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Police carry the coffin of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moise. Cap-Haitien, July 23, 2021.

Haiti buries slain President Jovenel Moise, amid turmoil

Haitians mourned President Jovenel Moise at a funeral in his hometown, as anger over his death triggered violent protests just outside the event.  

Angola - Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony

AfricaLink On Air - 23 July 2021

Fighting in Ethiopia's Afar forces 54,000 people to flee+++Zambia's controversial debt swap for civil servants+++Niger jihadist attacks forces several schools to close+++The story of a 1984 Nigerian Olympian+++Tokyo Olympics kicks off  

Fact check: The fake images of the German floods

Faktencheck zu Hochwasser-Fakes

After the deadly floods, Germans had to face another storm: Fake images and disinformation making the rounds in neighborhoods — and causing panic. DW's fact-checking team debunks the altered images and disinformation.  

Nigeria receives US planes for Boko Haram fight

A-29 Super Tucano planes are on display during hand over from Resolute Support (RS) to Afghan army at the military Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020.

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.  

Nigeria cracks down on separatists as security issues mount in the north  

Nigeria faces growing threat from violent extremists  

India: Dozens killed in flooding, landslides

A photo showing an areal view of a flooded Indian village

Dams and rivers are "overflowing" in western India, authorities said, with the nation's military deployed to help evacuate the survivors.  

Mexico fines future governor over wife's social media support

Samuel Garcia and his wife Mariana Rodriguez

Governor-elect Samuel Garcia and his party have been fined due to publicity given to the politician by his wife, a social media influencer.  

Mexico: Marijuana legalization on the horizon?  

Mexico: The return of 'los lobos'  

UK eyes plan to end coronavirus 'pingdemic'

A sign reading 'Please bear with us, we are experiencing high demand' on a shelf

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.  

British supermarkets warn of 'pingdemic' threat to food supplies  

British PM Boris Johnson to lift coronavirus restrictions  

El Salvador orders arrest of ex-president Sanchez Ceren

Former El Salvador President Sanchez Ceren

Former President Salvador Sanchez Ceren, and nine other former officials, have been accused of money laundering in a massive embezzlement scheme.  

China: Xi visits Tibet for the first time as president

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, waves to villagers while visiting a village of Shaliuhe Township in Gangcha County of Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China s Qinghai Province, June 8, 2021.

The Chinese president visited the city that served as the Dalai Lama's home before the spiritual leader was sent into exile in 1959.  

Germany floods: Politicians and the balancing act amid crisis

German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Bad Münstereifel

As Germany reels from catastrophic floods, experts doubt there will be a lasting effect on the upcoming national election. But candidates will have to walk a fine line between showing empathy and exploiting tragedy.  

Ecuador declares emergency in prisons after deadly riots

Security forces arrive to Litoral Penitentiary in Ecuador

At least 22 prisoners were killed and several police officers were injured after clashes between rival gangs erupted at two of Ecuador's largest prisons.  

UN rejects Russian bid to scrap Bosnia peace envoy post

The Security Council chamber is seen from behind the council president's chair.

Russia sought to abolish the post after refusing the appointment of a German politician to the position, arguing that the selection was not made by the UN Security Council.  

EU slams Russia's 'continued crackdown' on journalists

Journalists and security forces during a rally in Moscow.

Russia's attempts to suppress independent media and NGOs through the "foreign agents" law is particularly alarming ahead of the legislative elections, an EU spokesperson said.  

Smoke envelops trees as the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, burns in Doyle, California

In pictures: Deadly extreme weather shocks the world

From Germany to Canada to China, dramatic pictures of the severe impacts of extreme weather have been dominating the news in recent weeks. Is the climate crisis to blame?  

DW News Asia Moderator Biresh Banerjee (Artikelbild)

DW News Asia with Biresh Banerjee, 23 July 2021

Domestic violence in Pakistan in focus after three women are killed in three weeks, ostensibly by their partners. Flood rescue work continues in central China and India's west. And the Indian health workers trekking the last mile to get COVID vaccines to hard-to-reach places in Kashmir.  

Anti-abortion protesters hold a banner that read life counts with an image of a baby in front of the US Supreme Court.

Mississippi asks US Supreme Court to overturn abortion rights ruling

The southern US state wants the Supreme Court to reverse the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling — which legalized abortion nationwide — and let states regulate abortion.  

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Opinion: Nord Stream 2 — Angela Merkel’s damaging legacy

A large vessel surrounded by smaller boats in the port of Wismar, Germany

Berlin's pipeline policy with Russia is an indictment of German foreign policy and has divided the West. Germany must now regain trust — and stand by Ukraine, says Frank Hofmann.  

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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Kenya: Elephant herds seen from a unique angle

Hot air balloon rides are gaining traction in the Amboseli National Park.  

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Kenya: Elephant herds seen from a unique angle

Kenya: Elephant herds seen from a unique angle

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DW News Africa with Raheela Mahomed, 16 July 2021

A nurse assists a patient suffering from COVID-19 at the ICU of a hospital in Bogor, Indonesia

Indonesian doctors struggle to keep up with plasma demand

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan

Pakistan: Why RSF deems PM Khan a 'press freedom predator'

A transgender person in India-administered Kashmir

Kashmir's transgender community left to fend for themselves

China-India border: Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard as an army convoy moves on to Srinagar, Kashmir

India looks to revamp Ladakh with infrastructure overhaul

Why is it so difficult to live with HIV in Uganda?

Why is it so difficult to live with HIV in Uganda?

Sierra Leoneans save stranded whale

Sierra Leoneans save stranded whale

Mozambique uses buses as classrooms

Mozambique uses buses as classrooms

What's the secret of Niger's women's markets?

What's the secret of Niger's women's markets?

Aastha Khanna, intimacy coordinator

Meet Aastha Khanna: Bollywood's first intimacy coordinator

Ivorians prepare to welcome Laurent Gbagbo

Ivorians prepare to welcome Laurent Gbagbo

Ghana is running out of time to reverse desertification

Ghana is running out of time to reverse desertification

Somalia: Who does Mogadishu's real estate boom benefit?

Somalia: Who does Mogadishu's real estate boom benefit?

Manchar Lake in Sindh, Pakistan

Pakistan: Boathouse villages fight to preserve ecosystem

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: Louisiana's dwindling deltas  

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Netherlands: From fashion to humanitarian aid

Bas Timmers designs 'Sheltersuits' for homeless people and refugees.  

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A demonstration against the Cuban government in Miami

Biden announces fresh sanctions against Cuba

President Joe Biden vowed to go after those responsible for a crackdown on civil liberties on the island, targeting a Cuban official the US says "played an integral role" in the repression of recent protests.