Kenyan Albert Korir wins 50th New York Marathon

The New York Marathon brought together 33,000 runners this weekend. A comeback with great fanfare since the race was canceled last year due to the pandemic. Tina Trinh was there yesterday. Yacouba Ouedraougo returns to the winners of the biggest marathon in the world. – .

The Congo in Harlem Festival marks its return to New York

The Congo in Harlem Festival has just closed its 13th edition. This program, which takes place in the heart of Harlem, is an annual series of films and events focusing on the history, politics and culture of the DRC. If the health context made the program available online only last year, this year the public … Read more

In New York, the diaspora celebrates Nigeria’s 61 years of independence

On the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the independence of Nigeria, the Nigerian community of New York, came together to celebrate the culture and unity of the country. In song and with authentic dishes, participants, organizers, and official representatives were able to discuss and spend a pleasant afternoon together. For details, let’s follow this … Read more

In New York, the end of teleworking makes people cringe

Virtually all of New York City’s 300,000 employees had to return to their workplace last week. The megalopolis is trying to end working at home, understand telework. But this return to the office did not fail to provoke grinding of teeth, as we will see it with Mariama Diallo; his report is narrated by John … Read more

New York is still feeling the impact of containment

New York City became the first metropolis in the United States to suffer the deadly effects of the coronavirus pandemic on a large scale in March 2020. The whole world has seen the city fight to counter the pandemic and put in place containment . Evgeny Maslov takes stock. – .

Many asylum seekers from Latin America congregate at the border

Since the deactivation of the Trump administration’s immigration policy, it is the rush to the United States for many asylum seekers from Latin America. Thousands are massed on the southern border in the hope of entering to realize the “American dream”. A report by Celia Mendoza in El Paso, Texas. Since the deactivation of the … Read more

Advisory board suggests emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

A U.S. government advisory board on Thursday recommended emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the novel coronavirus. This means Americans could start getting vaccinated as early as this weekend. This Wednesday the country recorded more than 3,100 deaths in a single day, a peak since the start of the pandemic. Patsy Widakuswara, VOA White … Read more

New York revises its police budget

The city of New York adopted on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday an annual budget reducing the funds allocated to its police services, illustration of the impact of anti-racist demonstrations even if the measure has been criticized from all sides. – The budget of the first American metropolis for the fiscal year 2021, which … Read more

awareness-raising below expectations in Kinshasa

KINSHASA — In the opinion of experts, awareness around the fight against HIV / AIDS is overdue in the Congolese capital Kinshasa, while this pandemic continues to wreak havoc in silence. “For this year 2020 with the Covid-19 pandemic, we tend to forget a little about HIV, while it continues to be the major concern”, … Read more