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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
New England manager Gareth Southgate: The hard work starts here

New England manager Gareth Southgate: The hard work starts here

England manager Gareth Southgate said he was honoured by his appointment, but under no allusions of the scale of the task ahead of him. Speaking to reporters officially for the first time since becoming the new manager of England, he said he was looking forward to the hard work necessary to prepare the team for the 2018 World Cup in Russia and was keen to develop the talents of the younger talents of the squad and the junior teams. 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
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
Fly-by radar imaging shows tiny asteroid

Fly-by radar imaging shows tiny asteroid

Astronomers have obtained observations of the smallest asteroid ever characterised in detail – at 2m in diameter. Interestingly, the asteroid, named 2015 TC25, is also one of the brightest near-Earth asteroids ever discovered. This animation shows a time-lapse of how radar images were obtained of the tiny asteroid during its close fly-by. Dec 1, 2016
Freedom Party of Austria: The countrys far-right party explained

Freedom Party of Austria: The countrys far-right party explained

The alt-right party founded by Nazi’s in the 50’s was a successor the the League of Independents – a nationalist party representing the interests of the Nazis.It is a member of the Europe of Nations and Freedom group in the European Parliament. The presidential vote on 4 December is said to be a test of European right-wing nationalism in the wake of Donald Trump’s win Dec 1, 2016
Freedom Party of Austria: The countrys far-right party explained

Freedom Party of Austria: The countrys far-right party explained

The alt-right party founded by Nazi’s in the 50’s was a successor the the League of Independents – a nationalist party representing the interests of the Nazis.It is a member of the Europe of Nations and Freedom group in the European Parliament. The presidential vote on 4 December is said to be a test of European right-wing nationalism in the wake of Donald Trump’s win Dec 1, 2016
Remaining Chapecoense team join mourners for emotional vigil in club stadium

Remaining Chapecoense team join mourners for emotional vigil in club stadium

Players who didnt travel with Brazils Chapecoense team on their doomed flight to Colombia attended a memorial service last night at the club stadium in Chapeco, Brazil. The memorial took place on the day fans were due to celebrate the sides biggest match in its history. Instead there were prayers inside the stadium and emotional tributes to the 71 people who died in Mondays tragedy. Dec 1, 2016
Chapecoense plane crash: Pilot’s last words reveal plane ran out of fuel during emergency landing attempt

Chapecoense plane crash: Pilot’s last words reveal plane ran out of fuel during emergency landing attempt

Cockpit audio from the doomed LAMIA flight that crashed in Colombia on 28 November has revealed that the pilot knew he was running out of fuel. He had contacted the control tower at José María Córdova International Airport to request an emergency landing. The plane crashed into a mountain near the city of Medellin, killing nearly all on-board. Among the victims were members of Brazilian football team Chapecoense, as well as crew and journalists. Only 6 of the 77 people on-board survived. Dec 1, 2016
Vodafone Foundation helps save mothers’ and children’s lives in one of the world’s worst HIV hotspots

Vodafone Foundation helps save mothers’ and children’s lives in one of the world’s worst HIV hotspots

Maboe, 43, and her son Motsamai, 6, are HIV positive. They now receive regular treatment close to home through the Vodafone Foundations mobile treatment programme in Lesotho. The programme combines Vodafone’s M-Pesa mobile money service with travelling clinics and a smartphone app which enables the tracking of patients in remote areas. The Vodafone Foundations travelling clinics use a fleet of 4 x 4 vehicles to provide on-site HIV testing in remote areas as part of a wider effort to provide basic primary healthcare. Dec 1, 2016
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