Author: Euronews

There is no need yet to designate a replacement for Ursula von der Leyen as she battles a severe case of pneumonia, her spokesperson has said.

At a Technical University of Denmark lab, researchers are exploring the potential for fungi to be used as meat and seafood replacements. ADVERTISEMENTAmid looming global food shortages, scientists are trying to transform alternative food into options that are not only sustainable but also tasty and appealing.As part of this mission, researchers at the Technical University of Denmark have recently studied the culinary potential of mycelium.“Mycelium is comparable to the root structure of plants, although fungi are actually not plants,”  Dr Loes van Dam, researcher at the Technical University of Denmark, told Euronews Next.The team used Pleurotus ostreatus, commonly known as…

The Austrian president announced he will meet with the FPÖ leader a day after Chancellor Karl Nehammer said he would resign after talks on forming a new government failed for a second time. ADVERTISEMENTAustrian President Alexander Van der Bellen said in a press conference held on Sunday afternoon that he agreed to meet the Freedom Party’s (FPÖ) leader, Herbert Kickl, on Monday after multiple failed attempts to form a government coalition without the Freedom Party took place. “Voices within the (conservative) People’s Party that rule out cooperation with an FPÖ under Herbert Kickl have become much quieter. This in turn…

A former season worker reveals what really goes on behind the scenes at your ski hotel – and it’s often bonkers.

Trump, who takes office on 20 January, hasn’t publicly fleshed out his policy on Ukraine, but his previous comments have put a question mark over whether the United States will continue to be Ukraine’s biggest military backer. ADVERTISEMENTUS President-elect Donald Trump is “strong and unpredictable” and those qualities can be a decisive factor in his policy approach to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.However, Zelenskyy said it won’t be possible to end the almost three years of war in one day, as Trump claimed during his election campaign that he could do.”The ‘hot’ stage of the war…

An aspiring cyclist decides to push her limits as she rides part of the ‘Alps-to-Sea’ cycleway by the Rhône River.

Ties between Warsaw and Budapest soured further last month after Polish fugitive lawmaker Marcin Romanowski was granted asylum in Hungary.

Clegg, a former UK deputy prime minister, became in charge of all of Meta’s policy matters in 2022.

The three joined the EU on January 1st 1995, enlarging the bloc to 15 member states. ADVERTISEMENTThe wish to join the EU came amid an economic downturn in the 1980s, when full EU membership allowed for equal membership in its single market. Historically Austria, Sweden and Finland had all been officially neutral during the Cold War, and hadn’t formally aligned themselves with the West. But by 1995 the Cold War has been consigned to history.At the time public opinion was fairly Eurosceptic, with Austria, Finland, Norway and Sweden seeking to vigorously defend their economic interests and the ‘Nordic model’. The…

Bitcoin’s stunning gains this year have been attributed to optimism surrounding US regulatory developments. Analysts predict the cryptocurrency may have significantly more room for growth in 2025. ADVERTISEMENTBitcoin experienced a 150% rally in 2024, positioning itself as one of the top market performers in the year. This can be attributed to three bullish factors – regulatory optimism, an improved macro environment, and mounting investor enthusiasm. Looking ahead, the world’s largest cryptocurrency is expected to extend its bullish trend in 2025, with analysts projecting it may reach a price range of between $200,000 (€193,000) and $250,000 (€241,000). The bullish Bitcoin cycle may…