Americas

Culture news

Metallica buy record pressing plant as US vinyl sales outstrip CDs

Heavy metal rockers Metallica have bought Furnace Record Pressing as vinyl sales have now eclipsed CD sales in the United States.

18/03/2023

Sport

Novak Djokovic denied US visa due to no COVID vaccine

This is the second time the top-ranked tennis player's COVID vaccine waiver request has been denied by US Homeland Security.

18/03/2023

Culture news

Lance Reddick, star of The Wire, Fringe and John Wick, dies aged 60

Lance Reddick, the charismatic and prolific actor who appeared in major TV series like The Wire, Fringe and Bosch, and films like the John Wick franchise, has died of natural causes at the age of 60.

18/03/2023

USA

Ireland's Leo Varadkar in US for Biden meeting

Biden plans to visit both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland this year, the 25th anniversary of the US-brokered Good Friday accord,

17/03/2023

Culture news

Metallica buy record press as vinyl sales surpass CDs for first time

CDs are out for good and vinyl is back in. Ahead of a new album, Metallica are just the latest to jump on the revived trend.

16/03/2023

Mobility

NASA reveals new spacesuit design for its future Moon landing mission

The suits are not the final design but give a good idea of what NASA astronauts will wear when they land on the lunar surface.

16/03/2023

USA

Extreme weather conditions batter East and West of United States

The parade of winter storms that have pummeled California has caused hundreds of millions of dollars of damage as they washed out communities, brought down power lines and caused landslides.

16/03/2023

Culture news

Quentin Tarantino’s final film has been announced - here's the lowdown

Quentin Tarantino’s 10th film, which the director has long said will be his final feature, will be called The Movie Critic.

15/03/2023

Money

Fact check: What's true in the blame game over SVB's collapse?

US politicians wasted no time turning the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank into a blame game. Euronews has fact-checked each side's accusations.

15/03/2023

Earth News

Safe drinking water: US proposes ‘historic’ limits on PFAS

Dangerous ‘forever chemicals’ could soon be limited in US drinking water under historic new bill.

15/03/2023

USA

Biden signs order to tighten laws on firearms sales

President Joe Biden has made another bid to tighten gun control in the US by signing an executive order to increase the number of background checks needed before someone can buy a firearm.

15/03/2023

Tech News

Meta to shed another 10,000 employees in a fresh round of job cuts

The parent company of Facebook had already let go 11,000 staff in November in a bid to cut costs.

14/03/2023

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WATCH: Manaus road littered with debris following deadly landslide

At least eight people died on Sunday after a landslide triggered by heavy rains hit a neighbourhood in Manaus, the capital of the northern Brazilian state of Amazonas

14/03/2023

Earth News

Willow Project: Could two lawsuits block the oil project in Alaska?

The Biden administration has approved Alaska’s Willow oil project, a major drilling initiative that environmentalists say is counter to the country’s climate goals.

14/03/2023

Health news

Long COVID sufferers at higher risk of heart problems and death

New research reveals the alarming effects of long COVID, including higher mortality rates and long-term health risks including heart problems.

14/03/2023

Culture news

Ruth E. Carter becomes first Black woman to win two Oscars

Ruth E.Carter's wish is that her historic win at the Academy Awards will offer more opportunities to women of colour.

14/03/2023

USA

US and UK to supply nuclear-powered submarines to Australia

US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the biggest defence material agreement for Australia since WW2.

13/03/2023

Mobility

Hydrogen-powered aviation gets airborne with successful test flight

The test flight of an adapted ATR-72 regional airliner was hailed as a breakthrough moment for hydrogen as a fuel for aircraft in the near future.

13/03/2023

Culture news

The best memes and where to stream the films from this year's Oscars

Missed the Oscar ceremony? We've got the best moments here, and where to stream every winning film.

13/03/2023

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WATCH: Migrants demand entrance at US-Mexican border

Hundreds of migrants of different nationalities arrived at the dividing line between Mexico and the US, where a barbed wire and hundreds of border control police blocked their access.

13/03/2023

Cinema

Scream saga's latest film beats US box office records

'Scream VI' - the sixth installment in the popular horror franchise - beat its predecessors at the North American box office, marking a new dawn for the series

13/03/2023

Culture news

Here are 15 of the best celebrity looks at 2023 Oscars

From stunning gowns to tuxedos, Euronews Culture ran its critical eye over the celebrity catwalk to present our pick of pack from the 95th Academy Awards.

13/03/2023

USA

AUKUS: Biden to announce Australia submarine deal in San Diego

The secretly brokered AUKUS deal included the Australian government’s cancellation of a €61.5 billion contract for a French-built fleet of conventional submarines, which sparked a diplomatic row within the Western alliance that took months to mend.

13/03/2023

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Naked cyclists hit the streets in Brazil to protest about road safety

A few dozen cyclists, naked or scantily clad, gathered on the largest avenue in Sao Paulo to raise awareness on the fragility and insecurity of bicycle users in the city.

12/03/2023

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Floods hit the Californian town of Kernville after breaks its banks

Another powerful storm pummelled California overnight into Saturday, forcing thousands to evacuate and resulting in at least two deaths

12/03/2023

Tech News

Silicon Valley Bank's collapse exposes tech start-ups' fault lines

The SVB's failure is the largest since the 2008 financial crisis. Tech startups and venture capitalists are worried it might cost the sector dearly.

11/03/2023