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Brexit Timeline: Key Dates In The UK-EU 'Divorce'
From the shock vote to leave the European Union to a draft Brexit agreement with Brussels struck on Friday, here are some key moments on the path to Britain leaving the European Union:
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What Is Article 50? The Key To Brexit
It consists of just five short, vaguely worded paragraphs, but Article 50 of the European Union's 2007 Lisbon Treaty will decide how Britain leaves -- and it is already causing problems.
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Brexit Leaders Prepare To Disappoint Supporters On Migration
Campaigners to get Britain out of the European Union won their shock victory by building an alliance of older and less-educated voters angry about the way globalization has changed their lives. Now they're telling people they won't get what they want.
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EU Trying To Emulate Hitler, Says Former London Mayor Boris Johnson
Former London mayor Boris Johnson has claimed the European Union was behaving like German Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler by trying to create a superstate, in a Sunday newspaper interview.
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UN Refugee Chief 'Deeply Concerned' By EU-Turkey Deal
The head of the UN refugee agency today said he was "deeply concerned" by a proposed deal between the EU and Ankara to curb the migrant crisis that would involve people being sent back to Turkey.
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European Union Unveils 'Bold' Plan to Take 160,000 Refugees
The EU unveiled plans Wednesday to take 160,000 refugees from overstretched border states, as the United States said it would accept more Syrians to ease the pressure from the worst migration crisis since World War II.
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Refugees Get Hero's Welcome in Germany as UN Raps Europe
Thousands of exhausted migrants received a hero's welcome as they streamed into Germany on Sunday as the UN criticised the huge disparity in European efforts to help them.
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Hungary Lays on Buses for Refugees Walking to Austria
Hungary late Friday laid on buses to ferry hundreds of desperate refugees who had set off on foot for the Austrian border after being stranded for days in Budapest's main railway station.
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For Many Refugees, Journey to Europe Begins on Facebook
Would-be migrants hoping to flee war in the Middle East are using Facebook as their compass for finding the people smugglers they hope will get them to a better life in Europe.
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More Than 100,000 Asylum Seekers Enter Germany in August
A record 104,460 asylum seekers arrived in Germany last month, a Bavarian official said on Wednesday, part of an unprecedented wave of refugees and migrants straining the resources of German towns and villages.
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Angela Merkel to Visit Refugee Centre Hit by Violence in European Union Migrants Crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will on Wednesday visit a refugee centre hit by violent far-right protests, a day after Berlin said it had eased some asylum rules as thousands more migrants pour into Europe seeking refuge.
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Deadly Blasts Hit Yemen's Aden and Hadramout, European Union Criticises Port Attacks
A bomb next to the governor's office in the Yemeni city of Aden killed four people on Thursday, witnesses said, and the European Union urged parties to avoid hitting civilian infrastructure after Saudi-led air strikes on Hodeida port.
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Ferry Packed With Syrian Refugees Heads for Greek Mainland
A passenger ship carrying hundreds of Syrian refugees was heading to the Greek mainland from islands in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday amid confusion over its final destination and the fate of passengers.
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Angela Merkel Says Migrants Bigger Challenge for European Union Than Greek Debt Crisis
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday condemned a surge in German attacks on refugee shelters and warned that the issue of asylum could become a bigger challenge for the European Union than the Greek debt crisis.
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Switzerland Lifts Sanctions Against Iran
Neutral Switzerland will officially lift on Thursday sanctions against Iran that had been suspended since January 2014, the government announced on Wednesday, citing a deal last month between Tehran and six big powers to curb Iran's nuclear programme.
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Brexit Timeline: Key Dates In The UK-EU 'Divorce'
From the shock vote to leave the European Union to a draft Brexit agreement with Brussels struck on Friday, here are some key moments on the path to Britain leaving the European Union:
-
What Is Article 50? The Key To Brexit
It consists of just five short, vaguely worded paragraphs, but Article 50 of the European Union's 2007 Lisbon Treaty will decide how Britain leaves -- and it is already causing problems.
-
Brexit Leaders Prepare To Disappoint Supporters On Migration
Campaigners to get Britain out of the European Union won their shock victory by building an alliance of older and less-educated voters angry about the way globalization has changed their lives. Now they're telling people they won't get what they want.
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EU Trying To Emulate Hitler, Says Former London Mayor Boris Johnson
Former London mayor Boris Johnson has claimed the European Union was behaving like German Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler by trying to create a superstate, in a Sunday newspaper interview.
-
UN Refugee Chief 'Deeply Concerned' By EU-Turkey Deal
The head of the UN refugee agency today said he was "deeply concerned" by a proposed deal between the EU and Ankara to curb the migrant crisis that would involve people being sent back to Turkey.
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European Union Unveils 'Bold' Plan to Take 160,000 Refugees
The EU unveiled plans Wednesday to take 160,000 refugees from overstretched border states, as the United States said it would accept more Syrians to ease the pressure from the worst migration crisis since World War II.
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Refugees Get Hero's Welcome in Germany as UN Raps Europe
Thousands of exhausted migrants received a hero's welcome as they streamed into Germany on Sunday as the UN criticised the huge disparity in European efforts to help them.
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Hungary Lays on Buses for Refugees Walking to Austria
Hungary late Friday laid on buses to ferry hundreds of desperate refugees who had set off on foot for the Austrian border after being stranded for days in Budapest's main railway station.
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For Many Refugees, Journey to Europe Begins on Facebook
Would-be migrants hoping to flee war in the Middle East are using Facebook as their compass for finding the people smugglers they hope will get them to a better life in Europe.
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More Than 100,000 Asylum Seekers Enter Germany in August
A record 104,460 asylum seekers arrived in Germany last month, a Bavarian official said on Wednesday, part of an unprecedented wave of refugees and migrants straining the resources of German towns and villages.
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Angela Merkel to Visit Refugee Centre Hit by Violence in European Union Migrants Crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will on Wednesday visit a refugee centre hit by violent far-right protests, a day after Berlin said it had eased some asylum rules as thousands more migrants pour into Europe seeking refuge.
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Deadly Blasts Hit Yemen's Aden and Hadramout, European Union Criticises Port Attacks
A bomb next to the governor's office in the Yemeni city of Aden killed four people on Thursday, witnesses said, and the European Union urged parties to avoid hitting civilian infrastructure after Saudi-led air strikes on Hodeida port.
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Ferry Packed With Syrian Refugees Heads for Greek Mainland
A passenger ship carrying hundreds of Syrian refugees was heading to the Greek mainland from islands in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday amid confusion over its final destination and the fate of passengers.
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Angela Merkel Says Migrants Bigger Challenge for European Union Than Greek Debt Crisis
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday condemned a surge in German attacks on refugee shelters and warned that the issue of asylum could become a bigger challenge for the European Union than the Greek debt crisis.
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Switzerland Lifts Sanctions Against Iran
Neutral Switzerland will officially lift on Thursday sanctions against Iran that had been suspended since January 2014, the government announced on Wednesday, citing a deal last month between Tehran and six big powers to curb Iran's nuclear programme.
