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05/12/2016 GMT

Italy's Renzi Resigns 'With Lump in His Throat'

BBC World Service - Newsday, Italy's Renzi Resigns 'With Lump in His Throat'

The Italian prime minister has resigned after suffering a heavy defeat in a referendum.

A clear majority of Italian voters have taken to the polls to reject their government's plans to change the country's constitution. As a result, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has announced his resignation and the euro has fallen.

A global survey concluded that seven out of ten Nigerians say it is okay to torture an enemy combatant to obtain information. 

And Syrian families have been returning to Hanano, Aleppo's second biggest district, ever since government troops regained control of the area.

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