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The “happiest place on Earth” is doing its best to convince visitors it is also among the safest. Disney’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida reopened its doors to guests on July 11, three months after shutting them in March at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Masked staff welcomed back visitors to the Magic Kingdom …

Disney says it will enforce a strict policy on wearing masks as it prepares to reopen Disney World on Saturday — but there’s a notable exception that’s raising eyebrows. The Orlando, Fla.-based theme park has designated a handful of “relaxation zones,” where guests are allowed to remove their face coverings — and some of them …

WORLD WAR 3 tensions are at an all time high between China and the UK after the former threatened Britain with “corresponding measures” amid its condemnation of new security laws in Hong Kong. Yet, it isn’t the first time China has issued such a threat, with Beijing warning that it would take “hostile action” against …

Disney is “almost there” with purging its racist history. Disneyland and Disney World will change their popular ride Splash Mountain into one with a “The Princess and the Frog” theme, ditching the ride’s connection to the racist “Song of the South” movie. Earlier this month, several petitions to have the Anaheim, California, and Orlando, Florida, …

Unions representing Disneyland workers are pushing back on plans to reopen the theme park next month as cases of coronavirus surge across the country. The Coalition of Resort Labor Unions sent an open letter last week to California Gov. Gavin Newsom that cited health concerns for workers and park guests alike as Disney seeks state …

South Korea confirmed Monday that the country is experiencing a second wave of coronavirus infections centering around Seoul after a holiday weekend in early May caused cases to spike. “In the metropolitan area, we believe that the first wave was from March to April as well as February to March,” said Jeong Eun-kyeong, director of …

Dame Vera Lynn, the endearingly popular “Forces’ Sweetheart” who serenaded British troops abroad during World War II, has died at 103. During the war and long after, Lynn got crowds singing, smiling and crying with sentimental favorites such as “We’ll Meet Again,” and “The White Cliffs of Dover.” “The family are deeply saddened to announce …

Hotel chain Hilton Worldwide Holdings said on Tuesday it would cut 2,100 corporate roles globally in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The company also said it is extending the previously announced furloughs, reduced hours, and corporate pay cuts for up to an additional 90 days. Earlier this month, AP reported that Hilton was one of …

The city of Beijing closed all K-12 schools on Tuesday following the onset of a new coronavirus outbreak. College students in the city were also forbidden from returning to campus, and the city has locked down residential compounds and disinfected over 30,000 restaurants. There were 106 new coronavirus infections recorded in Beijing as of Tuesday. …

WORLD WAR 3 fears are rife after North Korea bombed a liaison office it shares with neighbours South Korea in the demilitarised border zone today – and unearthed reports reveal how Kim Jong-un warned “the button for nuclear weapons” is “on his table”. Tensions between North Korea and its southern neighbour have slowly escalated in …