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England part of Africa in Commonwealth Games guide
AFP, Published on 04/04/2018
» GOLD COAST, Australia: Brexit appears to have come early for England at the Commonwealth Games as it was listed as an African country with a population of two million in the official programme.
Southeast Asians unite as beef over 'chicken rendang' rages on
Reuters, Published on 04/04/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Southeast Asians have united to defend hugely popular "chicken rendang" that was knocked out of a British cooking competition television show for not being crispy enough, but the longstanding debate on the origins of the dish rages on.
Thailand and UK agree to further intimacy
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 06/04/2018
» Thailand and Britain have agreed to deepen their economic cooperation into a strategic partnership, while Thailand has called on the latter to invest in the government's much-touted Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), especially in science, technology, innovation, education and aviation.
Boat set alight as UK fishermen hold anti-EU protests
AFP, Published on 09/04/2018
» WHITSTABLE (UNITED KINGDOM) - "Burn the flag!" chanted the crowd in a British fishing port on Sunday, as a boat adorned with the EU flag was set on fire in one of a series of Brexit rallies held around Britain.
Northern Ireland: a fragile peace tested by Brexit
AFP, Published on 09/04/2018
» BELFAST - Two decades after the Good Friday Agreement formally ended the conflict in Northern Ireland, the peace process remains fragile and Brexit is provoking concerns over its durability.
May mulls Syria action despite cautious mood in UK
AFP, Published on 12/04/2018
» LONDON (UNITED KINGDOM) - Britain's government weighed the possibility of military action against Syria on Thursday but faced growing scepticism from opposition leaders and deeper divisions in a country still haunted by its role in the US-led invasion of Iraq.
US, Britain warn of Russian campaign to hack networks
AFP, Published on 17/04/2018
» LONDON (UNITED KINGDOM) - Russian government-sponsored hackers are compromising the key hardware of government and business computer networks in like routers and firewalls, giving them virtual control of data flows, the US and Britain warned Monday.
France's Macron to push EU lawmakers on reforms
AFP, Published on 17/04/2018
» STRASBOURG (FRANCE) - French President Emmanuel Macron will on Tuesday address the European Parliament for the first time in a bid to shore up support for his ambitious plans for post-Brexit reforms of the EU.
Germany hits brakes on Macron's European dreams
AFP, Published on 18/04/2018
» BERLIN - French President Emmanuel Macron's vision for a stronger European Union may be in tatters as a growing rift emerges with Germany on everything from defence to his plans for deeper eurozone integration.
If the model is broken, best fix it
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 20/04/2018
» If the model is broken, should you try to fix it, or should you scrap it and get a new one?