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A government building lights up in rainbow colours as Tokyo begins recognition of partnership certificates to same-sex couples who live and work in the capital, a long-awaited move in a country without marriage equality. IMAGES
Pope Francis officially declared support for civil unions for same-sex couples for the first time. The Pope made the groundbreaking remarks in a documentary film that was released on Wednesday. Pope Francis said: "Homosexual people have a right to be in a family. Nobody should be thrown out or be made miserable over it". He went on to say: "What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered". The Pope has suggested in the past that he is not against civil unions, but this is the first time he has directly come out in favor of them. The documentary, "Francesco" was released Wednesday in Rome.
Beirut (Lebanon), Apr 13 (EFE / EPA) .- Followers of the right-wing Christian party Phalanges of Lebanon recalled the beginning of the Civil War in Lebanon 45 years ago.(CAMERA: Wael Hamzeh)
Eighteen of the laziest people from Serbia and Montenegro competed in the Lazy Olympics in Brezna village high in the Montenegrin mountains. The lazybones from the Balkans region gathered at this annual event to compete for the laziest person title and a €800 (915$) prize fund by doing nothing. The rules of the competition are simple: the contestants must lie down and cannot stand, go to the toilet or do anything not in laying position.
As the Italian senate prepares to vote for same sax marriage, tens of thousands marched across Italy over the weekend to support the proposed bill. Italy is the last major western European country to recognize same sex unions.
A significant contribution to the increased attractiveness of the Yaris is made by the further developed full hybrid drive, which contributes to a more active and exciting driving experience. In addition to the proven drive with 116 hp, Toyota also offers the 1.5-liter hybrid in a second performance variant with 130 hp.This is due to the use of the new transaxle transmission, which comes from Toyota's current fifth hybrid generation. In addition, a larger and more powerful electric motor generator is used. Together with the revised software of the control unit (PCU), the total output of the 1.5-liter system increases by twelve percent from 85 kW/116 hp to 96 kW/130 hp. The torque also increases significantly across the entire speed range: by 30 percent from 141 Nm to 185 Nm.This leads to noticeably faster acceleration. Not only was the time for the sprint from zero to 100 km/h reduced by half a second to 9.2 seconds, the acceleration from 80 to 120 km/h also improved by almost half a second to 7.5 seconds This particularly pays off when overtaking. At the same time, CO2 emissions have only increased slightly; The Yaris remains best in class as a 130 hp hybrid with 95 to 96 g/km. The 116 hp version boasts even lower CO2 emissions of 87 to 91 g/km.