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EU and UK poised for Christmas Brexit trade deal
AFP, Published on 24/12/2020
» BRUSSELS - Brussels and London were putting the final touches to a Christmas Eve trade deal Thursday, seeking to cushion the economic blow of Britain's imminent departure from the bloc after a half-century of partnership.
Britain and France ease transport ban
AFP, Published on 23/12/2020
» LONDON - France and Britain will reopen cross-border travel Wednesday after a snap 48-hour ban to curb the spread of a new coronavirus variant threatened UK supply chains.
Johnson and von der Leyen to decide fate of Brexit deal
AFP, Published on 13/12/2020
» BRUSSELS: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will hold another crisis call on Sunday to decide whether or not to abandon post-Brexit trade talks.
EU completes no-deal Brexit preparations
AFP, Published on 25/03/2019
» BRUSSELS: The European Union announced Monday it has completed its preparations for Britain crashing out of the bloc without a divorce accord, as fears of a chaotic "no-deal" Brexit grow.
Britain outlines plans for 'unlikely' no-deal Brexit
AFP, Published on 23/08/2018
» LONDON - Britain on Thursday outlined plans for managing the fallout in the "unlikely" scenario of Brexit talks collapsing, warning that businesses faced more customs red tape and consumers risked higher card payment charges.
Hyperloop super-fast rail to hit milestone
AFP, Published on 10/05/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Elon Musk's vision of a Hyperloop transport system that carries passengers in pressurized tubes at near-supersonic speeds is on track to hit a milestone on Tuesday.
C.America states agree breakthrough on stranded Cuban migrants
AFP, Published on 29/12/2015
» GUATEMALA CITY - Central American countries agreed a breakthrough in the case of thousands of US-bound Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica, after weeks of often acrimonious regional diplomacy.
Nepal Maoists withdraw strike after tear gas, arrests
AFP, Published on 08/04/2015
» KATHMANDU - Nepal's Maoist-led opposition withdrew plans to extend a nationwide strike late Tuesday after police fired tear gas and arrested dozens of demonstrators protesting the government's plan to push through a new constitution.
West hikes warnings over Ukraine truce as new flashpoint ignites
AFP, Published on 23/02/2015
» DEBALTSEVE (UKRAINE) - The West sounded more forceful warnings over Ukraine's battered truce Sunday as fighting raged around the port city of Mariupol and the warring sides wrangled over withdrawing heavy weapons.
Rebel strike kills 'dozens' of refugees
AFP, Published on 19/08/2014
» DONETSK. Ukraine - Ukraine accused pro-Russian rebels of killing dozens of civilians fleeing the war-torn east, as crisis talks between Kiev and Moscow failed to halt months of bloodshed.