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Han Kang at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.

What drives Nobel Prize winner Han Kang to write?

A film still from 'Squid Game': Armed guards dressed in pink with black masks with a triangle symbol walk among lined up people dressed in green tracksuits.

A film still from 'Squid Game': Armed guards dressed in pink with black masks with a triangle symbol walk among lined up people dressed in green tracksuits.

Why South Korean culture is a global hit

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People dressed in Romanian folk attire with a basket full of red apples and a plate with Colaci, a traditional Christmas pastry.

People dressed in Romanian folk attire with a basket full of red apples and a plate with Colaci, a traditional Christmas pastry.

How well do you know these European Christmas traditions?

How well do you know these European Christmas traditions?

Discover lesser-known Christmas traditions from Hungary, Romania and Serbia.

The South Rose stainglass window of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral

The South Rose stainglass window of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral

Notre Dame: Renaissance of a medieval landmark

Notre Dame: Renaissance of a medieval landmark

Following five years of reconstruction after a major fire, France is now celebrating the cathedral's reopening.

An exterior view of the Schaubühne in Berlin, a round red-brick building. A banner on it says, in German, 'Reason is dead!'.

An exterior view of the Schaubühne in Berlin, a round red-brick building. A banner on it says, in German, 'Reason is dead!'.

Can Germany still pay for arts funding?

Can Germany still pay for arts funding?

Germany has long been admired for its generous subsidies for arts and culture. But budget cuts could end that largesse.

Amish family riding on a horse buggy with the parents in front and two children in the back.

Amish family riding on a horse buggy with the parents in front and two children in the back.

Love unplugged: How Amish date in Pennsylvania

Love unplugged: How Amish date in Pennsylvania

Two DW reporters look into the dating life of Amish youth, who don't have access to the apps.

Word of the Year in German, in Scrabble letters

Word of the Year in German, in Scrabble letters

From 'Ampel-Aus' to 'Flüchtlinge': Germany's 10 past words of the year

From 'Ampel-Aus' to 'Flüchtlinge': Germany's 10 past words of the year

"Traffic light shutdown," or Germany's coalition collapse, is the word of the year. A look at more political buzzwords.

People take photographs in front of sake barrels at Tsuruoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura city of Kanagawa prefecture on May 3, 2023

People take photographs in front of sake barrels at Tsuruoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura city of Kanagawa prefecture on May 3, 2023

Japan's sake added to UNESCO heritage list

Japan's sake added to UNESCO heritage list

Brewers hope the recognition will help revive domestic consumption, which has declined in recent years.

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Film | "The Backway": Uncovering realities faced by irregular migrants returning home

Film | "The Backway": Uncovering realities faced by irregular migrants returning home

'The Backway': Uncovering realities faced by migrants

In the short film "The Backway," Mo embarks on a treacherous journey to the UK, hoping for a better life.

Arts

Kogi people walk with cows in the mountains.

Kogi people walk with cows in the mountains.

Germany returns ritual items to Colombia's Kogi

Three sacred items held in Berlin collections are going home. A look at the collaboration behind restitution.

Music

George Michael, left, and Andrew Ridgeley, right, both men are smiling and wearing white shirts with popped collars.

George Michael, left, and Andrew Ridgeley, right, both men are smiling and wearing white shirts with popped collars.

Why people love (and hate) 'Last Christmas'

At the core of the Wham! pop classic, which turns 40 this year, lies melancholy, a broken heart and ... Easter?!

Literature

Potrait of author and satirist Heinz Strunk

Potrait of author and satirist Heinz Strunk

'The Magic Mountain' and its sequel

Satirist Heinz Strunk's novel "The Magic Mountain 2." Bold move or megalomaniac act?

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A journey to the creative hot spots of the African continent: Last stop: Nairobi.

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Don't Drink the Milk — The curious history of things

The podcast that takes you back in time and around the world, tracing the unexpected backstories of everyday things.

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Notre Dame cathedral during the fire in 2019, and during reconstruction

Notre Dame cathedral during the fire in 2019, and during reconstruction

Notre Dame: Is it too early to reopen the Paris cathedral?

After five years of work, Notre Dame will soon reopen. But one German cathedral expert believes this could be premature.

Men wear masks and traditional costumes as part of the Klaasohm festival on the German island of Borkum.

Men wear masks and traditional costumes as part of the Klaasohm festival on the German island of Borkum.

German island to end ritual of spanking women with cow horn

The North Sea island of Borkum will stop a holiday tradition, in which men hit women on the buttocks with a cow horn.

An older woman dressed in colorful traditional clothing from Hungary, next to a younger woman wearing a modern version of the clothes.

An older woman dressed in colorful traditional clothing from Hungary, next to a younger woman wearing a modern version of the clothes.

Embroidering for greater tolerance

Embroidery from a village in Hungary promotes tolerance in a conservative environment.

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A visitor poses for a photo in front of a giant full moon installation at Kwai Chai Hong, a heritage revival back alley in Chinatown on September 03, 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

A visitor poses for a photo in front of a giant full moon installation at Kwai Chai Hong, a heritage revival back alley in Chinatown on September 03, 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

In Malaysia, digital nomads mix tourism and business travel

Remote workers are blurring the line between business travel and tourism, while supporting local businesses.

A waiter presenting a gourmet meal on a white plate in a prison restaurant in Italy.

A waiter presenting a gourmet meal on a white plate in a prison restaurant in Italy.

Gourmet dining in an Italian prison?

At the In Galera prison restaurant in Milan, felons are learning to cook and serve gourmet meals.

Fokus Europa Deutschland Therapiehunde

Fokus Europa Deutschland Therapiehunde

Therapy dog Little Joe helps German students

A small dog is helping students cope with stress in their everyday lives.

Three elderly men sit at a cafe at an outside table. They have small glasses of tea in their hands.

Three elderly men sit at a cafe at an outside table. They have small glasses of tea in their hands.

Istanbul's 'pensioner's cafe' provides for poor retirees

Due to high inflation, many elderly Turks can barely survive off their pensions. A cafe in Istanbul has a solution.

A man dressed as St. Nicholas is on his way to a St. Nicholas party on the first Sunday in Advent in a carriage pulled by a pony through a snowy landscape on a sunny day.

A man dressed as St. Nicholas is on his way to a St. Nicholas party on the first Sunday in Advent in a carriage pulled by a pony through a snowy landscape on a sunny day.

Why Saint Nick and Santa Claus are not the same

How Christianity, pagan folklore and capitalism were combined to create Santa Claus.

A large black car flying an American and a German flag drives along a road, followed by other cars, some with flashing sirens.

A large black car flying an American and a German flag drives along a road, followed by other cars, some with flashing sirens.

The secrets of securing world leaders' cars

Berlin's military police share some of their secrets to keeping visiting heads of state safe while on the road.

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