Taipei: Taiwan’s parliament legalised same-sex marriage on Friday in a landmark first for Asia. Lawmakers comfortably passed a Bill allowing same-sex couples to form “exclusive permanent unions” and another clause that would let them apply for “marriage registration” with government agencies. Australia and New Zealand are the only countries in the wider Asia-Pacific region to have passed gay marriage laws. AFP
Indian eatery in Australia fined $25,000 for breaches
Melbourne: A Perth-based Indian restaurant has been fined a whopping 25,000 Australian dollars for multiple food regulation breaches, according to a media report. The Curry Club Indian Restaurant on South Street and its owner Nilish Dokhe were convicted after the restaurant fell short on a number of fronts when it came to cleanliness and not providing appropriate hand-washing facilities. PTI
F-16 fighter crashes into California warehouse
Riverside (US): A pilot ejected moments before an F-16 fighter jet crashed into a warehouse just outside March Air Reserve Base in California, military officials said. The pilot was not hurt, and there were no immediate reports of injuries on the ground. The crash happened as the pilot was landing following a routine training mission. AP
Architect who designed Louvre’s pyramid dies
New York: M Pei, the acclaimed Chinese-American architect who designed the glass and metal pyramid at the Louvre Museum in Paris, has died at the age of 102. Revered as one of the last great modernist architects, Pei was the first foreign architect to work on the Louvre in its long history. In 1964, he designed the John F Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum. IANS
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