Author: Euronews

Anthony McCall is in the spotlight at London’s Tate Modern with his first major exhibition at the gallery. The British artist is projecting beams of intense light through spaces filled with fine mist to create interactive sculptures that can be manipulated by visitors. Source link

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Beset by funding woes, the world-renowned modern and contemporary art museum has put a halt to its plans to open a US branch. ADVERTISEMENTFrance’s iconic Pompidou Centre in Paris has called off its plan to open its first US branch in Jersey City – strictly speaking in the state of New Jersey, but considered a suburb of New York – in 2027.The museum says that the project has been “suspended until further notice,” confirming reports in the US media.With its financing a source of controversy from the outset, the project’s future was thrown into real jeopardy when local authorities in…

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Very few US states have workplace standards for heat exposure currently in place. ADVERTISEMENTHigh temperatures across the United States are the country’s leading weather-related killer – and Joe Biden is taking action.This week, the president proposed a new rule to address excessive heat in the workplace, while tens of millions of people in the US suffer under heat advisories.If the measure is finalised, it would protect an estimated 36 million workers across the country from injuries related to heat exposure on the job and would be the first major federal safety standard of its kind. Currently, those most affected by…

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Poland’s Law and Justice (PiS) had been courted by Hungary’s Viktor Orbán to join his brand new “Patriots for Europe” alliance. ADVERTISEMENTPoland’s Law and Justice (PiS) has decided to remain part of the hard-right European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group, ending days of mounting speculation over the party’s immediate political future.The news became official during the ECR’s constitutive meeting, which took place on Wednesday in a hybrid version after having been postponed over internal disagreements. This means PiS chooses to stay with Giorgia Meloni, the dominant figure in the ECR family, and rebuffs Viktor Orbán’s offer to join the so-called…

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