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As Brexit talks begin, Europe sees economic upswing over UK

Tuesday, 20 June 2017, 18:06 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

When Britain voted to leave the European Union a year ago, proponents argued that the British economy was being held back by the slow-growing, dysfunctional bloc. A year on, and with the Brexit...

Survivors say some 126 migrants died in wreck off Libya

Tuesday, 20 June 2017, 10:41 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Four survivors have told how some 126 fellow migrants drowned off Libya last week when their flimsy rubber dinghy foundered after smugglers removed the engine and fled, the U.N. migration...

Updated: Man rams police vehicle in Paris; attacker likely killed

Monday, 19 June 2017, 16:46 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Two French police officials have told The Associated Press that a suspected attacker drove into a police vehicle on the Champs-Elysees shopping district in Paris, and is now lying on the ground...

Confirmation of Serbia's first gay premier thrown into doubt

Monday, 19 June 2017, 14:51 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Serbia's ruling conservatives said Monday if Prime Minister-designate Ana Brnabic doesn't get enough votes to be confirmed by parliament as the first openly gay person to head the country's...

Dead, missing toll in London fire rises to 79, police say

Monday, 19 June 2017, 11:59 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

London police say that the number of dead or missing in the high-rise apartment building fire is now 79. Police Commander Stuart Cundy gave the new figure during a statement outside Scotland Yard...

Finally, Britain kicks off Brexit negotiations with EU

Monday, 19 June 2017, 11:19 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

After almost a year of waffling, Britain on Monday finally opens negotiations with its European Union counterparts about leaving the bloc, with the final outcome, due in 2019, as important as it now...

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