The stories we’re following in the Grasswire Newsroom, Wednesday, March 29, 2017
- Sir Tim Barrow, UK ambassador to the EU, has delivered Prime Minister Theresa May’s letter to European Council president Donald Tusk, formally invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty and beginning the Brexit negotiation process.
The Article 50 letter. #Brexit pic.twitter.com/SO5R5BTvhw
— Donald Tusk (@eucopresident) March 29, 2017
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As it happened
#Brexit: Northern Ireland can 'leave the UK for Europe' https://t.co/eRKAKDs6Gu pic.twitter.com/URmiRcawFF
— The Scotsman (@TheScotsman) March 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/samueloakford/status/847111107798061057
Holding a press conference with Intel Vice Chair @MarkWarner at 2:30 today. Watch it live: https://t.co/ML12WM7nP3
— Richard Burr (@SenatorBurr) March 29, 2017
#BREAKING Merkel rejects May's call for parallel talks on EU-UK ties
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 29, 2017
Samsung is expected to unveil its next flagship, the Galaxy S8, in a New York press conference at 11am Eastern. This is the company’s first major smartphone release since the ill-fated Galaxy Note 7 was recalled last fall.
https://youtu.be/pfJVUd1gjT8