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EuropeEuropeItaly referendum: Matteo Renzi to resign after defeat as Austria rejects far right – liveJoin us for coverage of crucial votes as prime minister confirms he will resign following his heavy referendum defeat, and Austria elects left-leaning president over Norbert Hofer
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While much of the world has focused on Brazil’s sporting, political and economic news, photographer Tomer Ifrah has spent the past year capturing small events of daily life in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo
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From bronze-age Iraq’s market-driven cities to the riches of Antwerp to the tech revolution in India, Greg Clark identifies the many waves of urban globalisation
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Fittingly, as head of a party lauded for its ability to renew, Key edged himself out of the leadership before there was much speculation about his future
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It is clear that many Italians who voted no in the referendum would not support either party in a general election
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The leftist’s win was hailed as the ‘liberal push back’ against Brexit and Trump, but 46% voted for the far-right Norbert Hofer
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New Zealand prime minister John Key has made the shock decision to quit politics after eight years in power. Key says he will step down on 12 December when the caucus elects a new leader
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Left-leaning Alexander Van der Bellen and his message of moderation and tolerance prevailed in Austria’s presidential election on Sunday
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Oakland officials say that the death toll of Friday’s warehouse fire in California has risen 24 people
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Imatra police chief investigator Saku Tielinen address the media on Sunday after a gunman shot dead a local town councillor and two journalists outside a restaurant in the southeastern Finnish town
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Sgt Ray Kelly of the Alameda County sheriff’s office speaks after a fire at a party in a warehouse in Oakland, California, that left nine people dead and 25 unaccounted for
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Oakland firefighters tweeted footage of flames erupting through the roof of a warehouse fire in the Fruitvale district on Friday evening
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Italy Renzi resigns as PM after heavy defeat in referendum
Full report Populist and anti-immigrant parties projected to win up to 60% of vote