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Pandemic fears grow as new coronavirus spreads

Temperature checks on people in Wuhan (picture-alliance/AP Photo/Dake Kang)

The World Health Organization has delayed a decision on declaring a global public health emergency, saying it needs more time to weigh the options. Wuhan authorities have locked down the city by suspending all transport.  

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (l) alongside Holocaust survivor Giselle Cycowicz in Jerusalem (Reuters/A. Awad)

German President Steinmeier meets with Holocaust survivors in Jerusalem

President Steinmeier has met with Holocaust survivors ahead of the World Holocaust Forum commemorating the liberation of Auschwitz 75 years ago. He also underscored the need to fight anti-Semitism around the world.  

Opinion: Donald Trump's impeachment is not a waste of time

The US Capitol building at night in Washington (Getty Imaes/AFP/C. Somodevilla)

The dispute in the US Senate has initially been limited to the procedural rules of the impeachment process. While the Republicans have not wavered, impeachment proceedings cannot be avoided, argues DW's Carla Bleiker.  

Harvey Weinstein arrives at trial

Weinstein trial opens with prosecutors decrying 'serial rapist'

Harvey Weinstein's New York rape trial has begun in earnest with strong opening statements. The prosecution sought to establish Weinstein's violent, predatory behavior, while the defense focused on discrediting victims.  

UK parliament votes against reuniting child refugees with families

The sun sets behind the Houses of Parliament

British MPs approved the latest Brexit bill, but rejected five amendments. They included provisions to reunite child refugees with families already in the UK, and guaranteed residence for millions of EU citizens.  

Boris Johnson seeks to woo African leaders in lead-up to Brexit  

MEP Nathalie Loiseau: France 'is not in chaos'

Frankreich Europawahl 2019 | Natalie Loiseau, La République en Marche (Imago Images /IP3press)

Talking on DW's Conflict Zone, the former French minister for European Affairs defended President Emmanuel Macron's record and said controversial reforms in her country are working.  

Italy: Populist 5-Star leader Di Maio quits amid party discord

Luigi Di Maio

Di Maio's announcement comes after months of high-profile defections from the party and ahead of a looming possible electoral humiliation. However, the populist leader will stay on as Italy's foreign minister.  

Italian populists approve new government  

Turkey sets its sights on the Horn of Africa

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, also known as Farmajo, at the Presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey (picture alliance/AP Photo)

Turkey is building on its already-strong relationship with Somalia as it accepts an invitation to explore for oil in its seas. Ankara has spent years building trust in the region as it seeks to increase its influence.  

Turkey hosts international Somalia aid conference  

Russian parliament fast-tracks Putin's constitutional changes

Russia's President Vladimir Putin after delivering an annual address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (picture-alliance/dpa/Tass/M. Metzel)

Last week, Vladimir Putin proposed sweeping changes to Russia's constitution. Now the parliament is set to vote on the new measures. Analysts are calling the fast-moving events in Russia a "sting operation."  

Italian authorities seize nearly 10 tons of infected Chinese pork

Pigs infected with African swine fever at a slaughterhouse in Shenzhen (picture-alliance/imagechina/Y. Shuiling)

Police in Padua destroyed some 10 tons of pork infected with African swine fever on Wednesday. Italy has banned the import of Chinese pork in hopes of stopping the spread of the disease.  

Pirates release Happy Lady tanker crew

An oil tanker is seen off the coast of Greece

Armed gunmen had kidnapped the eight members of the Happy Lady tanker crew on New Year's Eve. A Greek official said the group of eight was released after "the successful end of negotiations."  

Trump reignites trade battle with Europe over digital tax

US President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (picture-alliance/AP Photo/E. Vucci)

After securing a trade truce with China, the US president has now turned to the EU. Trump threatened car tariffs if European countries implement a digital tax. The EU says a new deal could come "in a few weeks."  

