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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni views gays as “sick” but does not believe they should be jailed or executed and will block a push by parliament to impose tough penalties, his spokesman said on Friday. “He does not approve of homosexuality but he believes…

Uganda’s parliament on Friday adopted an anti-homosexuality bill that will see repeat offenders jailed for life, with lawmakers hailing it as a victory against “evil” for the deeply religious nation. Deputies voted overwhelmingly in favour of the text…