China halts work by team on gene-edited babies

China's government has ordered a halt to work by a medical team that claimed to have helped make the world's first gene-edited babies, as a group of leading sci
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Scientists: World still isn't ready for gene-edited babies

A group of leading scientists has declared that it's still too soon to try making permanent changes to DNA that can be inherited by future generations, as a Chi
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EU endorses Brexit deal and warns: there's no better offer

European Union leaders have sealed a divorce deal with Britain, and issued a warning to U.K. politicians who within weeks will approve or reject it _ this offer
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EU endorses Brexit divorce deal but hard work lies ahead

The European Commission chief warned the U.K. parliament it should not count on any renegotiation ahead of Britain's departure in March
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EU set to endorse Brexit deal but hard work lies ahead

European Union leaders are gathering to seal an agreement on Britain's departure from the bloc next year, the first time a member country will have left the 28-
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The Latest: N Ireland party leader rejects Brexit deal

The European Union has removed the last major obstacle to sealing an agreement on Brexit after Spain has said it had reached a deal with Britain over Gibraltar
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Spain to back Brexit deal after UK agrees to Gibraltar terms

The European Union removed the last major obstacle to sealing an agreement on Brexit after Spain said it had reached a deal with Britain over Gibraltar on the e
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The Latest: Brexit: UK gives consent to Spain over Gibraltar

Spain's junior minister for the European Union says British authorities have consented to Spanish demands granting Madrid prior approval on matters relating to
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The Latest: UK's Labour Party leader slams Brexit deal

The leader of Britain's main opposition party has slammed the draft political agreement the government has agreed with the European Union over the outlines of t
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The Latest: May: Declaration with EU ensures 'smooth' Brexit

Prime Minister Theresa May says a draft political declaration with the European Union on future relations after Brexit lays the groundwork for a future free tra
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The Latest: Gibraltar open to direct talks with Spain

Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo says he is willing to discuss directly with the Spanish government their bilateral relations after the United Kingdom
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UK's May sees Brexit deal soon as future ties text agreed

British Prime Minister Theresa May says a good Brexit deal is within reach, after the European Union and her government agreed on a draft declaration outlining
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The Latest: Spanish leader 'annoyed' by Brexit agreement

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says his government is "annoyed" that the divorce agreement being prepared for Britain's exit from the European Union doesn
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UAE sentences British academic to life in prison for spying

British academic sentenced to life in prison in United Arab Emirates on charges of spying
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The Latest: UK's May fills Brexit-related Cabinet vacancies

British Prime Minister Theresa May has filled two vacancies in her Cabinet left by ministers who quit over Brexit
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The Latest: UK business group embraces May's Brexit deal

A leading lobby group for British business says the Brexit deal that Prime Minister Theresa May has negotiated with the European Union represents "hard-won prog
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The Latest: France's Le Pen blames EU for Brexit

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is blaming the policies of the European Union for Britain's exit from the bloc
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UK's defiant May tells critics it's her Brexit deal or chaos

Prime Minister Theresa May is defying mounting calls to quit or change course over Britain's withdrawal from the European Union
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The Latest: UK's May vows 'to see this through' on Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May says if politicians reject her Brexit deal, it will set the country on "a path of deep and grave uncertainty."
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The Latest: France prepared for Brexit no-deal

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe says France is getting prepared for a Brexit no-deal scenario even if the government still hopes a Brexit agreement will
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UK's May battles to save her Brexit deal and her job

British Prime Minister Theresa May is battling to save both her Brexit deal and her job, as ministers quit her government and a growing list of lawmakers demand
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The Latest: Businesses tentatively back Brexit deal

Businesses and trade groups have given tentative approval to the draft Brexit deal while also calling for more details, highlighting lingering questions about t
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The Latest: Top Brexit supporter backs no confidence in May

A leader of the pro-Brexit faction in Britain's Conservative Party has confirmed that he's filed a letter of no-confidence in British Prime Minister Theresa May
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EU divorce deal in peril after two UK Cabinet ministers quit

Two British Cabinet ministers, including Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab, have resigned in opposition to the divorce deal struck by Prime Minister Theresa May wit
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