Tag: United Kingdom

Wednesday, June 19th 2019 - 08:43 UTC
Brexit conundrum, Boris Johnson closer, another vote on Wednesday, the lowest tally gets eliminated

The five contenders left in the race to replace Theresa May as Britain's prime minister will face off in a third-round ballot on Wednesday of the 313 Conservative MPs. The one with the lowest tally will get eliminated ahead of more votes on Thursday.
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Monday, June 17th 2019 - 15:22 UTC
UK firms will become the first foreign companies to be listed in Shanghai

UK-listed firms will become the first foreign companies to be able to list in mainland China under a new stock link, the Treasury said. Chancellor Philip Hammond is due to launch the London-Shanghai Stock Connect on Monday.
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Monday, June 17th 2019 - 09:07 UTC
Brexit divide persists among hopefuls to replace Theresa May

Several hopefuls vying to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May turned their fire on favourite Boris Johnson on Sunday questioning his pledge to leave the European Union by the end of October no matter what.
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Monday, June 17th 2019 - 06:03 UTC
First photo of Archie's face posted on Father's Day

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan celebrated Father's Day by sharing the first image of their son's face on Instagram. On Sunday, the royal couple posted a photo of baby Archie holding on to Prince Harry's finger on their official @sussexroyal account.
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Sunday, June 16th 2019 - 09:53 UTC
Luis Suarez: “Losing the Champions League semi-final, the worst moments of my life”

Uruguayan born Barcelona striker Luis Suarez said losing 4-0 to Liverpool in the Champions League semi-finals was as painful as when he was sent home from the 2014 World Cup for biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini and banned from football for four months.
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Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 09:56 UTC
“Falklands' defense, number one priority whatever the Brexit outcome”

The officer in charge of the United Kingdom military in the Falklands has told Forces News that defense of the Islands is the “number one” priority. Brigadier Nick Sawyer, Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands said Brexit will not compromise the defense of the British Overseas Territory, whatever the outcome of the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.
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Thursday, June 13th 2019 - 08:47 UTC
US formally requested the UK the extradition of Julian Assange

The US Justice Department has formally asked Britain to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face charges that he conspired to hack US government computers and violated an espionage law, Britain has confirmed.
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Wednesday, June 12th 2019 - 08:26 UTC
Falklands' Caracara “Louie” prank: it again escapes from London Zoo, but two days later was back

A bird of prey, a caracara from the Falkland Islands escaped London Zoo for the second time in 18 months on Sunday, soaring out of the grounds during a meet the animals show for families. The striated caracara named “Louie”, sparked a search of nearby Regent’s Park which left picnickers stunned by the sight of zookeepers waving around a dead rat on a stick in an attempt to coax it back.
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Tuesday, June 11th 2019 - 07:18 UTC
Argentina recalls the Day of Affirmation of its Rights over the South Atlantic Islands

Argentina recalled on Monday, 10 June, a new anniversary of the creation in 1829 of the “Political and Military command headquarters of the Malvinas Islands and adjacencies to Cape Horn in the Atlantic Sea”, and which has been incorporated to the official calendar as the Day of Affirmation of Argentine Rights over the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and its surrounding maritime spaces.
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Monday, June 10th 2019 - 08:42 UTC
UK/South Korea sign in principle, first a post-Brexit free trade agreement

The UK and South Korea have signed an in principle free trade agreement (FTA) that seeks to maintain existing trade arrangements post-Brexit. International Trade Secretary Liam Fox signed the deal with his South Korean counterpart Yoo Myung-hee in Seoul.
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