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Ireland becomes first country to vote in favour of gay marriage

DUBLIN: Ireland became the first country in the world to adopt same-sex marriage by popular vote as 62 percent of the electorate backed a referendum, official results showed on Saturday.

Over 60 percent of eligible voters cast their ballot, the highest turnout at a referendum there in over two decades.

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