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UK Jews whose families fled Nazis look again at Germany

by Stephen Beard
Nov 8, 2016
Brits entitled to another EU passport are exploring their options post-Brexit.
Outside view of the synagogue of the israelite religion association Wuerttemberg in the southern German city Ulm.
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English plantation now sends tea to China

by Stephen Beard
Oct 31, 2016
England has just one tea plantation but its owners have big global ambitions.
Neil Bennett, head gardener at the Tregothnan Estate, inspects in the tea garden the tea plant Camellia sinensis near Truro, England. 
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Terrorism fears deter tourists in parts of Europe

by Stephen Beard
Sep 22, 2016
Tourists avoid France after terror attacks, but flock to the UK as pound is low.
A view of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
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Britain mulls Chinese investment in nuclear station

by Stephen Beard
Sep 14, 2016
Objections are mounting to Chinese involvement in a large nuclear power station.
The sun sets behind Electricite de France SA's (EDF) Hinkley Point B nuclear power station besides the Bristol Channel near Bridgwater on November 12, 2013 in Somerset, England.   
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Brexit on the agenda at Chengdu G20 meeting

by Stephen Beard
Jul 22, 2016
Finance ministers will discuss how to limit fallout from Britain leaving the EU.
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, left, speaks with Chinese Vice Premier Ma Kai during a meeting in Beijing on Friday. Hammond is in China to attend the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in Chengdu, besides visiting Beijing and Hong Kong to promote British business opportunities.
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David Cameron sings his way out of his political career

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 11, 2016
Literally.
British Prime Minister David Cameron walks back to 10 Downing Street in London on July 11, 2016, after announcing that Theresa May would be Britain's new leader.
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Should the EU play nasty or nice with the UK ?

by Mark Garrison
Jun 28, 2016
European Union must decide whether to offer generous terms to post-Brexit UK or not.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a special plenary session on Brexit at the German lower house of Parliament Bundestag in Berlin, on June 28, 2016. 
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Politicians in the UK are struggling to handle Brexit aftermath

by Stephen Beard
Jun 27, 2016
The Leave vote has leaders reeling
British newspapers headlining with the Brexit vote.
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Britons Google 'what does it mean to leave the EU?' after voting to leave

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 24, 2016
Too little, too late.
Buyers' remorse?
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Brexit: a complex divorce

by Scott Tong
Jun 24, 2016
The process by which the UK extracts itself from the EU is a tortuous one.
A mural depicting US presidential hopeful Donald Trump sharing a kiss with former London Mayor Boris Johnson captured last month in Bristol, England. Johnson  and Trump are both supporters of Britain leaving the European Union. The nation will now start the long process of splitting off from the political-economic zone.
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