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Protests as UK parliament is suspended

Parliament will not sit for five weeks in the run-up to Brexit. Opponents cry foul.

Parliament will not sit for five weeks in the run-up to Brexit. Opponents cry foul. Also in this edition: Kenya makes its first oil shipment; big fines for Big Pharma; Iranian women are allowed to watch (some) men's football; and why Emmanuel Macron is emerging as leader of the West.
(Picture: protesters outside the Houses of Parliament in London.
Credit: Getty)

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