Germany gay marriage approved by MPs in snap vote

Same-sex couples get full marital and adoption rights – but Angela Merkel votes against the change.

A clear majority of German MPs have voted to legalise same-sex marriage, days after Chancellor Angela Merkel dropped her opposition to a vote.

The reform grants couples now limited to civil unions full marital rights, and allows them to adopt children.

Mrs Merkel’s political opponents were strongly in favour. But the chancellor, who signalled her backing for a free vote only on Monday, voted against.

The bill was backed by 393 lawmakers, 226 voted against and four abstained.

The German legal code will now read: “Marriage is entered into for life by two people of different or the same sex”, AFP news agency reported.

Following Friday’s vote, Mrs Merkel said that for her marriage was between a man and a woman. But she said she hoped the passing of the bill would lead to more “social cohesion and peace”…

Source: Germany gay marriage approved by MPs in snap vote – BBC News

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White House communications director Mike Dubke resigns, three months after being appointed by President Trump

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EGG YOLK to coffee to remove the bitter taste (but the trick has sent caffeine purists into meltdown)

A new two-second hack alleges that you can take away the bitter taste by mixing an egg yolk into coffee grounds. The trick has now gone viral – but angry coffee fans have said it is ‘gross’.

Source: Two-second egg yolk trick that makes coffee taste better | Daily Mail Online