New COVID curbs prompt wave of resistance across Europe
London, UKReuters A wave of COVID curbs has prompted resistance across Europe, with the right-wing British politician who helped force a referendum on Brexit harnessing popular anger at a new lockdown by recasting his Brexit Party under a new banner. The United Kingdom, which has the biggest official death toll in Europe from COVID-19, is […]
Brexit at last: Britain leaves the EU as champagne corks fly
London, UKReuters The United Kingdom finally cast off from the European Union on Friday for an uncertain future, with Brexiteers claiming victory and popping champagne corks for an “independence day” they said marked a new era for the country. In its biggest shift since losing its global empire, the United Kingdom slipped away at 2300 […]