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Silver was once a global currency, remains a safe-haven investment and is now a vital component for electronics, solar panels and medical devices.

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Iran war: Why gold prices are not soaring

Notwithstanding the ongoing war in Iran, the price of gold is steady. What's driving the stability?
BusinessMarch 16, 2026
A group of young miners are sitting in a tunnel; one of them is handing out leaves from a small green plastic bag to the others.

Bolivia's new silver rush, a dangerous mining boom

Around 500 years ago, Bolivia's mines made the Spanish Empire rich. Today, a new silver rush has tragic consequences.
TradeMarch 4, 20269 images
Film still from 'Yellow Papers': A couple on a bench in a port area.

Berlinale 2026: The Golden and Silver Bears winners

"Yellow Letters" took the top prize. Here are the Berlin International Film Festival's other award-winning works.
FilmFebruary 21, 202610 images
Emma Aicher about to set off in her big race

Germany's Aicher wins Olympic ski silver as Vonn crashes

The event was disrupted after US skier Lindsey Vonn was airlifted away following a severe fall.
SportsFebruary 8, 2026
A man holds gold and silver bars in his hand at a precious metals refinery in Mendrisio, Switzerland, on July 13, 2022

Why gold and silver prices suddenly collapsed

Gold and silver surged to records, then crashed just as fast. DW explores why a bullish frenzy turned into sudden panic.
BusinessFebruary 3, 2026
Several size silver bars are lie on display at a precious metals dealer in Munich, Germany, on April 4, 2025

Silver: Why the price of 'poor man's gold' has hit a record

Silver just reached an all-time high price of $120 per ounce. DW looks at why the metal is regaining global relevance.
BusinessJanuary 29, 2026
A picture of gold bullion seen against a background of a stock price ticker

Gold breaks $5,000: What fuels the rally, where will it end?

Gold continues to hit record highs, having already had a bumper run in 2025.
BusinessJanuary 26, 2026
Golden and Silver Bear statues.

2025 Berlinale: Who won the Golden and Silver Bears?

Norway's "Dreams (Sex Love)" has won the festival's top award. Here's a look at all the winners in the main competition.
FilmFebruary 22, 20258 images
The 77 Percent - Das Magazin #248

Is injectable HIV medication really a 'silver bullet'?

Could new pre-exposure prophylaxis drugs offer solutions for everyone in the fight against HIV?
HealthDecember 18, 202404:00 min
Dutch players run and celebrate on the pitch

Olympics: Germany settle for silver in men's field hockey

Germany's men's hockey team had to settled for the silver medal after losing to the Netherlands on penalties in Paris.
SportsAugust 8, 2024
Team Germany row in the canoe sprint

Olympics: Germany men win canoe gold

Germany boosted their medal tally with a silver quickly followed by a gold in the canoe sprint events.
SportsAugust 8, 2024
Awards of the Berlin International Film Festival - Golden and Silver Bears, lined up on a clear platform

Berlinale: Winners of the Golden and Silver Bear awards

The festival's top award went to Mati Diop's "Dahomey," a documentary on the restitution of colonial works.
FilmFebruary 24, 202410 images
Film still 'On the Adamant': A woman points to a detail in a colorful drawing while another person is standing next to her.

Berlinale 2023: Golden and Silver Bear winners

Along with the Golden Bear awarded to "On the Adamant" by Nicolas Philibert, here are the other prize winners.
FilmFebruary 25, 20238 images
Elena Semechin (geb. Krawzow)

Semechin wins para swimming silver - despite chemotherapy

Elena Semechin was just 0.02 seconds away from a gold medal at the para swimming world championships in Madeira.
SportsJune 14, 2022
Photo of a wrecked ship covered with aquatic plants and shells

Gold and silver: New pics from legendary shipwreck

The San Jose galleon sank 300 years ago - it's thought to be loaded with 200 tons of gold, silver and precious stones.
CultureJune 8, 2022
Berlinale Filmstill Alcarràs von Regisseurin Carla Simón

