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Protest in Catalonia (Imago/Agencia EFE/A. Estevez)

Catalan nationalists fixed on the past

DW's Barbara Wesel asks: What do the nationalists want? To live in the 21st century, or the 18th?

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Archaeology fossil teeth discovery in Germany could re-write human history

EU leaders decline to mediate over Catalonia as Spain decides next step

Pollution killing more people than war and violence, says report

Australia says good-bye to car-making as Holden closes doors

Zauberlehrling Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens (picture-alliance/dpa/dpa-Film Warner)

Harry Potter 'History of Magic' exhibit opens in London

England's most famous wizard's apprentice has made it to the hallowed halls of the British Library. 'Harry Potter – a History of Magic' reveals the sorcery at the heart of the Potter series.

Bildergalerie Indien Hindu Lichterfest Diwali (Reuters)

Diwali without firecrackers is like 'Christmas without Christmas trees'

As India celebrates the Hindu festival of Diwali, marked by bursting firecrackers and lighting lamps, the ban on fireworks in Delhi has cast a dark shadow on traders. Some say it will take out fun from the festival.

Bundesliga — do-or-die already for FC Cologne

1. Bundesliga 7. Spieltag | 1. FC Köln - RB Leipzig - Claudio Pizarro (Imago/M. Volkmann)

On Matchday 9, there is one standout game and it isn't a battle at the top, or even for a European place. The Bundesliga's worst two teams face off, with both hoping to finally find that first win.

F1: How can Hamilton win in Austin?

Formel 1-Fahrer Lewis Hamilton (Getty Images/M. Thompson)

Lewis Hamilton can win a fourth driver's title on Sunday, which would draw him level with Sebastian Vettel and Alain Prost. Vettel can still stop Hamilton, but the Briton holds a lead of 59 points.

Hate, discrimination lead to rise of HIV in Russia, experts say

Symbolbild AIDS Schleife auf schwarzem Hintergrund (picture-alliance/dpa)

Experts are shocked over the spread of HIV in Russia and eastern Europe. The problem has reached epidemic proportions, despite the fact that methods for stopping the spread of the virus are well known.

Videoserie Dear Germany Jasur Mammadov (Springer/DW)

'Dear Germany: You're a friend of the press'

How do refugee journalists view their new lives in Germany? In the DW video series "Dear Germany," Azerbaijani journalist Jasur Mammadov tells how he made it - and how it was more difficult than he imagined it to be.

Berlin and Beyond, women and work, Tamsin Walker (DW/T. Walker )

Berlin and beyond: Keep working, women

Enlightened as Germany may seem, it clings to an archaic mentality that sees men shin the career ladder while their womenfolk stay down below holding the baby. It's a system with ramifications familiar to Tamsin Walker.

DW special: Why does Africa go hungry?

The number of people in Africa suffering from hunger had been receding for some years. But it is now on the rise again. 26 million Africans face starvation. A special series by DW Africa explains why.

Is Uganda still Africa's bread basket?

A lush green field planted with corn and a rain storm in the sky with dark clouds and mountains in the distance.

Uganda has always been known as the bread basket of Africa and for the most part that's still true. But both the lack of rainfall in the northeast and the large number of refugees have posed a challenge to the country.

USA New York Freiheitsstatue Film The day after tomorrow (Imago/Unimedia Images)

Can popular culture fight climate change?

"Cli-fi" movies are turning global warming into apocalyptic drama, but the genre's latest release – Geostorm – has been slammed as insensitive to climate-change victims. Can a good story motivate people to take action?