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In Good Shape meets medical students Sina Pollmann and Linus Piehler. They’re both members of a sex-education project for young people and have plenty of good advice and answers about sexuality, consent and contraception.
Schools have started again in Germany after the summer break. Students and teachers are back in the classroom, so we discuss how Germany is bringing kids back to in-person learning and what might lay ahead for German schools. Listen to DW's science podcast for a different angle on the coronavirus — five minutes every day from Germany.
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It is one of the biggest headaches EU Foreign Ministers face. Tensions between both states have been rising ever since Turkey launched oil and gas exploration work in a disputed area of the Mediterranean. France has already called for EU sanctions against the country.
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In Senegal, a team has come up with a portable solar-powered battery. The inventors want to use the machine to bring power to those in rural areas.
Keeping sheep for wool in Germany is hardly worth it anymore since foreign competition has eaten away at profits. But one tailor is looking to change that and is making clothes out of local wool.
The COVID-19 epidemic poses a threat to the everyday life of people worldwide. Travelers are particularly affected, as are people working in tourism. Here are the latest developments.
The Ondiri swamp is an important source of water for southern Kenya. The wetlands also help reduce flooding during the rainy season, but illegal waste dumping and encroaching communities are putting it in danger.
Israel and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to normalise ties. Rabbi Marc Schneier, a leading US researcher in Muslim-Jewish relations, says it will lead to a 'domino effect' on other Gulf states. He speaks with Brent Goff on The Day.
Israel and the United Arab Emirates have announced that they have reached a peace agreement - under which the UAE would recognize Israel and establish diplomatic relations. The historic deal was brokered by the United States.
Daimler to pay $2.2 bn to settle US cheating claims - US weekly jobless claims drop to below one million - Travel operator Tui announces huge losses
South Africa has made good progress in reducing the number of AIDS-related deaths over the last ten years. But the coronavirus pandemic is disrupting the production and import of antiretroviral drugs, leaving large numbers of HIV patients at risk.
This week on Eco Africa we learn how to use sensors to know when and how much to water fruit trees, see how environmentalists are protecting the Ondiri wetlands in Kenya and visit Gabon's forest elephants.
French farmers in the dry southeastern plain of La Crau are using digital technology to water their fruit trees. The new method saves on scarce water and better prepares the farmers and trees for any upcoming drought.
Gabon is home to Africa's largest forest elephant population, yet between 2004 and 2014 their numbers declined by about 80 percent. But at least in the Lope National Park vigilant rangers are trying to save those that remain.
Today in South Africa, 95 percent of energy is produced in large coal-fired power plants. But by 2030 the government envisions that most of the country's energy will come from renewable sources like wind, solar and hydropower.
The world's largest tourism company, hardly sold any trips in the last quarter causing sales to drop 98.5% to just €72 million. The German-British company is deep in the red and the prospects are not very bright.
An exclusive DW report from Cameroon on how the country's military is struggling to stop a separatist movement trying to create a breakaway state. COVID-19 threatens to destroy years of progress made in reducing HIV/AIDS deaths in South Africa. Plus: The street artists in Zimbabwe helping to create awareness of the Covid-19 pandemic as cases rise across Africa.
Arts and Culture, presented by Robin Merrill. On this edition: Rio de Janeiro’s cultural scene struggles to survive under coronavirus; a documentary about Wim Wenders on the occasion of his 75th birthday; and the quiet art rebel Franz Erhard Walther.
Kenya-US trade talks underway - Travel operator Tui announces huge losses - Wuhan could provide recovery model for the world
The COVID-19 started in the animal kingdom – with the virus first being transmitted from bats and possibly pangolins to humans. But not all creatures are susceptible to the illness.
Russia grants relugatory approval for world's first COVID-19 vaccine — Dutch cities toughen up on face mask rules — Rijeka 2020: Croatia's European Capital of Culture amid the pandemic — Protests in Belarus after a disputed vote the EU says was neither free nor fair — More and more cities in France make wearing facemasks compulsory — And more!
We take a deep dive into rivers and look at how mega-dams affect ecosystems. We'll also find out why the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is creating tensions in the Nile Basin, and visit farmers struggling with water shortages in Tunisia. Plus, the activists fighting to stop small dams being built on Montenegro's free-flowing rivers.
