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Brexit pangs

Brexit, once hailed as a grand natural experiment for economists to dissect the repercussions of leaving a low-friction trade environment, has proven messier than anticipated.

EU acts

In a landmark move, the European Union (EU) has embraced a pioneering role in shaping the future of artificial intelligence (AI) with its recent provisional deal on regulations.

Disunited kingdom

The Scots were peeved with the decision to leave the European Union ~ they had voted to stay, but overall the vote was in favour of leaving - and in recent months have been increasingly perturbed by London’s handling of the coronavirus epidemic.

Fish and chips

Yet the clock is ticking and rather menacingly as 31 December, the date by which parliaments in London and Brussels must endorse a trade deal, approaches.

UK-EU have ‘useful review’ on Brexit, but difficulties remain

David Frost, the UK government's chief negotiator, and his EU counterpart Michel Barnier had a "useful review of the whole agenda before our talks" during informal Brexit discussions on Tuesday, Xinhua news agency quoted the spokesman as saying on Wednesday.