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Germany is to remain under lockdown until at least February 14. Chancellor Angela Merkel and state premiers also agreed to mandate medical masks, rather than simple cotton ones, on public transport and in stores. Go to article
Traveling as COVID numbers surge, just days after your right of free movement has been removed, may not be wise.
Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton talks about the Trump presidency and what's in store for Joe Biden.
The Kremlin said it would "not take into account" international calls to release opposition leader Alexei Navalny from detention. Moscow said Navalny's calls for mass protests were "troubling."
Alexei Navalny's team releases a report about a sprawling, opulent Black Sea palace allegedly owned by Vladimir Putin.
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A court in Bavaria has ruled that the state government overstepped its bounds by outlawing the consumption of alcohol in all public places as part of efforts to contain COVID-19. It rejected several other appeals.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has survived an upper house confidence vote, keeping his fragile administration afloat. The minority government will likely struggle to enforce legislation.
Mike Pompeo has accused Beijing of genocide a day before president-elect Joe Biden takes office. US-China relations have plunged to the lowest level in decades in the last year of Trump's administration.
The Kremlin said the Nord Stream 2 project would be completed, a day after a pipe-laying vessel on Germany's coast was subjected to sanctions and as one German company has reportedly pulled out of the project.
Economic and social fallout from COVID-19 are among the most imminent threats to the world, a new report shows. The pandemic will leave deep scars on young people, already reeling from financial and environmental crises.
After the attack on the Capitol in Washington, DC, some Americans have made it their mission to identify the perpetrators by matching with them on dating apps.
The storming of the US Capitol illustrated just how dangerous a conspiracy theory can be. In Germany, QAnon is gaining momentum — and its most ardent followers are sticking with Donald Trump. DW investigates.
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Speeding a 4x4 through the desert is a popular pastime in Qatar called dune bashing. It's almost exclusively practiced by men, but now, some women are breaking the mold.
A Colombian start-up allows bereaved pet-owners to return their companions to the cycle of life.
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Historical distrust of vaccines could derail Pakistan's COVID-19 immunization drive.
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Innovation is the name of the game when it comes to outsmarting the coronavirus in 2021.
A news story delivered with a punchline is remembered more clearly and shared more often. So should the news be funny?
