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British Prime Minister Theresa May Asks E.U. Leaders For 'Short Extension' To Brexit

5:44pm March 21, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

British Prime Minister Theresa May is in Brussels Thursday, asking E.U. leaders for what she calls a "short extension" to the Brexit process, which is currently due to end next Friday.

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Demonstrators carry EU flags and shout slogans outside the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 21.

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Petition To Cancel Brexit Breaks U.K. Government Website, Tops 1 Million Signatures

4:00pm March 21, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"I simply want a large number to slap in the government's face," said Margaret Anne Georgiadou, the petition's organizer. And then came the deluge.

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Russia's Connection To Brexit Is 'Opaque And Complicated,' Journalist Says

1:37pm March 21, 2019

by Terry Gross

New Yorker journalist Ed Caesar discusses Arron Banks, the British businessman who funded the most extreme end of the pro-Brexit "Leave" campaign — possibly with help from Russia.

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As Brexit Drags On, People In Ireland Wait To Learn Their Border Fate

6:52am March 21, 2019

Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Frank Langfitt about a Brexit delay, and Daniel Mulhall, Ireland's ambassador to the U.S., about the Northern Ireland-Ireland border that is caught up in Brexit flap.

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Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, speaks to reporters on Wednesday in Brussels. He told British Prime Minister Theresa May that an extension for withdrawal from the EU is possible, but with a caveat.

On The Brink Of Brexit, PM Theresa May Pushes For Extension With EU Support

6:50pm March 20, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The European Council President said a delay of three months is possible. But U.K. lawmakers would have to approve terms of separation that May has already unsuccessfully proposed to them.

European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager says Google broke the law for roughly 10 years by restricting how business partners deal with rivals in search advertising.

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EU Fines Google $1.7 Billion Over 'Abusive' Online Ad Strategies

3:57pm March 20, 2019

by Bill Chappell

For years, AdSense contracts gave Google a wide range of control, including how its rivals' search ads would appear — and their size, color and font, the EU says.

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic enters the courtroom of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday.

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Radovan Karadzic Gets Life As Hague Court Upholds Genocide Conviction

2:22pm March 20, 2019

by Sylvia Poggioli

Judges in The Hague upheld the Bosnian Serb leader's conviction in connection with the 1995 Srebrenica massacre that claimed the lives of 8,000 Muslim men and boys.

"We fully respect and support the Sackler family's decision," says a spokesperson for the National Portrait Gallery in central London, after a gift was withdrawn. Members of the Sackler family are accused of pursuing profits on OxyContin amid an opioid cr

Sackler Family's Donation To British Museum Is Quashed Over Opioid Fallout

1:44pm March 20, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The U.K.'s National Portrait Gallery and the Sackler family — owners of the company that makes OxyContin — say they're concerned that allegations of profiteering could overshadow the gift.

Donald Trump Jr. did not go into detail on what President Trump had advised. Asked last year for details by the BBC, Prime Minister Theresa May said, with an amused expression: "He told me I should sue the EU."

Donald Trump Jr.: U.K.'s Prime Minister Should Have Listened To My Father

11:07am March 20, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The political chaos surrounding Brexit could have been avoided had Theresa May simply followed President Trump's advice, his son wrote in an op-ed.

The German headquarters of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei in Duesseldorf, Germany. The U.S. says it may stop sharing intelligence with Germany if it adopts Huawei's 5G technology.

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Despite U.S. Pressure, Germany Refuses To Exclude Huawei's 5G Technology

7:31am March 20, 2019

by Joanna Kakissis

The U.S. says it may stop sharing intelligence with Germany if it adopts Chinese firm Huawei's 5G technology. But the threats haven't swayed Germany, which says it can set its own security standards.

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