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The postponed 2020 Olympics have opened in front of empty stands in the Japanese capital and with protests taking place outside the stadium. IOC President Bach: "A moment of hope." Go to article
German cyclist Simon Geschke will miss out on the road race after testing positive for coronavirus at the Olympics. The first positive test on the German team coincided with the opening ceremony.
Merkel's legacy regarding climate policy is a mixed one.
After the deadly floods, Germans had to face another storm: The spread of disinformation about the emergency response.
Susanna Ohlen was recorded spreading dirt on her face in an apparent bid to make her reporting feel more authentic.
Haitians mourned President Jovenel Moise at a funeral in his hometown, as anger over his death triggered violent protests just outside the event.
An Indian minister has slammed the leaked surveillance list as "fake news." Kazakhstan said there was no "evidence" and Morocco said it planned to sue, as the Pegasus fallout showed no signs of easing up.
A group of Syrian men who came to Germany as refugees six years ago are helping people affected by the floods in the western part of the country. They answered a call on social media and traveled to the disaster area from all parts of Germany.
Australia ramps up its vaccination program by allowing greater numbers to be inoculated. Elsewhere, thousands attend a music festival in the UK. Follow DW for the latest.
A mobile app, designed to curb infections, impacted the UK's food supply as over 600,000 people were told to go into quarantine. The government is now carving out some exemptions.
Pediatric physician Jakob Armann discusses the risks that the delta variant could pose when children return to schools.
The US-made aircraft were formally sold under the Trump administration in 2017. Nigeria wants the 12 attack planes to battle an Islamist insurgency; militants downed one of its jets this week.
The defendant was diagnosed with schizophrenia and had admitted to carrying out attacks against Turkish businesses.
Dams and rivers are "overflowing" in western India, authorities said, with the nation's military deployed to help evacuate the survivors.
The Chinese president visited the city that served as the Dalai Lama's home before the spiritual leader was sent into exile in 1959.
Governor-elect Samuel Garcia and his party have been fined due to publicity given to the politician by his wife, a social media influencer.
Merkel is leaving office after 16 years. One of three candidates could succeed her. DW analyzed: What do they talk about in parliament? How do they vote? And what does that mean for their potential chancellorship?
As Germany reels from the floods, political experts doubt there will be a long-term effect on the upcoming elections.
Anti-LGBTQ laws in Hungary have made many who work in the culture branch fearful. Some are even planning to leave.
The IOC has not learned from the pandemic and missed the opportunity to set an important sign, writes DW's Sarah Wiertz.
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The Japanese government, the Olympic Committee and the local organizers are just hoping they can get through the next two weeks without any more public relations disasters or new COVID-19 cases among the athletes.
For the first time, two flag bearers, one man, one woman, will carry the German flag in the March of Nations at the Olympic Games. Though not compulsory, it's a change that is being encouraged by the IOC:
The floods may have buried his medal, but the memories of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics remain. As the Games return to Japan, Hans Kaupmannsennecke recalls his unique journey from novice shooter to crack Olympic marksman.
The city's exclusion from the list of historical sites could be a fallout of lobbying within the international body.
The London singer's voice and style were inimitable, and her music changed the shape of British pop. Ten years after her death at 27, what has been learned about her life and why it ended?
Questions are emerging in Germany over whether residents received adequate warning of the devastating floods.
The ongoing flood catastrophe in Germany has disclosed major shortcomings in Germany's disaster management system.
The WHO classes Lambda as a "variant of interest." For Peruvians, it's much worse.
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