LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s biggest planemaker Airbus (AIR.PA) welcomed the draft Brexit agreement between London and Brussels but said there needs to be more clarity to allow businesses to plan. “The announcement of a draft Brexit Withdrawal Agreement is a welcome first step forwards but there clearly remains much work to do,” said Chief Executive […]

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May told lawmakers on Thursday that their choice was clear: back her Brexit deal, leave with no deal, or have no Brexit at all. “The choice is clear: We can choose to leave with no deal, we can risk no Brexit at all, or we can choose to […]

Dozens of MPs fought and some who fell on the floor were kicked by rivals amid governmental vacuum in the country. Sri Lanka’s parliament descended into chaos with MPs swinging punches and throwing projectiles a day after legislators voted the prime minister out of office. Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya said the country had no […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s health minister Matt Hancock said that he hoped there would not be any more resignations from Prime Minister Theresa May’s government. May won the backing of her senior ministers for her draft Brexit deal with the European Union on Wednesday, a deal which has so far been mauled by opponents, and […]

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia on Thursday accused Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, on charges of soliciting and receiving bribes involving 189 million ringgit ($45.12 million) from a company pitching for a government project. Prosecutors who charged Rosmah with two counts of corruption said the payments concerned a 1.25-billion-ringgit ($298-million) […]

Activists fear new cyber law will allow authorities to crack down harshly on those promoting freedom of expression. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Pham Doan Trang strums softly on an acoustic guitar. She’s performing the Vietnamese folk song Water Ferns Drift Clouds Float Far. It’s a song permitted by Vietnam’s government. The authorities keep […]

The Garnet Dam near Summerland was prepared for spring runoff but the extreme snowpack in the watersheds around the Okanagan town came down faster than anticipated, according to district officials. Information about the 250 per cent-of-normal watershed snowpack and other anomalies of the flooding event were shared with dozens of Summerland residents during a meeting […]

Global disease, mental health, and fake drug detection spotlighted at Doha’s innovative health summit. Doha, Qatar – About 2,000 healthcare professionals, government officials, and innovators from more than 100 countries gathered to discuss medical innovation in areas such as viral disease, mental health, and human-centred redesigns of global healthcare systems. The gathering took place from […]

Toronto police are investigating an alleged group assault at St. Michael’s College School. In a statement to Global News on Wednesday, police said that after receiving information from the media, “officers from 13 Division and the Child & Youth Advocacy Centre (CYAC) began an investigation into an alleged assault involving students at St. Mike’s.” “At […]

The mayor of Kingston wants to move forward with the construction of a six-storey municipal parking garage, even though a condo development associated with the project was rejected last week. Mayor Bryan Paterson says that with an ongoing parking shortage in the city, projects like this one are important to help improve the downtown experience […]