MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for February 21st 2019
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Thursday, February 21st 2019 - 08:38 UTC
Corbyn tells Labour quitters they should “resign and put themselves up for election”
Labour MPs who have quit the party should “resign and put themselves up for election”, Jeremy Corbyn has said. In a Twitter video, the Labour leader said it was the “democratic thing to do” because they wanted to “abandon the policies on which they were elected”.
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Thursday, February 21st 2019 - 08:34 UTC
Taiwan to the rescue of “socialist” Ortega with a 20-year US$ 100 million loan
Nicaragua's Congress on Tuesday accepted a US$ 100 million loan offered by Taiwan, giving a line of support to President Daniel Ortega's government, which has become increasingly isolated after a brutal crackdown on protesters last year.
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Thursday, February 21st 2019 - 08:26 UTC
Theresa May's talks in Brussels scale down to “constructive” from “robust”
British Prime Minister Theresa May said she held “constructive” talks in Brussels on Wednesday as she sought concessions on Brexit from a sceptical European Union, her strategy further battered by the defection of three lawmakers.
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Thursday, February 21st 2019 - 08:19 UTC
Three Tories abandon the party and join Independent Group over “disastrous handling of Brexit”
Three pro-EU lawmakers from Britain's ruling Conservatives quit over the “disastrous handling of Brexit” on Wednesday, in a blow to Prime Minister Theresa May's attempts to unite her party around plans to leave the European Union.
