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Foreign construction workers qleave a construction site in Doha, Qatar, 19 November 2013

How will Qatar's labor reforms impact South Asian workers?

The gas-rich Gulf state of Qatar recently introduced measures to reform its employment system for migrant workers. DW talks to a Pakistani laborer about his work experience in Doha and what he thinks of these reforms.  

DW News Asia Moderator Biresh Banerjee (Artikelbild)

DW News Asia with Biresh Banerjee, 1 October 2020

Two student protesters shot by Hong Kong police tell their story. Rehabilitating the children locked away in Indonesia's overcrowded prison system. And making a living from seaweed farming while the pandemic prevents tourists travelling to Bali.  

Austria: Vienna unveils flu 'vaccine tram'

Inside the flu tram

Authorities in Vienna want more residents to get the seasonal flu vaccine and reduce the load on hospitals struggling with coronavirus infections. People in the city can hop aboard for a free jab.  

Lebanon, Israel to hold talks over disputed border

UN troops patrol the area near a border fence separating Lebanon and Israel (Reuters/A. Hashisho)

Lebanon and Israel will hold talks over their disputed border, the Lebanese Parliament speaker has announced. The United States will act as a facilitator.  

Israeli PM accuses Hezbollah of storing arms depot in Beirut  

Hezbollah: The world's most powerful militant group?  

Kuwait sticks to the past as it prepares for the future

Men carrying coffin of Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah (Diwan Al Amiri/AP Photo/picture-alliance)

The new emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, is unlikely to change the nation's "positive neutrality" policy. But he could lay the groundwork for his successor to herald a new era in the Middle East.  

Hong Kong police arrest scores of protesters on China National Day

Hong Kong protesters are detained by police

Mainland China celebrates its founding with a holiday and carefully choreographed festivities, but in Hong Kong, it is typically a day of dissent. People took to the street, ignoring warnings from authorities.  

Hong Kong tense as China marks 70 years of Communist rule  

Denmark allows Nord Stream 2 to operate in its waters

A Russian pipeline-laying ship

Work on the project to lay pipelines from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea ground to a halt in late 2019 due to US sanctions. Denmark has attached certain conditions to the permit.  

US senators threaten Germany's port town of Sassnitz over Nord Stream 2 gas project  

Nord Stream 2: Germany reconsiders Russia's gas pipeline  

Why is India cracking down on human rights groups?

Amnesty International workers hold a copy of a human rights report

After Amnesty International was forced to cease operations in India, activists say the Indian government is trying to sideline independent investigations into human rights abuses.  

Korean 'comfort woman' statue in Berlin angers Japan

A statue symbolizing the issue of so-called comfort women forced to work in Japanese wartime brothels is unveiled in Berlin on September 28, 2020

A Korean citizens' group is aiming to raise awareness of women forced to work in military brothels with a new memorial. But Japan has said the controversial statue is out of context and only serves to damage relations.  

Alexei Navalny blames Vladimir Putin for poisoning

Russian anti-government critic Alexei Navalny

"I will not give Putin the gift of not returning to Russia," Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny told a German magazine as he continues his recovery in Berlin. The head of Russia's Duma claims Putin "saved" Navalny's life.  

EU launches legal action against UK over Brexit bill

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, takes off her protective mask

Just last week, European Council President Charles Michel took a swipe at the UK over its threats to renege on parts of the EU withdrawal treaty it signed in January. Now, repercussions are becoming reality.  

Opinion: Words alone won't enforce EU rule of law

Protestors in Bulgaria hold Bulgarian and EU flags (picture-alliance/dpa/V. Petrova)

For the first time, the European Commission has released a report analyzing rule of law in all EU countries — and it doesn't look good. But words are weak when it comes to effecting change, says DW's Marina Strauss.  

North Korea prepares to flex its muscle at military parade

A soldier salutes behind a North Korean flag (picture-alliance/AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Pyongyang is preparing a massive military parade to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of its ruling Workers' Party. Will dictator Kim Jong Un use the event to unveil the "new strategic weapon" he has promised?  

