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Uganda's Constitutional Court rejects a bid to overturn a controversial anti-gay law that is considered one of the toughest in the world. "We decline to nullify the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 in its entirety, neither will we grant a permanent injunction against its enforcement," Justice Richard Buteera, Uganda's deputy chief justice and head of the court, says in the landmark ruling. IMAGES
Uganda's parliament passes sweeping anti-gay legislation which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relationships following a highly charged and chaotic session. "The ayes have it," parliamentary speaker Annet Anita Among says after a final vote. IMAGES
The United States voices concern over a law that cleared Indonesia's parliament that would outlaw extramarital sex, warning it could hurt the investment climate in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country. "We are concerned regarding how these changes could impact the exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Indonesia," State Department spokesman Ned Price tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
A beach bar prepares to close its doors as new partial lockdown measures take effect in Rio de Janeiro, including a ban on beach bars and vendors starting on March 5 at 2000 GMT, and limited opening hours for bars and restaurants, which will be allowed to open only between 6 am and 5 pm following a spike in Covid-19 cases in virus-stricken Brazil. IMAGES
New Yorkers wait in line at a Covid-19 testing site in Queens as the city shutters its school following an increase in coronavirus cases. IMAGES
Images of an elementary school in Brooklyn after the city of New York announced public schools will close temporarily to combat a rise in coronavirus cases. IMAGES
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