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In South Korea, esports are trumping soccer when it comes to public screenings. Fans often meet to watch League of Legends in bars. Especially during tournaments, many gamers prefer collective viewings to watching alone at home.
Sci-fi imagination is now becoming reality. Soon we will all be driving these flying cars. Sebastian Vettel racing an Aston Martin -- like James Bond. And a Swiss designer who builds cars that make people dream.
Swiss designer Frank Rinderknecht and his company Rinspeed make a new, unusual prototype car every year. He’s already built 26 and is always on the lookout for innovations.
The topic of sexuality has polarized polish society - conservative sex education in schools, a deeply rooted catholic sexual morality and a government that openly demonizes sexuality in minors.
This time: Singing postman Nathan Evans and his sea shanty hit “Wellerman“. Swiss milk chocolate that will make your mouth water. And: Venera Kazarova creates fashion from raw fish.
Swiss chocolate is a hot export item and popular the world over. In our series "Food Secrets” we try to find the recipe for its success. What makes this sweet Epicurean experience so special?
From film reenactments with clay figurines to plush teddy bears in TikTok challenges: French animator Victor Haegelin’s stop-motion videos are a joy to watch.
When it comes to entertainment, most Cameroonians stay in and watch cable TV, which is far cheaper than going out to see a movie. But this hasn't stopped passionate filmmakers from going out on location and keeping the cameras rolling.
AmCham's Simone Menne tells DW that US firms active in Germany would appreciate speedy improvements in the country's digital infrastructure. Also, many AmCham members feel positive about bilateral trade on Biden's watch.
Swiss designer Rene Hubert made costumes for around 200 films for many of Hollywood's biggest stars. DW looks at some of the highlights from his career.
Time on his hands? Ex-footballer Stephan Lichtsteiner is embarking on a new career after hanging up his boots. The former Swiss international is trying out watchmaking.
COVID-19 has changed the way that sporting events are consumed by viewers at home. Where fans were once the main source of atmosphere there is now near silence with just players’ and coaching staff’s echoing voices. To make up for the lack of noise, TV broadcasters give fans watching at home the chance add it manually. Sports Life goes behind the scenes to find out how it’s done.
Sylt is the largest and most popular of the North Frisian islands. Check-in host Nicole Frölich enjoys the beaches, goes seal watching in the Wadden Sea and takes a scenic flight over the island.
South Africa is being watched with concern worldwide due to the more contagious virus mutation that is spreading there. Vaccination efforts against COVID-19 are overshadowed by the variant, because not all vaccines are equally effective against it.
When China's National People's Congress gets underway the world watches to get a sense of where Beijing is headed. The theatrical event rubberstamps decisions made by the Communist Party elite, but the leadership uses it to roll out major new laws.
In Grindelwald, globetrotter Steve Hänisch goes for a cliff walk to an observation platform, takes a train up to Europe's highest railway station at an elevation of 3500 meters, goes skiing and samples Swiss cuisine.
Whisky doesn’t hail exclusively from Scotland or Ireland – it’s also distilled on the European mainland, in Switzerland. At 3,303 meters, the world’s highest whisky distillery has opened on Piz Corvatsch near St. Moritz.
You can’t get any cooler than “Iceman” Wim Hof, who has broken many chilling records and is a sort of guru to many fans of ice swimming. Also: Discover the newest fashion stars – digital models – and Swiss Alpine whisky.
The US is declassifying a report on the murder of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi. Kenneth Roth, the director of Human Rights Watch, and Middle East analyst Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft say the report indicates a deeply unhealthy US-Saudi relationship.
"There's quite clearly an increase in nighttime raids by the police and military," says Phil Robertson of Human Rights Watch. The security forces are going after leading activists, but "the nighttime raids are also about trying to intimidate others," he told DW.
Ever year Pfronten plays host to the traditional Schalengge sleigh race: a hair-raising contest that can be extremely amusing to watch.
How much is a human life worth? An innovative cancer therapy promises to save lives. But it is extremely expensive. Will the insurance companies pay for it? What is the manufacturer's return on investment? And do lobbyists drive up prices?
A film festival in Sweden has come up with a unique competition with social distancing as a prize. Gothenburg festival is transporting the winner, a nurse, to a small island, where she will get to watch this year's films in solitude in a lighthouse.
Will computers someday be as creative as artists? Humans have long believed that only they can express themselves through art -- but will they be forced out of this process? This documentary examines whether AI will one day be able to create art.
