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Pro-EU protesters shout at British ministers leaving parliament
The ministers were leaving after an extraordinary sitting of parliament in which lawmakers were supposed to frame the approval of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's EU divorce deal. But lawmakers passed an amendment that removes any chance of a no-deal Brexit by deferring a decision on the agreement.
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How did Europe react to the vote that could delay Brexit?
The European Commission (EC) said on Saturday that it "takes note" of the amendment approved in the British Parliament that calls on the government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson to request an extension to leave the European Union (EU) and added that it is up to London to report on the next steps.
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As plans for the UK's first spaceport take shape, opposition grows
Trekking through the muddy peat bog on the A'Mhoine peninsula on the remote north coast of Scotland, it seems hard to imagine that within a couple of years, that this remote, beautiful, wetland landscape could be the UK's first spaceport, launching small satellites into the lucrative polar orbit.
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Euroviews. Like many European Jews living under threat, I am forced to conceal my Jewish heritage ǀ View
Anti-Semitism in Europe didn't end in 1945. Last week’s attack on a synagogue in the German city of Halle is a painful reminder that across Europe, anti-Semitism is alive and well.
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Tate stages retrospective of South Korean video artist Nam June Paik
London's Tate Modern is staging what's thought to be the first retrospective on South Korean-born artist Nam June Paik.
Paik - who died in 2006 - is credited with inventing video art, collaborated with pop culture icons including David Bowie, and even coined the phrase "electronic superhighway".
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Speculation over Brexit deal based on major shift by UK government
There's speculation that the European Union and the UK government may be close to securing a deal over Brexit. Marathon talks went on into the early hours of Wednesday morning. The discussions have centered on the issue of the Irish border and customs.
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Extinction Rebellion co-founder arrested after smashing window
Climate change activists, including one of the founders of Extinction Rebellion, targeted Britain's transport ministry in central London on Tuesday (October 15) to protest against a proposed high-speed rail project known as HS2.
