Americas

Culture news

Sundance 2022 boasts biopics, gamechanging debuts, and a Kanye doc

America's biggest film festival will see viewers returning in-person after 2021's virtual event, with a rollercoaster of emotions in store.

10/12/2021

Culture news

Astroworld: Travis Scott says he didn't know about deaths on stage

The 30-year-old rapper discussed his side of the story in an online interview with Charlamagne Tha God – his first public appearance in over a month since the tragedy happened.

10/12/2021

Mexico

Dozens killed after lorry packed with migrants crashes into bridge

It is one of the worst single-day death tolls for migrants in Mexico since the 2010 massacre of 72 migrants by the Zetas drug cartel in the northern state of Tamaulipas.

10/12/2021

USA

Joe Biden says defending democracy 'challenge of our time'

The two-day event, held by video link because of the COVID-19 pandemic, was billed by the White House as US leadership in an existential struggle between democracies and powerful autocracies or dictatorships.

09/12/2021

Money

Is this Bitcoin's inventor? Man in US wins $50bn crypto legal dispute

A man who has long claimed to be the inventor of Bitcoin won a legal dispute with the family of a former business partner who said it was owed half of 1.1 million Bitcoin.

09/12/2021

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Thousands gather in Paraguay for Virgin of Caacupe Day

Thousands of people including pilgrims gather for the Virgin of Caacupe Day in Caacupe, Paraguay, the most important religious celebration of the year in the South American country.

09/12/2021

Tech News

Amazon Marketplace is squeezing sellers for profit, says report

A new report accuses the online retail giant of operating an "unregulated, monopoly tollbooth" as the fees it takes from independent sellers have risen.

09/12/2021

Tech News

A new ‘bird’ robot from Stanford engineers takes to the skies

Taking cues from the animal kingdom, the team from Stanford University developed a robot with bird-like claws that can catch objects and balance itself on any surface.

09/12/2021

Nature

Colombian farmers take on David vs. Goliath fight to stop gold mining

Colombia’s land and communities are under threat from companies looking to extract precious metals.

08/12/2021

Tech News

New reporting process for Twitter amid complaints of system misuse

It’s all change at Twitter; the company has a new boss, new rules on posting media of private individuals, and now a new reporting process.

08/12/2021

Experiences

Miami Beach swaps out sun-seekers for the art crowd

The biggest art fair in the U.S., Art Basel Miami Beach, returns to the resort town which has seen an upswing in tourism.

08/12/2021

Culture news

Mexican author highlights role of drug traffickers' wives in new book

Narco wives are often portrayed as naive, perhaps suffering from bad luck, fundamentally innocent, and without any control over their destiny. But to the Mexican author, these women are much more than that.

07/12/2021

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Chile congress approves same-sex marriage bill

Chile's congress on Tuesday approved a long-awaited bill to legalize same-sex marriage, joining just a handful of countries in majority Catholic Latin America with similar laws.

07/12/2021

Mobility

NASA’s 10 new astronauts could one day walk on the Moon or Mars

NASA has revealed its latest cohort of astronauts. The six men and four women could be picked for upcoming missions to the Moon or Mars.

07/12/2021

Culture news

French tightrope walker stuns Rio beachgoers with latest daring walk

Nathan Paulin elegantly manoeuvred the peaks of two hills on the sands of Rio's Red Beach.

07/12/2021

USA

New York makes COVID vaccinations mandatory for private sector

"We in New York City have decided to use a pre-emptive strike to really do something bold to stop the further growth of COVID and the dangers it's causing to all of us."

07/12/2021

Culture news

Fake Love: Drake returns two Grammy nominations back to the Academy

The 35-year-old is said to have contacted the Recording Academy to withdraw his submissions for the 2022 ceremony.

07/12/2021

Nature

This Scotsman walked across Canada to save the Highland forest

Michael Yellowlees and his dog, Luna, completed an 8,000-kilometre trek across Canada to raise money to rewild the Scottish highlands.

07/12/2021

USA

Maxwell trial: British teenager 'was groomed' by Jeffrey Epstein lover

The witness was the second woman to take the witness stand against Maxwell in federal court in Manhattan.

07/12/2021

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Skiing Santas hit the slopes in Maine

Over 200 skiers and snowboarders dressed as Santa Claus took to the slopes of Maine on Sunday for charity.

06/12/2021

Travel News

US travel rules: COVID-19 test requirements change this week

The US has tightened its travel rules in response to the omicron variant. Here's what you need to know.

06/12/2021

USA

Former US Senator and WWII veteran Bob Dole dies aged 98

Dole had disclosed in February that he was being treated for stage-four lung cancer.

06/12/2021

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All aboard the 'Samba Train' for the first time since COVID

Samba groups performed on a train filled with passengers Saturday as doubts are raised about the return of Rio De Janeiro's famous carnival due to the emergence of the omicron variant.

05/12/2021

Panama

Panama seizes record €9 million of drug money

Authorities in Panama found 10 million dollars of illegal drug money hidden in a residential house in Nueva Providencia.

04/12/2021

World

Antony Blinken: “What's most important for Russia to understand is that actions have consequences"

In this Global Conversation, Euronews speaks to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the escalating tensions with Moscow's over its military build-up on the border with Ukraine.

03/12/2021

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Harry Potter castle lights up in Hollywood for Christmas on 20th film anniversary

"I'm going to start watching all the episodes that I missed... you feel like you're in the film", says a Universal Studios Hollywood visitor as Hogwarts castle is lit up for Christmas at the California theme park on the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter film.

03/12/2021