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Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar hails a "quiet revolution" as this traditionally Catholic country votes to liberalise some of Europe's strictest abortion laws in a historic landslide referendum. SOUNDBITE
Vote counting begins in Dublin after Ireland's hard-fought referendum with exit polls showing the country looks set to "make history" by liberalising some of the strictest abortion laws in Europe. IMAGES
Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar arrives at a Dublin polling station and casts his votes in a double referendum on proposals to modernise constitutional references to the make-up of a family and women's "duties in the home". All the major political parties support a "Yes-Yes" vote, which falls on International Women's Day. IMAGES
Early voters head to a Dublin polling station to take part in a double referendum on proposals to modernise constitutional references to the make-up of a family and women's "duties in the home". All the major political parties support a "Yes-Yes" vote, which falls on International Women's Day. IMAGES
Polls close in Columbus, Ohio, after voters were asked by referendum whether or not to enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution. According to first projections by US media, the "yes" votes won, in what could be a bellwether for an issue which is likely to dominate next year's presidential race. IMAGES
People line up to vote in Sydney as polling stations open in Australia's historic referendum on rights and recognition for Indigenous citizens, capping a campaign that has exposed deep fissures between the country's white majority and the descendants of its first inhabitants. IMAGES
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