Ghana passes bill criminalising promotion of LGBTQ rights
5/30/202626 min
Ghana's parliament has approved a bill that contains some of the most repressive anti-LGBTQ laws in the world. The legislation bans any promotion of LGBTQ rights and activities. It still needs to be approved by the president. Also: A US judge orders the removal of Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center; Laos rescuers extract the first of seven men trapped inside a flooded cave; Novak Djokovic is knocked out of the French Open; the former head monk of China's "kung fu temple" is sentenced to 24 years in jail; and the hugely popular video game Call of Duty is under fire for its Korean war storyline.
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[gentle music] This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. [upbeat music] Hello, I'm Ankur Desai, and in the early hours of Saturday the 30th of May, these are our main stories. Ghana's parliament passes one of the most repressive anti-LGBTQ laws in Africa. A US judge blocks the rebranding of the famed Kennedy