LONDON, July 13, (APP/AFP) – New British Prime Minister Theresa May took office on Wednesday and wasted no time in naming her top team, including former London mayor Boris Johnson, who was appointed foreign minister. Here are the appointments so far: – Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance minister): Philip Hammond – Foreign Secretary: Boris Johnson […]
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Ministers in Britain’s new cabinet
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May takes over as British PM, makes Johnson foreign minister
LONDON, July 13, (APP/AFP) – Theresa May, who took over as Britain’s new prime minister on Wednesday charged with pulling the country out of the EU, caused surprise by immediately appointing leading Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson as foreign minister. May replaced David Cameron as Conservative leader after he stood down following the seismic vote to […]
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Trump, Supreme Court justice double down in war of words
WASHINGTON, July 13, (APP/AFP) – It is pretty much unheard of for a US Supreme Court justice to speak openly about politics. But its aging doyenne Ruth Bader Ginsburg sure did, blasting Donald Trump as a phony. Now, Trump is questioning Ginsburg’s mental acuity and calling on her to resign. The editorial boards of the […]
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Brexit crisis to test ‘Iron Ladies’ Merkel, May
BERLIN, July 14, (APP/AFP) – Pragmatic, childless pastors’ daughters with killer instincts who were long underestimated by their blustering male peers — the parallels between new British Prime Minister Theresa May and Germany’s Angela Merkel are striking at first glance. But analysts warn that resemblance may mask more fundamental differences that will complicate talks on […]
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Clinton says Trump corrupts party of abolitionist Lincoln
WASHINGTON, July 14, (APP/AFP) – White House hopeful Hillary Clinton on Wednesday accused her Republican adversary Donald Trump of corrupting the party of Abraham Lincoln, in a speech at the site of a historic address on slavery by the Civil War-era president. Clinton delivered a wide-ranging speech on race in America, after a week of […]
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EU hopes to keep Britain ‘close’ after Brexit vote: Juncker
BEIJING, (APP/AFP) – European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said Wednesday he hoped relations with Britain could be “as close as possible” despite the country’s vote to leave the bloc. “I want for relations with Britain to be as close as possible — I will not negotiate with Britain in a hostile mood,” he told reporters […]