Tag: New York
United Airlines remains deep in the red, predicts weak start to 2021
dpa/GNA - The coronavirus pandemic delivered US airline United Airlines another major loss at the end of 2020.
The three months to the end...
Three soldiers killed in helicopter crash in upstate New York
dpa/GNA - Three soldiers were killed in upstate New York Wednesday when a National Guard helicopter crashed hear Rochester, according to local media...
Biden inaugural rehearsal evacuated amid fire near US Capitol
tca/dpa/GNA - The US Capitol was briefly locked down Monday after a fire broke out a few blocks away in the middle of a...
Parler website comes back online with ‘lovers and haters’ note
tca/dpa/GNA - The website for Parler, the social media app popular with right-wing groups, returned to the internet Sunday afternoon with a message...
Ghana’s National Security System, Allegiance, and the Dual Citizens’ Full Participation in The Political...
The issue of national security, allegiance, and dual citizens’ full participation in the political space has now come of full age. Never in the...
Two Virginia police officers on leave after attending US Capitol riot
tca/dpa/GNA - The Rocky Mount, Virginia, Police Department has notified federal officials that two of its officers "were present" at the attempted siege of...
UNICEF condemns Cameroon suicide attack that killed at least 15
dpa/GNA - At least 15 civilians, including children, were killed in a suicide attack in Cameroon's northern Mozogo town, UNICEF said Saturday.
Five children...
I will testify against Trump and family – Michael Cohen
dpa/GNA - Michael Cohen, the former lawyer of US President Donald Trump, says he will testify on unspecified "wrongdoing" by Trump and his family.
"I...
Dr. Dre hospitalized after brain aneurysm, says he’s ‘doing great’
tca/dpa/GNA - Rap great Dr. Dre has been hospitalized after suffering a brain aneurysm.
The 55-year-old mogul suffered the brain bleed Monday and was rushed...
Workers at Google parent company Alphabet form trade union
dpa/GNA - In a first, employees at search engine Google's parent company Alphabet have formed a trade union.
The Alphabet Workers Union represents more than...
Report: Nashville suspect sent parcels to ‘acquaintances’
tca/dpa/GNA - In the days before he allegedly blew himself and an RV up in downtown Nashville, Anthony Warner sent a series...
Vandals target homes of lawmakers Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell
tca/dpa/GNA - Vandals went on a spray-painting spree at the homes of Congress’ top two leaders in separate graffiti blitzes that appeared to...
NYPD ends 2020 with 97 percent jump in shootings, a 16-year high
tca/dpa/GNA - New York City endured a 2020 crime surge straight out of hell: a 97 per cent jump in shootings and a...
US police: Hospital worker arrested for destroying 500 vaccine doses
tca/dpa/GNA - A since-fired Wisconsin hospital worker was arrested for removing more than 500 doses of Covid-19 vaccine from refrigeration, causing them to...
Fauci believes the worst of the Covid pandemic could be ahead
Dr. Anthony Fauci expects more dire days ahead as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on through the holidays.
The infectious diseases expert told CNN...
JUST IN: U.S. COVID-19 cases surpass 19 million – Johns Hopkins University
The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 19 million on Sunday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering...
Three UN peacekeepers killed in CAR attacks
dpa/GNA - Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed in attacks in the Central African Republic on Friday, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres' spokesman said...
Official: US could approve third Covid-19 vaccine in January
One of the US top health officials said a third Covid-19 vaccine could be approved for emergency use sometime next month.
Admiral Brett Giroir, an...
US government, states file antitrust lawsuits against Facebook
A group of US states led by New York and the federal government on Wednesday filed separate antitrust lawsuits against Facebook that could potentially...
US tops daily record for coronavirus deaths, hospitalisations
The latest numbers of newly reported coronavirus deaths and hospitalisations shattered records in the United States on Wednesday.
There were 3,054 reported deaths, the highest...
Gates Foundation announces further 250 mln USD funding for COVID-19 research
Seattle-headquartered Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Thursday that it will offer an additional 250 million U.S. dollars to fund the research, development and...
Ivanka Trump in Twitter spat with Washington’s Attorney General
Ivanka Trump, the daughter of U.S President, Donald Trump, got into a Twitter spat with Washington's Attorney General on Thursday after news broke that...
US coronavirus hospitalizations hit all-time high
The number of people hospitalised with Covid-19 in the United States surpassed 100,000 - an all-time high - as the pandemic rages on and...
Oil giant Exxon announces major write-offs and job cuts
Oil giant ExxonMobil on Monday said it would begin major write-offs and cut thousands of jobs as part of a savings programme, to help...
3rd Annual Ghana Tech Summit Will Feature 100 Global Speakers and Partners
The Global Startup Ecosystem returns with the 3rd annual Ghana Tech Summit hosted in partnership with accelerator partners IBM Cloud, AWS, Google Cloud,...
Over 1m people travel by plane in US in one day before Thanksgiving
The turbulence caused by the coronavirus pandemic didn't deter more than 1 million people in the United States from traveling aboard planes on a...
Number of Americans contagious with COVID-19 significantly higher than official count: study
Over 3 million people in the United States are actively infected with COVID-19 and are potentially contagious, a figure significantly higher than the official...
NY governor criticizes federal COVID-19 vaccination plan, threatens legal action
New York State Governor, Andrew Cuomo, on Sunday once again criticised the Donald Trump administration's vaccine distribution plan, saying its inequities will hurt the...
Curfew for New York restaurants and gyms, parties capped at 10 people
Bars, restaurants and gyms across New York must close by 10 pm and private parties will be limited to 10 people as part of...
US coronavirus cases soar past 10-million mark as third wave surges
The United States surpassed 10 million coronavirus cases on Monday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, as the country is in the...