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Culture news

Would you buy a vinyl pressed with actual human tears?

Rock emos Fall Out Boy have made a special vinyl pressing for "maximum emotional fidelity”... Euronews Culture explores the strangest things that have been pressed on vinyl.

03/05/2023

Mobility

Mysterious spiral captured amid Northern Lights in the skies of Alaska

It may look like a galaxy up close, or even a portal to another dimension - what caused this odd spiral to appear in Alaska's night sky?

18/04/2023

Health news

Spanish TV star has surrogate baby using her late son's frozen sperm

Ana Obregón, 68, said only parents who had lost a child have a right to express an opinion on the matter.

06/04/2023

Tech News

'I want to be alive': Has Microsoft's AI chatbot become sentient?

The chatbot's creepy responses have sparked fears that the artifical intelligence has developed feelings, just like humans.

18/02/2023

Health news

Our top health stories this year that weren’t about COVID

From falling sperm counts to cryopreserved bodies and cancer-fighting bananas, here are our most popular health stories of 2022.

27/12/2022

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Sri Lanka political chaos persists as talks go on

Hundreds of Sri Lankans continued to flock to the Sri Lankan presidential palace, marveling at the paintings inside and lounging on the beds piled high with pillows.

12/07/2022

Moments

Would you stay the night in a zero star hotel with no walls?

Swiss 'zero star hotel' costs hundreds of euros for a sleepless night.

26/06/2022

Green News

Could edible insect vending machines be the future of food?

Vending machines are a new idea to encourage people in Japan to eat more insects.

19/06/2022

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Rio genital-shaped waffle house ordered to cover explicit sign and not to sell to minors

Rio de Janeiro’s waffle house La Putaria, in the famed neighbourhood of Ipanema.

04/06/2022

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South Africa: 'Mermaiding' is becoming a fast growing sport

Mermaiding is the sport of using a monofin with a fabric tail, and learning how to 'move like a mermaid'.

03/06/2022

Mobility

French jetpack inventor ‘doing well’ after lake crash

Franky Zapata was seen plunging about 15 m into a lake over the weekend.

30/05/2022

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An American activist has been carrying his rubbish for a month.

Rob Greenfield is proudly wearing rubbish, as part of a project to show how much rubbish we mindlessly throw away each month.

19/05/2022

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Ready, Steady, Mow! British lawnmower racing season gets underway

The cream of the British lawnmower racing crop assembled in the Surrey village of Lingfield on Sunday for the start of a new season.

09/05/2022

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Not for sensitive stomachs: 'vomit vault' churns up in London

An exhibition of images of vomit goes on show in London, offering visitors a walk through the city's vomit-splattered streets and the chance to smell such delightful scents as "puke" and "bin juice"

11/04/2022

Mobility

Electric car 'devoured by rodents' leaves man with €5,000 repair bill

Rodents chewing on wires isn't new. But that's small comfort for someone who spent thousands on an EV that’s now completely useless.

08/04/2022

Health news

Is modifying the genes of our cats the way to solve pet allergies?

Researchers believe the gene editing technology CRISPR could knock out a key allergen produced by cats.

29/03/2022