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UK calls on EU to ‘shake off remaining ill will over Brexit’

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UK calls on EU to ‘shake off remaining ill will over Brexit’

The UK government’s chief Brexit negotiator David Frost has called on Brussels to “shake off any remaining ill will” towards the UK for leaving the bloc. The European Commission has…

7 March 2021 · 3 min read

Pope: 'We cannot be silent when terrorism abuses religion'

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Pope: ‘We cannot be silent when terrorism abuses religion’

Speaking to representatives of Iraq's different religious groups in Ur, Pope Francis called for unity among faiths. Christians and other religious minorities were subjected to brutal persecution during the country's…

7 March 2021 · 1 min read

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Britain could block imports of Perrier and San Pellegrino as it flexes mussels in EU shellfish war

Ministers are to step up the war with the EU Commissioner known as ‘Calamity Kyriakides’ by blocking imports of fashionable mineral waters such as San Pellegrino and Perrier. Environment Secretary…

7 March 2021 · 5 min read

Italian government faces criticism over consulting contract with McKinsey over EU funds

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Italian government faces criticism over consulting contract with McKinsey over EU funds

… rewrite plans for spending the European Union funds aimed at rebuilding the … than 200 billion euros of EU funds and revive the pandemic … already prepared by the…

6 March 2021 · 1 min read

Hostility, violence are ‘betrayals’ of religion, pope says in Iraq

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Hostility, violence are ‘betrayals’ of religion, pope says in Iraq

TRAVELLING to the birthplace of Abraham, Pope Francis urged believers to prove their faith in the one God and father of all by accepting one another as brothers and sisters.…

6 March 2021 · 4 min read

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European Parliament expected to strip Catalan ex-president of immunity

The European Parliament is expected to withdraw the immunity of former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and two fellow MEPs next week, allowing proceedings to extradite them to Spain to resume. Last month, the parliament’s committee on…

6 March 2021 · 4 min read

US, EU to suspend tariffs in Boeing-Airbus dispute

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US, EU to suspend tariffs in Boeing-Airbus dispute

A first phone call on Friday clinched the first trade breakthrough to start rebuilding transatlantic relations between the United States and the European Union in the wake of the Trump…

6 March 2021 · 4 min read

EU approves 155 mln USD to support Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan

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EU approves 155 mln USD to support Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan

BEIRUT, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The European Union, via the Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian crisis, adopted a 130 million euros (155 million U.S. dollars) assistance package…

6 March 2021 · 1 min read

Community news: Westport launches best sandwich competition and more

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Community news: Westport launches best sandwich competition and more

As a follow up to the Westport Weston Chamber of Commerce’s pizza, burger and soup contests from the previous three years, the Chamber is hosting a new event, “The Great…

6 March 2021 · 4 min read

US, EU to suspend tariffs on alcohol, food and airplanes

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US, EU to suspend tariffs on alcohol, food and airplanes

Brussels [Belgium], March 6 (ANI): The United States and the European Union agreed to temporarily suspend tariffs levied on billions of dollars of each others' aircraft, wine, food and other…

6 March 2021 · 3 min read