Tag: New York

• Friday, September 4th 2020 - 09:18 UTC

  Major airlines call on US and UK to launch pax testing trial for London/New York flights

  

  Major airlines want the US and British governments to launch a passenger testing trial for the coronavirus for flights between London and New York to pave the way for a resumption of more international travel.

• Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 08:42 UTC

  New York imposes 14-day quarantine on travelers arriving from eight US states

  

  People arriving in New York from an additional eight states must quarantine themselves for 14 days amid the coronavirus pandemic, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered this week.

• Wednesday, June 3rd 2020 - 08:36 UTC

  New York upmarket retailers' shops in central Manhattan raided by looters

  

  New York was under a curfew that would last until early Tuesday morning, officials said, after looters raided stores in central Manhattan, targeting some of the city's top retailers.

• Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 08:14 UTC

  New York Stock Exchange reopened its floor after a two month closure

  

  The New York Stock Exchange, the symbolic heart of Wall Street, reopened its floor on Tuesday after a two-month closure due to the coronavirus, with traders donning masks and separated by plexiglass.

• Thursday, April 23rd 2020 - 08:34 UTC

  Two New York pet cats test positive for COVID-19; no evidence of animal-human contagion

  

  Two cats in New York have become the first pets in the United States to test positive for the new coronavirus but there is no evidence pets can spread the virus to humans, according to US health authorities.

• Monday, January 27th 2020 - 08:19 UTC

  Argentine economy minister in New York for talks with IMF and US Treasury officials

  

  Argentina's Economy Minister Martin Guzman iis in New York and on Monday will be participating of a conference at the Council of Americas. Later in the day he will meet h International Monetary Fund and U.S. Treasury officials, as part of Argentina's efforts to revive growth and renegotiate its debts.

• Thursday, January 9th 2020 - 09:59 UTC

  US district judge dismissed lawsuit against Argentina filed by hedge fund Aurelius

  

  A U.S. district judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by New York-based hedge fund Aurelius Capital against Argentina, related to an alleged payment shortfall under securities offerings linked to the country’s gross domestic product.

• Saturday, November 9th 2019 - 10:41 UTC

  New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg wants a shot at the US presidency

  

  New York business tycoon Michael Bloomberg paved the way for a shot at the US presidency, registering as a candidate in the Alabama Democratic primary race before Friday's filing deadline. Although the billionaire has not publicly announced his run, his inclusion among a crowded field keeps his options open for mounting a concerted bid to topple fellow New Yorker Donald Trump.

• Tuesday, November 5th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  US formally notifies UN withdrawal from Paris climate accord

  

  United States on Monday formally notified the United Nations that it was withdrawing from the Paris climate accord, making the world's largest economy the sole outlier from the agreement. President Donald Trump went ahead with the pullout despite mounting evidence of the reality and impact of climate change, with September the fourth month in the row with near- or record-breaking temperatures.

• Thursday, October 17th 2019 - 09:05 UTC

  Universal Health Coverage passes key global milestone

  

  The World Health Organization welcomed a new Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Resolution on achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030. The resolution, adopted at the IPU Assembly in Belgrade, Serbia, comes one month after heads of state agreed on a high-level United Nations Political Declaration on UHC in New York.