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David Walsh

Money

The major companies that accept Bitcoin and other cryptos as payment

An increasing number of companies - including Starbucks and PayPal - are accepting cryptos. Here's where you can spend your Bitcoin.

Health news

Cancer in Europe: How COVID is masking a deepening health crisis

A new data tool has exposed the true scale of a brewing European health crisis masked by efforts to get a grip on the COVID pandemic.

Tech News

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp back online after global outage

The major outage on Monday affected millions of users of the three social media platforms around the world.

Health news

What are the potential side effects of having a COVID vaccine?

Misinformation about COVID vaccines is slowing down their roll-out. This is what you can realistically expect to happen after a dose.

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Experiences

My journey off the beaten track in India’s most colourful region

We take to the roads of Rajasthan to get under the skin of the local culture.

Money

Europeans don’t want the EU to regulate cryptos, Euronews poll finds

An exclusive Euronews poll found EU citizens preferred their own governments over Brussels to regulate crypto and their country’s economy.

Health news

What’s the true COVID death toll in Europe?

A new study based on excess deaths shows the world has been under-reporting COVID deaths. The true figure is much more stark.

Stays

Plan a romantic getaway at one of these idyllic, adult-only escapes

After a year of working from home, home-schooling and daily walks, it's time to reconnect with your partner at some of Europe's most romantic, adult-only destinations.

Money

Paraguay in a race for second place to make Bitcoin official currency

El Salvador was the first. But if Paraguay succeeds in following suit, it may not be the last in Latin America to put its faith in crypto.

Work

Have Finns perfected the ultimate home office for remote working?

From the European country that normalised flexible working hours comes the practical home office on wheels designed for remote working.

Money

Why is Bitcoin booming in Latin America?

El Salvador’s decision to make Bitcoin an official currency is a watershed for crypto - and it’s setting off a chain reaction in Latin America.

Mobility

Sleeping fish hold the key to surviving manned missions to Mars

Zebrafish are remarkably similar to humans, especially when it comes to sleep. Could they help us travel deeper into space?

Money

What are cryptocurrencies and how do you use them?

We're seeing a lot of growth in the use of cryptocurrencies. What are they and how do they work?

Home

Many of the world's biggest websites crashed. Here's what we know

Large swathes of the internet suffered a blackout after an apparent problem at US cloud service company Fastly. Here's what we know.

Home

Danish government facing lawsuit over 'green' artificial island

The project to build the island in Copenhagen, which will be home to 35,000 people, has been slammed as "greenwashing" by climate campaigners.

Health news

The glow of fireflies is helping scientists find treatments for cancer

Researchers are reproducing the same chemical reaction that causes fireflies to light up in patients in a bid to help fight off disease.

Health news

Is the world’s smallest wireless chip the future of healthcare?

Devices like pacemakers have kept millions alive. But injectable wireless chips the size of a grain of salt could eventually replace these lifesaving devices.

Money

Just how eco-friendly is Chia, the new 'green' cryptocurrency?

Using less energy than other cryptos, Chia has been hailed as the "green" alternative to Bitcoin. But is it all that it seems?

Tech News

What you need to know about the Chinese rocket falling to Earth

A Long March 5B rocket, which helped launch part of China's new space station, is making an uncontrolled re-entry to Earth this weekend - but no one knows where.

My Europe Series

With unionism in turmoil, is now the time for a united Ireland?

A century on from the partition of Ireland, communities in Northern Ireland are as divided as ever. Is reunification the answer?

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