LONDON, Jan. 31 -- Britain officially left the European Union (EU) at 11 p.m. (2300 GMT) Friday, marking a historic end of its 47-year-long membership of the world's largest trading bloc.
It also marks the start of a transition period that will last till the end of this year as negotiators try to forge a trade arrangement between Britain and the EU.
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