Americas

Nature

How to build a bee hotel - and other ways to get kids gardening

An ecologist on a mission to create a ‘Homegrown National Park’ in the US has written a new book to get children inspired.

22/04/2023

Brazil

Could the West fall out of love with Lula?

Is the West falling out of love with Brazil’s Lula after his controversial comments on the war in Ukraine? Euronews asked the experts to find out.

21/04/2023

Culture news

Manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin dropped

Prosecutors alluded to new revelations in the investigation and cautioned that Baldwin has not been absolved.

21/04/2023

Tech News

Twitter begins removing blue checks from users who don't pay

The world's biggest news organisations and NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg all lost their Twitter check marks under Elon Musk's new verification policy.

21/04/2023

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WATCH: Mexicans hold earthquake drills amid fears it could become 'reality'

In Mexico, most earthquakes originate in the Pacific Ocean and as the sound of an alarm can travel faster than a seismic wave, it has given way to the development of an alert system in the centre of the country.

20/04/2023

Mobility

Elon Musk's giant SpaceX rocket explodes after launch from Texas

The company said that today's launch would help them improve Starship’s reliability as they seek "to make life multi-planetary."

20/04/2023

Culture news

18 months after fatal shooting, Alec Baldwin to resume filming 'Rust'

Baldwin will continue his involvement as an actor and co-producer, with director Joel Souza also returning to the production.

20/04/2023

Rethink

Rethinking the vagina: Has science stopped ignoring female bodies?

Is science finally giving female sexual and reproductive organs the attention they deserve? Author Rachel E Gross set out to narrow the knowledge gap.

20/04/2023

Health news

What is the Powassan virus and why are new cases on the rise?

Dubbed “Lyme disease’s deadly cousin,” the Powassan virus has been the subject of a recent study by Yale School of Public Health - and cases are increasing.

19/04/2023

Culture news

What has the Fox-Dominion $800m settlement actually told us?

Fox has half-heartedly acknowledged the court’s rulings that certain claims about Dominion were false but offered no apology.

19/04/2023

Culture news

Streaming giant Netflix sees boost in subscribers after new plan

The US streaming giant says its number of subscribers and its nascent ad-supported tier are faring well. Its shares, however, slipped more than three percent in after market trades.

19/04/2023

Nutrition

Calorie counts on menus could prevent thousands of cancer deaths

Restaurant and fast food chains in the US with 20 or more outlets have to put calorie counts on their menus - and research shows this is saving thousands of lives.

19/04/2023

Culture news

Pens down: What are the WGA Hollywood writers strikes about?

The WGA hasn't gone on strike since the 2007-2008 writers strike that brought Hollywood to a standstill. The fight for fair pay from streaming platforms has brought them to the brink once again.

18/04/2023

Culture news

AI-Generated Drake and The Weeknd song pulled by streamers

'Heart On My Sleeve', by creator @ghostwriter, was pulled after Universal Music Group condemned “infringing content created with generative AI.”

18/04/2023

USA

Two men arrested over secret Chinese 'police station' in New York

The two men are accused of having helped to set up and lead a pro-Beijing government cell aimed at intimidating Chinese dissidents living in the US through social media.

18/04/2023

Culture news

Judge seals Alec Baldwin settlement terms in fatal shooting

The judge hearing the wrongful death lawsuit against actor Alec Baldwin has agreed to seal from public view the terms of a proposed settlement agreement and approval hearings that benefit the son of slain cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

18/04/2023

Mobility

Mysterious spiral captured amid Northern Lights in the skies of Alaska

It may look like a galaxy up close, or even a portal to another dimension - what caused this odd spiral to appear in Alaska's night sky?

18/04/2023

Brazil

US accuses Brazil of 'parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda'

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has refused to provide weapons to Ukraine while proposing a club of nations including Brazil and China to mediate peace.

18/04/2023

Health news

'Shapeshifting' antibiotics could help combat drug-resistant superbugs

Tens of thousands of people die every year from antibiotic-resistant infections. 'Shapeshifting' antibiotics could be the key to stopping it.

18/04/2023

Tech News

TruthGPT: Musk working on AI to counter ‘politically correct’ ChatGPT

The announcement comes weeks after Musk called for an immediate halt to AI development.

18/04/2023

USA

Ex-US Navy officer exposed for running Kremlin propaganda account

The 37-year-old American woman had never been to Russia and even faked an accent when hosting her pro-Kremlin podcast series.

18/04/2023

USA

SpaceX calls off first launch attempt of giant new rocket

Monday's launch attempt was called off due to a stuck valve in the first-stage booster but there could be another try later this week from South Texas.

17/04/2023

Culture news

Why has the Fox News defamation trial been abruptly delayed?

The Fox News defamation trial has been abruptly delayed. The channel is being sued for knowingly or recklessly broadcasting lies about voting equipment after Trump lost election.

17/04/2023

Cult

'The Phantom of the Opera' bows out of Broadway after 35 years

After almost 14,000 performances, the curtain finally fell on the longest-running show in Broadway history amid losses sustained during the Covid-19 pandemic.

17/04/2023

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Peru brings back Inti Raymi ceremony with hopes of reviving tourism

After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Peru will welcome back the Inti Raymi celebration this June. Last Friday it marked its return with an official ceremony.

17/04/2023

Mobility

SpaceX calls off launch of Starship rocket minutes before lift-off

The most powerful rocket ever built was set to go on its first flight on Monday, before shooting for the Moon - and Mars.

17/04/2023