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Breakthrough: UK and EU reach post-Brexit trade agreement

Thursday, 24 December 2020, 16:55 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

After months of talks and at almost the last minute, Britain and the European Union struck a provisional free-trade agreement Thursday that should avert New Year chaos for cross-border traders and...

British model, fashion muse Stella Tennant dies at 50

Thursday, 24 December 2020, 13:38 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Stella Tennant, the aristocratic British model who was a muse to designers such as Karl Lagerfeld and Gianni Versace, died suddenly at the age of 50, her family said Wednesday. Tennant, the...

UK, EU on cusp of striking Brexit trade deal at last

Thursday, 24 December 2020, 11:39 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Negotiators from the European Union and Britain worked through the night and into Christmas Eve to put the finishing touches on a trade deal that should avert a chaotic economic break between the two...

Studies find having COVID-19 may protect against reinfection

Thursday, 24 December 2020, 07:43 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Two new studies give encouraging evidence that having COVID-19 may offer some protection against future infections. Researchers found that people who made antibodies to the coronavirus were much less...

Virus-linked isolation of UK eases but backlog persists

Thursday, 24 December 2020, 06:53 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Gridlock at an English port kept thousands of truckers and travelers stranded Wednesday despite a deal with France to lift a two-day blockade imposed because of a new variant of the coronavirus that...

Edging into Christmas Eve, EU and UK near Brexit trade deal

Thursday, 24 December 2020, 06:47 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

European Union and British negotiators inched their way to within touching distance of a trade deal early Thursday, raising hopes a chaotic economic break between the two sides on New Year's Day could...

Mount Etna erupts, providing dazzling lava-tinged spectacle

Wednesday, 23 December 2020, 13:29 Last update: about 7 years ago

Mount Etna provided a dazzling spectacle as it spewed a fountain of lava in another volcanic eruption in the early hours of yesterday morning. It is the second eruption in the space of 10 days,...

A season of fear, not cheer, as virus changes Christmas

Wednesday, 23 December 2020, 08:34 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Montserrat Parello lost her husband eight years ago, and Christmas gatherings with children and grandchildren had helped her deal with her loneliness. But this year, the 83-year-old will be alone for...

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