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New Mars rover named after DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin

A British-made rover that will set off for Mars next year in search for signs of life was named Thursday after DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin. UK astronaut Tim Peake revealed the name of the first European scavenger of the Red Planet at the Airbus factory just north of London where it was...

Labour's Corbyn sets out terms for backing May on Brexit

British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn met Prime Minister Theresa May last week and has written her a letter putting forward five demands by his Labour Party on the Brexit deal, his party said late on Wednesday. In the letter made public on Wednesday, Corbyn said the Brexit deal must...

Unopposed Ceferin re-elected as UEFA president

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin was on Thursday re-elected for a four-year term as head of European football's governing body by acclamation. The 51-year-old Slovenian lawyer was the only candidate going forward for election at the UEFA Congress in Rome. Ceferin took over two and a...

Will Brexit happen on March 29? Don't bet on it

Will Brexit really happen on March 29? Unlikely, analysts say, despite Prime Minister Theresa May's insistence that Britain will split from the EU by the looming deadline. With her divorce deal with Brussels currently stuck in the UK parliament and fears of economic chaos in case of a messy...