View The privatisation of global governance: forget New York, keep Davos? ǀ View Notwithstanding the differences, one would be excused to compare the WEF’s Annual Meeting in late January in Davos with the annual high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly in late September in New York. Both are preceded by overview reports presented by their respective CEOs. 04/02/2020
no comment Europeans drop their trousers on public transport for annual event Organisers want commuters to stop looking at their phones. 13/01/2020
View How our phones became our whole lives in just 10 years, from a woman who resuscitates them ǀ View Since we wrapped our fingers around the first touch-screen smartphones a decade ago, the family photo album has all but ceased to exist. But even as we no longer make albums of them, we are even more obsessed with taking pictures. 02/01/2020
USA Hannukah stabbing suspect appears in court as vigil held for victims Five people were stabbed and slashed in the Saturday attack north of New York City. 31/12/2019
USA Hanukkah stabbing suspect pleads not guilty to attempted murder Grafton E. Thomas has been charged with five counts of attempted murder and one of burgalry. 29/12/2019
USA Epstein suicide: Prison guards charged with not checking on inmates Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in jail on August 10. Now two prison guards have been charged with not checking on inmates on this date. 19/11/2019
USA New York City ducks out of allowing sale of foie gras New York City Council voted overwhelmingly to ban foie gras - food made from the liver of a fattened duck or goose. 01/11/2019
no comment Don't look down! New 345-metre-high NYC observation deck set to open It is anchored on two sides of a skyscraper. 25/10/2019
View The death knell is ringing for the UN. We can’t let this beacon of hope die without a fight ǀ View As the UN turns 74 this week, we can look back on its legacy and credit the organisation, and the system of multilateral cooperation built around it, with the avoidance of major wars. But do its recent failures spell the demise for the UN? 23/10/2019
no comment 'Bloodied protesters' stage climate demonstration in New York City Arrests were made in New York on Monday (October 7) as thousands of climate activists took to the streets to demand immediate action to cut carbon emissions and avert an ecological disaster. 08/10/2019
View There is still hope for the future. The “American Dream” remains a beautiful ideal ǀ View For me, the “Great American Dream” is not some ugly tortured vision of broken promises, facades and unfulfilled dreaming, but something that glitters at the heart of what it is to be American: hopeful, ambitious and a dreamer. 01/10/2019
USA Watch: New York Met's stolen gilded coffin returned to Egypt The coffin of the priest Nedjemankh was made in Egypt between approximately 150 and 50 BC. Antiquities theft has flourished in Egypt since its 2011 uprising. 26/09/2019
no comment Dozens of Phoebe from Friends look-alikes perform in New York More than two dozen look-alikes of Friends character Phoebe descended on New York to celebrate the sitcom's 25th anniversary. 21/09/2019
USA 9/11 first responder: Toxic dust led to cancer, then treatment made it worse Tom Frey became sick years after working in the toxic dust and smoke: It's like "a fire in my lungs." 10/09/2019
Sport Tennis star Serena Williams to play Canadian, 19, in US Open final Serena Williams gets another chance to win a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title after reaching the final of the US Open in New York 06/09/2019
USA Watch: Greta Thunberg sails into New York for UN climate change summit Thunberg was met by a flotilla of 17 sailboats, each displaying one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals on its sail. 29/08/2019
Green News Javier Bardem takes over Times Square to demand ocean protections The James Bond star and his brother are famed Greenpeace supporters, having travelled to the Antarctic to highlight issues 20/08/2019
no comment Virtual reality Star Wars experience opens in New York shopping mall The pop-up show sees participants don a vest and helmet to enjoy the world of the film franchise. 20/08/2019
USA Jeffrey Epstein autopsy says death was suicide by hanging Jeffrey Epstein's death in a jail cell in Manhattan has been ruled a suicide by hanging, according to the New York medical examiner. 16/08/2019
Good Morning Europe Woodstock fifty years on: legacy celebrated despite lack of official anniversary event Fifty years ago, the landmark Woodstock Festival was taking place in upstate New York. No official anniversary eventis taking place, but its legacy is commemorated in various ways including a new documentary. 16/08/2019
USA Accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein dead from suicide in prison U.S. Attorney General William Barr said he was "appalled" to learn of Epstein's apparent suicide in federal custody. 10/08/2019
View Love them or hate them, Fortnite's World Cup proves esports are here to stay ǀ View Many questions about the future of esports remain, but its athletes and fans aren’t going anywhere. There’s no turning back now. 03/08/2019
no comment Floodwaters soak local bus on New York's Staten Island Passengers seated on the bus had to lift up their legs or stand on seats to avoid getting wet. 01/08/2019
USA 007 Aston Martin sold at auction The gadget-filled Aston Martin DB5 driven by James Bond in the film "Goldfinger" has been sold in California for 5.77m euros 30/07/2019
USA Mexican drug kingpin El Chapo 'given life sentence plus 30 years' Mexican drug lord Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán has been given life in jail plus 30 years after being found guilty of narcotics trafficking. {{oovvuu 18/07/2019
USA Jeffrey Epstein had cash, diamonds and a foreign passport stashed in safe, prosecutors say The judge is expected to rule on Thursday whether the 66-year-old financier and registered sex offender should get bail. 15/07/2019
