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Updated: UK, EU harden their positions on Brexit as G7 approaches

Tuesday, 20 August 2019, 12:45 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has demanded that the European Union reopen Brexit negotiations, scrapping "anti-democratic" provisions for the Irish border that he says would threaten the peace...

Salvadoran suspected of having abortion acquitted at retrial

Tuesday, 20 August 2019, 08:25 Last update: about 8 years ago

A young rape victim who was suspected of having an abortion and charged with homicide was acquitted by a judge at a retrial Monday in a case that attracted international attention to El Salvador's...

Patience wears thin for migrants stranded off Italian coast

Tuesday, 20 August 2019, 07:28 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The Spanish rescue ship Open Arms resorted to serving pizzas to 107 increasingly angry and sometimes aggressive migrants who are stranded aboard, as Italy's interior minister stuck to his refusal to...

Rescue group proposes flying blocked migrants to Spain

Monday, 19 August 2019, 15:30 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

A charity on Monday suggested chartering a plane to fly to Spain 107 migrants blocked off the coast of Italy aboard its boat, to end a stalemate with the Italian interior minister, who won't let...

Danish PM says Trump's idea of buying Greenland is 'absurd'

Monday, 19 August 2019, 14:30 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Greenland is not for sale and U.S. President Donald Trump's idea of buying the semi-autonomous Danish territory in the Arctic from Denmark is "an absurd discussion," Denmark's prime minister...

Man falls asleep on lilo in Scilla, wakes up in Messina

Monday, 19 August 2019, 07:53 Last update: about 8 years ago

A man fell asleep on a lilo in Scilla, in the southern Italian region of Calabria, and travelled across the Messina Strait to find himself off the coast in Messina, Italian media...

Leaked UK memos warn of food, drug shortages in Brexit chaos

Monday, 19 August 2019, 07:50 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Secret British government documents have warned of serious disruptions across the country in the event that the U.K. leaves the European Union without a trade deal on Oct. 31, according to a...

Afghan officials: Suicide attack in wedding hall kills 63

Sunday, 18 August 2019, 06:56 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The death toll from a suicide bombing at a wedding in Afghanistan's capital is at least 63, including women and children, officials said Sunday, as Kabul reeled from its deadliest attack this...

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