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#MeToo activist Asia Argento said to have paid off her own sexual assault accuser

Asia Argento (picture alliance/MAXPPP/dpa/F. Dugit)

She was among the first women to have publicly accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault. Now a NYT report reveals that actress Asia Argento also made a deal with a colleague to settle her own sexual misconduct case. 

1968 photo from a commune exhibition in Germany (Werner Bokelberg)

The sexual revolution 50 years on

In West Germany in the late 1960s, young people were demanding change – social, cultural and sexual change. What sparked the sexual revolution and what does it mean for women today?  

Berlin station turns to atonal tunes to deter drug users

A platform of the Hermannstrasse station

The German rail operator Deutsche Bahn has got a new plan for getting people in Berlin not to use drugs at one of its busiest stations: atonal music. But local residents are unimpressed by the experiment. 

Turkey removes travel ban for German journalist Mesale Tolu

German journalist Mesale Tolu (Reuters/O.Orsal)

Mesale Tolu is now free to leave Turkey, but the trial against her will continue. Her husband must remain in the country to face similar charges. 

Roman Polanski (Imago/E Press Photo/L. Guerin)

Mixed emotions as Roman Polanski turns 85

Can the director's extensive professional work be considered without reflecting on his controversial private life?  

Still from De Niro in Goodfellas (Deutsche Kinemathek/Warner Bros./Berlinale/dpa)

De Niro at 75: Fans await latest hitman role

As the New Yorker, often hailed as the best actor of our time, turns 75, DW recalls 10 of his outstanding performances. 

Aretha Franklin (AP)

The Queen of Soul and her life's work

"Respect" was Aretha Franklin's first No. 1, but just one of a hundred hits from a career that spanned six decades. Following her death on Thursday, aged 76, DW remembers the Grammy Award winner's most outstanding songs.  

Dieter Degowski in the bus he and an accomplice took hostage in 1988

1988 hostage drama: German media's shame

It was dubbed the "darkest hour" in postwar German media history. DW takes a look back at the Gladbeck hostage drama and how coverage of the event 30 years ago shattered the nation and redefined the rules of reporting.  

Manfred Protze (picture-alliance/dpa/S. Stache)

Interview: German press acted 'unethically'

Manfred Protze was one of the reporters who closely followed the Gladbeck hostage-takers on their escape across Germany. Now a spokesman for the German Press Council, he views the drama with fresh perspective.  

Protest against the jailing of Oleg Sentsov (Getty Images/AFP/S. Supinsky)

Director Oleg Sentsov pardon request rejected

An appeal for clemency by Sentsov's mother has been rejected by the Kremlin; he's been on hunger strike for 94 days.  

A DJ set at Berlin's Pop-Kultur (picture-alliance/dpa/B. Pedersen)

Israel boycott impacts Berlin music festival as several acts cancel

A global campaign to boycott goods and services from Israel is hitting the arts scene. Six artists due to appear at Berlin's Pop-Kultur festival this week have canceled.  

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Tourists snap up Karl Marx 'zero euro' bills

Karl Marx-themed mugs, stickers, magnets and pens do well at the tourism office in the German city of Trier. But a new item, released earlier this year to mark the philosopher's 200th birthday, is the really big hit.  

Omarosa Manigault-Newman (Imago/ZumaPress)

Trump on defensive over tell-all Omarosa book

More trouble for Donald Trump — a new book by former aide Omarosa Manigault-Newman describes the US president as racist and misogynist. The former Apprentice contestant also made a secret recording of her firing.  

Bust shot of Idris Elba wearing a black-on-black tuxedo.

Could Idris Elba be the first black James Bond?

Actor Idris Elba has set off a storm of speculation on social media with an enigmatic tweet, possibly referencing his future role as iconic spy James Bond. But a few hours later he appeared to douse the speculation.  

Kurt Cobain at an MTV Unplugged concert in 1993, Copyright: Getty Images

Left-handers' Day: The best 'lefty' musicians

Paul McCartney, Phil Collins and even the late Jimi Hendrix are all known for being left-handed musicians. For Left-Handers' Day, DW presents 10 of the greatest "lefties" — and what you should know before becoming one.  

Filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua and actress Luna Kwok with the Golden Leopard for best film

Locarno film prize goes to Singapore director

Singapore filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua has won the top prize at the Locarno Film Festival with his thriller A Land Imagined. 

British author V.S. Naipaul

Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul dies

Outspoken British laureate V.S. Naipaul, author of A House for Mr Biswas, has died in London at the age of 85. 

Filmstill «BlacKkKlansman», two men ( D. Lee/F. Features)

BlacKkKlansman by Spike Lee released

Donald Trump should definitely watch this film, says director Spike Lee. His newest work BlacKkKlansman references the US president's racial policies.  

Multimedia-Ausstellung Nineties Berlin in der Alten Münze Berlin (nineties berlin)

Berlin in the '90s: 'Loud, colorful, unique'

Many compare Berlin in the '90s to New York in the '70s. The entire city was as a playground for art and night life. An exhibition recalls wild times in the exotic, unpredictable and productive capital.  

Symbolbild: Jammern (Colourbox/G. Fornasar)

Always yammering: Why Germans love to complain

Rain or shine, hot or cold: Germans, it is said, complain a lot. Yet polls show that they are more satisfied overall than they have been for a long time. So where's the beef? And what's wrong with griping anyway?  

Cat cults and cult cats

Filmstill Garfield: The Movie (picture-alliance/dpa/20th Century Fox dpa/Zpress)

Aloof, independent, hedonistic: The cat is a fascinating creature, from its purrs to its claws. On International Cat Day, DW looks at artists, filmmakers and fashion designers who think felines are the cat's meow. 

Nicaragua's Gioconda Belli wins prize for free speech activism

Gioconda Belli (DW/ V.Campos)

The German PEN Center has awarded the ex-Sandinista revolutionary the 2018 Hermann Kesten Prize for defending freedom of speech. One of Latin America's most important writers, Belli is a critic of the Ortega government. 

Archive photo of a professional photographer (picture-alliance/LAT Photographic/Z. Mauger )

ECJ rules students cannot use online photos without consent

The ECJ ruling came after a photographer sued a German school for €400 when it published one of his photos without permission. A student had downloaded the photo from a travel magazine website.  

8 foods whose names Germans can't agree on

Bread roll and cheese (Colourbox/MichaelJay)

A bread roll is not a bread roll everywhere in the German-speaking world. From Bavaria to Berlin, the German word you use for these foods will reveal where you come from.  

#MeTwo: To be or not to be German enough

Mesut Özil (picture-alliance/dpa/R. Vennenbernd)

Michel Abdollahi, Idil Baydar and Y'akoto have all experienced racism and xenophobia — despite calling Germany their home. The artists hope that the #MeTwo debate will change hearts and minds when it comes to identity. 

Winnie-the-Pooh and Chinese President Xi Jinping

China bans Winnie-the-Pooh film: report

China denied the screening of a new Winnie-the-Pooh film after Xi Jinping was compared to the cartoon bear, according to reports. The Winnie-the-Pooh character has increasingly become a symbol of resistance in China.  

Will Donald Trump's star on Hollywood Walk of Fame be removed?

Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (Reuters/M. Anzuoni)

The West Hollywood City Council wants the US president's star taken out of Hollywood's famous sidewalk because of his "disturbing treatment of women." But the initiators told DW that the decision isn't entirely theirs. 

Facebook removes conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' pages as podcasts taken down

Alex Jones holds out his hands on Infowars (youtube/Infowars Interviews)

Spotify, Facebook and Apple have all taken down content by Alex Jones, whose InfoWars site has a mass following. While he's previously taken heat for fake news, it was hate speech that landed him in hot water now. 

Artur Brauner: 100 years old with 250 film productions under his belt

Artur Brauner (picture-alliance/dpa/B. Pedersen)

After surviving the Holocaust, he founded the film company CCC in postwar Berlin. Film producer Artur "Atze" Brauner celebrates his 100th birthday and nearly as many film hits, from "Europa Europa" to "Old Shatterhand."  

