Alex Barker

Financial Times

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Brussels Bureau Chief for the Financial Times

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We continue our discussion of Britain’s historic exit from the EU -- how this has shaken the world markets, has far-reaching economic repercussions for Europe and the US, and what this…

The World Reels from Historic Exit

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More than a million refugees crowded into Europe last year, and Germany made a deal with Turkey to help reduce the flow.

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