BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen expressed strong concern on Wednesday about Britain’s plans to pass a bill breaking a treaty on the withdrawal from the European Union, noting it would destroy trust and undermine trade talks. Britain announced draft legislation that explicitly acknowledges some of…

By Reuters Staff European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen makes an annoucement on the composition of the EU Commission College in Brussels, Belgium, September 8, 2020. Aris Oikonomou/Pool via REUTERS BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen expressed strong concern on Wednesday about Britains plans to…

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Disney is under fire for filming part of its live-action reboot Mulan in Xinjiang, the region in China where the government has been accused of human rights abuses against Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities. The final credits in the film, which was released on…

Wildfires have burned more than 2 million acres in California this year, setting a state record even as crews battled dozens of growing blazes in sweltering temperatures Monday that strained the electrical grid and threatened power outages for millions. The most striking thing about the record is how early it…

LOS ANGELES – A couple’s plan to reveal their baby’s gender went up not in blue or pink smoke but in flames when the device they used sparked a wildfire that burned thousands of acres and forced people to flee from a city east of Los Angeles. The fire prompted…

Rescuers in military helicopters airlifted 207 people to safety over the weekend after an explosive wildfire trapped them in a popular camping area in California’s Sierra National Forest, one of dozens of fires burning amid record-breaking temperatures that strained the state’s electrical grid and for a time threatened power outages…

A woman is dead after being struck by a train near Torontos Weston GO/UP station and police are investigating the death as suspicious. At around 5:50 a.m., Toronto police responded to reports of a person struck by a train at Weston Road and Black Creek Drive. The woman was pronounced…

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TORONTO – A memorial tribute to Nick Cordero, the Canadian stage icon who died from COVID-19 in July, is set to air on a new streaming platform tonight. The tribute, which is free to watch via Broadway On Demand at 7 p.m. EDT, will feature appearances from some of Cordero’s…