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Merkel Set for Historic UK Visit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (Reuters Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader) London. German chancellor Angela Merkel will make an historic speech to Britain’s parliament on Thursday before holding EU talks with...
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Countdown to Midnight: Gay Marriage Becomes Legal in UK
Peter McGraith (L) and David Cabreza pose for photographs at Islington Town Hall in north London on March 25, 2014. The couple plan to be one of the first same-sex couples in England and Wales to marry...
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Why the UK Can’t Complain About Hong Kong
Commercial and residential buildings in Hong Kong, China, on 17 July 2014. (EPA Photo/Jerome Favre) In recent weeks, Hong Kong has seen street protests over Beijing’s role in the city’s politics. Some...
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Scots Aren’t the Only Angry Bunch
A pro-independence supporter wearing a ‘Yes’ T-shirt shouts slogans as Scottish MP Jim Murphy addresses crowds in support of the pro-union ‘Better Together’ campaign in Edinburgh on Sept. 8, 2014,...
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Scots Support Staying in the United Kingdom, Partial Results Show
Pro-union supporters react as Scottish independence referendum results come in at a Better Together event in Glasgow on Sept. 19, 2014. (AFP Photo/Andy Buchanan) Edinburgh. Scottish voters have spurned...
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Scottish Referendum Holds Some Valuable Lessons for Indonesia
(JG Graphics/Josep Tri Ronggo) This week, millions of Scots vote on whether to continue being part of the United Kingdom or venture out to become a separate nation-state. The referendum was won by the...
View ArticleJamil Maidan Flores: Et Tu Brute? US Allies Flock to China-led AIIB
“Et tu Brute?” And you, too, Brutus? Those were the dying words of Julius Caesar, as he realized that even his best friend would drive a knife into his guts. Caesar ruled Rome and the known world, from...
View ArticleUK Police Seek Gang Behind ’200 Million Pound’ Hatton Garden Heist
London. British police were hunting for a gang on Wednesday who raided safety deposit boxes in London’s major jewellery business district, making off with cash and gems in what local media said could...
View ArticleDelayed Flash Crash Arrest May Herald Future Spoofing Detection Woes
Washington/San Francisco. The five years it took regulators to bring high-profile charges against a UK trader underscore how hard it is to spot wrongdoing in fast-developing markets, and may herald...
View ArticleUK Welcomes Big-Spending Indonesians
Jakarta. With a record average spend of 1,240 pounds ($1,900) per visitor, Indonesians contributed 31 million pounds to the tourism sector in the United Kingdom, the British embassy said on Sunday. The...
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