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Ecuador's highest court approves same-sex marriage

People in Guayaquil celebrate after Ecuador's Constitutional Court approves same sex marriage. [AFP]

Ecuador's highest court on Wednesday approved same-sex marriage in a landmark ruling in the traditionally Catholic and conservative South American country.

The Constitutional Court said same-sex marriage had been approved in a five-to-four vote of its nine judges in a closed hearing.

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