LONDON, Aug. 29, 2019 (Xinhua) -- People sit outside the Bank of England in London, Britain, Aug. 29, 2019. The British pound declined against the U.S. dollar and the euro on Wednesday in reaction to Prime Minister Boris Johnsons plan to suspend Parliament to reduce the MPs chances to pass laws to block a no-deal Brexit.

ROME, Aug. 29, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Giuseppe Conte addresses the media after talks with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinale presidential palace in Rome, Italy, on Aug. 29, 2019. Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday formally gave Giuseppe Conte a mandate to form a new government.