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A growing number of African and Middle Eastern migrants have been illegally entering Lithuania from Belarus. The country says it is 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.
A spike in COVID cases means Australia's largest city will stay in lockdown until August 28. Follow DW for the latest.
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.
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 first batches will go to countries like Kenya, Jamaica, Laos, Indonesia and Cambodia.
The changes apply to those with a vaccine approved by the US or in Europe.
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 Tunisian opposition slamming a "coup."
Shiite leader Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife have been in jail since 2015. On Wednesday, a Nigerian court acquitted the couple and ordered their release.
Roman Abramovich is suing a British journalist for libel over a book about KGB influence in modern Russia which claims the billionaire was acting as "Putin's cashier" when he bought Chelsea.
Those targeted include an armed group that killed a Kurdish politician and eight individuals tied to the Syrian government and President Bashar Assad.
A Syrian doctor living in Germany stands accused of committing crimes against humanity, including torture and murder during his time working at a military hospital.
The political novice was inaugurated on the country's 200th independence day. Castillo, however, faces difficulties in the polarized nation.
Democracy and human rights were the focus of talks between the US president and Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in Washington, DC.
Scientists claim the 890 million-year-old sponge fossils could change ideas about 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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Germany's 1-1 draw with Ivory Coast has seen the men's football team knocked out of the Olympics.
A German cycling official has come under fire after shouting out racist remarks during the men's road time trial.
The US has pledged to invest billions in clean energy. But such efforts are being undermined — by Bitcoin mining.
Women must be allowed to compete in a 500-year-old annual contest to catch 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.
Liver cancer and hepatitis are strikingly prevalent in West Africa, but the region is not well equipped to deal with it.
As COVID-19 cases brought in from abroad rise, the German government wants to toughen up on returning holidaymakers.
Routine vaccinations for children drop as the pandemic derails standard public health measures.
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