May considers next move as she faces pressure to rule out long Brexit delay

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May considers next move as she faces pressure to rule out long Brexit delay
- On Saturday, thousands of anti-Brexit protesters rallied at six different points of the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, worried that the ...
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Vitamin D linked to Alzheimer's

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Vitamin D linked to Alzheimer's : ... supplement could restore beneficial levels (of vitamin D2) in Alzheimer's patients," the scientists commented. Details of these findings are published in the journal, Current Alzheimer Research. Alzheimer's disease affects around 35,000 people in ...
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Madrid austerity protests turn violent again

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Madrid austerity protests turn violent again : On Friday, Rajoy's administration presented a 2013 draft budget that will cut overall spending by €40 billion ($51.7 billion), freezing the salaries of public workers, cutting spending for unemployment benefits and even reducing spending for Spain's ...
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One of a kind

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One of a kind : Ben, who has a healthy twin brother, Leo, is believed to be the only child in Northern Ireland - and possibly the UK - with Pons Hypoplasia, a disorder of the pons in the brainstem which controls functions such as breathing, swallowing and facial movement. United Kingdom | Ireland | America | Stigmabase | eGAYlity
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Ireland could be prepared to contribute more to EU budget

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Ireland could be prepared to contribute more to EU budget - The European Commission will publish its draft seven-year EU budget later this morning. It will be the first directly affected by Brexit , and it is thought the loss of the UK's contribution will have a major impact on the scale and scope of the EU's spending power from 2021. Ireland's priority will be to ...
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Why Theresa May's customs union defeat could ultimately save her premiership

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Why Theresa May's customs union defeat could ultimately save her premiership - May's commitment to leave the customs union is one of the thorniest in the entire Brexit process, clashing as it does with her commitment to avoiding a hard border in Northern Ireland . A hard border would be hugely damaging both for the integrity of the United Kingdom as well as for May personally
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