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UK cuts pay of N Ireland lawmakers over government collapse

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FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 16, 2017 file photo, a road sweeper van passes Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Protesters in Northern Ireland are demanding feuding political parties get back to governing, as the region matches a record for the world's longest peacetime period without a government. Tuesday Aug. 28, 2018 marks 589 days since the Catholic-Protestant power-sharing administration collapsed in January 2017 over a botched green-energy project. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)

Protests planned as N Ireland matches no-government record

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

People gather in the market town of Omagh, Northern Ireland, Wednesday Aug. 15, 2018, during a ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the Omagh bombing on Aug. 15, 1998, with the glass Omagh Bomb Memorial, centre left. Bereaved families are marking the 20th anniversary of the deadliest attack in Northern Ireland's four decades of violence, which left 29 people dead, including a woman pregnant with twins. (Niall Carson/PA via AP)

Northern Ireland marks 20 years since deadly Omagh blast

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FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, 18, 2012, protesters opposed to abortion hold placards in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The British government is facing rising calls to liberalize abortion laws in Northern Ireland, as more than 170 politicians called Sunday July 22, 2018, for action to be taken to repeal the 19th- century laws. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, FILE)

UK faces calls to liberalize Northern Ireland abortion laws

By GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press

N Ireland parties urge peace after shots fired at police

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UK says it won’t impose abortion reform on Northern Ireland

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 file photo, protesters opposed to abortion hold placards outside the Marie Stopes clinic in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Britain’s leaders are facing increasing calls to take action to loosen abortion restrictions in Northern Ireland after the Republic of Ireland’s vote in favor of doing so, but complex political realities make quick action difficult. Prime Minister Theresa May is being asked by some legislators and activists to take steps that might lead to liberalization in the Northern Ireland now that Ireland has voted overwhelmingly to repeal its constitutional ban. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, file)

UK faces calls for anti-abortion law changes in N Ireland

By GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press

Swiss national team head coach Vladimir Petkovic, left, and player Valon Behrami attend a training session at the AEK FC Training Center, in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, March 21, 2018. Switzerland will face Greece in Athens on March 23, 2018 for an International friendly soccer match. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

Switzerland has key players primed to peak at World Cup

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

This July 28, 2017 photo shows the McCallister West Virginia House at Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh, Northern Ireland. (AP Photo/ Siobhan Starrs)

Northern Ireland’s lake lands: Rain, history and the Mellons

By SIOBHAN STARRS - Associated Press

Switzerland's forward Haris Seferovic, in air fights for the ball with Northern Ireland's defender Jonny Evans, during the World Cup play-offs second leg soccer match between Switzerland and Northern Ireland at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel, Switzerland, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP)

Rodriguez key at both ends as Switzerland reaches World Cup

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Switzerland's Ricardo Rodriguez celebrates with teammates after the World Cup qualifying play-off first leg soccer match between Northern Ireland and Switzerland at Windsor Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Thursday Nov. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Switzerland beats Northern Ireland on contentious penalty

By NATHANIEL COPE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 21, 2016 file photo, Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, center left, shakes hands with Northern Ireland goalkeeper Michael Mcgovern at the end of their Euro 2016 Group C soccer match at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France. Goalkeeper Michael McGovern will represent Northern Ireland on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 in a playoff round first-leg game against Switzerland in Belfast, for his fifth World Cup qualifying game this season. Yet in the same period he has not played a single game in England’s second division for his club Norwich. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, file)

Benched at his club, World Cup is focus for NIreland keeper

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Waves break on the sea wall at Penzanze, southwestern England, as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia begins to hit parts of Britain and Ireland. Ireland's meteorological service is predicting wind gusts of 120 kph to 150 kph (75 mph to 93 mph), sparking fears of travel chaos. Some flights have been cancelled, and aviation officials are warning travelers to check the latest information before going to the airport Monday. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)

The Latest: Storm blamed for odd odors on British flights

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Northern Ireland's Corry Evans, left, and Germany's Toni Kroos battle for the ball during their 2018 World Cup Group C qualifying soccer match at Windsor Park, Belfast, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)

Germany lets Kroos return to Madrid to fully heal rib injury

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FILE - This is a Sept. 13, 2017 file photo of the Bombardier Aerospace plant in Belfast, Northern Ireland. U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is &quot;bitterly disappointed&quot; by the U.S. government's decision to slap duties of nearly 220 percent on Canada's Bombardier C series aircraft. May took to Twitter on Wednesday Sept. 27, 2017 to say Britain will continue to work with the company to try to protect jobs, including some 4,000 in Northern Ireland. May has a key alliance with the Northern Ireland-based Democratic Unionist Party. (Brian Lawless/PA, File via AP)

UK’s May warns Boeing in international trade tussle

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

FILE- In this Feb. 17, 2016, file photo, a Bombardier CSeries jet sits in a Montreal hanger. The U.S Commerce Department slapped duties of nearly 220 percent on Canada's Bombardier C Series aircraft Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, in a victory for Boeing that is likely to raise tensions between the United States and its allies Canada and Britain. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)

UK ‘bitterly disappointed’ as US trade ruling threatens jobs

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

FIFA set to relax ban on war dead commemorations at games

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Germany's Timo Werner, center, scores the opening goal during the World Cup Group C qualifying soccer match between Czech Republic and Germany in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Germany on quick qualifying course with 2-1 win over Czechs

By KAREL JANICEK - Associated Press

From left, Germany's scorer Timo Werner and his teammates Lars Stindl and Mesut Ozil celebrate the opening goal during the World Cup Group C qualifying soccer match between Czech Republic and Germany in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Germany, England win; Poland routed in World Cup qualifiers

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press