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UK to heavily tax German, French imports after hard Brexit
Mar 13, 2019 14:22The British government has announced a series of tariffs to be imposed on products coming from the European Union countries which will go into effect if London withdraws from the bloc with no deal at the end of March.
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EU warns chances for hard Brexit have never been higher
Mar 13, 2019 11:07The European Union’s top negotiator for Britain’s withdrawal from the bloc has warned that chances for a hard and disorderly Brexit have never been higher after members of the British parliament refused for a second time to endorse a divorce deal signed between London and the EU.
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British parliament to vote on whether to leave EU without a deal
Mar 13, 2019 11:03Britain’s parliament will vote on Wednesday on whether to leave the European Union in 16 days without an agreement as the government said it would eliminate import tariffs on a wide range of goods in a no-deal Brexit scenario.
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British politics in Brexit flux
Mar 13, 2019 06:28Britain has been in a dilemma for the past months as there are differences of opinion on whether to implement Brexit or not and the way of implementing it. Matthew Jamison is a Senior Parliamentary Researcher at the House of Commons and holds two degrees from Cambridge University. He has touched upon the issue in his article titled, "British politics in Brexit flux".
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May’s Brexit deal suffers shattering defeat in Parliament again
Mar 13, 2019 04:49British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal deal has been rejected by lawmakers in the House of Commons, sending the country into chaos just 17 days before the planned departure date.
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EU says will blacklist UAE, Oman as havens for tax evasion
Mar 13, 2019 04:20The finance ministers of the European Union have agreed to revise a blacklist for tax havens outside the bloc, adding 10 countries including the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and British and Dutch oversea territories to the list, despite last-minute push-back by some EU nations.
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EU warns US against military action on Venezuela
Mar 12, 2019 16:44The European Union has cautioned the United States against taking military action against Venezuela, saying the Latin American country’s crisis has to be resolved through peaceful and political solutions.
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Corbyn accuses May of failure, urges lawmakers to vote down Brexit deal
Mar 12, 2019 09:05UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has accused Prime Minister Theresa May of failure in securing the required changes to his withdrawal agreement from the European Union (EU), urging lawmakers in the House of Commons to reject her Brexit plan when it comes up for vote later on Tuesday.
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Former American generals, diplomats urge Trump to return to Iran nuclear deal
Mar 12, 2019 09:02More than 50 retired American generals and diplomats have called on the administration of President Donald Trump to return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, now that Tehran remains fully compliant with its end of the bargain.
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BritishBritish PM secures legally binding changes to Brexit withdrawal agreement from the EU
Mar 12, 2019 08:59British Prime Minister Theresa May has claimed to have secured ''legally binding changes" to the Brexit withdrawal agreement from the European Union prior to a key parliamentary vote on Tuesday.