Rise of Germany's far right may deter skilled workers (www.dw.com)
Seized Russian weapons strengthen Ukraine's fight (www.dw.com)
“Russia is competing with Western countries to supply weapons to Ukraine,” joked Colonel Oleksandr Saruba, of the center within the Ukrainian armed forces that investigates the weapons captured during Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine since February 2022....
Germany agrees corporate tax cuts to 'stimulate' economy – DW – 08/29/2023 (www.dw.com)
Vladimir Putin will not attend India G20 in person (www.dw.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be going to the G20 summit in India in early September in person....
Russia left out of Saudi peace talks on Ukraine (www.dw.com)
Officials from about 30 countries have been invited to participate in peace talks for Ukraine in the Saudi port city of Jeddah on August 5 and 6....
Poland: A hunt for traces of abortion pills in women's blood – DW – 11/06/2023 (www.dw.com)
How researchers test for traces of misoprostol and mifepristone — the two drugs used in medication abortions — in women who have experienced a miscarriage.
Cologne church staff used work devices to view porn (www.dw.com)
Surprising facts about amphorae — antiquity's packaging (www.dw.com)
Amphorae were made primarily for trade. In ancient times, people used these vessels, which held five liters (1.3 gallons) to 80 liters (21 gallons) depending on their size, to transport oil, wine, honey, olives, pickled vegetables and garum — a fermented fish sauce that was as popular with the Romans as soy sauce is today in...
West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse is 'unavoidable' says study (www.dw.com)
Germany: Ukrainian refugees living in mining 'ghost towns' (www.dw.com)
If you open Google Maps to look at the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, you’ll notice three large pale patches. They represent three colossal open-pit mines — Inden, Hambach and Garzweiler — where the energy company RWE is extracting brown coal (lignite) from the earth....
Council of Europe votes to recognize Holodomor as genocide (www.dw.com)
Canada probes Walmart, Hugo Boss over Uyghur labor concerns (www.dw.com)
Mexico's press under siege: The rising journalist death toll – DW – 07/11/2023 (www.dw.com)
Germany agrees corporate tax cuts to 'stimulate' economy – DW – 08/29/2023 (www.dw.com)
Marine Le Pen and her far-right RN party say they will attend Sunday's march against antisemitism in the French capital. But other parties say they refuse to march alongside a party founded by antisem (www.dw.com)
Russia spreads disinformation in Spanish-speaking world – DW (www.dw.com)
Muslim nations call for boycott of Swedish products (www.dw.com)
The diplomatic fallout over the burning of the Quran outside a mosque in Sweden is threatening to escalate into a trade war after calls from Muslims in the Middle East and North Africa came to boycott Swedish products....
Philippines drops China's Belt and Road as tensions flare (www.dw.com)
The Philippines in late October became the latest country to back out of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), with Transport Minister Jaime Bautista telling reporters the sudden withdrawal came after Beijing did not respond to funding requests on railway projects....
NATO suspends key Cold War treaty after Russia pulls out (www.dw.com)
The treaty was designed to reduce tensions between Cold War rivals by curbing military buildups on borders in Europe. But Russia’s exit, along with its war in Ukraine, have made the treaty “unsustainable,” NATO said....
Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali form military pact (www.dw.com)
The junta in Niger, which seized power in a military coup on July 26, has formed a military alliance with the neighboring countries of Burkina Faso and Mali, whose rulers also seized power in coups....
Indigenous peoples and their fight for conservation (www.dw.com)
Indigenous peoples around the world are defending their human rights and culture as well as nature and their homeland. Time and again, they are faced with massive repression, discrimination and racism. There are approximately half a billion Indigenous people worldwide....
Brazil: Bolsonaro supporter gets 17 years for role in riot (www.dw.com)
Berlin: 174 arrested at unauthorized pro-Palestinian events (www.dw.com)
Ludwig II: Bavaria's 'fairytale king' and his dream castle (www.dw.com)
Perched on a cliff in the Bavarian Alps near Füssen, Germany, the Neuschwanstein Castle is the epitome of the idyllic. Its spires soar to the heavens, while the surrounding landscapes are an invitation to daydreaming. It’s the stuff of fairytales, so much so that the man who had it built is dubbed the “fairytale king” —...
Sweden: Quran burning protests leave PM 'very concerned' (www.dw.com)
Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Thursday said he was “very concerned” about the large number of applications police had received for anti-Islam protests in the Scandinavian country....