Refugees report inhumane treatment by Greek border police

The border between Greece and Turkey (Efthymis Angeloudis)

Advocates demand an investigation as refugees report violence by Greek police — including incidents in which masked men pushed people back across the border. Authorities have refused to explain documented incidents.  

SARS remembered — how a deadly respiratory virus hit Asian economies

Chinese soldiers with facemasks (picture-alliance/dpa/D.G. Mcintyre)

The new deadly coronavirus in China has revived memories of the 2002-3 SARS pandemic, which killed hundreds and walloped Asian economies. DW recalls how entire cities emptied and business and consumer demand plummeted.  

Climate protest march to Davos begins (AFP/F. Coffrini)

Climate activists march to World Economic Forum in Davos

Protesters angry at the lack of action over climate change have embarked on a three-day hike from Landquart en route to Davos to draw attention to global warming at the World Economic Forum that begins this week.  

DW News Africa Moderator Eddy Micah (Artikelbild)

DW News Africa with Eddy Micah Jr, 22 January 2020

The women risking their lives to save an animal. We meet the all female group - the Black Mambas - determined to stop the poaching of rhinos in South Africa. And what do you do when you have no water or no land - but a passion for farming? We meet the fulltime accountant who has managed to build a thriving farming business regardless.  

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AfricaLink on Air - 22 January 2020

Cameroon crisis intensifies +++ Ugandan made "Sky boy" aircraft nears completion +++ Lake Chad is drying up, we will tell you why +++ Burundi will gift President Nkurunziza one billion Burundi francs (about $600 million)  

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Opinion: Taiwan's courageous president

Taiwan 2020 | Tsai Ing-wen waves to a crowd (imago images/ZUMA Press/C. L. Hei)

Taiwan's liberal president, Tsai Ing-wen, has been re-elected, and the island has once again confirmed its democratic character and difference from mainland China. Beijing sees Taiwan as a renegade province.  

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DW News Asia with Biresh Banerjee, 22 January 2020

China tries to control a virus outbreak in the middle of the world's biggest annual travel rush. And the Indonesian girl who's written to Angela Merkel asking her to do something about European trash flooding her country.  

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The coin fishers of Ganges

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Islamic school's herbal medicine project helps environment

Islamic school's herbal medicine project helps environment

Indonesia: Converting plastic waste into paving blocks

Indonesia: Converting plastic waste into paving blocks

Pakistan's Indus River near Hyderabad city

Pakistan's Indus River dolphins under threat

Afghan tattoo artist challenges social taboos

Afghan tattoo artist challenges social taboos

Sufi women in Kabul escape hardship with dance

Sufi women in Kabul escape hardship with dance

Bonn Christmas market

Kashmiri shawls draw customers at Christmas market

Pakistani Hindus in India welcome new citizenship act

Pakistani Hindus in India welcome new citizenship act

Indian women exploring freedom on wheels

Indian women exploring freedom on wheels

Karachi garbage problem

Cleaning up Karachi: One man's mission against the mafia

Nepal Mount Everest Khumbu Eisfall (picture-alliance/AP Photo/T. Sherpa)

Climate emergency in the Himalayas

Indonesia: A smartphone app to manage household waste

Indonesia: A smartphone app to manage household waste

Afghanistan saffron field in Herat province (DW/H. Hashimi)

Can 'red gold' saffron replace poppy in Afghanistan?

Pakistan: Teaching gender equality in a patriarchal society

Pakistan: Teaching gender equality in a patriarchal society

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Solomon Islands: Protecting sea turtles

Poaching and illegal trading pose a threat to hawksbill sea turtles on the Solomon Islands.  

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Israel: Helping people with mental health issues

A female protester holds a flower at a soldier during an protest in New Delhi

India citizenship law protests spearheaded by women

India's women have taken the lead in speaking out for people who will be affected by a controversial citizenship law. Although they are often targets of violence, they say the protests will continue.