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Travel News

Meet the woman who flew from Mexico for the Queen’s funeral

Maricela Nuñez promised her dying grandma that she’d try and meet the Queen. Now, she’s flying 8,000km to try and fulfil her promise.

Travel News

France travel: Which airlines are cancelling flights this weekend?

France’s aviation authority the DGAC has warned of “severe” disruption, calling on airlines to halve their schedules ahead of the walkout.

Green News

Carbon capture plant to catch 5 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030

If it operates to schedule, the ‘Project Bison’ carbon removal facility will be the largest in the world, sucking up 5 million metric tonnes of carbon per year.

Green News

Want to age gracefully? Take some tips from the naked mole rat

Researchers are studying naked mole rats to try and unlock their anti-ageing, anti-illness secrets - and help people suffering with arthritis.

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Travel News

How to travel to the Queen’s funeral in London and what to do

Funeral details, key dates, venues, how to get around and where to stay in central London to honour Queen Elizabeth II.

Green News

The five regions facing conflict over water in the next 12 months

Researchers have developed a tool to predict which areas of the world will face conflict as water supplies diminish.

Travel News

What are vacuum tube trains and are they the future of rail travel?

The new ‘FluxJet’ looks like something out of a science fiction novel. Could it actually work?

Green News

Why are Italian taxpayers paying €241m to a UK oil company?

Italian taxpayers will have to pay an oil and gas firm over €240 million after a ruling by a closed-door corporate tribunal.

Green News

Coffee balls: Is this the future of guilt-free espresso drinking?

‘Coffee balls’ are pre-ground, condensed spheres of coffee that dissolve in a capsule-like machine.

Travel News

Europe is a ‘bargain’ for US holiday homebuyers right now. Here's why

As the Euro plummets in value, some American home buyers are taking advantage of their increased spending power.

Green News

Dogs can sniff out non-native fish in lakes without even seeing them

Across the globe, carp destroy local lake ecosystems. But scientists have a new tool - dogs.

People

Lost in translation: Ten awkward language mix-ups

How do you cope when you accidentally tell your French mother-in-law about an intimate medical problem? Here are some of the Euronews’ staff funniest misadventures in language learning.

Green News

Shell banned from oil exploration on South Africa’s Wild Coast

In 2021, the South African government granted petroleum giant Shell exploration rights off the nation’s eastern coast. On Thursday, these rights were revoked.

Travel News

Marseille: 50,000 people sign ‘stop cruises’ petition

Marseille is one of Europe’s biggest cruise ports. As pollution rises, locals have had enough.

Climate

Will climate change make hail storms more severe?

Giant hailstones rained down on Catalonia this week, shattering car windows and injuring dozens. Climate change could make these events more common.

Green News

Endangered Galápagos giant tortoises killed for meat

Under Ecuadorian law, killing a giant tortoise is punishable by three years in prison - but poachers are still active.

Travel News

Spain: National parks impose caps to control hordes of tourists

Spain is the second-most visited country in the world - but huge visitor numbers are taking their toll on some of its most beautiful spots.

Travel News

'Success': 52 million tickets sold for cheap German train travel

German short distance rail passengers made roughly a billion journeys per month between June and August, a surge the German rail association have attributed to cheap tickets.

Nature

Meet the snake-hunting veterans trying to save Florida’s wetlands

Burmese pythons first came to Florida in the 1980s as a popular exotic pet. They’re now the region’s most destructive invasive predator.

Experiences

Why do cars roll upwards on these mysterious ‘magical hills?’

Check out these gravity-defying spots for a mind boggling optical illusion.

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