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Stories for June 21st 2019
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Friday, June 21st 2019 - 09:12 UTC
Now the race (and Brexit challenge) is down to Boris and Jeremy
Fervent Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson and foreign minister Jeremy Hunt emerged on Thursday as the only two candidates left in the race to become British prime minister, with the flamboyant Johnson odds-on favorite to win next month.
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Friday, June 21st 2019 - 09:07 UTC
EU extends economic sanctions against Russia over Ukraine until February 2020
European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to prolong economic sanctions against Russia over the turmoil in Ukraine until the end of January 2020, a spokesman for the bloc said. The EU first slapped sanctions on Russia after Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014 and supported rebels fighting Kiev troops in the east of the country. That conflict, which killed 13,000 people, is still simmering.
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Friday, June 21st 2019 - 08:49 UTC
Falklands' team to compete at the World Sheep Shearing championship in France
On the road to the World Sheep Shearing and Woolhandling Championships in Le Dorat, France from July 4 until July 7, the Falkland Islands' team is limbering up at prestigious UK agricultural shows.
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Friday, June 21st 2019 - 08:31 UTC
UK broke the law by allowing arms sales to Saudi Arabia, rules senior judge
Britain broke the law by allowing arms sales to Saudi Arabia that might have been deployed in the war in Yemen, an English court ruled on Thursday after activists said there was evidence the weapons had been used in violation of human rights statutes.