Carlo Chatrian: The festival is bigger than the person

Carlo Chatrian, Festivalleiter des Locarno Filmfestival (Locarno Filmfestival/M.Di Savino)

With the Locarno Festival in full swing, it's Chatrian's last season as artistic director before he moves on to the Berlinale. After six years, what does he think about the art of curating a festival?  

A pug stands at the 9th International Pug Meeting

Berlin pug race crowns triple victor

Emma has been described as the Usain Bolt of pugs, or even the FC Bayern. All we know is this bundle of cuteness can run.  

Schultüte, Copyright: picture-alliance/dpa/A. Weigel

Meet the Germans

Paper cones on the first day of school?

Starting elementary school is a big deal in Germany. It's a rite of passage - almost like graduation or a wedding. Parents invest lots to shower their first-grader with gifts. But what's with the obligatory paper cone?  

Franz Liszt (picture alliance/akg-images)

Forgotten Opera by Franz Liszt premieres

The Hungarian-German composer's unfinished opera Sardanapalo has been in the archive for more than a century - untouched and almost forgotten. This weekend, it will be brought to life in Weimar.  

An early show of the exhibition of English street artist Banksy at a Moscow gallery.

Banksy to Russia: Not my exhibition

The British graffiti artist has called out a Moscow gallery for showing his works without his approval. A rather bemused Bansky said he would never charge people to see his art.  

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A City Without Jews at silent film festival

The Silent Film Festival in the German city of Bonn offers a fresh chance to see long-lost movies. One recently restored film from 1924, A City Without Jews, is likely to trigger some uncomfortable memories though.  

Belgien Blumenteppich in Brüssel (picture-alliance/dpa/V. Mayo)

Ten reasons to visit Brussels

Brussels is known as a power center of the European Union, but Belgium's capital has much more to offer. Brussels is a melting pot of cultures, flavors and ways of life, mixed with a relaxed atmosphere.  

Fernsehturm bei Sonnenuntergang BdT (picture alliance / Christophe Ga)

Berlin Quiz

The German capital is hugely popular. But what is its tallest structure? When did the Wall fall? And what do Berliners mean when they talk about a Schrippe? Test your knowledge of Berlin.  

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Europe in unity and diversity

François-Xavier Roth leads the fabulous Mahler Chamber Orchestra in this concert from Heidelberg Spring. 

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National identity has always been an important issue in music, as we'll hear this hour.  

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Hot and heady: Europe's summer festivals

Some unwind at the beach, others while listening to Mozart or Wagner. Even soaring temperatures couldn’t keep visitors away from 2018’s classical music festivals. We look at the seemingly endless summer’s cultural highlights.  

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Euromaxx - Highlights of the Week

Sleeping under the stars - a night at the no-star-hotel in Switzerland. And: a replica of the legendary 2CV made from wood. Plus: ‘Dinner in the Sky’ - gourmet dining 50 meters above the ground.  

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Night Grooves with Silly and Marlon Roudette

British-Caribbean recording artist Marlon Roudette shares the stage with German rock band Silly. Together they perform Roudette's hit "When the Beat Drops Out" — a magical moment on Night Grooves.  

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Bailando Son!

Sarah Willis is in Havana, Cuba to explore “Son”, the traditional Cuban music, and to also improve her dance moves. Let’s dance some Son - Bailando Son!  

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PopXport Special: Superstar DJs

German electro DJs like Felix Jaehn, Alle Farben and Paul van Dyk have taken millions of fans worldwide by storm. This PopXport Special on superstar DJs shows that can be pretty hard work.  

Kino - KINO Favorites: The Top Ten German Comedies

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The team at KINO sets out to find Germany's sense of humor, picking the ten funniest German films of all time. From slapstick to satire, the jokes in these movies don't get lost in translation. 

Norderney: Holiday island

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Check-in host Lukas Stege checks out the holiday island of Norderney. 

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