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‘Labour must speed up backing UK staying in EU’

Bloomberg Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn should move more quickly to make remaining in the European Union the party’s official position before a possible general election, Labour’s treasury spokesman John McDonnell said. While Labour’s deputy leader, Tom Watson, has for months been calling for the party to adopt the policy, or seek a second referendum, Corbyn has so-far refused to commit. ...

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Hong Kong protesters take message to mainlanders

Bloomberg Thousands of demonstrators chanting slogans marched through one of Hong Kong’s busiest tourist districts, the latest demonstration in weeks of mass protests triggered by a proposed law that would allow extraditions of criminals to mainland China for the first time. The marchers walked through the pedestrian-heavy Tsim Sha Tsui area as they headed towards the city’s new high-speed rail ...

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Europe has sharp trade message for Trump

The trade deal between the European Union and four of Latin America’s biggest economies is a sharp riposte to both US President Donald Trump and Britain’s Brexiters. The agreement, reached after 20 years of negotiations, will end tariffs on 93 percent of Mercosur’s exports to the EU over time, with the rest getting “preferential treatment.” European companies — including those ...

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