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Sporting events and Brexit offer Dublin the chance to grow ties with Tokyo, Irish ambassador says
While Japan and Ireland may view each other as fierce rivals at the Rugby World Cup when they face off in Shizuoka Prefecture in September, Ireland sees the sporting event and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as opportunities to expand contacts — a prelude to ...
Irish eyes are smiling in Japan
The first ever St. Patrick's Day parade in Tokyo made history for a number of reasons — least of all for the fact that it was the first such parade in Asia, and it unfolded on a sidewalk in Roppongi. On March 15, 1992, a ...
Even after all the diplomacy, U.K. lawmakers resoundingly reject Brexit deal for second time
British MPs resoundingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal for a second time on Tuesday, plunging the country into further uncertainty just 17 days before it is due to split from the European Union. The House of Commons voted 391-242 against the divorce deal, ...
Britain to make unilateral declaration that backstop won't apply if talks break down, says May
Britain will make a unilateral statement that nothing can prevent it from pulling out of an Irish border backstop if talks about a future relationship with the European Union after Brexit break down, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday. In a news conference in ...
May heads back to Brussels but EU not budging on Brexit 'Irish backstop'
Prime Minister Theresa May headed back to Brussels on Wednesday to renew her quest to reopen the terms of Britain's Brexit divorce, but appears headed for disappointment. With less than six weeks until Brexit day, May met European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker hoping for progress ...
Wales equaled its own record for consecutive wins after overcoming a plucky Italy 26-15 in Six Nations rugby on Saturday. Italy scored the only try of the first half and only trailed 12-7 at halftime. Wales didn't score a try until the 53rd minute and ...
EU's Tusk rebuffs May, and says Brexiteers deserve a place in hell
The European Union will make no new offer on Brexit and those who promoted Britain's exit without any understanding of how to deliver it deserve a special place in hell, Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday. The United Kingdom is on course to leave ...
Britain's department for exiting the European Union has been examining a secret new high-tech plan of keeping the Irish border open with the plan to be ready for a road test in March, the Sun newspaper reported late on Tuesday. Officials have been working on ...
Apple reaches €500 million settlement with France over back taxes
Apple said Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with French authorities to settle 10 years of back taxes, becoming the latest U.S. company to make a deal with France, which has led a European push for higher taxes on tech giants. Apple paid nearly ...
Irish unmoved by British PM Theresa May's plan to renegotiate Brexit deal with Brussels
After a week of missteps, Irish nerves are steadying again, unmoved by British Prime Minister Theresa May's promise to go back to Brussels to renegotiate the Brexit deal. The Irish government rejected any softening of the so-called backstop, immediately after Westminster on Tuesday backed May's ...
Two more van hijackings hit Northern Ireland city as fifth man arrested over car bombing
Two vans were hijacked in Londonderry on Monday, police said, two days after the Northern Irish city saw a car bombing involving a stolen car in an attack pinned on a dissident paramilitary group. A bomb in a hijacked car blew up outside the courthouse ...
Ryohei Takahashi loses IBF super bantamweight title via 11th-round TKO
Ryohei Takahashi suffered a technical knockout in his first world title fight on Friday. The 28-year-old Takahashi was attempting to wrest the IBF super bantamweight title from Ireland's TJ Doheny, but he was stopped 2 minutes, 18 seconds into the 11th round at Madison Square ...
