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Italy referendum: What is at stake?

Italy referendum: What is at stake?

On Sunday, 4 December, Italians are voting on changes to the constitution in a referendum.The government is proposing significant reform of the constitution in place since 1948.It proposes changes in the parliamentary system and recentralisation of powers. Dec 1, 2016
Make-A-Wish Australia grants Declans wish to ‘blow stuff up’

Make-A-Wish Australia grants Declans wish to ‘blow stuff up’

The Australian Federal Police have banded together to help Make-A-Wish Australia grant the desire of 12-year-old Declan, who has leukemia; to ‘blow stuff up!’. Declan is described on AFP’s Facebook page as a ‘boy’s boy’, and after spending so much time in hospital battling his illness he wanted to do something risky and out of his comfort zone. Dec 1, 2016
Chapecoense tragedy: Pilot and crew filmed joking on board doomed flight

Chapecoense tragedy: Pilot and crew filmed joking on board doomed flight

New images have emerged from the doomed flight carrying the Brazilian soccer side Chapecoense before it took off and crashed, killing 71 of the 77 people on board. Before the crash occurred the captain had reportedly radioed to say that he was running out of fuel in an emergency. Before takeoff the team and crew on the Bolivian charter plane were in good spirits. Investigators have travelled from Brazil, Bolivia and the UK to help Colombian authorities identify and recover the bodies. Dec 1, 2016
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