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Quebec premier Francois Legault and Quebec director of public health Luc Boileau at a news conference in Montreal. Behind them is the French slogan on continue de se proteger (we're continuing to protect ourselves).

Quebec to tax unvaccinated amid omicron surge

Quebec's premier said that the penalty would be "significant". Only 10% of the province's population is not vaccinated.  

A protester confronts police officers as supporters of US President Donald Trump protest outside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021

US to create 'unit' aimed at tackling domestic terrorism

The US Justice Department has said the unit's formation comes amid growing internal threats from extremists and anti-government groups.  

Jury still out on omicron and vaccines, says EU drugs regulator

Preliminary data shows the vaccine still protects against severe disease

The European Union's medicines regulator says more data is needed to understand whether the omicron variant can dodge vaccines. World Health Organization experts have recommended regular adjustments to existing vaccines.  

Taliban release prominent Afghan academic Faizullah Jalal

Professor Faizullah Jalal pictured with his wife Massouda in Paris in 2004

Family members of the well-known professor Faizullah Jalal announced news of his release on social media. He had been arrested by the Taliban for "trying to instigate people."  

Taliban arrest prominent Afghan academic for 'dissent'  

Escaping the Taliban: From Afghanistan to Germany  

'Rattled' Mali junta calls for protests against ECOWAS sanctions

Mali military leader Assimi Goïta

Angered by ECOWAS's financial and economic sanctions, Mali's junta has now called on citizens to protest against the punitive measures. Analysts say the junta still enjoys considerable support among the population.  

Bulgaria's surveillance laws violate European human rights code, court rules

A person holds a smart phone as they stand in front of a building lit up with blue lights

The ruling comes amid growing backlash over secret surveillance in Bulgaria. A lack of regulations in Bulgarian law has led to a situation where data "could be used for nefarious purposes," the court said.  

Authorities accused of spying on journalists in Greece  

What Google knows about you  

Maya Angelou becomes first Black woman to appear on US coin

A US quarter depicting poet Maya Angelou

Quarters featuring the author, poet and activist Maya Angelou are the first to be minted in a series that will also feature other pioneering American women.  

US author and civil rights activist Maya Angelou dies  

India: COVID outbreaks among medics threaten to derail health system

Masked medics light candles for lost ones

Hospitals throughout major Indian cities are bracing for the worst as a third wave looms, and scores of doctors and nurses are now infected with the coronavirus.  

Ugandan author charged for criticizing President Museveni on social media

Uganda Autor Kakwenza Rukirabashaija

Award-winning author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija is currently being detained while facing two counts of "offensive communication" after making unflattering remarks about President Yoweri Museveni and his son on Twitter.  

COVID: Boris Johnson accused of hosting another party during lockdown

Boris Johnson and his wife at Downing Street

According to a leaked email, more than 40 people attended a Downing Street garden party amid the UK's restrictions on gatherings. Johnson is already under pressure for a number of other events held amid lockdowns.  

COVID two years on: World still awaits answers about virus origin

A worker in protectively overalls and carrying disinfecting equipment walking outside the Wuhan Central Hospital

Two years after China reported the first COVID death in Wuhan, it remains difficult for the world to get a clear picture about the origin of SARS-CoV-2.  

South Africa charges parliament fire suspect with terrorism

A man arrested in connection to a fire at the South African Parliament appears in the Cape Town Magistrates Court

Prosecutors have added terrorism to the five charges a man who allegedly set fire to South Africa's parliament was already facing. The 49-year-old was also diagnosed with "paranoid schizophrenia."  

Kenya suffers nationwide power outage

Nairobi skyline

The outage came after a major electricity pylon belonging to Kenya Power fell over. Power has since been restored to several areas of the country.  

A woman gets a saliva test done to check for COVID-19

In pictures: India's fight against omicron variant

India is facing a surge in COVID-19 infections, amid fears of a repeat of last year's crisis when thousands of people died daily. Authorities are taking no chances and bringing in restrictions in many cities.  

Äthiopien Addis Abeba | Rede Ministerpräsident Abiy Ahmed

AfricaLink on Air — 11 January 2021

Increased international diplomacy for peace in Ethiopia +++ Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu launches purge against Magufuli's percieved loyalists+++ AFCON: Nigerian fans and their expectations +++What will our workplaces look like post COVID+++ Brexit years on  

DW News Asia Moderator Biresh Banerjee (Artikelbild)

DW News Asia with Biresh Banerjee, 11 January, 2022

Afghanistan's drought has pushed millions into hunger. And aid isn't coming fast enough. Plus, how a lack of women could sound the death knell for Mongolia's traditional herding way of life.  

DW Opinions

Opinion: Putin will maintain US, NATO talks before making next move

Vladimir Putin sitting in a suit

The Kremlin may still want to reignite hostilities with Ukraine — but Moscow would prefer it looked as though it came about as a consequence of Western intransigence, writes DW's Konstantin Eggert.  

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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Pakistan: Social stigma overshadows AIDS

High-risk groups include intravenous drug users and sex workers. Transgender people are particularly marginalized.  

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A wall painting in Karachi showing someone injecting drugs

Pakistan: Social stigma overshadows AIDS

Baby Sohail Ahmadi, bundled up in a scarf and beige coat with hood

Baby lost in Kabul chaos reunited with family

DW News Africa Moderatorin Christine Mhundwa (Artikelbild)

DW News Africa with Christine Mhundwa, 7 January 2022

An Indian bride holds her henna-painted hand in front of her face

In this village, dowries are a thing of the past

Two premature babies in an incubator

Saving preterm babies in Ghana

Man looking at seedlings

Kenya's smart greenhouses save water, space

Tanzania's Street Coffee Culture

Tanzania's Street Coffee Culture

A dog with large primary-colored wheels harnessed to its back end for mobility

Help for Gaza's stray animals with disabilities

Nur Miftahul Jannah, an Indonesian woman who adopted 63 children

Indonesian mother takes in 63 children

An overflowing landfill site just outside Srinagar's city center

Looming landfill site threatens Srinagar residents

Africa at the 2022 Amputee World Cup

Africa at the 2022 Amputee World Cup

Interior decor from Zanzibar

Interior decor from Zanzibar

A children's book shows a child with an Asian mother and a Black father

Could these picture books help tackle racism in Japan?

Ukrainian servicemen work on their tank close to the front line with Russian-backed separatists near Lysychansk, Lugansk region on April 7, 2021

Life on the Ukraine-Russia border

Are girls and women at risk in Gambia?

Are girls and women at risk in Gambia?

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: How to vaccinate people in India's remote villages  

World in Progress: Drones to deliver COVID vaccines?  

World in Progress: Missing out on education in the Kashmir region  

World in Progress: Keeping small island schools alive  

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Global 3000 - The Globalization Program

Algae for a cleaner climate?

Plastic, fertilizer, fuels, even cow farts — there are all things that algae can make more sustainable.  

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Child waste pickers in Syria

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Cape Town's 'recycling evangelists'

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Japan: Retirees retrain

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Global Snack: Kerak telor from Indonesia

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A living room in Mexico

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Protecting Cameroon's rare gorillas

A mother and her child at a nutrition clinic run by WFP and UNICEF near an IDP camp on the outskirt of Herat in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: UN makes 'largest-ever' aid appeal

The United Nations says it needs more than $5 billion to aid people inside and refugees outside Afghanistan. It says the "essential stopgap" will help shore up essential services and none of it will go to the Taliban.