First woman mayor of Bogota marries girlfriend

Bogota: Claudia Lopez, the first woman elected mayor of Colombia’s capital Bogota, married her girlfriend of three years on Monday. Although the country is deeply religious and conservative, same-sex marriage is legal and gay couples have the right to adopt...

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Updated At : 01:04 PM Dec 18, 2019 IST

Seoul appoints ‘Mr Smile’ as Prime Minister

seoul: South Korean President Moon Jae-in appointed an anodyne former parliamentary speaker known as “Mr Smile” as prime minister on Tuesday. Chung Sye-kyun earned the soubriquet for his mild demeanour, and local reports say he has six times been voted the “most gentlemanly lawmaker” by reporters covering the National Assembly. AFP

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