LONDON: Britain and the European Union launched an intensive round of Brexit talks on Thursday (Friday in Manila), vowing to work round the clock to seal a trade deal in the little time left.

EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier arrived in London after Britain ended days of threats to abandon the long-running negotiations and instead agreed to redouble efforts to avert potential economic chaos at the end of the year.

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