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Bouteflika standing aside may not end Algeria’s protests

Bloomberg If Algeria’s ageing rulers hope sidelining Abdelaziz Bouteflika will buy them time to regroup, they may be disappointed. Young protesters have become bolder since their demonstrations began two weeks ago. Some now want the entire old guard to step aside. In an letter released on Monday evening, Bouteflika postponed next month’s election and said he would no longer seek ...

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May strikes new Brexit deal with EU

Bloomberg Theresa May struck a deal to revise the terms of the UK’s divorce from the European Union but it’s unclear whether she’s done enough to win Parliament’s support in a crucial vote on Tuesday. After a chaotic day of changing plans in London, the prime minister made a last-minute decision to fly to Strasbourg, France, for late talks with ...

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EU party to offer Orban last chance to avert expulsion

Bloomberg A top member of the European Union’s largest political bloc will meet with Viktor Orban in what may be the Hungarian prime minister’s last chance to avoid potential expulsion from the continent’s political mainstream later this month. Manfred Weber, the European People’s Party’s candidate to lead the EU executive, was expected to meet with Orban in Budapest on Tuesday ...

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