Boris Johnson

China Laughs Off EU’s Uighur Genocide Protest

Mention the Boxer Rebellion nowadays, and most people in the west would look baffled. Not so the Chinese, who have longer memories.They have not forgotten the invasion launched in 1900 by the United States (US), Britain, Germany, France and other members of the Eight-Nation Alliance to suppress the anti-foreigner, anti-missionary uprising.

29 March 2021
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UK Faces Brexit Challenges After Last-Minute Deal

The United Kingdom (UK) is set for a new chapter Friday after securing a hard-fought post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union (EU) as EU envoys gave the accord, reached only after months of tortuous negotiations, a sober welcome."There was no great joy because a divorce is not really good news," one EU diplomat said. Member state envoys to the EU were "sober enough" in their response, the diplomat said, and the text – all 1,200 pages and in English – "w

26 December 2020
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Divided Britain says historic farewell to EU

Britain on Friday ended almost half a century of integration with Europe, finally making its historic departure from the European Union (EU) to begin a new – but still uncertain – future, with emotions running high following years of wrangling and several false starts. At the clocks strike 11:00 pm (2300 GMT) – midnight in Brussels – Britain becomes the first country to leave the 28-member bloc and will go it alone for the first time since 1973.Prime Minister Boris Johnson has backed

1 February 2020
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Could Brexit Be A Good Thing For The UK?

There has been no closure to the Brexit issue since the 2016 Stay/Leave Referendum when the United Kingdom (UK) voted to leave the European Union (EU), until recently when British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won an outright majority of 80 parliamentary seats at last year’s general election on 12 December, 2019.

26 January 2020
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British MPs refuse to back Brexit deal

British MPs have again ruptured the Brexit process by withholding their support for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new divorce deal with the European Union (EU).The House of Commons voted for an amendment making approval for the text conditional on parliament passing legislation to ratify the treaty before Britain leaves the EU.The failure to clearly back the deal triggered a law forcing Johnson to ask EU leaders to delay Brexit for a third time – though he vowed Saturday following the v

20 October 2019
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