Month: September 2024
Gaza: What are the biggest hurdles to vaccinating 640,000 children in a 3-day period? | DW News
Health workers in Gaza have begun vaccinating around 640,000 children against polio. Aid workers are carrying out immunizations across the territory. The program depends on [more…]
Behind the secret fight between global powers over the world’s largest lithium reserves | DW News
Bolivia sits on the world’s largest lithium reserves. The Lithium Triangle, which includes Bolivia, Argentina and Chile, holds half of the world’s lithium resources. While [more…]
Rising cost of living puts pressure on parents’ back-to-school finances in Germany
The German national statistics office said that school supplies like pens and books rose between 5 and 13% in July last year compared to the [more…]
After Solingen terror attack: What Germany really needs to change | DW News
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz is urging Chancellor Olaf Scholz to crack down on unauthorized migration, after last week’s terror attack in Solingen, in which [more…]
How dangerous is the mpox clade Ib public health emergency? | News Desk
Scientists studying the new mpox strain that has spread out of the Democratic Republic of Congo say the virus is changing faster than expected, often [more…]
What is known about the hundreds that have gone missing? | DW News
In Bangladesh, the interim government has signed a UN treaty to protect against enforced disappearances at the hands of security forces. Chief advisor, Muhammad Yunus, [more…]
Flooding in Germany: Death toll rises to 33 with dozens still missing | DW News
At least 33 people have died in parts of western Germany amid heavy rains and flooding, local police said on Thursday. Most of the deaths [more…]
Will Germany’s political ‘firewall’ against the far-right AfD hold? | DW News
The far-right Alternative for Germany party won Sunday’s vote in the eastern state of Thuringia – where it’s considered by German intelligence to be an [more…]
EU cuts planned tariff on China-made Tesla vehicles: What does it mean for prices?
The European Commission has significantly reduced the import duty on Tesla vehicles manufactured in China, potentially paving the way for a surge in sales across [more…]
Berlin’s ‘new’ BER Airport: A story of incompetence and corruption | DW News
By now, almost everyone has heard about Berlin’s disastrous over-budget, off-schedule “new” airport. But few know the real story of what went wrong. DW’s Joel [more…]
