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A growing number of African and Middle Eastern migrants have been illegally entering Lithuania from Belarus. The country has said it's finding it hard to cope. Alexandra von Nahmen reports from the Lithuanian border. Go to article
Thousands of tons of waste are being cleared from Germany's flood-hit regions, posing an unprecedented challenge.
A total of seven people are suspected or confirmed to have died after an explosion at a German chemical complex.
Humanity has exceeded its yearly allotment of the world's biological assets. What can be done to ease the burden?
A surge in Taliban attacks could pose a real threat to the Afghan government and its "unprepared" security forces, according to a report by the US agency tasked with oversight of Afghanistan's reconstruction projects.
Infections continue to climb in Thailand's worst outbreak since the pandemic started. Follow DW for the latest.
Australia's largest city has been hit hard by a major outbreak of the highly contagious delta variant in recent weeks. Despite strict lockdown measures, the spread of the virus has continued.
Just under 1% of Indonesia's 17 million Indigenous people have been vaccinated against COVID. Bureaucratic and geographical obstacles are to blame for the low rate of inoculation.
The WHO classified C.37 as a "variant of interest" after it appeared in a number of countries simultaneously. In Peru, where the lambda variant was identified in August 2020, it now accounts for most of new infections.
The new envoy has vowed to bring US-China ties "back on track" at a time when both sides are clashing on a wide range of issues, from trade and technology to human rights and foreign policy.
The US Geological Survey said the quake measured 8.2, but officials lifted tsunami warnings for Alaska, Hawaii, and the US Pacific territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
The giant container ship finally arrived at its destination more than four months after being stuck for six days in the waterway that links Europe with Asia.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz discussed the spying allegations concerning Pegasus, a software developed by Israeli cyber-surveillance company NSO, during a meeting with his French counterpart in Paris.
A former guerrilla chief and Miss Nicaragua 2017 are representing the opposition in the next presidential election amid a crackdown on President Daniel Ortega's contenders.
France has joined Western voices in demanding Tunisia end the political turmoil, amid concerns over press freedom and the Tunisian opposition slamming what they have called a "coup."
Scientists claim the 890-million-year-old sponge fossils found in Canada's north could change ideas on animal evolution.
The pro-democracy movement has broken a long-standing taboo by openly criticizing the all-powerful and wealthy monarchy.
Plans for mandatory testing for travelers show how worried Germany is about the next coronavirus wave.
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Trap shooter Alessandra Perilli has become the first Sammarinese to win an Olympic medal. Follow the latest on DW.
A German cycling official has been sent home from Tokyo after shouting racist remarks during the men's road time trial.
The bassist was with the distinctive blues-rock band for more than five decades.
The US has pledged to invest billions in clean energy. But such efforts are being undermined — by Bitcoin mining.
A court has said women must be allowed to vie in a 500-year-old contest to snag the biggest trout in a Bavarian town.
Drones are often seen as a pest or even a threat. But a German-invented helium drone does away with many disadvantages.
Testing or proof of vaccination may become mandatory for anyone entering the country from as soon as this weekend.
Routine vaccinations for children have fallen by the wayside as the pandemic derails standard public health measures.
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