The transplantation of special stem cells from umbilical cord blood has very likely cured a New York patient of both her leukemia and her HIV disease. This is reported by US scientists in the journal Cell. It would be the first successful treatment of a non-white woman.
July 15, 2022 at 12:00 p.m Posthumous honor in New York : The Bechers conquer Manhattan – A visitor looks at works by Bernd and Hilla Becher at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Photo: dpa/Christina Horsten – – New York The famous Düsseldorf photographers Bernd and Hilla Becher are posthumously getting a large-scale retrospective … Read more
Jun 21, 2022 @ 7:38am Anger about noise and pollution : New York suffers from helicopter flights by tourists and the super-rich – A helicopter flies over New York. Photo: AFP/ED JONES – – New York No traffic jams, no red lights and a fantastic view: Helicopters are becoming increasingly popular as a means of … Read more
April 1, 2022 at 8:31 p.m Counting of votes in New York : First Amazon location in the US gets union representation – Jason Anthony, union organizer at the Amazon distribution center, speaks to the media during the release of the union formation vote results. Photo: AP/Eduardo Munoz Avarez – – New York After years … Read more
October 28, 2021 at 4:03 pm Lifting of the entry ban : New York is gearing up for the return of tourists – New skyscrapers can be seen in the Hudson Yards district of New York. Foto: dpa/Mark Lennihan – – New York For over a year and a half, New York was at a … Read more
October 25, 2021 at 7:13 pm Tourism and Corona : New York is hoping for a comeback – A new attraction in New York is Summit One Vanderbilt, which offers spectacular views from 42nd Street. Photo: AP / John Minchillo – – Washington The metropolis is gearing up for the return of urgently needed tourists. … Read more
July 17, 2021 at 4:41 pm Famous for “Just a Friend” : New York rapper Biz Markie has died – Biz Markie at the 2018 premiere of the Netflix movie “Roxanne Roxanne” in New York. Photo: dpa/Andy Kropa – – New York The music scene in New York is in mourning: the US rapper Biz … Read more
January 23, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. Paid content: Virtual concert : World stars from New York sing in the Wuppertal town hall <!– <!– – <!– – The historic town hall forms the glamorous setting for the concert. Photo: JA / Fischer, Andreas – – Wuppertal The New York Metropolitan Opera was one of the … Read more
May 12, 2020 at 8:40 pm Declining patient numbers : Makeshift hospital in New York’s Central Park is being dismantled <!– <!– – <!– – The makeshift hospital in New York’s Central Park is being dismantled. Photo: AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY – – New York New York is particularly hard hit by the pandemic. … Read more
Alice Mangan, a retired New York teacher, has her face almost completely hidden. This septuagenarian is one of the populations at risk of Covid-19. However, she demonstrated against racism Sunday, June 21 in Manhattan with hundreds of other people, almost a month after the death of George Floyd, this black man killed by a white … Read more