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by Xinhua writers Zhang Feng, Chen Shulin LONDON, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has reopened the debate over Britain's relationship with the European Union (EU), putting eventual membership among the options. His remarks challenge Labour's previous red lines and raise a central question: how far is Britain prepared to go in rebuilding ties with the bloc? In his first Labour Party conference speech as prime minister on Tuesday, Burnham said "Brexit has done more harm than good," and laid out options for "Britain's long-term relationship with our European partners." In an interview broadcast by the BBC the next day, he said rejoining the EU was one option. "I would like to see Britain rejoin in my lifetime," he said, but added that he would "look at the diffe...

ATHENS, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Greece and Bulgaria signed a protocol Saturday on the reciprocal handover of cultural artefacts, under which 48 Greek artefacts will return from Bulgaria, while Greece will hand over to Bulgaria the remains identified as those of medieval Bulgarian ruler Tsar Samuel, Greek national broadcaster ERT reported. The protocol was signed by the two countries' culture ministers at the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, in the presence of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev. The 48 artefacts are being displayed at the museum until Nov. 5, 2026, after which they will be returned to their institutions of origin: the Monastery of Panagia Eikosifoinissa, the Monastery of Timios Prodromos in Serres, a...

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News Analysis: British PM reopens Brexit debate, but return to EU remains uncertain-Xinhua

Greece, Bulgaria sign protocol for return of cultural artefacts-Xinhua