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Cows under a shelter in a town in central Mali

Mali: 23 dead in attacks on Fulani communities

Armed attacks on Fulani communities in central Mali have left 23 dead. A local mayor has blamed ethnic Dogon hunters.
ConflictsJuly 1, 2019
Graphics for Deutschtrainer Lesson 92 Communication, Kommunikation. On the right side, the Deutschtrainer logo in a speech bubble. On the left side, there is an image of two people sitting side by side. The woman is gesturing with her hands and the man is smiling at her.

Deutschtrainer – 92 Communication

Be it a relaxed conversation or an argument – in this lesson you learn vocabulary related to communication.
Learning GermanJuly 1, 201903:17 min
Symbolbild Homo-Ehe

Why 2019 is important for the LGBT community

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewll riots that sparked the gay pride movement.
FilmJune 28, 2019
Refugee Moo Paw shows the vegetables she's grown in the community garden

Georgia's refugee community garden

In the US, a community garden called Neighbor's Field is flourishing in rural Georgia. Run by a Christian ministry, the garden helps rehabilitate refugees who have experienced trauma and provides a place for peace and reflection.
SocietyJune 28, 201904:44 min
Funeral for Kyaw Zin Win. His casket is wrapped in a rainbow flag.

Outrage after gay librarian commits suicide in Myanmar

A gay librarian who was bullied by his colleagues posted his final message on Facebook before taking his own life.
PoliticsJune 27, 2019
A dark cloudy day for tourists and locals in the UK capital, London. Crossing Westminster Bridge towards Big Ben

Will Brexit end EU roaming in the UK?

EU roaming is seen as part of Europe's digital future. So, if Brexit ever comes, will it bring "no roaming, no future"?
ScienceJune 13, 2019
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Shift - Living in the Digital Age

Computer gaming has a bad image. DW fact-checks the five most common prejudices.
Digital WorldJune 7, 201912:36 min
England lokale Währung Bristol Pound

How green and efficient is a local currency?

The Bristol Pound, launched back in 2012, has become the UK's largest local currency. It was thought up by members of the local Green Party, worried about the proliferation of chain stores in their city. The idea was to promote community life and small, independent, green businesses. So how does it work and how efficient is it?
Nature and EnvironmentJune 6, 201905:00 min
Flooding in Kabul (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Afghanistan: Floods threaten Jam minaret

Hundreds are homeless and at least 24 people have died in rain and floods in the last week in six Afghan provinces.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 26, 2019
#speakup barometer Myanmar (DW/Jonas Mayer )

Putting new, local voices on Myanmar’s airwaves.

Run and managed entirely by local residents, Khayae FM is exploring digital tools to strengthen community involvement.
MediaMay 21, 20195 images
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Cape Town's Bo Kaap community

Demand for prime property pits homeowners against big development companies.
PoliticsMay 14, 201903:23 min
A Roma girl peers out of the door of her house in a settlement in Altana, Romania, 08.05.2019.

The abject poverty of Romania's Roma

While EU leaders meet in the Romanian city of Sibiu, many Roma people still inhabit squalid settlements.
SocietyMay 10, 2019
People from Brazil's 305 ethnic communities protesting in Brasilia

Indigenous communities protest in Brazil

Leaders of ethnic communities across Brazil are protesting government changes affecting their lands and local services.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 26, 2019
Protesters hold photos of detained activists

Jailed Bahrainis win citizenship reprieve

Nearly 1,000 people have had their citizenship revoked since the 2011 Arab Spring protests by the Shiite population.
Human RightsApril 21, 2019
The Chinese food market in Lusaka

China's secluded community in Zambia

JCS Food Town is where Chinese expats meet to get a taste of home. Many local employees say they are exploited.
BusinessApril 15, 20197 images
Nigeria Sozialstunden statt Gefängnis

Nigeria: community service instead of jail

Oyo State is punishing lighter crimes with community service rather than jail time to relieve its overcrowded prisons.
Human RightsApril 12, 2019
Überreste der der alten sozialistischen Sperranlage an der bulgarisch-türkischen Grenze

'The Bulgarian border was extremely dangerous'

Before 1989, GDR citizens tried to flee to the West via Bulgaria. Most of them were caught — some of them killed.
CultureApril 11, 2019
Hendrik Voigtländer ex-Hohenschönhausen prisoner

Dangerous escape: Fleeing the GDR through Bulgaria

Many East Berliners tried to escape to the West by crossing over Bulgaria. It didn't end well for Hendrik Voigtländer.
CultureApril 11, 2019

Deutschtrainer – 92 Communication

Be it a relaxed conversation or an argument – in this lesson you learn vocabulary related to communication.
Learning GermanApril 9, 201903:11 min
Soldiers shoot while shielding behind a tank during a tense period of anti-Communist fervor in 1989

Romania charges ex-leader for revolution deaths

Romanian officials have said the revolution's crimes "cannot go unpunished."
PoliticsApril 9, 2019
A woman holding a mobile phone in Burkina Faso, Africa. Photo credit: picture-alliance/F. Kopp.

