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Skirmishes erupt at the "peace wall" dividing Protestant and Catholic neighborhoods in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Wednesday night. Charles McQuillan/Getty Images hide caption

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A Culinary Tour Of Brexit

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The European Union quickly reversed a decision invoking an emergency provision of the Brexit deal that could have restricted exports of COVID-19 vaccines across the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland. Sean Gallup/AP hide caption

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A pro-EU demonstrator sets up banners outside a London conference center, where trade talks were being held on Dec. 4. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption

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'Time To Leave Brexit Behind': EU And U.K. Agree To Last-Minute Trade Deal

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Fishermen unload and sort the day's catch from the fishing boat Laurent-Geoffrey at Quai Gambetta in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. Pete Kiehart for NPR hide caption

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Brexit: French Fishermen Worry What A Trade Deal May Mean For Them

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The United Kingdom and European Union flags are at the VIP entrance before the arrival of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at EU headquarters in Brussels on Dec. 9. Olivier Hoslet/Pool/AP hide caption

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Supporters of Scottish independence gather at the site of the Battle of Bannockburn in August in Bannockburn, Scotland. The site is where the army of the king of Scots, Robert the Bruce, defeated the army of England's King Edward II in 1314 in the First War of Scottish Independence. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images hide caption

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Support For Scottish Independence Is Growing, Partly Due To U.K.'s COVID-19 Response

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a statement at EU headquarters in Brussels on Sunday. Britain and the European Union say talks will continue on a free trade agreement — a deal that, if sealed, would avert New Year's chaos for cross-border traders and bring a measure of certainty for businesses after years of Brexit turmoil. Olivier Hoslet/AP hide caption

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Officials lower and remove the Union Jack from the European Parliament building in Brussels on Friday. As the U.K. prepared to bring to an end its decades-long membership in the European Union, the bloc's top officials on Friday pledged to continue playing a prominent role despite the loss of a powerful affiliate. Francisco Seco/AP hide caption

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gets off his election campaign bus — emblazoned with the slogan "Get Brexit Done" — to visit Washington, England, on Monday. Britain goes to the polls on Thursday. Ben Stansall/AP hide caption

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As Brexit Pulls Britain Apart, It Could Bring Ireland Back Together

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks during the debate on the Early Parliamentary General Election Bill in the House of Commons, London, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/AP hide caption

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A European Union flag flies Monday outside the Parliament building in London. The multinational bloc has agreed to grant the U.K. another Brexit delay, bumping the deadline to the end of January. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption

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Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel (from left), U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the European Commission's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, at the start of an EU summit on Thursday in Brussels. EU and British negotiators came to an agreement on the United Kingdom's departure from the EU known as Brexit. Thierry Monasse/Getty Images hide caption

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday that he'd forged a new Brexit agreement with the European Union. Wiktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption

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Parliament reconvened at the Palace of Westminster on Wednesday after the U.K. Supreme Court ruled its suspension by Prime Minister Boris Johnson "unlawful." Hollie Adams/Getty Images hide caption

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Anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller won her case against Prime Minister Boris Johnson, one of two actions that targeted his advice to the queen to prorogue Parliament. Miller is seen here outside the Supreme Court in London after the ruling was announced. Frank Augstein/AP hide caption

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U.K. Parliament To Resume After Supreme Court Rules Suspension Was 'Unlawful'

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Member of Parliament Joanna Cherry and dozens of allies won a decision from Scotland's Court of Session, which ruled that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament is illegal. Cherry is seen here outside the court last month. Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption

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