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Essay: Britain strikes historic blow to EU; will go it alone

Thursday, 30 March 2017, 08:08 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Britain will go it alone — turning its back on decades of integration to control its own borders and free itself from the European Union's spider web of rules and regulations. It is a bold...

Indonesia man swallowed by python, villagers and reports say

Thursday, 30 March 2017, 08:00 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

A 25-year-old Indonesian man has been swallowed whole by a python on the island of Sulawesi, villagers and news reports said. A six-minute video on the website of the Tribun Timur...

EU blocks merger of Deutsche Boerse, London Stock Exchange

Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 11:11 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The European Union has blocked the planned merger of Germany's Deutsche Boerse and the London Stock Exchange. EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said Wednesday that the deal would have created...

Updated: It's over - Britain files for divorce from the European Union

Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 10:32 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The United Kingdom filed for divorce from the European Union on Wednesday, overturning four decades of integration with its neighbors, demolishing the notion that EU expansion is inevitable and shaking the foundations of a bloc that is facing challenges to its identity and its place in the world....

May vows Brexit deal for all in UK, including EU nationals

Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 07:50 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Prime Minister Theresa May says she will enter European Union exit talks representing everyone in Britain - including millions of EU nationals living in the U.K. May plans to ask the EU for a...

Complaints as UK's Daily Mail focuses on legs, not policy

Tuesday, 28 March 2017, 11:51 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Britain's Daily Mail newspaper has sparked complaints with a front page photograph focusing on the legs of Prime Minister Theresa May and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The photo of the...

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