Berlinale 2022: Golden and Silver Bear winners

Beyond the Golden Bear that went to "Alcarras," here are the other winners of the Berlin Film Festival.
FilmFebruary 16, 20228 images
A woman gets a shot of a COVID-19 vaccine in Bangalore, India

WHO: 'Vaccination is not a silver bullet'

Rich nations must stop being greedy if they want the pandemic to end, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan told DW.
HealthOctober 24, 2021
Daniel Craig as Bond in "No Time To Die"

Spies on the silver screen

The new book "Stars & Spies" highlights the link between espionage and entertainment.
CultureOctober 19, 2021
Afghan money changers count Afghani bank notes at the currency exchange Sarayee Shahzada market in Kabul

The West forces cash crunch on Taliban

The Taliban are facing financial reprisals for recapturing Afghanistan. Central bank assets and aid have been frozen.
PoliticsAugust 21, 2021
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof on a the screen of an open-air cinema.

Berlinale awards its Golden and Silver Bears

The Berlinale winners had already been announced in March, but the awards ceremony was held three months later.
FilmJune 14, 2021
The Reddit Logo on a mobile phone home screen

Should you take financial advice from Reddit?

Is it a good idea to take financial advice from strangers on social media platforms?
BusinessFebruary 2, 2021
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus dons a mask

There may never be COVID-19 'silver bullet': WHO

The World Health Organization has urged all nations to rigorously enforce health measures against the coronavirus.
HealthAugust 3, 2020
Gold bars

Franco-German gold-trafficking network busted

French authorities say 29 kilograms of gold as well as powdered silver was found as they uncovered a smuggling network.
CrimeJune 26, 2020
Kommentarbild Matt Pearson

Bundesliga coronavirus kickoff is no silver bullet

Matt Pearson
Germany's top-level football league is blazing a trail this weekend, but it's not that everyone else can follow.
SportsMay 14, 2020
Julius Yego Kenia Speerwerfen Katar IAAF 2019

Julius Yego: 'Tough situation for many African athletes'

Julius Yego is Africa's most successful javelin thrower. He had been training for this summer's Olympic Games in Tokyo -
SportsApril 3, 2020
Berlinale 2020 Film Sheytan vojud nadarad There is No Evil

70th Berlinale: Winners of the Golden and Silver Bears

The Golden Bear goes to "There Is No Evil." Here are the Berlin International Film Festival's award-winning films.
FilmFebruary 29, 20209 images
Kommentarfoto Kay-Alexander Scholz Hauptstadtstudio

Thuringia alarming, but has a silver lining

Kay-Alexander Scholz
After big wins for the far-left and far-right, the Christian Democrats need to step up, says DW's Kay-Alexander Scholz.
PoliticsOctober 27, 2019
USA Eishockey NHL Dominik Kahun

Kahun: 'Winning silver was a huge step forward for Germany'

It's been a year since Germany's ice hockey team won Olympic silver. Dominik Kahun told DW about that and his NHL move.
SportsFebruary 8, 2019
Philippinen Marawi - Menschen kehren zurück in Ihre Häuser nach dem Kämpfte zwischen Staatstruppen und IS die Stadt verwüsteten

Autonomy referendum 'not a silver bullet'

DW spoke to analyst Joseph Franco about Muslims in the Philippines voting in a referendum on a new autonomous region.
PoliticsJanuary 22, 2019
Euromaxx Extremsport im Kino Thierry

Extreme sports on the silver screen

The most adrenalin-fueled scenes from the new extreme sports movie 'Magnetic - a true Adventure'
LifestyleNovember 24, 201804:58 min
A still from Mackie Messer

'Mack the Knife' set for the silver screen

The latest film version of Bertolt Brecht's most successful play, The Threepenny Opera, is out in German cinemas.
CultureSeptember 13, 2018
DW Euromaxx - Motorsport

