28/10/2012 | Argentina

'Argo' rises above 'Cloud Atlas' as Sandy spooks

Acclaimed Iran hostage thriller "Argo" brought home its first box-office win over a quiet weekend, leading movie charts with $12.4 million in US and Canadian ticket sales as would-be moviegoers hunkered down for Hurricane Sandy.

04/01/2013 | World

US House passes Sandy insurance bill amid anger over delay

The US House of Representatives today approved $9.7 billion in initial federal funds for victims of Superstorm Sandy, with New York and New Jersey lawmakers still seething over delays in voting on the rest of a $60 billion aid package.

28/01/2013 | World

US Senate approves $50.5 B Sandy aid package

The US Senate today approved a $50.5 billion disaster aid package for victims of Superstorm Sandy, three months after the storm destroyed or damaged hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in coastal New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

11/11/2012 | World

New Yorkers clean up Sandy's debris, death toll rises

New Yorkers took to the streets to help in the recovery from Superstorm Sandy, volunteering to clean up devastated areas and using an annual Veterans Day parade to collect donations for victims struggling without homes or power.

30/11/2012 | World

US consumer spending falls after superstorm Sandy

Consumer spending fell in October for the first time in five months as superstorm Sandy choked off car sales, suggesting slower economic growth in the fourth quarter.

07/12/2012 | World

Obama seeks $60.4 bln for Sandy storm repairs

US President Barack Obama asked Congress today to approve a $60.4 billion aid package to help East Coast states rebuild after Superstorm Sandy, well short of their initial requests.

06/11/2012 | World

New York braces itself for another storm

New York City's parks and beaches will be closed at noon on Wednesday for at least 24 hours as a new storm system approaches just over a week after superstorm Sandy devastated the region with widespread flooding and wind damage, the mayor said on election day.

08/11/2012 | World

Wintry storm hits Northeast, slowing Sandy recovery

A winter storm brought snow, rain and dangerous winds to the US Northeast, plunging many residents of the most populous region of the country back into darkness just as they were recovering from Superstorm Sandy.

09/11/2012 | World

New York rations gasoline; storm victims still in the dark

New York City began rationing gasoline today for the first time since the energy shortages of the 1970s, seeking to ease a fuel crisis brought on by Superstorm Sandy.

05/11/2012 | World

New York region struggles to move on a week after Sandy

Commuters battled unruly crowds and snarled traffic to return to work Monday, a week after superstorm Sandy devastated the US Northeast, as authorities scrambled to clear debris ahead of more bad weather and put special measures in place to ensure residents could vote in tomorrow's presidential election.

05/11/2012 | World

Sandy: Hard-hit Staten Island tries to recover

By Adrián Bono, Special Correspondent in NY.

05/11/2012 | World

Former FEMA official to head NYC housing recovery effort

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg named a former Federal Emergency Management Agency official to lead the city's housing recovery effort after superstorm Sandy left tens of thousands of local residents homeless from flood damage or placed in shelters due to lack of power, water and heat.

02/11/2012 | World

New York cancels Sunday marathon in wake of deadly storm

New York City canceled its annual marathon, reversing Mayor Michael Bloomberg's earlier decision to go forward with Sunday's race, as it had become a lightning rod for residents frustrated by the disastrous aftermath of megastorm Sandy.

03/11/2012 | World

Power begins to return to New York boroughs

The lower Manhattan skyline lit up early today for the first time since superstorm Sandy slammed into the US Northeast while thousands of storm victims in New Jersey and elsewhere remained in the dark and awaiting disaster relief.

04/11/2012 | World

US storm victims face housing crisis as cold snap hits

A housing crisis loomed in New York City as victims of superstorm Sandy struggled without heat in near-freezing temperatures on Sunday and nearly 1 million people in neighboring New Jersey shivered in the dark without power.

02/11/2012 | World

Con Ed-570,000 customers still without power after Sandy in NY

New Yorkers are still suffering the aftermath of moster storm Sandy. Power company Consolidated Edison Inc said today about 570,000 homes and businesses in the City and Westchester County were still without power.

02/11/2012 | World

New York after Sandy: a tale of two cities

By Adrian Bono, Special Correspondent in NY.

02/11/2012 | World

Storm Sandy to cost New York state economy up to $18 bln

Temporary losses to New York state's economy from super storm Sandy could reach $18 billion, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said.

31/10/2012 | World

Obama will return to campaign trail tomorrow

US President Barack Obama will return to active campaigning tomorrow with a trip to the battleground state of Nevada, the White House said in a statement.

