European Union leaders sought to put a brave face on Brexit on Friday, saying the remaining 27 countries united can tackle climate change and technological transformation despite losing a member state for the first time.Britain leaves the EU at midnight - or 2300 UK time - on Friday after nearly half a century of close-knit cooperation, marking a victory for eurosceptics and dealing a major blow to post-World War Two European integration. “Our experience has taught us that strength does not lie in splendid isolation but in our unique union,” the head of the European Union’s executive, Ursula von der Leyen, told a ... (full story)