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UK PM Candidates Dismiss New Scottish Independence Referendum
The two candidates battling to be Britain's next prime minister vied to present themselves as defenders of Scotland's place in the United Kingdom on Tuesday, promising more scrutiny of Scotland's government to undermine a new push for independence.
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Ousted Catalan Leader Calls For United Front For Independence
Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont called on Saturday for a united political front in the Dec. 21 election to continue the drive for independence from Spain and to protest the imprisonment of former members of the regional government.
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Spanish Prime Minister Gives Catalan Leader 5 Days To Clarify Independence Stance
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday gave Catalonia's separatist leader five days to clarify his position on whether or not he was declaring independence.
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Catalan Leader Suspends Declaration Of Independence
Catalonia's leader Carles Puigdemont said Tuesday he accepted the "mandate of the people" for the region to become "an independent republic," but proposed suspending its immediate implementation to allow for dialogue.
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Minister Nathalie Loiseau: France Would Not Recognise Unilateral Catalan Declaration
France will not recognise Catalonia if the Spanish region unilaterally declares independence, European affairs minister Nathalie Loiseau said on Monday.
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Thousands Protest In Barcelona Against Catalan Independence
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Catalonia's capital Barcelona on Sunday to express their opposition to any declaration of independence from Spain, showing how divided the region is on the issue.
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Catalonia On Strike Over Independence Poll Violence
Protesters blocked roads, public transport slowed to a crawl and FC Barcelona refused to train on Tuesday as Catalonia observed a general strike over police violence at a banned weekend independence referendum.
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Iraqi Kurds Vote In Historic Independence Referendum, Shrugging Off Threats
Voting started on Monday in an independence referendum organised by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq, ignoring the threats of the Kurds' neighbours and fears of further instability and violence across the Middle East.
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Election Could Boost Scotland Independence Calls: Experts
Britain's early election could draw some support away from the Scottish National Party (SNP) but will likely bolster First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's call for an independence referendum, experts say.
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Scottish Parliament Votes For New Independence Referendum
The Scottish parliament on Tuesday backed First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's bid for a new independence referendum, further complicating Britain's political situation just as years of talks on the terms of Brexit were about to begin.
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Scotland Will Have New Independence Referendum: Nicola Sturgeon
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon insisted Saturday that Scotland will have another referendum on seceding from the UK, as she blasted British Prime Minister Theresa May.
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UK's Labour Party to Run Separate Pro-European Union Campaign
The opposition Labour Party will run a separate campaign to keep Britain inside the EU when the country holds a referendum on the issue, the party said today, ruling out sharing a platform with Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Vote Counting Begins in Scotland on Independence
The polls have closed and vote counting is underway in Scotland's historic referendum on whether to end the country's 307-year-old union with England.
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Scots Vote on Independence, United Kingdom's Fate on Knife-Edge
Scotland voted on Thursday on whether to stay within the United Kingdom or end the 307-year-old union with England and become an independent nation in a finely balanced referendum with far-reaching consequences.
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Scotland Braces for Historic Independence Vote
The campaign for Scotland's independence referendum went down to the wire on the eve of a knife-edge vote on Thursday that will either see Scotland break away from the United Kingdom or gain sweeping new powers.
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UK PM Candidates Dismiss New Scottish Independence Referendum
The two candidates battling to be Britain's next prime minister vied to present themselves as defenders of Scotland's place in the United Kingdom on Tuesday, promising more scrutiny of Scotland's government to undermine a new push for independence.
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Ousted Catalan Leader Calls For United Front For Independence
Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont called on Saturday for a united political front in the Dec. 21 election to continue the drive for independence from Spain and to protest the imprisonment of former members of the regional government.
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Spanish Prime Minister Gives Catalan Leader 5 Days To Clarify Independence Stance
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday gave Catalonia's separatist leader five days to clarify his position on whether or not he was declaring independence.
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Catalan Leader Suspends Declaration Of Independence
Catalonia's leader Carles Puigdemont said Tuesday he accepted the "mandate of the people" for the region to become "an independent republic," but proposed suspending its immediate implementation to allow for dialogue.
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Minister Nathalie Loiseau: France Would Not Recognise Unilateral Catalan Declaration
France will not recognise Catalonia if the Spanish region unilaterally declares independence, European affairs minister Nathalie Loiseau said on Monday.
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Thousands Protest In Barcelona Against Catalan Independence
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Catalonia's capital Barcelona on Sunday to express their opposition to any declaration of independence from Spain, showing how divided the region is on the issue.
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Catalonia On Strike Over Independence Poll Violence
Protesters blocked roads, public transport slowed to a crawl and FC Barcelona refused to train on Tuesday as Catalonia observed a general strike over police violence at a banned weekend independence referendum.
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Iraqi Kurds Vote In Historic Independence Referendum, Shrugging Off Threats
Voting started on Monday in an independence referendum organised by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq, ignoring the threats of the Kurds' neighbours and fears of further instability and violence across the Middle East.
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Election Could Boost Scotland Independence Calls: Experts
Britain's early election could draw some support away from the Scottish National Party (SNP) but will likely bolster First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's call for an independence referendum, experts say.
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Scottish Parliament Votes For New Independence Referendum
The Scottish parliament on Tuesday backed First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's bid for a new independence referendum, further complicating Britain's political situation just as years of talks on the terms of Brexit were about to begin.
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Scotland Will Have New Independence Referendum: Nicola Sturgeon
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon insisted Saturday that Scotland will have another referendum on seceding from the UK, as she blasted British Prime Minister Theresa May.
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UK's Labour Party to Run Separate Pro-European Union Campaign
The opposition Labour Party will run a separate campaign to keep Britain inside the EU when the country holds a referendum on the issue, the party said today, ruling out sharing a platform with Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Vote Counting Begins in Scotland on Independence
The polls have closed and vote counting is underway in Scotland's historic referendum on whether to end the country's 307-year-old union with England.
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Scots Vote on Independence, United Kingdom's Fate on Knife-Edge
Scotland voted on Thursday on whether to stay within the United Kingdom or end the 307-year-old union with England and become an independent nation in a finely balanced referendum with far-reaching consequences.
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Scotland Braces for Historic Independence Vote
The campaign for Scotland's independence referendum went down to the wire on the eve of a knife-edge vote on Thursday that will either see Scotland break away from the United Kingdom or gain sweeping new powers.