01/11/2012 | World

Frazzled New Yorkers fret about long road back to normalcy

New York authorities have made a big push for normalcy after megastorm Sandy, but for many residents dealing with water-logged homes, power outages, gasoline shortages and painfully slow commutes, things are far from that.

02/11/2012 | World

Anger grows over fuel shortage in storm-hit Northeast

A third day of gasoline "panic buying" among storm-stricken motorists in the New York area and New Jersey prompted authorities to tap emergency oil reserves and ordered the military to dispatch fuel, while limited deliveries from pipelines and oil barges offered a glimmer of relief.

30/10/2012 | World

Obama, Romney put aside campaign for storm relief - for now

US President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney briefly put aside their fierce battle for the White House, as they avoided politics to focus on relief efforts after mammoth storm Sandy left millions of citizens struggling to recover.

31/10/2012 | World

Flood ebbs, Northeast picks up after epic storm

31/10/2012 | World

Wall Street ends flat after Sandy shutdown

The US stock market slowly returned to life after two days in the dark, in the wake of the massive storm Sandy that caused the market's first weather-related two-day closure since the late 19th century.

30/10/2012 | World

NYSE to test new plan; trading floor undamaged by storm

NYSE Euronext said it plans to test a new contingency plan to help resume stalled US equity trading, and added that its famed trading floor is not yet damaged by Sandy, one of the biggest storms to hit the United States.

30/10/2012 | World

Sandy leaves US East crippled

Millions of people across the eastern United States awoke to scenes of destruction wrought by monster storm Sandy.

30/10/2012 | World

Bloomberg: Fire destroyed 80 houses in Queens

A fire destroyed 80 houses in Queens during the night, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters during a press conference earlier.

29/10/2012 | World

US markets shut on Tuesday, focus shifts to Wednesday

Hurricane Sandy will close US stock markets for a second day on Tuesday, as Wall Street turned its attention to whether markets would be able to resume functioning on the month's final trading day on Wednesday.

30/10/2012 | World

US East Coast reels from massive, deadly storm

30/10/2012 | World

US nuclear plant declares 'alert' after Sandy storm surge

Exelon Corp declared an "alert" at its New Jersey Oyster Creek nuclear power plant due to a record storm surge, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said, warning that a further water rise could force the country's oldest working plant to use emergency water supplies to cool spent uranium fuel rods.

25/10/2012 | World

Hurricane Sandy threatens US after hammering Cuba

Hurricane Sandy swelled into a serious threat to much of the US East Coast on Thursday after hammering Cuba's second-largest city and taking aim at the Bahamas, US forecasters said.

26/10/2012 | World

Hurricane Sandy slogs toward US, 41 killed in Caribbean

Hurricane Sandy, a late-season Atlantic cyclone that threatens to be one of the worst storms to hit the US Northeast in decades, slogged slowly northward on Friday after killing at least 41 people in the Caribbean.

29/10/2012 | World

Partial crane collapse in NY prompts evacuations nearby

New York City evacuated neighbours of a partially built, 90-story apartment building after the top of a construction crane collapsed in high winds, prompting fears the entire rig could crash to the ground.

31/10/2012 | Latin America

Sandy’s Caribbean death toll rises to 69

Hurricane Sandy’s toll in the Caribbean amounts to at least 69 dead, thousands homeless and few funds available to rebuild.

02/11/2012 | Entertainment

Springsteen, Bon Jovi sing to aid Sandy victims

New Jersey natives Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi joined Sting, Christina Aguilera and other music stars on Friday in a televised benefit concert to raise funds for victims of Sandy, the giant storm that killed more than 100 and devastated large sections of the US Northeast.

16/11/2012 | Entertainment

Springsteen, McCartney to perform at concert for Sandy's victims

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Paul McCartney, Kanye West and Jon Bon Jovi will perform at a special "12.12.12" Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden next month, according to organizers

13/12/2012 | Entertainment

Rock legends take to NY stage for storm Sandy victims

Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and the Rolling Stones joined with actors and comedians in headlining a benefit concert yesterday for victims of Superstorm Sandy, which six weeks ago devastated scores of communities along the coastline of the US northeast coastline.

31/10/2012 | Multimedia

What Sandy left after hard hit

The US Northeast region began crawling back to normal after monster storm Sandy crippled transportation, knocked out power for millions and killed at least 50 people in the US and 69 in the Caribbean.