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No Brexit trade deal yet as serious issues remain, British minister says
World
December 23, 2020
No Brexit trade deal yet as serious issues remain, British minister says
LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The United Kingdom and the European Union have still not clinched a Brexit trade deal to avoid…
BioNTech CEO confident vaccine will work on UK variant
World
December 22, 2020
BioNTech CEO confident vaccine will work on UK variant
BERLIN (AP) — German pharmaceutical company BioNTech is confident that its coronavirus vaccine works against the new UK variant, but…
EU-UK trade talks slog on past another Brexit deadline
World
December 21, 2020
EU-UK trade talks slog on past another Brexit deadline
BRUSSELS (AP) — Problems increased Monday in the bid to put a trade deal between the European Union and the…
Mubarak family to sue European Union, says son of late ex-president
Egypt
December 20, 2020
Mubarak family to sue European Union, says son of late ex-president
Alaa Mubarak, son of the late ex-President Hosni Mubarak, announced Saturday that his family is planning a lawsuit against the…
EXPLAINER: Why is the EU taking so long to OK vaccine?
World
December 15, 2020
EXPLAINER: Why is the EU taking so long to OK vaccine?
AMSTERDAM (AP) — As Canadians, Britons and Americans begin getting immunized with a German-developed vaccine against coronavirus, pressure is building…
No-deal Brexit fears rise as Johnson heads for last supper in Brussels
World
December 9, 2020
No-deal Brexit fears rise as Johnson heads for last supper in Brussels
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson heads to Brussels on Wednesday for dinner with European Commission President Ursula…
EU negotiator kicks off hectic day for final Brexit deal
World
December 7, 2020
EU negotiator kicks off hectic day for final Brexit deal
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier on Monday set off one of the most intense days in…
Crunch UK-EU talks on post-Brexit ties to resume Sunday
World
December 6, 2020
Crunch UK-EU talks on post-Brexit ties to resume Sunday
LONDON (AP) — The European Union and the United Kingdom decided Saturday to press on with negotiating a post-Brexit trade…
EU tells Brexit negotiator: don’t let deadline force a bad deal
World
December 2, 2020
EU tells Brexit negotiator: don’t let deadline force a bad deal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator told member states’ envoys on Wednesday that negotiations on a trade…
EU hit by new crisis, this time over money and values
World
November 19, 2020
EU hit by new crisis, this time over money and values
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The European Union still hasn’t completely sorted out its messy post-divorce relationship with Britain — but…