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UK lawmakers vote to delay final Brexit decision again

10:14 pm October 19, 2019

LONDON: In major blow to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, U.K. lawmakers voted Saturday to postpone a decision on whether to back his Brexit deal with the European Union, throwing a wrench into government plans to leave the bloc at the end of this month. The prime minister is now required by law to ask […]

EU leaders turn focus to climate, budget issues

7:35 pm October 18, 2019

Brussels: After agreeing on terms for a new Brexit deal, European Union leaders are meeting again on Friday to discuss other thorny issues, including the bloc’s budget and climate change. No decision is expected on the next long-term budget for 2021-2027, though, a topic more divisive than Brexit. Leaders need to find a compromise that […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Macron and Merkel try to showcase unity as Brexit looms

9:01 pm October 16, 2019

TOULOUSE, France: President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Angela Merkel sought Wednesday to demonstrate the solidity of the French-German relationship at a meeting in southern France, one day before a key EU summit that may approve a divorce deal with Britain. They started with a visit to the headquarters of plane-maker Airbus, widely seen as a […]

Vatican dismisses appeal by Kerala nun

8:03 pm October 16, 2019

Kochi: The Vatican has dismissed an appeal by a Kerala nun,challenging the Franciscan Clarist Congregations decision to expel her for “failing to give a satisfactory explanation for her lifestyle in violation of FCC laws.” Sister Lucy Kalappura was expelled by the Congregation in August this year. The Congregation had charged her with publishing poems, purchasing […]

Three hurt as asylum-seekers clash on Greek island

2:40 pm October 15, 2019

Athens: At least three people were hurt in a clash between asylum-seekers in a town on the Greek island of Samos, police sources said Tuesday. They said the violence, apparently between groups of Syrians and Afghans, erupted in the town of Vathy late on Monday. A fire later broke out outside the camp that authorities […]