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Superdry founder gives $1.28 million to anti-Brexit campaign

By JILL LAWLESS Former U.K. Independence in May’s divided Conser-
Associated Press Party leader Nigel Farage vative government. Last
LONDON (AP) — The co- announced Saturday that week Latvian Foreign Min-
founder of the fashion he would join a cross-coun- ister Edgars Rinkevics put
brand Superdry said Sun- try bus tour by the group the chances of getting a
day he has donated 1 mil- Leave Means Leave to Brexit deal at 50-50. U.K.
lion pounds ($1.28 million) oppose Prime Minister The- businesses have warned
to a group seeking a new resa May’s plan for future that leaving without a deal
referendum on Britain’s de- ties with the EU, which he could cause mayhem for
parture from the European branded a “cowardly sell- trade and travel, bringing
Union, as the U.K. govern- out.” May is proposing to higher food prices, logjams
ment prepares to publish its stick close to EU regulations around U.K. ports and dis-
assessment of the impact in return for free trade in ruption to everything from
of leaving the bloc without goods. The plan has infuri- aviation to medical sup-
an agreement on future re- ated Brexit-backers such as plies. The U.K. government
lations. Farage and former Foreign says it remains confident of
Julian Dunkerton, whose Undated handout photo issued by SuperGroup of Julian Secretary Boris Johnson, reaching a deal, but is pre-
streetwear brand has out- Dunkerton. who say it would leave the paring for all outcomes. On
lets in 46 countries, wrote Associated Press U.K. tethered to the bloc Thursday it plans to publish
in the Sunday Times that around.” ing out without a deal are and unable to strike new the first in a series of tech-
he is backing the People’s With only seven months un- rising. That has energized trade deals around the nical reports outlining the
Vote campaign because til Britain is due to leave the those calling for a new world. effects a no-deal Brexit
he predicts Brexit will be a EU, exit talks have stalled vote on the departure Britain and the EU aim to would have on various sec-
“disaster” and “we have a and both sides say the terms, who sense that pub- hammer out an agreement tors and offering advice to
genuine chance to turn this chances of the U.K. crash- lic opinion in Britain shifting on divorce terms and future businesses and the public
against Brexit. trade by October — or, at on how to prepare.
Pro-Brexit advocates, the latest, December — so Brexit Secretary Dominic
meanwhile, plan a cam- that it can be approved by Raab said the planning is
paign to ensure the British all individual EU countries “the responsible thing for
government goes through before the U.K. leaves the any government to do, to
with the decision to leave, bloc on March 29. mitigate the risks and make
which was made by voters But talks have bogged sure the U.K. is ready to
in a 2016 referendum. down amid infighting with- make a success of Brexit.”q

Quakes cut power, topple

buildings on Indonesian island

By ROSIDIN SEMBAHULUN
Associated Press
SEMBALUN, Indonesia (AP)
— A strong earthquake has
cut power across the In-
donesian island of Lombok
and destroyed buildings
as the tourist hotspot tries
to recover from a temblor
earlier this month that killed
hundreds of people.
The shallow magnitude 6.9
quake that hit just after 10 In this Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, photo, a Muslim woman walks
p.m. Sunday was one of past a mosque collapsed during Sunday’s earthquake in
multiple powerful earth- Gangga, Lombok Island, Indonesia.
quakes in the northeast of Associated Press
the island that also caused er in Sembalun subdistrict, many people were already
landslides. The nighttime on the island’s northeast staying in tents following
quake was followed by in the shadow of Mount the deadly quake in early
strong aftershocks. Rinjani, said the latest August and its hundreds of
An Associated Press report- quake caused panic, but aftershocks.q