UK prime minister in last-minute push to win Brexit support

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 10:50:42 +0000

UK prime minister in last-minute push to win Brexit support, Theresa May

LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May was making a last-minute push Monday to win support for her European Union divorce deal, warning opponents that failure to approve it would mean a long — and possibly indefinite — delay to Brexit. Parliament has rejected the agreement twice, but May aims to try a third time […]

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FACES OF THE NEWS: March 17, 2019

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 23:14:00 +0000

FACES OF THE NEWS: March 17, 2019

Retired Marine Gen. Alexander Balutan capped off  another interesting chapter in his postmilitary career when he resigned last week from his post as general manager of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), a leading fund-generating government agency.

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May tries to save Brexit deal after vote to delay UK exit

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 11:19:48 +0000

May tries to save Brexit deal after vote to delay UK exit

LONDON  — British Prime Minister Theresa May worked Friday to pull off an against-the-odds rescue for her European Union divorce deal, after Parliament voted to postpone Brexit to avert a chaotic U.K. departure in two weeks.

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UK lawmakers set for another big Brexit vote

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 09:50:00 +0000

UK lawmakers set for another big Brexit vote

LONDON – British lawmakers are set to vote on whether to delay Britain’s departure from the European Union as Prime Minister Theresa May struggles to overcome further erosion of her authority.

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EU plans for chaotic Brexit as UK readies for no-deal vote

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 11:31:32 +0000

EU plans for chaotic Brexit as UK readies for no-deal vote

LONDON — Britain and the European Union braced Wednesday for a chaotic, cliff-edge Brexit after U.K. lawmakers rejected the two sides’ agreed divorce deal. Britain’s Parliament was set to hold votes aiming to try to rule out that disruptive option, or at least postpone it for now.

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UK leader holds last-ditch Brexit talks with EU before vote

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 19:12:28 +0000

Theresa May at UK House of Commons

Prime Minister Theresa May scrambled to win last-minute changes from the European Union to her Brexit deal Monday, a day before a crucial vote in Britain’s Parliament that could derail the country’s withdrawal from the EU — and cost May her job.

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Parliament facing Brexit decisions, more drama and deadline

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 11:41:18 +0000

Brexit protesters

After months of Brexit deadlock, this is it: decision time. At least for now. With Britain scheduled to leave the European Union in less than three weeks, U.K. lawmakers are poised to choose the country’s immediate direction from among three starkly different choices: deal, no deal or delay.

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Decision time: Brexit deal returns to parliament

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 03:50:16 +0000

Decision time: Brexit deal returns to parliament

British MPs will on Tuesday vote again on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal, making the historic decision whether to back her plan or risk a chaotic exit from the EU in less than three weeks time.

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EU says talks with UK ’difficult’ as Brexit impasse drags on

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 13:29:03 +0000

Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street

The European Union said Wednesday that “difficult” talks with Britain have failed to break the Brexit deadlock, as the U.K. chief law officer claimed the two sides were holding “robust” discussions on new British proposals.

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