BREXIT

UK sends letter to EU, formally launching two-year Brexit process

Emmanuel Dunand, AFP | Britain's EU envoy Tim Barrow delivers Prime Minister Theresa May's formal notice of the UK's intention to leave the bloc to EC President Donald Tusk in Brussels on March 29, 2017.

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Britain formally filed for divorce from the European Union on Wednesday, ending a 44-year relationship and enacting the decision made by UK voters in a referendum nine months ago, as both Britain and the bloc sail into uncharted territory.