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The results of the United in Science 2021 report are an "alarming appraisal of just how far off course we are," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said. Go to article
Despite the hospitalization of a strike organizer, the young activists say they will continue their protest in front of the Reichstag until German chancellor candidates speak with them before the election.
You don't get extra votes for originality in politics — across Germany's election manifestos, influence from elsewhere is everywhere. Here are some of the policies that have been taken from other countries.
DW explains how an election can be hacked and protect against how to protect hackers.
Merkel is not only giving up her position as chancellor but also her seat in Germany's parliament.
Four civilians have blasted off into space on the first ever trip into orbit by amateur space travelers.
Germany's rail operator and a train drivers union have agreed on a new pay deal. The dispute had earlier seen three rounds of strikes.
Philippines President Duterte's lawyer said ICC investigators will not be allowed entry into the country.
Prime Minister Ariel Henry has sacked his justice minister, one day after sacking the chief prosecutor.
French troops have killed the leader of the west African branch of IS, according to French President Emmanuel Macron. The group is responsible for scores of violent attacks in several countries.
The US and UK will share nuclear-powered submarine technology with Australia as part of the new defensive alliance.
Police have reopened roads around a synagogue in Hagen after responding to a possible threat of attack during the festival of Yom Kippur.
The world should expect more suffering, instability and displacement in Afghanistan if additional support is not provided to the country, the head of the UN agency for refugees has said.
Cash and gold amounting to over $12 million have been taken in raids by the Taliban on former members of the Afghan government, as Afghanistan experiences a severe cash shortfall.
Berlin has pledged to grant German residency permits to 2,600 Afghans who are deemed to be vulnerable or are in danger. Journalists, activists and academics are among those on the list.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU's vaccination drive was done "the right way" and vowed to donate 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to low-income countries.
The World Health Organization says only about 4 million coronavirus cases were reported globally last week — a significant drop. Meanwhile, the African Union wants to be able to buy more jabs. Follow DW for the latest.
The road map for closer integration between Russia and Belarus stops short of political union — for now.
DW has put together a list of mysterious deaths and disappearances of voices critical of Rwanda's government.
Political changes in Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Turkey mean Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated parties are facing a crisis. A decade after the Arab Spring, insiders say it's time to reboot political Islam.
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The goals of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are ambitious. But most needed are concrete steps.
In Borussia Dortmund's first game of the 2021/22 Champions League season, 18-year-old Jude Bellingham led the Bundesliga side to victory. Whether Dortmund can build off this win though, remains as unclear as ever.
Jesse Marsch's European debut as RB Leipzig head coach was more than disappointing as the Bundesliga side were outplayed and outscored by a ruthless Pep Guardiola team.
Ethiopian lawyer Daniel Bekele is the winner of the 2021 German Africa Prize for his human rights commitment.
The girls, including those from the under-14 team, had tried to leave last month but were thwarted.
Celebrated late artistic duo Christo and Jeanne-Claude had first planned to wrap the Parisian landmark 60 years ago.
As the Mexican government gives away the safehouse which former drug kingpin Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman fled in 2014 in a national lottery, a look back at his extraordinary life.
Having lost so much to foreign invasion, can the Pehuenche welcome outsiders to their Andean home?
Sheriff Tiraspol from breakaway Moldovan region Trans-Dniester, or Transnistria, beat exiled Shakhtar Donetsk on their Champions League debut on Wednesday. Sheriff's name offers a clue to their murky but successful past.
Masks are effective and limit the spread of COVID-19. That's the result of the largest study of masks ever involving more than 340,000 people across 600 rural villages.
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