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A8 WORLD NEWS
Saturday 19 January 2019
May's foes gather as Britain's Brexit stalemate drags on

LONDON (AP) — Prime Min- up preparations for a dis-
ister Theresa May held talks orderly British exit. France
Friday with European lead- and other countries are
ers and British Cabinet col- spending millions, hiring
leagues, but efforts to end thousands of workers and
Britain's Brexit stalemate issuing emergency decrees
appeared deadlocked, to cope with the possibil-
with neither May nor Brit- ity that Britain will crash out
ain's opposition leader shift- of the bloc, sparking major
ing from their entrenched disruptions to travel and
positions. trade.
May has been meeting French Prime Minister Ed-
with politicians from several ouard Philippe on Friday in-
U.K. parties this week to try spected some of the coun-
to find a way forward after try's preparations for a no-
her European Union divorce deal Brexit, visiting the Euro-
deal was overwhelmingly tunnel complex and meet-
rejected by Parliament. ing with small businesses on
Despite that, May has been the English Channel coast.
unwilling to move her "red France is paying special at-
lines" in the Brexit negotia- tention to the Channel tun-
tions, which include taking British lawmaker Boris Johnson speaks at the headquarters of construction equipment company nel, which carries millions
Britain out of the bloc's cus- JCB in Rocester, England, Friday Jan. 18, 2019. of passengers annually be-
toms union. And opposition Associated Press tween Britain and France,
Labour Party leader Jer- as well as freight trucks that
emy Corbyn has refused to European colleagues over ment triggered by Corbyn Jan. 29. play a significant role in Brit-
meet with May unless she the weekend. this week, said it was "not The prime minister is in a ain's trade with the conti-
rules out the possibility of But the talks yielded little within the government's bind. Many lawmakers think nent.
Britain leaving the EU with progress. power to rule out no-deal" a "soft Brexit" that keeps On Friday, a group of high-
no deal — a scenario that The European Commission because by law Britain will Britain in the EU's single profile Germans made an
many believe would hurt said tersely that the May- leave the EU without an market or customs union is emotional appeal to Britain
the British economy. Juncker call was "an ex- agreement on March 29 the only plan capable of to stay in the bloc. A letter
May on Friday also spoke change of information on unless Parliament approves winning a majority in Parlia- published in the Times of
to German Chancellor An- both sides" and that the a deal before then. ment. But a large chunk of London said "without your
gela Merkel, Dutch Prime two had "agreed to stay in May is due to publish her May's Conservative Party great nation, this Conti-
Minister Mark Rutte and Eu- touch." revived Brexit blueprint on is vehemently opposed to nent would not be what
ropean Commission Presi- May, who narrowly defeat- Monday, before British law- that idea. it is today: a community
dent Jean-Claude Juncker, ed a no-confidence vote in makers debate it — and Britain's political chaos has defined by freedom and
and planned more calls to her Conservative govern- doubtless try to alter it — on spurred EU nations to step prosperity."q

Australian police arrest man over Israeli student's death

By ROD McGUIRK The father was also among — every person in Australia
Associated Press hundreds of people who — should be able to travel
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) attended a vigil later on home in safety. I can't be-
— Australian police arrest- the steps of the Victoria gin to think of what I could
ed a man Friday for ques- state parliament in honor of say to her family," he add-
tioning over the death of the victim and in a protest ed.
an Israeli student in Mel- against male violence. Her uncle, Abed Kittani,
bourne, while the victim's Saeed thanked the crowd told the Australian Broad-
tearful father visited the for coming and said if casting Corp. that Maasar-
flower-strewn crime scene someone else had died, we was speaking by phone
where her body was found. his daughter would "be the to a younger sister when
Aiia Maasarwe was slain at first" to come to the vigil. she was attacked.
12:10 a.m. on Wednesday "This is Aiia," he said before "She heard the cars passing
shortly after she got off a breaking down in tears. by and she was helpless,
tram in the Melbourne sub- Police have not detailed she couldn't do anything,"
urb of Bundoora. Two women stand at a floral tribute, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, at the the attack on Maasarwe, Kittani said of the sister. The
A 20-year-old was taken scene where the body of Israeli student Aiia Maasarwe was which they assume was sister sent messages, but
into custody on Friday found earlier in the week in Melbourne, Australia. random and opportunistic. there was no response.
morning in the neighboring Associated Press Prime Minister Scott Morri- "Instead of coming home
suburb of Greensborough, son revealed that she had with a diploma, she is com-
a police statement said. na. at the site where her body been raped. ing back in a coffin," Kittani
Police did not say if any Her father Saeed Maasar- was found behind a hedge "I just want to begin by say- said.
charges have been filed. we arrived in Melbourne on not far from the tram stop. ing how devastated I am Another uncle, Rame
The 21-year-old victim was Thursday to bring her body "This is the last place my by the despicable, tragic Maasarwe, said: "We can-
studying at La Trobe Uni- home. He cried Friday daughter — was here," the and violent killing and rape not believe that something
versity in Melbourne as an when he saw an impromp- father told reporters. "I had of Aiia Maasarwe," Morrison like this happened in Aus-
exchange student from tu floral memorial arranged many dreams to be with told reporters in Fiji. tralia; we think it's very safe
Shanghai University in Chi- by members of the public her." "Every woman in Australia there."q