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World News Beats

Kelly Grounds September 9, 2018

  “Scallop War” breaks out between France and the UK An incident in which 35 French fishing boats chased five UK ones out of the Baie de Seine has been dubbed the “Scallop War.” Following the incident which occurred on August 28, the English boats then proceeded to call on the Royal Navy to back them in an escalating conflict. The conflict was sparked over fishing for scallops in the area. French fishermen argued that the British were depleting the stock in the area before France had a chance to fish there. Since then, ministers of both countries have agreed…

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POLITICAL CORNER: Theresa May’s no-deal Brexit may be just as dangerous as Brexit itself

Kelly Grounds September 6, 2018

It’s been a while since Brexit was mentioned in the news, but this week it was back, and in a largely uninspiring way.      With less than 200 days until Britain is scheduled to leave the EU, it was…

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