Tag: New York

The United Nations headquarters in New York City was locked down for several hours Thursday after a man was seen pacing outside one of its main gates with what police said appeared to be a shotgun.

New York State's largest healthcare provider, Northwell Health, has fired 1,400 employees who refused to get Covid-19 vaccinations, according to a spokesman, Joe Kemp.

Peiris stressed the need to adapt South Africa’s inspiring national experience to a country’s unique circumstances and challenges

Flash flooding killed at least 44 people in four Northeastern states as remnants of Hurricane Ida unleashed torrential rains that swept away cars, submerged New York City subway lines and grounded airline flights, officials said on Thursday.

A video that has gone insanely viral on social media featured a New York Police Department (NYPD) officer and a subway commuter who saved a man who had lost consciousness and fallen on the tracks.

New York City will become the first major U.S. city to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination at restaurants, gyms and other businesses, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday, as the nation grapples with the rapidly spreading Delta variant.

October 21 (Independent) - A midnight feast in Singapore, breakfast over Siberia, lunch over Greenland and breakfast once more before the final approach to New York: that is what awaits passengers booked on the world’s longest scheduled passenger flight. Singapore Airlines flight 24 is to take off from the city-state on 9 November, destination New York JFK. The trip is ...

September 13 (Omnisport) - Naomi Osaka landed her second US Open title in three years – and unlike last time there was an unmitigated joy for the Japanese player. Her 2018 triumph was largely overshadowed by Serena Williams' outbursts towards umpire Carlos Ramos, which led to a hostile crowd atmosphere, even during the trophy ceremony. Osaka hid her face behind a ...

April 6 (Reuters) - A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in the first known case of a human infecting an animal and making it sick, the zoo’s chief veterinarian said on Sunday. Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger that tested positive, was screened for the ...

London, 11th Feb (CNN) - A British Airways (BA) flight has broken the record for the fastest-ever subsonic flight between New York and London, reaching a top speed of more than 800mph (1,287km/h). The Boeing 747 aircraft flew overnight from Saturday to Sunday and reached its destination in four hours and 56 minutes, as Storm Ciara sped towards the United Kingdom. "The flight was riding a ...