A droplet disturbs the surface of water

How climate change is impacting the world's rivers

Rivers are essential sources of water and nutrients for millions of people worldwide, but global warming is taking its toll on these fragile water systems.  

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Inside Europe 01.10.2020

A decades old conflict flares up in Nagorno Karabakh, causing alarm in Europe - Lockdown leads to lawsuits in Germany - Is the work of aid groups being criminalized in Greece? - Italy’s black designers make a bold statement on the catwalk - And we have a special half hour focussing on 30 years since German reunification.  

A tut.by neon sign

Belarus: Tut.by news site ban comes into force

The independent outlet has extensively covered the protests against President Lukashenko. For the next three months it will have its media credentials suspended. But organizers say they will keep the site operating.  

DW Opinions

Opinion: A chaotic and depressing non-debate

Donald Trump and Joe Biden (Morry Gash/Reuters)

The first verbal clash between the US president and his rival produced no real exchange of ideas, as Trump interrupted Biden at every turn. We can do without such pseudo-debates, writes DW's Carla Bleiker.  

DW The 77 Percent Rubrik Themenheader mit Edith, Eddy, Liz, Michael und Wanjiku

The 77 Percent

The 77 Percent 21.09.2020

77 percent of Africans are younger than 35. Those 77 percent can shape the continent’s future.

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DW News Africa with Christine Mhundwa, 30 September 2020

The alleged financier of the Rwandan genocide will face trial at a UN Tribunal in Tanzania, after a French court rejected his appeal to be tried in France instead. We hear from the chief prosecutor +++ A 26-year-old woman is breaking barriers in farming in northern Ghana - where agriculture is the main source of income.  

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DW News Africa Moderatorin Christine Mhundwa (Artikelbild)

DW News Africa with Christine Mhundwa, 30 September 2020

Motorbike drivers making their way between vehicles stuck in heavy traffic in the Indonesian capital Jakarta

Indonesia: Can 'hydrogen cities' become reality?

Judges in Zimbabwe with wigs sitting (picture-alliance/AP Photo/T. Mukwazhi)

Africa: Wigs stoke colonial heritage debate

Tansania Mtwara Boda Boda (Salma Mkalibala/DW)

Mtwara's motorcycle taxi woman

Uganda Kampala | Makerere Fire | Emmanuel Lugeba (Emmanuel Lugeba/DW)

Makerere University goes up in flames

Uptick in COVID-19 cases after Pakistan reopened schools

Uptick in COVID-19 cases after Pakistan reopened schools

Nollywood script writer

Nollywood struggling with effects of COVID-19 pandemic

Female poet wins fans in patriarchal Pakistan

Female poet wins fans in patriarchal Pakistan

Life of child prisoners in Indonesian jails

Life of child prisoners in Indonesian jails

Indonesia's Islamic school fights for transgender rights

Indonesia's Islamic school fights for transgender rights

Art for Karachi flood relief

Art for Karachi flood relief

Homecoming Ghana: Christal Beeko

Homecoming Ghana: Christal Beeko

DW The 77 percent | Homecoming Ghana: Tracy Boateng (Ras Mutabaruka/TAP Magazine)

Homecoming Ghana: Tracy Boateng

Ethiopia's Tigray region votes, defying federal government

Ethiopia's Tigray region votes, defying federal government

Tackling global warming with 'indigenous houses'

Tackling global warming with 'indigenous houses'

World in Progress

A weekly look at globalization, education, economic development, human rights and more. Through in-depth interviews and features, explore the far-reaching and interconnected consequences of a globalized economy.  

World in Progress: Coronavirus makes life harder for HIV/Aids patients in Uganda  

World in Progress: Five Years of SDGs - little progress so far says economist Jens Martens  

World in Progress: "Fat Sister" Noodle shop  

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Australia: Brushing up survival skills

Survival training courses in the outback are increasingly popular in Australia.  

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An asylum seeker carries foraged cooking wood back at an immigrant camp

Donald Trump slashes US refugee admissions to record low

The US will accept 15,000 refugees in 2021 as the Trump administration continues to slash admission figures. The State Department has cited the coronavirus pandemic as a principle reason for the reduction.