Brexit
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Hillary Clinton has sympathized with the large number of children who stand affected in the Brexit process. The former Secretary of State said on Saturday during a speech at Swansea University in Wales, that most of the kids are feeling “worried and unsafe.” Image: Hillary Clinton The 2016 U.S. presidential candidate was presented with an honorary…
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Business analysts said earlier today that Burberry, the famous British luxury goods designer, was expected to benefit from Brexit and a fast crashing sterling but the forecast came out wrong as the company’s shares performed contrary to an expected £125m profits. Burberry’s shares dropped 6.9 per cent at the open, according to a report from CityAM. The…
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The impact of Britain exiting the European Union (EU) on trade and investment in East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) is not likely to be substantial due to the region’s low exposure to the UK, said the World Bank in a new report. Direct trade between EAP countries and the United Kingdom (UK) is “limited”…
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There will be no need for a referendum on EU membership in Austria if the European Union decides not to let Turkey become a member, Norbert Hofer, the head of Austria’s eurosceptic Freedom Party (FPO) told RT. Image: Norbert Hofer “I believe that people are able to learn, that political structures are able to develop, and…
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Image: Boris Johnson All eyes are on former London mayor Boris Johnson, the most prominent of the “Leave” campaigners and now bookmakers’ favorite to succeed Cameron. But not all party members back him and many are pressing for “Anyone But Boris”, seeing his decision to back the Leave campaign as a betrayal of his former…
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Vote leave supporters wave Union flags, following the result of the EU referendum, outside Downing Street in London, Britain June 24, 2016. LONDON – Following are reactions from world leaders and politicians on Friday to Britain’s referendum vote to leave the European Union: EUROPEAN COUNCIL PRESIDENT DONALD TUSK “We are determined to keep our unity…
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BRUSSELS – Britain’s representative on the EU executive in Brussels, Financial Services Commissioner Jonathan Hill, said on Saturday he was resigning following the referendum vote for Brexit which he had campaigned against. Image: Britain’s EU Commissioner Lord Jonathan Hill. “I don’t believe it is right that I should carry on as the British commissioner as though…
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BUCHAREST – Britain’s exit from the European Union will mean a worrying 15 percent drop in the bloc’s annual budget from 2020, EU Regional Policy Commissioner Corina Cretu said on Monday. EU leaders are due to discuss the outcome of Britain’s June 23 vote to leave the EU at a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday.…
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Image: Li Daokui The China-UK relations will not be affected by the Brexit, according to a Chinese economist. Li Daokui said on Monday at the Summer Davos Forum in Tianjin, that the European Union may be more united learning from the mistake. He added that there’s no big deal if the UK is in the European Union…
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BERLIN – The leaders of Germany, France and Italy urged Britain on Monday not to waste time in starting a divorce procedure with the European Union (EU), warning against uncertainty in a long impasse. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C), French President Francois Hollande (L) and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi attend a news conference at…
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Britain could have a new prime minister by early September, the ruling Conservative Party said on Monday, after David Cameron started laying the groundwork for his successor to trigger the country’s exit from the European Union. The government is under pressure to fill a vacuum left when Cameron announced he would resign by October after…
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We’ve all seen the short-term downsides of Brexit: the stock market nosedive, the crash of the pound to 30-year-lows and the political earthquakes in the United Kingdom — including the announced resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron, the flaring up of civil war in the opposition Labour Party and the threats by the leader of…
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Leading graduate recruitment experts Milkround asked their online audience whether they will vote to stay or leave the EU in this week’s referendum. Out of the 672 respondents, 63% claim that they will be voting to remain while 37% are voting leave, showing that the majority of young people want the UK to remain a…
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Image: Javier Tebas La Liga chief Javier Tebas admits he feels very sad and can’t be excited knowing what Brexit brings to the table for Spanish football. The chief adds that he will not necessarily benefit from the Premier League’s failure as the United Kingdom vote to withdraw from EU on Thursday. Javier Tebas says the…
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At this moment when the United Kingdom is in great shock after the nation voted to leave the EU in a historic referendum, U.S. Presidential aspirant Donald Trump was prompted to tweet on the political issue and surprisingly, that wasn’t acceptable to Twitter. The post got shut down immediately. David Cameron announced his resignation as Prime Minister following…
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Mark Mitchell, CEO of Meridian Business Support, said in OnRec comments: “The result is shocking and it’s a sad day for the UK. We now face a level of political instability and an uncertainty over who is going to be the next Prime Minister. “As a country we will become less relevant. In the years to…
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