Magical motorsport moments

Two Czech artists bring to life big moments in motor sport history.
LifestyleAugust 14, 201804:25 min
Deutschland Leichtathletik-EM 2018 in Berlin | Gina Lückenkemper

Gina Lückenkemper claims silver in Berlin

German sprinter Gina Lückenkemper claimed silver in the women’s 100 meters in front of home support in Berlin.
SportsAugust 7, 2018
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Investors appear to shun gold

Gold has been the sure thing for investors when markets are volatile. But that doesn’t appear to be the case now.
BusinessJuly 24, 201801:56 min
Deutschland Verdi ruft zu Warnstreiks auf

Every car has a silver lining

Despite America's punitive tariffs on the car industry, German lobby group VDA is betting on clear skies ahead.
BusinessJuly 4, 201801:39 min
DW Euromaxx - Motorsport

Magical motorsport moments

Two Czech artists bring to life big moments in motor sport history.
LifestyleApril 3, 201804:25 min
DW Euromaxx

High Five: Hotels

Five hotels in Europe that guarantee their guests a very different vacation experience.
LifestyleMarch 7, 201803:03 min
Gemälde "Liegender Hund im Schnee" v. Franz Marc

The human-animal relationship explored on canvas and the silver screen

Click through some of the works displayed at the "Animals: Respect/Harmony/Subjugation" exhibition in Hamburg.
ArtsNovember 10, 20177 images
Swiss sewer

Swiss sewers flush with gold and silver

Sewers in Switzerland are hiding tiny particles of gold and silver among the grease and waste, but can it be retrieved?
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 12, 2017
DW euromaxx 01.08.2017 High Five 5 aufregende Hotels in Europa

High Five: European hotels with a difference

Five hotels in Europe that guarantee their guests a very different vacation experience.
CultureAugust 2, 201703:03 min
Airplanes during the 2017 May 9th parade rehearsal

Nice weather on order

One day before May 9 it is raining. Nonetheless, the sun is likely to shine at the military parade. How's that?
ScienceMay 8, 2017
DW Euromaxx - Motorsport

Magical motorsport moments

Two Czech artists bring to life big moments in motor sport history.
CultureMay 6, 2017
01.2012 DW Euromaxx

Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe 06.05.2017

Historic motorsport moments, parkour stunts over Paris and 3D-printed jewelry.
CultureMay 6, 2017
Still Jordanian-German-Palestinian co-production "Ayny"

Festival of Animated Film brings magic to the silver screen

Screening over 1,000 films, the festival knows no limits when it comes to aesthetic style and content.
CultureMay 3, 2017
Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart (Photo: Trickfilm-Festival Stuttgart)

Magic on the silver screen: Stuttgart's animation festival

Stuttgart becomes the center of the animation universe for six days in May during the Festival of Animated Film.
CultureMay 3, 201710 images
Deutschland W 20-Gipfel Symbolbild

Gender equality in Berlin

At the Women20 summit in Berlin, Angela Merkel and Ivanka Trump discuss the importance of female entrepreneurship.
BusinessApril 25, 2017
Construction site Staatsoper Berlin in 2015

Berlin 24/7: Construction is silver, speech is gold

Building projects are a disaster in Berlin. Managers should at least work on their image, says DW's Gero Schliess.
CultureApril 23, 2017
Deutschland Berlinale Goldene Bär Trophäe

And the golden bear goes to...

...Hungarian love story "On Body and Soul." KINO presents this year's winners.
CultureFebruary 19, 2017
DW KINO Logo

KINO - The Movie Magazine | 19.02.2017

Close up on the Berlinale! KINO meets the winners, Volker Schlöndorff and takes a trip back to the 1970's.
CultureFebruary 19, 2017
Film "La la Land"

'La La Land' scoops five awards at London's BAFTA awards

The musical throwback to the 1950s dominated the London award with five gongs, including Best Film.
ArtsFebruary 13, 2017