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British PM, Brexit chief lock horns over custom backstop plan
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], June 8 (ANI): British Prime Minister Theresa May and her Brexit secretary David Davis are in a fix over a deal to keep Britain linked to the European Customs Union after Brexit.
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Polls open in Irish referendum to repeal abortion ban
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], May 25 (ANI): Irish voters are casting votes to decide whether to repeal the eighth amendment in the country's constitution which bans abortions under any circumstances.
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US-based Khalistani Sikh body threatens Punjab's Jail Minister
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [United States]/Chandigarh [India], May 3 (ANI): The U.S. based pro-Khalistan Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) has threatened an elected representative in Punjab state over his disagreement on a demand for a separate homeland for Sikhs.
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UK, EU agree 21-month-old deal on Brexit transition period
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Mar 19 (ANI): The United Kingdom (UK) on Monday struck a deal on terms of Brexit transition period after making a serious of concessions to the European Union (EU) and accepting a 'backstop' plan of keeping Northern Ireland under the EU law.
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Catalonia elections close, counting underway
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Dec 22 (ANI): Counting is underway for the Catalonia regional elections called by Madrid following the controversial independence referendum.
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Spain dissolves Catalan parliament, calls for regional election
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Oct 28 (ANI): Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday dissolved Catalan Parliament to impose direct ruler over it and called for a new regional election on December 21, according to media reports.
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Spanish PM Rajoy demands clarity from Catalonia on Independence
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], October 11 (ANI): Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has formally demanded the Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to clarify whether independence has been declared or not, following the local leader's speech on the October 1 referendum results.
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London Mayor to visit India, Pakistan to boost trade ties
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], Oct 11 (ANI): London Mayor Sadiq Khan will lead a trade mission to India and Pakistan later this year, wherein he would be meeting top business figures from the IT industry to Bollywood with a view to boost economic and cultural ties.
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Spain's third largest bank to exit Catalonia
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Oct.7 (ANI): Spain's third largest bank will move its headquarters from Catalonia due to increased tensions post voting on an independence referendum.
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Iraqi Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani dies
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 3 (ANI): Jalal Talabani,the Kurdish leader and the first president of Iraq under its postwar Constitution, has passed away in hospital in Berlin, Germany, at the age of 83.
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Catalans go on strike over referendum violent crackdown
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], Oct. 3 (ANI): Catalans took to streets of Barcelona to condemn the violent crackdown by Spanish security forces during the weekend referendum on independence, in which 893 people were injured.
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Catalan President calls for international mediation over independence
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
London [U.K.], October 3 (ANI): The Catalan President, Carles Puigdemont, has called for international mediation to resolve the region's growing crisis with the Spanish Government, saying Europe cannot continue to ignore the issue after around 900 people were injured during the police crackd
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