugee crisis
May 20, 2015As the Rohingyas have fled Burma in often unseaworthy boats, they have found themselves barred from landing in other countries.
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