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Money

Can the US dollar be toppled as the world's premier reserve currency?

The power of the dollar as the world’s premier reserve currency gives the US far-reaching advantages over its rivals. But with Russia and other BRICS nations signalling their intention to challenge this power, is it under threat?

Mobility

Paris to Berlin in an hour: Is this the future of rail travel?

Europe is betting on revamped train services to shift away from air travel and reduce carbon emissions from the transport sector.

Health news

Watch: New AR glasses let deaf people ‘see’ conversations

New augmented reality (AR) glasses turning sound into subtitles allow deaf and hard of hearing people to “see” conversations and take part in them.

Tech News

How OVHcloud is taking on US giants in Europe’s cloud space

OVHcloud’s CEO Michel Paulin speaks to Euronews Next about challenges for the European tech sector and fighting Microsoft’s “dominant position”.

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Mobility

Are Hollywood, Sci-Fi and Jeff Bezos turning young people off space?

A landmark survey shows young people are more apprehensive of space and unaware of the benefits the industry brings to their daily lives.

Health news

These sea worms could be the key to keeping transplant organs 'alive'

This French biotech company is looking to develop a product to give oxygen to organs and grafts to improve transplant success rates.

Tech News

This Egyptian teen is building a metaverse using his mum’s old clothes

Omar Wael’s fascination with tech began aged just five, having built his first robot aged nine. Now he has his mind set on creating a metaverse.

Tech News

The French start-up revolutionising music production through deep tech

Embodme, a French deep-tech company, put on a mini concert at their booth at this year’s Vivatech, displaying their next generation music tech that has already been used by the likes of Coldplay, Flume and Jean-Michel Jarre.

Mobility

How can Europe compete in the global space economy?

Euronews Next spoke to the Head of Commercialisation at the European Space Agency (ESA) about stimulating the space sector on the continent.

Mobility

Will a luxury yacht that can fly be the latest rich list must-have?

Co-founders Mathieu Ozanne and Guillaume Hoddé combined their respective experience in engineering and the luxury sector to develop the next level experience for luxury clients: A flying Yacht.

Home

French 'tiny houses' project giving the homeless a lifeline and a home

Participants in the project in Brittany take part in all aspects of the construction of the mobile homes and are given the keys afterward.

Tech News

Spain is testing out a traffic control system for drones

The flight test is trialling a platform that aims to minimise collisions by detecting when drones fly too close too each other and proposing evasive manoeuvres to pilots.

Work

Look inside Zaha Hadid's 'office of the future' in the UAE

The office, built to house the headquarters of environmental management group BEEAH, has been designed to resemble the desert dunes that encircle it.

Health news

France trials CBD as a treatment for children with epilepsy

A large-scale medical cannabis trial in France is already showing results and could lead to legalisation in the country.

Tech News

Russia banned Facebook and Instagram. What will Russians use now?

A Russian court ruled that Meta was guilty of “extremist” activity, effectively banning Instagram and Facebook. Where does this leave Russian social media users?

Tech News

Watch: What are hypersonic weapons and why is Russia using them?

The Kinzhal missiles were allegedly deployed against a munitions storage facility in Western Ukraine and a fuel storage depot in central Ukraine.

Tech News

Russians are turning to VPNs to bypass censorship over Ukraine war

VPNs or virtual private networks are helping Russians keep channels to information from outside the country open almost two weeks into the war in Ukraine.

Mobility

The Swedish-built electric 'flying car' designed for anyone to fly

The drone-like Jetson One, weighing 190 pounds and boasting a 20-minute flight time, is fully electric and is designed to be a "jet ski of the skies".

Tech News

Will the war in Ukraine go nuclear? The risks of escalation explained

Vladimir Putin shocked leaders around the world on Sunday by bringing the threat of nuclear escalation into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Tech News

Why are people shelling out millions on virtual land in the metaverse?

Sales of digital land plots sold as NFTs topped €440 million in 2021 and that figure is set to double in 2022.

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