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Ex-CIA agent

Ex-CIA agent gets 20-year sentence for spying for China

Kevin Mallory, 62, was convicted under the Espionage Act for selling classified US “defence information” to a Chinese intelligence agent for USD 25,000 during trips to Shanghai in March and April 2017.

US House passes bill to protect same-sex marriage

Taiwan’s parliament approves same-sex marriage

Hundreds of gay rights supporters had gathered despite heavy rain near Taipei’s parliament as a mammoth legislative debate got underway over an issue that has bitterly divided the island.