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China's millennials stimulate $15 billion sex toy market

Laurie Chen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 19 09:26 AM

Demand for sex toys is increasing in China, which is already the world's biggest exporter of bedroom aids. Read more »

Brexit drama: British PM Johnson to answer EU's demand to give ground

Guy Faulconbridge, Reuters
Posted at Oct 16 04:14 PM

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Friday give Britain's response to the European Union's demand that he either make more concessions to secure a trade deal or brace for a disorderly Brexit at the end of the year.   Read more »

Cardi B files for divorce from rapper Offset

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 16 08:23 AM

After 3 tumultuous years of marriage, superstar rapper Cardi B filed for divorce Tuesday from her husband, rapper Offset, according to court records.   Read more »

‘I do?’ China offers pre-marriage counseling to slow divorce rate

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 05:19 PM

Last year 4.15 million Chinese couples untied the knot, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs -- up from 1.3 million in 2003, when couples were first allowed to divorce by mutual consent without going to court. Read more »

Babae tinapyasan ang ilong matapos magdemanda ng divorce sa Afghanistan

Reuters
Posted at May 15 08:11 PM

Isang 24-anyos na babae ang pinutulan ng ilong ng matapos niya humingi ng divorce sa kaniyang asawa sa Afghanistan, ayon sa mga awtoridad nitong Biyernes, sa gitna ng pagdami ng domestic violence cases sa bansa. Read more »

In Japan, coronavirus spurs service to avert divorce

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 19 07:18 PM

TOKYO - With the spread of the novel coronavirus changing the lifestyles of people across Japan, some couples are being forced to address underlying issues in their relationships that have largely gone ignored until now, pushing them to the brink of divorce. Read more »

Japan firm offers spouses apartments to avoid 'coronavirus divorce'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 19 03:09 PM

Worried about a "coronavirus divorce"? An enterprising Japanese short-term rental firm is marketing its empty apartments as a way for stressed couples to get some time apart during the virus lockdown. Read more »

What Pinoy men really think of the divorce bill

Frances Sales
Updated as of Mar 11 02:16 PM

The Philippines enters a historic time as divorce is finally on its way to becoming legal. But what do the men have to say? Read more »

Ben Affleck tried to drink away the pain. Now he's trying honesty.

Brooks Barnes, The New York Times
Posted at Feb 21 08:35 AM

Ben Affleck’s marriage to Jennifer Garner, with whom he has three children, ended in 2018 after a long separation. Affleck said he started drinking more and more when his marriage was falling apart, creating more marital problems. Read more »

Queen Elizabeth II's nephew in latest royal marriage split

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 18 07:29 AM

LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II's nephew David Armstrong-Jones is set to divorce, a spokesman said Monday -- the second marriage split in the British royal family announced within a week. Read more »

'Family is basic unit of society': Cayetano says against divorce

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 10:14 PM

House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said Friday he is against divorce being legalized in the Philippines, saying that "family is the basic unit" of society. Read more »

ALAMIN: Bakit isinusulong ang panukalang divorce?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 12:47 PM

Bukod sa Vatican City, ang Pilipinas na lang ang bansang tumututol sa pagkakaroon ng divorce sa mga mag-asawa.  Read more »

Pag-arangkada ng divorce bill sa Kamara, umani ng negatibong reaksyon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 01:36 AM

Umani ng negatibong reaksyon sa mga kritiko ang mabilis na pagpasa ng panukalang diborsyo sa komite sa Kamara. Read more »

Kritiko ng divorce nabulaga sa 'mabilis' na pag-usad ng panukala sa Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 03 12:28 PM

"Nagulat din kami dahil isang hearing pa lang naipasa kaagad ito sa committee level," ani Fr. Jerome Secillano, executive secretary ng CBCP permanent committee on public affairs. "Nagulat din kami dahil isang hearing pa lang naipasa kaagad ito sa committee level," ani Fr. Jerome Secillano, executive secretary ng CBCP permanent committee on public affairs.  Read more »

Zubiri: Senators prefer shortening annulment process over passing divorce law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 07:06 PM

A Zubiri bill seeks to hasten the annulment process by automatically requiring the state to recognize annulments sanctioned by the Church and other religions. Read more »

House panel OKs bills legalizing divorce, dissolution of marriage

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 01:56 PM

A House of Representatives committee on Wednesday approved 3 measures seeking to legalize divorce in pre-dominantly Catholic Philippines, the only country in the world aside from the Vatican where it remains illegal.  Read more »

Japan rules against divorced parents seeking access to children

Chang-Ran Kim, Reuters
Posted at Nov 22 04:15 PM

Unlike most developed countries, Japan has no joint-custody system after divorce, and court-ordered visitation rights are often ignored with impunity.   Read more »

Speaker nixes divorce; House to poll members on controversial issues

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 02:43 PM

The House of Representatives will poll its members on their stand on controversial measures like federalism, divorce, and death penalty, Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said Wednesday as he revealed his preference for marriage annulment. Read more »

US husband sues wife's lover and wins

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 04 06:39 AM

WASHINGTON, United States—Kevin Howard watched his life fall apart when his wife of 12 years divorced him, only for him to later discover that she had been cheating on him with a coworker. Read more »

It's complicated: The battle for divorce law in Catholic Philippines

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 25 04:45 PM

Committee hearings on an “absolute divorce” bill began last week, a first in the Senate.  Read more »