Britain passes Brexit deal
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson with other lawmakers in London, Britain, Dec. 17, 2019.
More than three years since the UK voted to exit the European Union in a 2016 referendum, Britain’s Parliament has finally voted to approve the Brexit deal. Also, at Thursday’s presidential debate, several of the Democratic candidates spoke about China. What were candidates’ stances on China and how do they compare with President Donald Trump? And, the people in India-controlled Kashmir have been without the internet for 138 days, the longest blackout ever for a democracy.
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