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British PM To Seek Extension After MPs Back Brexit Delay

A historic vote Saturday at the House of Commons could see the United Kingdom leave the European Union this month
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to write to Brussels seeking a Brexit deadline extension after MPs voted Saturday to demand he delay Britain's October 31 departure date.In a phonecall with European Council President Donald Tusk after the vote, Johnson said he would send the letter mandated by MPs to seek more time, a EU source told AFP."The PM confirmed that the letter would be sent to Tusk today," the source said.

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A handout picture released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson making a statement in the House of Commons in London on October 19, 2019. British MPs voted to delay a decision on whether to approve Boris Johnson's Brexit deal
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No Cheers For Booze, Olives Or Jets As US Sanctions Hit EU

With Washington starting to apply swingeing tariffs on a record $7.5 billion of European goods from cheese and wine to aircraft and clothing, AFP assesses the main sectors affected.According to Eurostat, total EU exports to the United States last year hit 320 billion euros ($355 billion). Rates will be applied differently across sectors -- ranging from ten percent for the aeronautical industry to 25 percent for foodstuff and textiles as well as German industrial products.
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Europe Endorses Brexit Deal And Urges UK MPs To Back It

European Union leaders endorsed a hard-fought Brexit deal with Britain on Thursday, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces an uphill battle getting it through the British parliament."It looks like we are very close to the final stretch," EU Council President Donald Tusk told reporters after the other 27 leaders approved the accord.But despite optimism from Johnson, British opposition parties and some of the prime minister's own allies in the House of Commons were quick to warn they would not support it when it goes to a vote in a special sitting on Saturday.

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