Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Khabib retires after choking out Gaethje to retain UFC lightweight crown
(Reuters) - Khabib Nurmagomedov choked Justin Gaethje unconscious in the second round to successfully defend his UFC lightweight title and then said he was retiring from the sport following a fierce b...
Thomson Reuters Oct 24, 2020
Humbert outlasts Evans to set De Minaur clash in Antwerp final
(Reuters) - France's Ugo Humbert saved four match points against Briton Dan Evans in the European Open semi-final as he came from behind to win 4-6 7-6(7) 6-4 on Saturday, setting up a title clash wit...
Thomson Reuters Oct 24, 2020
Police officer fired after shooting of Black couple in Illinois
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A police officer in Waukegan, Illinois, was fired after he shot and killed an unarmed Black teenager and wounded the young man's 20-year-old Black girlfriend during a tr...
Thomson Reuters Oct 24, 2020
Afghan security forces kill senior al Qaeda leader al-Masri
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan security forces have killed Abu Muhsin al-Masri, a senior al Qaeda leader who was on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Most Wanted Terrorists list, Afghanistan's National ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 24, 2020
Archbishop Pizzaballa appointed Jerusalem Patriarch
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Vatican's apostolic administrator in the Holy Land, has been named as the new Patriarch of Jerusalem by Pope Francis. Pizzaballa, 55, a Fr...
Thomson Reuters Oct 24, 2020
France reports record of over 45,000 new coronavirus cases in a day
PARIS (Reuters) - France on Saturday reported 45,422 new confirmed coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, a new record, after reporting 42,032 on Friday. Health Ministry data also showed that 138 p...
Thomson Reuters Oct 24, 2020
Israeli envoys will travel to Sudan for normalisation deal, Netanyahu says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli delegation will travel to Sudan in coming days after the two countries agreed to take steps to normalise ties, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday. The ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 24, 2020
Texas court temporarily reinstates limited ballot drop-off sites
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Texas Supreme Court on Saturday temporarily reinstated the governor's ban on multiple drop-off sites for mail ballots, in a short-term victory for President Donald Trump. Th...
Thomson Reuters Oct 24, 2020
Fired-up New Yorkers stand in line for hours to cast early votes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Yorkers jammed polling places and stood in line for hours to cast ballots on the state's first day of early voting on Saturday, rushing to record their choices 10 days ahead o...
Thomson Reuters Oct 24, 2020
Jared and Ivanka threaten lawsuit over Times Square billboards
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's daughter and son-in-law, both top White House aides, are threatening to sue a group of anti-Trump Republicans for posting billboard a...
Thomson Reuters Oct 24, 2020