Digitalization in Africa: 'Innovate to transform'

Green tech's success in Africa relies on digitalization– Smart Africa's Lacina Koné told DW that connectivity is key.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 5, 2019
Members of the Roma community stand in a camp in Evry, outside Paris

France: 20 arrested for attacks on Roma

Police have arrested 20 people after attacks on Roma sparked by false rumors on social media.
CrimeMarch 27, 2019
DW Sendung Made in Germany

Brexit: A business community divided

The British population is at loggerheads over Brexit. And so is the UK business community.
BusinessMarch 26, 201904:13 min
A protest against Putin in Russia where someone holds a sign with Putin lies on it

For Masha Gessen, Putin is a mafia godfather

Gessen has won the 2019 Leipzig Book Fair Award for European Understanding for her book "The Future Is History."
LiteratureMarch 20, 2019
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Mosque shooting toll rises to 50

Fifty worshipers are now confirmed dead after mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand.
March 17, 201902:23 min
Litauen - Stadtansicht von Vilnius bei Nacht

Huawei's tech plans in Lithuania under threat

The Chinese tech giant has made some inroads into the Lithuanian telecoms market, but faces mounting opposition.
BusinessMarch 12, 2019
Male and female NGO workers with a solar powered lamp made from a plastic bottle

Bottled solar power lights up off-grid communities in Brazil

Solar power is bringing light to Kalunga communities living off-grid in Brazil.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 12, 2019
White House Communications Director Bill Shine at a Cabinet meeting

Two more officials depart from Trump White House

Both Trump's communications director Bill Shine and Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson have resigned from their posts.
PoliticsMarch 8, 2019
Trucks queue at Katuna on the border between Rwanda and Uganda

Rwanda and Uganda – neighbors at loggerheads

For a week, trucks and traders have been stuck at border posts between Rwanda and Uganda.
BusinessMarch 6, 2019
Jan Kammann in Ghana

Connecting with students by traveling the world

Jan Kammann took a world trip to find out more about his pupils — and discovered a lot about himself in the process.
SocietyMarch 4, 2019
A group of young people hold up a list

Holocaust-themed escape room thrills Greek youth

In a country where anti-Semitism thrives, Greeks find a Holocaust-themed game "an undeniably entertaining adventure."
SocietyMarch 3, 2019
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How a hashtag creates a business

SocietyFebruary 28, 201901:55 min
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Venezuelans in Florida

The community of 100,000 Venezuelans in Miami Beach is divided by the tense stand-off at home.
PoliticsFebruary 24, 201902:54 min
Barcelona Mobile World Congress

What matters at Mobile World Congress

This year's Mobile World Congress takes place against a backdrop of tension between politics and technology.
BusinessFebruary 22, 2019
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Eco India - The Environment Magazine

Frisbee in Chennai, cooking for hundreds of schoolkids in India and going off the grid in Germany.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 14, 201926:00 min
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The power of frisbee

Ultimate Frisbee is breaking gender barriers, while teaching diversity and leadership.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 14, 201907:44 min
China Huawei 5G

Sieren's China: General suspicion

The world urgently needs an independent international telecommunications authority to foster transparency.
TechnologyFebruary 8, 2019
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Church split divides villagers

Repercussions of Ukraine's break with the Moscow Patriarchy have rippled out all the way to a tiny town.
ReligionFebruary 5, 201903:35 min
Town Hall and Tyn Church at The Old Town Square, Prague, Czech Republic

Czech parliament passes bill to tax church compensation payments

A 2012 law in the Czech Republic allowing religious orders to recover assets seized by the Communists after 1948 was widely seen as a major step towards reconciliation between church and state. However, parliament has now passed a bill proposed by the present-day Communist Party that would tax any financial compensation, causing widespread anger. Rob Cameron has more from Prague.
PoliticsFebruary 1, 201903:55 min
Eco Africa Sendung Nummer 149 Frau beim Obst-trocknen in Nigeria

Nigerian community gets a solar dryer

Nigerian women have improved on a traditional way to dry and preserve food.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 1, 201903:49 min
A young woman with electrodes attached to her head

We know what you're thinking

US brain researchers say they've translated brain signals into speech. It could help people recovering after a stroke.
ScienceJanuary 29, 2019
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Kenya's startup community

Kenya is particularly popular with investors. Many foreigners set up companies here and bring money for startups.
BusinessJanuary 29, 201901:10 min
A 5G presentation

Newcomer enters Germany's 5G auction

A billionaire CEO said he wants to shake up Germany's existing telecom oligopoly, but market reaction was negative.
BusinessJanuary 25, 2019
Belgium: demonstration against climate change

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Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 15, 2019
German philosopher, activist and revolutionary socialist Rosa Luxemburg

Rosa Luxemburg: Controversial figure of the Left

Social democrat, Spartacist, communist and revolutionary: The politician Rosa Luxemburg was murdered 100 years ago.
HistoryJanuary 15, 2019
DR Kongo Unterstützer von Martin Fayulu in Kinshasa

DR Congo urged to form unity government

Africa's influential SADC bloc says Congo's contentious election outcome will require settlement via a unity government.
PoliticsJanuary 13, 2019
Bulgarien Sofia St. Alexander Nevsky Kathedrale

Bulgaria’s Capital: Sofia

This city has much to offer, from reminders of ancient times to monumental communist-era buildings.
TravelJanuary 13, 201904:25 min
Bulgarien Sofia St. Alexander Nevsky Kathedrale

Sofia, Bulgaria’s Capital 

On January 1, 2018, Bulgaria is set to take over the EU Council Presidency.
CultureJanuary 8, 2019
Sylvain Fort

Emmanuel Macron's comms director says he quits

Sylvain Fort is the latest presidential official to resign, and he's stepping down amidst unprecedented challenges.
PoliticsJanuary 3, 2019
Dr. Kamal Hossain

International community 'shouldn't recognize new government'

Bangladeshi opposition leader Kamal Hossain slams PM Hasina's government of "manufacturing" general election results.
PoliticsDecember 31, 2018