Month: September 2024
Could a drug used to treat HIV also prevent infection? | DW News
Around 40 million people are infected with HIV/AIDS worldwide. Now two trials have shown that a drug used to treat the disease also provides an [more…]
VW denies plans to cut 30,000 jobs | DW News
Volkswagen, Germany’s largest employer worldwide, may be on the verge of making huge cuts. It follows recent reports from German automakers that show signs of [more…]
Nigeria warns of floods as Cameroon releases water | DW News
Nigeria has been preparing for further flooding after neighbouring Cameroon said it would start releasing water from its largest dam. More than 400,000 people in [more…]
Beirut airstrike: Israel claims killing of Hezbollah top commander | DW News
Israel’s military says it has killed one of Hezbollah’s top commanders – Ibrahim Aqil – in a ‘targeted strike’ in Beirut. The militant leader had [more…]
Long-range weapons for Ukraine: Putin’s red line? | To the Point
Ukraine wants to use long-range weapons to ward off attacks from Russian territory. Its western allies are divided on whether that’s a risk worth taking. [more…]
EU top diplomat urges Lebanon and Israel to ease tensions along their border
“We need to de-escalate military tensions and I use this opportunity to urge all sides to pursue this path,” said EU foreign policy chief Josep [more…]
Coronavirus: Italy now on complete lockdown | DW News
Italy has expanded its response to the coronavirus by locking down the entire country. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte says that as of Tuesday morning, [more…]
Hezbollah leader Nasrallah: ‘Israel has declared war on the Lebanese people’ | DW News
Israel says its fighter jets have pounded more than a hundred Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. Israel’s military says they hit rocket launchers and weapons [more…]
Videos show Israeli soldiers throwing apparently dead Palestinians off roof | DW News
The Israeli army says it’s reviewing an incident in which Israeli soldiers were filmed apparently pushing three bodies from roofs in the occupied West Bank. [more…]
Seeing the funny side of the German language | DW English
False friends, ridiculous grammar and never-ending nouns. German is by no means an easy language, but it has its funny side too, as we find [more…]