From the street, 670 Union Street looks like one in a line of brick buildings on a tree-lined block in Brooklyn. But inside, exposed timber beams, columns and floorboards make it clear this 14-apartment condominium is no typical New York City building. "Timber House is the first mass-timber condo building in the city, perhaps the state," Eric...
Singer Ne-Yo rehearses for a pop up show in New York City, New York, US, July 20, 2022Reuters US R&B singer Ne-Yo is letting his music speak for itself with the release of his eighth studio album Self Explanatory, which came out last week. The three-time Grammy winner said making music at this point in his career is easier...
Emergency personnel from the FDNY provide medical aid as they respond to an apartment building fire in the Bronx borough of New York City, US, on Jan 9, 2022.Reuters Nineteen people were killed, including nine children, and dozens were injured when a fire started by a malfunctioning space heater spread smoke through a 19-floor building in...
Bhavna Patel (right) and her daughter Bindiya Patel (left), who are due to fly to New York to reunite with family following the relaxing of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) travel restrictions, pose at their home in Croydon, Britain on Nov 5, 2021.Reuters Tears flowed, airline officials applauded, and cameras flashed as one-year-old Kai Patel met his...
Josh Giegel, co-founder and CEO of Virgin Hyperloop, walks next to a hyperloop tube at the company's hyperloop facility near Las Vegas, Nevada, May 5, 2021.Reuters Think about the future of transportation, and you might envision the old animated show The Jetsons, with everyone flying around in personal spaceships. Not only did that never happen, but we are...
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows the character Detective Pikachu, voiced by Ryan Reynolds, in a scene from "Pokemon Detective Pikachu." In 2019, “Detective Pikachu,” based on the Nintendo game, grossed more than $400 million worldwide. (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP) Is there a more woebegone movie genre than the video game adaptation? This...
Facebook blocked US President Donald Trump's account over concerns that his messages might spark further violent protests. NEW YORK/CALIFORNIA — US President Donald Trump returned to Twitter on Thursday (Dec 7) with a video acknowledging that Mr Joe Biden would be the next US President as other social media services including Facebook blocked his accounts over concerns...
New York state, epicentre of America's coronavirus crisis, set another single-day record of Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday, as veteran doctors and nurses voiced astonishment at the speed with which patients were deteriorating and dying. The number of known coronavirus infections in New York state alone approached 150,000 on Wednesday, even as authorities warned that the official...
When it comes to national pride, nothing unites Malaysians more than the love for our rich, diverse cuisine that perfectly captures the essence of our country’s inhabitants. And while our reputation for good food is something that we locals are proud to boast about, it seems as though the rest of the world is finally ready...
