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May staggers on as parliament seizes control of Brexit

Theresa may statement on brexit at house of commons in london

Bloomberg The UK Parliament seized control of the Brexit process from PM Theresa May and will now seek to decide how Britain exits the European Union. In a vote, the House of Commons split 329 to 302 to schedule votes on a series of alternative strategies, potentially including a second referendum, keeping the UK in the bloc’s customs union, leaving ...

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Thai polls mess pits ex-PM against generals

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Bloomberg Thailand’s first election since the 2014 coup was always going to be messy. But it’s turning out to be even more chaotic than many observers expected, setting the stage for renewed tumult after five years of military rule. Election authorities have faced calls to resign for repeatedly delaying the full results and failing to account for mounting irregularities, including ...

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Former Pakistan PM gets bail for six weeks

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Bloomberg Former PM Nawaz Sharif, who is serving a seven-year jail term in a corruption case, got bail for six weeks to enable him to seek medical treatment for a heart condition. Pakistan’s Supreme Court Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa in his verdict in Islamabad on Tuesday barred the ex-premier from seeking his treatment overseas, Khawaja Harris, Sharif’s lawyer ...

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