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December 18, 2018
Chaos on French highways as‘yellow vests’ torch toll booths
PARIS — French “yellow vest” protesters caused transport chaos on Tuesday after occupying highway tollbooths and setting some of them on fire.France’s biggest toll road operator, Vinci Autoroutes , said demonstrations were under way at some 40 sites in its network and that several highway intersections had been heavily damaged, notably in the south of France.The Bandol toll station, east of Marseille in the south of France, suffered fire damage ...
December 18, 2018
British government steps up ‘no-deal’ Brexit preparations
LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May and her ministers will on Tuesday step up preparations for a “no deal” Brexit, an outcome made more likely by a deadlock in parliament over the British leader’s divorce deal with the European Union.With just over 100 days until Britain is due to leave the EU, May is yet to win the support of a deeply divided parliament for the deal she struck last ...
December 17, 2018
Facing opposition, May will bring Brexit deal back to parliament
LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday she would bring her Brexit deal back to parliament for a vote in mid-January, pledging to get assurances from the European Union to break the deadlock over Britain’s departure from the bloc.With just over 100 days until Britain is due to leave the bloc on March 29, May faced accusations from some lawmakers of trying to force a deeply divided parliament ...
December 17, 2018
Dutch PM warns against emulating Brexit ‘chaos’
THE HAGUE — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte warned the Netherlands on Monday against emulating the “chaos” and division of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.“I compare the Netherlands to a fragile vase, held by its 17 million citizens,” Rutte said in a full-page advert, printed in the popular daily tabloid Algemeen Dagblad.In order to preserve this ‘vase’, “compromises often have to be made in which difficult problems are ...
December 17, 2018
Rejecting other Brexit options, UK PM May sticks by her deal
LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May is pressing on with her deal to leave the European Union, her spokesman said on Monday, rejecting calls for a second referendum or to test support for different Brexit options in parliament.After a tumultuous week in which she survived a confidence vote and sought last-minute changes to a Brexit agreement reached with Brussels last month, May faces deadlock over her deal in the ...
December 17, 2018
France’s govt to rush through concessions for ‘yellow vests’
PARIS — The French government is set to rush tax cuts and a rise in the minimum wage through parliament in a bid to end the “yellow vest” protests which appear to be waning after a month of disruption.The measures announced a week ago by President Emmanuel Macron will be discussed at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday and put to the National Assembly and the Senate for votes before Christmas, ...
December 17, 2018
Divided Cypriots unite over heritage
RESIDENTS from both sides of Cyprus are coming together to restore their ancient heritage and mend ties away from politics even as peace talks remain stalled.Over the past decade Greek and Turkish Cypriots have joined forces to rebuild and restore dozens of churches, mosques and historical monuments on the Mediterranean island, after they were damaged by conflict or neglect.“We are cooperating, we are working together and we are bringing new ...
December 16, 2018
Macron ratings see further fall after month of protests
PARIS — A month of "yellow vest" protests have taken a further toll on the popularity of French President Emmanuel Macron, a new poll showed Sunday, with analysts saying he will be forced to change his style of governing.Around 66,000 protesters turned out again on Saturday on the fifth round of anti-government demonstrations, which sprung up over diesel taxes last month.The figure was about half the number of the previous ...
December 16, 2018
Clashes in Brussels
Far-right supporters throw barricades during a protest against Marrakesh Migration Pact in Brussels, Belgium on Sunday. — Reuters
December 16, 2018
Georgia's first female president sworn in
TELAVI, Georgia — Georgia on Sunday swore in its first female president, Salome Zurabishvili as opposition parties continue to denounce her election as fraudulent and demand snap parliamentary polls.The inauguration paved the way for a new constitution to come into force, transforming the country into a parliamentary republic with a largely ceremonial president.The event was held in the medieval town of Telavi in Georgia's eastern region of Kakheti.French-born Zurabishvili, 66, ...
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