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Archaeologist Lutz: ‘We really weren’t expecting this tremendous discovery’

Fußball FC Schalke 04 v 1. FSV Mainz 05 - 1. Bundesliga Torjubel 1:0 (Imago/Team 2)

Bundesliga live: Schalke vs. Mainz

Leon Goretzka's fourth goal in nine Bundesliga games has given Schalke an early lead in their Friday night match against Mainz. The midfielder finished off a smart move with a dinked finish. Follow the game live.

Archaeologist: Tooth is a 'tremendous discovery'

The great ape teeth found in Eppelsheim last year could topple the understanding of our earliest history. Herbert Lutz, head of the excavation team, tells DW what the find means to him - and how it almost didn’t happen.

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.

Smog hovers over New Delhi after Diwali celebrations (Getty Images/AFP/D. Faget)

Diwali: Smog chokes Delhi

With millions celebrating in the Indian capital, authorities banned the sale of fireworks to prevent an air pollution crisis. But the night after devotees commemorated Diwali, pollution rose to alarming levels.

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.

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

Videoserie Dear Germany Jasur Mammadov (Springer/DW)

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?