Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Liam Neeson Thriller ‘Honest Thief’ Leads Cratering U.S. Box Office
By Rebecca Rubin LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) - Liam Neeson's thriller "Honest Thief" limped to first place at the domestic box office, debuting at $3.7 million. Those ticket sales, among the lowest eve...
Oct 18, 2020
Tens of thousands rally against Pakistani government
By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of opposition supporters rallied on Sunday in the city of Karachi as part of a campaign to oust Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan...
Oct 18, 2020
German CDU mulls virtual congress to elect new leader: Handelsblatt
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's ruling Christian Democrats are considering holding a virtual party congress in early December to elect a new leader and potential successor to Chancellor Angela Merkel, Ha...
Oct 18, 2020
Healthcare workers, high-risk people will get priority for COVID-19 vaccine in New York: governor
By Gabriella Borter NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday that healthcare workers and high-risk populations, including some long-term care residents, would get priority in...
Oct 18, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 218,511 total deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported 8,081,489 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 53,157 from its previous count, and said the number of d...
Oct 18, 2020
Golf: Otaegui fires on final day to win Scottish Championship
(Reuters) - Spain's Adrian Otaegui produced a barnstorming closing round of nine-under-par 63 to claim a four-stroke victory at the Scottish Championship on Sunday. Otaegui, whose previous two Europea...
Oct 18, 2020
Islamic State tells supporters to target westerners, oil pipelines in Saudi Arabia
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Islamic State spokesman called on the militant group's supporters to target westerners, oil pipelines and economic infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. "Targets are plenty ... Start by...
Oct 18, 2020
Premier Tatar ousts incumbent president in Northern Cyprus vote
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Ersin Tatar, prime minister of the breakaway state of North Cyprus, won a presidential election runoff on Sunday with 51.74% of votes, said Narin Ferdi Sefik, head of the electora...
Oct 18, 2020
‘Bring your own pen’: How Bolivia is voting amid the pandemic
By Marcelo Rochabrun LA PAZ (Reuters) - Deni Blanco used to sell food outside voting locations in La Paz each election cycle, an easy way to make some extra money. This year, as Bolivia holds election...
Oct 18, 2020
‘We are all leaders today’: Arrests don’t stop Thai protests
By Juarawee Kittisilpa, Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) - "They think arresting the leaders will stop us. It's no use. We are all leaders today," 24-year-old Pla said...
Oct 18, 2020
