Americas

Culture news

Weinstein begs for mercy as he is jailed for 16 more years for rape

The sentence after a second sexual misconduct trial in Los Angeles follows a 23-year term the Hollywood producer received in 2020 for a similar conviction in New York.

24/02/2023

Culture news

Who are MSCHF? The art collective behind those big red boots

"Big Red Boots are really not shaped like feet, but they are extremely shaped like boots.”

24/02/2023

Culture news

Bruce Willis: Six of the actor's best films

The famed actor has been diagnosed with dementia a year after he stepped away from acting. The Euronews Culture team takes a look back at some of the actor's finest moments on the screen.

24/02/2023

Travel News

In pictures: The triumphant winner of Rio Carnival 2023

This year's winning samba school won by just one tenth of a point.

23/02/2023

Culture news

Killer of rapper Nipsey Hussle sentenced to 60 years in jail

There was so much evidence of the shooting that even Eric J Holder's attorney admitted that his client had fatally shot the Grammy-nominated hip-hop star.

22/02/2023

Climate

Tequila shortage: Could climate change threaten margaritas?

Skyrocketing demand, climate change and an endangered bat could threaten your favourite cocktail.

22/02/2023

Culture news

Civil rights leader Malcolm X's family to sue CIA and FBI over death

A lawyer for the daughters of the human rights activist shot dead in 1965 said they believed government agencies conspired to assassinate him.

22/02/2023

Culture news

Seattle becomes first city in US to ban caste discrimination

Seattle is also the first city outside South Asia to pass a law against caste discrimination, a contentious issue among the South Asian diaspora.

22/02/2023

USA

Former head of Mexican federal police convicted in the US

The highest-ranking Mexican official ever to be tried in the United States was convicted of taking bribes by a New York court. Genaro Garcia Luna denies the allegations.

22/02/2023

Brazil

46 people confirmed dead in carnival weekend hell in Brazil

In south-eastern Brazil, more rain and further landslides brought emergency services to a halt after at least 46 people were killed in carnival weekend hell

22/02/2023

Work

Mexico City police are training to fight crime with the help of VR

It is the first VR training centre for police officers in Latin America.

22/02/2023

Green News

Chemical pollution could be increasing average penis length

They say that every cloud has a silver lining. While pollution is a life threatening problem in many places, for some this could be an upside.

21/02/2023

Green News

Wind turbines aren't to blame for whale deaths in the US, say experts

Why do some conservationists, and Donald Trump, think that wind turbines are killing marine mammals?

21/02/2023

Culture news

How the death of an American in Paris 2015 could change internet law

For two decades, online platforms have been legally protected from the content uploaded onto them. That could change with a lawsuit over a woman who died in the 2015 Paris ISIS terror attacks.

21/02/2023

Tech News

A new paid subscription service is coming to Facebook and Instagram

Meta Verified for Facebook and Instagram will require users to submit a government ID to get a blue verification badge.

20/02/2023

Travel News

U.S airports intercepted a record-breaking number of guns last year

US airport security intercepted over 6,500 guns in 2022. Here’s what happens if you leave a gun in your bag.

20/02/2023

Brazil

Mudslides in Brazil kill several in north Sao Paulo state

Some parts of Sao Paulo state saw over six centimetres of rain in just one day.

20/02/2023

Tech News

This VR headset makes your mouth feel all kinds of strange things

It allows you to feel spiders crawling around your lips or raindrops and mud splattering across your mouth in virtual reality.

19/02/2023

USA

Mississippi mass shooting: 52-year-old man kills six people

The community of Arkabutla, a small rural town in the US state of Mississippi, is in shock after a 52-year-old man went on the rampage killing six people including his ex-wife.

19/02/2023

Culture news

Brazil celebrates the return of the Rio de Janeiro Carnival

Brazil's iconic carnival week is back in full swing for the first time in three years following the Covid-19 pandemic. Millions are expected to take part in the festivities which include parades, 'blocos' and samba dancers.

19/02/2023

Travel News

Peru: Machu Picchu reopens and tours set to restart

Tourism agencies are celebrating as Inca citadel Machu Picchu reopens to tourist after a month of unrest.

17/02/2023

USA

Air and water near toxic train derailment are safe: EPA

The head of the EPA in the United State states has tried to reassure residents of East Palestine that their drinking water and air are safe after a train derailed, creating a toxic plume of chemicals.

17/02/2023

Culture news

Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia, star's family says

Nearly a year after Bruce Willis' family announced that he would step away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, they say his “condition has progressed" and he now has a diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia.

16/02/2023

Eco-Innovation

Could baby kangaroo poo reduce methane from cows?

Livestock farming is the biggest human-caused source of methane. Scientists have come up with another way to tackle the gas.

16/02/2023

Culture news

Was Chilean poet Pablo Neruda murdered? And if so by whom?

The famed Chilean writer and diplomat officially died of cancer just 12 days after a military coup. New evidence suggests that's not what actually killed him.

16/02/2023

Green News

World’s biggest ice rink threatened by climate change

The ice isn’t thick enough to support the weight of skaters or equipment.

16/02/2023