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Tech News

Facebook puts the brakes on its controversial Instagram Kids app

Concerns were raised last month about the potential harmful effects Instagram had on teenagers.

27/09/2021

Tech News

Here's how the iPhone 13 makes you pay €300 for Apple screen repair

A teardown of the new device found that Face ID stops working if anyone other than Apple replaces the screen, and it's all down to something called "part pairing".

27/09/2021

Ecotech

Are these AI robots going to replace farmers?

Farming with AI-powered robots could be the next big thing in sustainable food production and the idea already has Bill Gates' support.

26/09/2021

Earth News

Euroviews. New York's first Black-owned winery is combatting climate change

Growers are installing cover crops to stabilise their soils and revolutionising how they irrigate their fields.

25/09/2021

USA

Migrant camp shrinks on US border as more Haitians removed

US Homeland Security said nearly 2,000 Haitians have been rapidly expelled on flights since Sunday.

24/09/2021

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Firefighters race to protect giant sequoias in California fires

Hundreds of firefighters are battling the Windy Fire to protect several groves of giant sequoias in the United States.

23/09/2021

USA

Guterres and Biden focus on climate change and COVID at UN assembly

Climate Crisis and COVID-19 were at the centre of the opening of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered a tough 'wake up call' to humanity saying we are living in a divided world that's moving in the wrong direction.

21/09/2021

Nature

Wildfires threaten some of the world's oldest living trees

The largest tree in the world, General Sherman in Sequoia National Park, California, was wrapped in an aluminium blanket to protect it from the flames.

21/09/2021

Travel News

US will allow vaccinated UK and EU travellers to visit quarantine-free

The US has finally been able to reopen to tourists, as long as they are fully-vaccinated.

20/09/2021

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California firefighters scramble to protect sequoia groves

Flames on Sunday reached a grove of sequoia trees in the US state of California as firefighters battled to keep fire from driving further into another grove, where the base of the world’s largest tree has been wrapped in protective foil

20/09/2021

Health news

Pfizer says its COVID vaccine works in children aged 5-11

The laboratory said it will be seeking FDA approval in the US to administer its vaccine to children under 12.

20/09/2021

Home

Netflix wins most Emmy Awards as streaming platforms take top prizes

Streaming platforms won all three of the US TV awards' top prizes for the first time ever, marking the change in viewing habits sped up by the COVID-19 pandemic.

20/09/2021

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Migrants crossing Rio Grande to US border from Mexico

Migrants, many of them Haitian, crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico, heading towards the US border city of Del Rio, as Texas State Troopers watch on.

19/09/2021

Mobility

World's first space tourists splash down after three days in orbit

World's first space tourists splashdown after three days orbiting Earth - the first time it's been done without a professional astronaut on board.

19/09/2021

Ecotech

This modular vertical farm could sweep away 'urban food deserts'

Securing affordable and healthy food for low-income communities is increasingly challenging, but urban farming could be the solution.

19/09/2021

Money

US probes possible insider trading at crypto exchange Binance

Binance has already faced warnings and business curbs from financial watchdogs in other countries, including the UK and Germany.

18/09/2021

Climate

In pictures: Shelters forced to evacuate animals after Hurricane Ida

Animals have been flown across the US in search of their forever homes.

18/09/2021

Earth News

Euroviews. Producers rethink 'Hunger Games' Activist Show after online backlash

Campaigners have reacted strongly to a controversial new US reality show claiming it seeks to game-ify social justice.

17/09/2021

USA

US attempts to curb French and EU backlash over Indo-Pacific pact

Although it's impossible to predict if any damage will be lasting, the row seems to have rekindled European suspicions of American intentions.

17/09/2021

USA

Fire crews struggling to save California giant sequoias

More than 9,000 square kilometres have been scorched by a series of wildfires in recent weeks in California that also destroyed hundreds of homes.

17/09/2021

Euronews Debates

How safe is SpaceX's all-civilian mission?

Is Space X's latest launch, Inspiration 4, a leap forward in commercial space travel or a risk too far? Euronews talked to two experts to find out.

16/09/2021

Mobility

US Tesla Autopilot investigation deepens with demand for more data

US transport safety authorities are investigating Tesla after a series of high-profile crashes involving self-driving cars and emergency services vehicles.

15/09/2021

Health news

False 'swollen testicles' tweet stays up despite misinformation rules

We're almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic and disinformation remains rife on social media.

15/09/2021

Culture news

US Open meets Met Gala as tennis set show net worth next to A-Listers

US Open champ Emma Radacanu put herself on the fashion map after beating the world with a racket.

14/09/2021

Tech News

Update your iPhone to the newest iOS to avoid Pegasus security bug

A security flaw affecting Apple's iMessage made even the newest devices vulnerable to infection by Pegasus spyware that hit tens of thousands including French President Macron.

14/09/2021

USA

'Unmitigated disaster of epic proportions': US' Afghan pullout slammed

Antony Blinken hit back saying the Trump administration had left Biden with a deadline for withdrawal, not a plan.

14/09/2021