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Health news

Could this new material make rugby safer for young players?

The material stays soft and flexible during normal play but stiffens instantly on impact to absorb energy, potentially lowering the force transferred to the brain.

Culture news

Meet Punch: The abandoned monkey taking the internet by storm

Abandoned, bullied and left to figure things out on his own, Punch found an unlikely friend - an IKEA orangutan plushie - and has now stolen the internet's hearts.

Culture news

Chart-topping French rapper Naps sentenced to seven years for rape

The Paris court ruled there was an "absence of consent", accepting the complainant’s account that she was asleep and woke to the pain of penetration.

Tech News

French supermarkets turn to AI surveillance to catch shoplifters

While supermarket owners say AI-monitored CCTV cameras are significantly helping their business, critics warn the largely unregulated tech raises serious ethical and privacy concerns.

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Tech News

These dancing robots stole the show at Beijing’s Lunar New Year fair

Developed by Chinese startups such as Booster Robotics, the AI-powered machines are part of a technology-themed temple fair in China.

Tech News

EU launches formal probe into fast fashion company Shein

If breaches are confirmed, Shein could face hefty fines, as the EU steps up enforcement of its digital rulebook against large tech companies.

Health news

These everyday foods could expose children to harmful heavy metals

A new French study warns that children are exposed to high levels of heavy metals and acrylamide through everyday foods such as cereals, pastries, bread, and fish.

Nutrition

Does intermittent fasting help weight loss more than standard diets?

A new study found that weight loss from fasting was barely greater than doing nothing, and similar to results from traditional dietary advice.

Tech News

Nearly half of Europeans would back banning X over EU law breaches

A new YouGov survey across Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and Poland shows nearly half of Europeans (47 percent) would back banning social media platform X from the EU if it continues to breach EU rules.

Tech News

ChatGPT will now show you adverts. Here's everything you need to know

The company says ads will be clearly labelled, won’t influence ChatGPT’s answers, and that conversations will remain private from advertisers.

Tech News

Is Elon Musk's SpaceX launching a Starlink smartphone?

Reports suggest that Musk's company is exploring a Starlink-branded device that could connect directly to its satellites.

Health news

Sex in space: Reproduction must be urgently addressed, experts say

A new international study warns that reproductive health in space is no longer a theoretical concern and that questions about fertility and pregnancy should be pressing concerns.

Culture news

3,000 years of Olympic history go on display in Milan exhibition

Ancient Greek vases, Etruscan artefacts and Roman relics sit alongside Michael Johnson’s golden shoes and Usain Bolt’s racing kit in a new exhibition in Milan.

Tech News

What to know about Meta trial over child sexual exploitation claims

Built on undercover accounts posing as children, the case is the first stand-alone state trial in a widening legal fight over social media’s impact on minors.

Food and Drink

Why have the world's best chefs been cooking in Copenhagen?

Building on the legacy of Noma and the New Nordic food movement, elite chefs from 26 countries gathered to exchange techniques and recipes.

Health news

AI may help detect aggressive breast cancers earlier, researchers say

AI helped spot fewer fast-growing, hard-to-treat breast cancers in a study of nearly 100,000 women.

Tech News

Germany launches one of Europe’s largest AI factories

As the EU looks to build its own AI infrastructure and reduce reliance on foreign providers, one of Europe’s largest AI computing hubs has opened in Munich.

Tech News

How BYD plans to solve Europe’s EV charging and energy cost problem

Euronews Next sat down with Stella Li, the executive vice president of Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD, at the World Government Summit 2026 to discuss the company’s rapid expansion and its European ambitions.

Health news

Babies are smarter than we thought, new study shows

The study suggests that cognitive development begins far earlier than previously believed, with infants actively processing and categorising the world around them from a very early age.

Tech News

UK patient controls laptop with thoughts using Musk's Neuralink

Doctors say the early Neuralink results are promising, but the technology still remains experimental.

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