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published Aug 3rd 2017, 6:01 pm, by Alex Morales (Bloomberg) —Britain should stay in the European Union past Brexit Day. That is what one of the country’s biggest business associations proposes to Prime Minister Theresa May as calls for a fleshed-out transition period gather momentum. The Institute of Directors has

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published Jul 7th 2017, 4:30 pm, by Robert Hutton (Bloomberg) —The U.K. will attempt to build a market for insuring countries against natural disaster, with the goal of providing more stable funding for relief from famines and floods. Prime Minister Theresa May will announce the move at the Group of

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published Jun 5th 2017, 8:52 pm, by Adam Haigh (Bloomberg) —Equity markets in Asia fell as the yen strengthened, with investors opting for a note of caution following a seven-week surge for global stocks. Gold rose and oil extended declines. Japanese shares dropped while the yen rose to the highest level

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published May 23rd 2017, 6:40 pm, by Tim Ross, Robert Hutton and Thomas Penny (Bloomberg) —The British military will guard music and sports events in an unprecedented security operation as police hunt for potential accomplices of the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at a Manchester pop concert. After meeting

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published Mar 22nd 2017, 4:14 pm, by Thomas Penny, Tim Ross and Robert Hutton (Bloomberg) — London’s worst terror attack in more than a decade left four people dead, including the assailant and the police officer he stabbed, and at least 20 injured. The attack shut down Parliament, leaving hundreds

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published Feb 7th 2017, 4:10 pm, by Tim Ross and Robert Hutton (Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Theresa May kept her plan to trigger Brexit on track after defeating a rebellion from some of her own Conservative Party colleagues by promising them a vote on the final deal with the European

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published Jan 29th 2017, 4:25 pm, by Robert Hutton and Andrew Atkinson (Bloomberg) —The Trump administration moved to reassure the U.K. over the impact of its immigration ban, saying only people traveling from seven Muslim-majority countries will be hit by it. Prime Minister Theresa May ordered her top diplomat, Boris

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published Dec 5th 2016, 4:20 pm, by Tim Ross (Bloomberg) —The U.K. government promised to make sure London keeps its place as the leading financial center after Brexit, following top-level talks between global bank chiefs and senior ministers. U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond and Brexit Secretary David Davis

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