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The EU's medicines regulator said that the benefits of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine outweighed the risks, despite finding possible links to "very rare" cases of blood clots. Go to article
The state premier of Germany's most populous state is set to lead the conservative challenge in the general election.
Bavarian state premier Markus Söder has lent his support to Christian Democrat (CDU) leader Armin Laschet. Söder, who leads the CDU's Bavarian sister party, had until now been a contender to fight for the chancellorship.
Annalena Baerbock is said to be tough, talented and very ambitious. Now, Germany's Green Party has named her as its candidate for chancellor. Is she cut out for the job?
Czech authorities say Russian agents are to blame for two blasts that rocked a munitions depot in 2014. Some have called this Russian "state terrorism." What are the political repercussions?
A new report says that while press freedom around the world has been restricted during the coronavirus pandemic, journalism continues to be a tool against misinformation. Germany has come in for specific criticism.
Police blocked roads after the East African nation imposed a nighttime curfew to curb a third wave of coronavirus infection. Many were trapped for hours. Meanwhile, vaccination drives are slow to pick up over Africa.
India is in the middle of a second deadly wave of coronavirus infections, with the number of new infections skyrocketing in recent days. The medical response is hampered by shortages of oxygen, drugs and hospital beds.
The case comes just a day after New Zealand and Australia announced quarantine-free trans-Tasman travel.
Who is to blame the German status quo? Angela Merkel? The federal system? Coronavirus deniers? Jens Thurau explores why Germans are so dissatisfied with the situation across the country.
Americans will be advised not to travel to over 160 countries due to "unprecedented risk" from COVID-19. Meanwhile, the UK wants to boost global preparedness for the next pandemic. Follow DW for the latest.
The US ambassador in Moscow says he is returning to Washington for consultations amid rising tensions. Moscow had suggested the envoy leave temporarily.
Walter Mondale, former vice president to Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 93, according to a statement from his family. He lost the 1984 presidential election to Ronald Reagan by a landslide.
Lawyers gave their final arguments as jurors prepared to deliberate on whether Derek Chauvin was guilty of killing George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man who was arrested in May 2020 over the use of a fake banknote.
Brazilian psychiatrist Flavio Falcone tends to homeless people and drug users in a rundown part of Sao Paulo known as Cracolandia, or crackland. Donning a clown outfit, Falcone roams the streets, offering help.
Human Rights Watch has urged the United Nations to take necessary steps to address what it calls China's crimes against humanity targeting Uyghur Muslims and other Turkic minorities in the Xinjiang region.
European Super League plans have sparked outrage across Europe. But DW's Matt Ford isn't surprised.
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Building sites produce emissions and air pollution. Cities, developers and construction machinery manufacturers are looking for ways to clean them up.
Twelve teams have agreed to join a Super League, but no German clubs are involved. The move is a threat to the Champions League, with German clubs Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund against it. Here is the latest.
Boasting a sea port, an ore mine and lots of renewable energy, northern Sweden is an ideal location for producing hydrogen-powered steel. But there's no lack of challenges to tackle.
The Serbian government is focusing more on getting its own residents to say yes to vaccines first.
This week's talking points from women's football include the return of a title race in the Women's Bundesliga.
Humaira Farah is Pakistan's first-ever female cricket umpire. She told DW about how she managed to break into a male-dominated profession in the Islamic nation, as well as maintain work-life balance.
NASA has carried out the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. Ingenuity was able to lift, rotate, and land. More complicated tests are planned in the coming weeks.
In the middle of all the bad COVID-19 news, there is hope, too: After vaccinating over half of their population, Israel is returning to the post-pandemic life.
