By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants killed at least 18 villagers who had gone into the bush to collect firewood in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, local leaders and security sources said. • Other villagers were still missing…
LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) – King Charles will not shy away from “the darkest days of our past” over Britain’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade when he tours the Caribbean later this month, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. Charles and his wife Queen Camilla…
By Jody Godoy Oct 2 (Reuters) – Southern Glazer’s, the largest US liquor distributor that carries name brands like Bacardi and Smirnoff, has agreed not to charge small retailers significantly more than nearby chain stores to settle a US Federal Trade Commission case, a senior FTC…
By Field Level Media Oct 02 (Field Level Media) – The Philadelphia Phillies plan to “gracefully” dismiss interim manager Don Mattingly, USA Today reported Friday. The move likely will be made next week, and Mattingly will be offered an opportunity to remain with the Phillies,…
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) – This year’s Kennedy Center Honors will be held at Washington’s Capital One Arena as the Trump administration faces legal and congressional challenges over plans to demolish the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a center…
By Field Level Media Oct 02 (Field Level Media) – The get-in price for the Chicago area’s newest stadium has mellowed just hours before the venue will stage its first signature event. Northwestern will play its first football game at the program’s new $875-million stadium…
By Field Level Media Oct 02 (Field Level Media) – CBS Sports and Tony Romo mutually parted ways on Friday, about 10 weeks after the broadcaster’s arrest for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Romo, a former Dallas Cowboys quarterback who had been the network’s lead…
Oct 2 (Reuters) – The Organization of American States (OAS) on Friday approved a resolution that calls on Nicaraguan authorities to free political prisoners, restore civic liberties and carves a path for potential coordinated action. The resolution establishes the creation of a group to follow…
Oct 2 (Reuters) – Biogen said on Friday its experimental drug showed durable improvement in skin symptoms among patients with a type of autoimmune disease in a mid-stage study. Here are some details: • Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) can cause painful rashes, sensitivity to sunlight,…
Oct 2 (Reuters) – Iranian airlines excluding Mahan Air are allowed 40 daily flights to and from Iraq’s Najaf international airport, the Iraqi prime minister’s office said on Friday, following a suspension of flights due to US sanctions. • Iraq had halted flights to and…
