Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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 calls on its fighters to target westerners in Saudi Arabia
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Islamic State spokesman called on the militant group's supporters to target Westerners in Saudi Arabia and the kingdom's economic infrastructure. Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, in a record...
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
Head of Mexico's navy tests positive for COVID-19
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The head of Mexico's navy, Jose Rafael Ojeda, said on Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19 but was asymptomatic and working from home as the number of confirmed cases in ...
Oct 18, 2020
Rublev downs Coric to win St Petersburg Open for fourth title in 2020
(Reuters) - Russian third seed Andrey Rublev won his fourth ATP Tour title of the year when he beat Croatia's Borna Coric 7-6(5) 6-4 to lift the St Petersburg Open trophy on Sunday. Having also won to...
Oct 18, 2020
AP Top 25 Takeaways: Path to 2 SEC in CFP is through Tide
By: Ralph D. Russo Round One goes to Alabama. The question now is will this be the first of two meetings between the second-ranked Crimson Tide and No. 3 Georgia? Or maybe the first of three? The Sout...
Oct 18, 2020
