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Stories for December 5th 2016
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Monday, December 5th 2016 - 21:36 UTC
Italian “No” wave hits Euro in Japanese markets
The euro tumbled on Monday in Tokyo following the results in a referendum held in Italy on Sunday to decide whether Prime Minister's Matteo Renzi's plan to reform the Constitution should be carried out. After conceding defeat, Renzi announced he would be submitting his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella on Monday. The referendum results raised political uncertainty at continental level.
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Monday, December 5th 2016 - 11:31 UTC
EU sigh of relief: Austria votes for independent, rejects anti migrant candidate
Independent candidate Alexander Van der Bellen, a pro-EU left wing who preached moderation, has won Austria's presidential election on Sunday over right-wing populist Norbert Hofer. A former leading member of the Green Party, Van der Bellen was the hope of Austrians who wanted to stop Hofer, a leader of the anti migrant and anti EU Freedom Party.
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Monday, December 5th 2016 - 11:06 UTC
Euro skids to a 20-month low on Rienzi's resignation; all eyes on EU Central bank
The Euro skidded to a 20-month low after Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said he would resign following a stinging defeat on constitutional reform that could destabilize the country's shaky banking system. Renzi's defeat deals a body blow to the European Union already reeling under anti-establishment anger that led to the shock exit of UK from the club in June this year.
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Monday, December 5th 2016 - 10:53 UTC
Italy's Rienzi resigns following rejection of his proposed constitutional reforms
Italian voters have dealt a serious defeat to the government of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. In a referendum Sunday, they rejected Renzi's proposed constitutional reforms, which would have changed the balance of power between the executive and Parliament.
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Monday, December 5th 2016 - 10:49 UTC
New Zealand Prime minister steps down after eight years in office
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key surprised his country, announcing that he would be resigning in a week's time. Key, who is also leader of the National Party, made his decision public at a press conference on Monday local time.
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Monday, December 5th 2016 - 08:30 UTC
Falklands: Argentine diplomats in Geneva for talks on identifying remains of soldiers at Darwin cemetery
Diplomats from the Malvinas Desk of the Argentine Foreign ministry have travelled to Geneva for crucial meetings later this week with their British, Falklands counterparts and Red Cross members to reach a definitive agreement on the DNA tests for the identification of the remains of Argentine combatants buried in the Darwin cemetery, following the 1982 conflict, reports Clarin.
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Monday, December 5th 2016 - 08:20 UTC
“La Sanmaritiniana” reaches Puerto Deseado and is greeted by militant from a radical group
The Argentine registered vessel “La Sanmartiniana” is reported to have reached Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz province on Sunday, following a full week's sailing from Stanley, where it had left on Sunday 27 November. Militants and local authorities lined up at the port to celebrate her arrival.
