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Italian presenter Fabrizio Frizzi dies, aged 60

Monday, 26 March 2018, 07:57 Last update: about 10 years ago

Italian presenter Fabrizio Frizzi, popular for his shows on Rai Uno, died last night, Italian media report. Frizzi was presenting Rai Uno’s L’Eredita until last Saturday. Last...

First direct flight from Australia to London touches down

Sunday, 25 March 2018, 17:10 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The maiden flight of a new non-stop regular passenger service between Australia and Britain has touched down at London's Heathrow Airport. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, operated by Qantas Airways,...

On Palm Sunday, Pope Francis urges youth to raise their voices

Sunday, 25 March 2018, 16:47 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Pope Francis on Palm Sunday urged young people not to be silent and let their voices be heard, even in the face of corrupt or silent elders. The pope's message comes on the heels of a meeting of...

Germany arrests fugitive ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont

Sunday, 25 March 2018, 16:34 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Carles Puigdemont, the fugitive ex-leader of Catalonia and ardent separatist, was arrested Sunday by German police on an international warrant as he tried to enter the country from...

'Vote them out!': Hundreds of thousands demand gun control

Sunday, 25 March 2018, 07:02 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

  In a historic groundswell of youth activism, hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their supporters rallied across the U.S. against gun violence Saturday, vowing to transform fear and...

Young people give Pope Francis a piece of their mind

Saturday, 24 March 2018, 21:16 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Young Catholics told the Vatican on Saturday they want a more transparent and authentic church, where women play a greater leadership role and where obeying "unreachable" moral standards isn't the...

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