Month: November 2024
Fear of the dentist: no way! | DW Shorts
Labrador Aldo helps the little patients at an Ecuadorian practice to keep their nerve. Doctor and owner Glenda Arias trained the four-legged friend especially for [more…]
Why Japan’s lost-and-found system works so well | DW News
In Japan, your lost keys, headphones or even a pet gone astray have a good chance of being reunited with you. In the police’s lost-and-found [more…]
How Trump’s Treasury secretary pick’s tariff agenda might spur protectionist policies globally
US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Scott Bessent as the next treasury secretary to implement his campaign promises, including tax cuts and new import tariffs. [more…]
Russia says Ukraine attacked Bryansk region with US-made ATACMS missiles | DW News
Ukraine has for the first time fired US-made ATACMS missiles into Russia. Ukraine and Russia say six of the ballistic missiles targeted a military facility [more…]
Questions raised over Portugal’s capacity to host Europe’s largest annual tech event
As Europe’s largest annual Web Summit draws to a close, questions are being asked about Lisbon’s capacity to host the event beyond 2028 when the [more…]
Angela Merkel to publish memoir ‘Freedom’ | DW News
The world hasn’t seen or heard much from former German Chancellor Angela Merkel since she stepped down in 2021. Merkel was the first chancellor to [more…]
Why Germany’s largest refugee center has such poor conditions | Focus on Europe
At a refugee shelter in Tegel, an increasing number of people are complaining about poor hygiene and bad food. The shelter is only meant to [more…]
Trump threatened to cut Ukraine aid during campaign, will he follow through? | DW News
In just two months, Donald Trump will return to the White House as US President. It will mark the end of Joe Biden’s time in [more…]
Uruguay election: How center-left candidate Orsi defeated his populist opponents | DW News
Center-left candidate Yamandu Orsi from the Broad Front party won Uruguay’s Presidential election following a second round run-off vote, official results showed. Orsi’s party defeated [more…]
French mission to bolster Ukrainian defences against Russian invasion end
A French military taskforce is wrapping up training of a new brigade of several thousand Ukrainian fighters who will be joining the war against Russia. [more…]
