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Indonesian Paralympic powerlifter says no disability can destroy a dream
Indonesian para-athlete Ni Nengah Widiasih was partially paralyzed by polio as a child. At the 2020 Paralympics, she won a silver medal for weightlifting. She says when you dream big and try hard nothing can stop you. SOURCE: DW News
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Lionel Messi wins seventh career Ballon d’Or award
After winning the first international trophy of his career, Lionel Messi took home this year’s Ballon d’Or award. He pipped Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski to the prize. SOURCE: DW News
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COVID: South Korean cities grapple with cab shortage
Han Ye-jung could always count on an available taxi to bring her home, after working late into the night at her company’s office in central Seoul. However, that has changed since the start of the pandemic. At present, flagging down a taxi requires good luck or a test of endurance, Han told DW. A shortage of cabs in South Korea’s…
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Why are Russian ‘vaccine tourists’ flocking to Europe?
It’s unclear whether the Russian homegrown vaccine Sputnik V will be approved anytime soon in the West, making life difficult for many Russian nationals. That’s because entry to many countries requires proof of vaccination against COVID-19 with a jab that is approved in the European Union (EU). It’s not only tourists who are affected. Many Russian citizens also travel abroad,…
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Gambia election: President Barrow’s candidacy splits youth vote
On December 4, Gambian voters will head to the polls to elect a new president. The election will mark the first time voters decide since the electoral defeat of former president Yahya Jammeh in 2016 ended his 22-year dictatorship. Saturday’s vote will likely set the course for democratic governance in the Gambia for the years to come. The stakes are…
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Asia-Europe summit: Is the EU gaining more ground in Indo-Pacific?
European leaders are renewing calls to strengthen diplomatic relations with Indo-Pacific countries, amid geopolitical challenges posed by China and changes to trans-Atlantic relations brought on during the Trump era. At last week’s 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, stressed that “Asia matters to Europe.” During the two-day virtual conference, leaders from the…
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Opinion: Ralf Rangnick is Manchester United’s best move in years
After sacking Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, English giants Manchester United have appointed German coach Ralf Rangnick on an interim basis. It could prove to be the club’s best decision in years, says DW’s Matt Ford. SOURCE: DW News
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Meeting near Russian border, NATO weighs response to Moscow’s military maneuvers
“We’re the ones that keep other people awake at night”: That’s the impact US Marine Corps Brigadier General Simon Doran hopes this massive show of NATO power has on Russian military planners plotting their next moves. Doran is the senior American representative serving with the UK’s Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21), the largest fifth-generation carrier air wing in the world.…
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No fans, no coach, players missing: decimated RB Leipzig beaten by Leverkusen
Coronavirus absentees took their toll as RB Leipzig’s disappointing season continued with defeat to Leverkusen in an empty stadium. Diaby and Wirtz excelled for the visitors, Szoboszlai missed a penalty for the hosts. SOURCE: DW News
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Netherlands: 13 omicron cases found from South Africa flight
TheDutchpublic health authority said on Sunday that 13 people in the Netherlands have so far tested positive for the new omicron coronavirus variant. There were 61 positive COVID cases on a flight from South Africa which landed on Friday at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, with 13 of them contracting the new variant. The people who tested positive are being kept in…
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UPDATE: Israel bans ALL foreign entry over Omicron
Israel is the first country to impose a blanket ban on all foreigners from entering the country for at least 14 days. In a statement to parliament, Israeli PM Naftali Bennett says the ban, pending government approval, would last for 14 days. Meanwhile, the South African doctor who was the first to sound an international alarm over the new Omicron…
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Formed in 2018 as a digital rebrand of The Phuket Gazette, one of Thailand’s largest and most well-known English language regional print newspapers, The Thaiger expanded beyond local Phuket news, going nationwide. Our Thai language offering was launched just a year later and has long since surpassed the readership of the English news, with local Thais coming to read about…
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Will Iraqi Kurdistan’s youth turn to religious extremism next?
Over the past few days, there has been yet another indicator of how dissatisfied the people of Iraqi Kurdistan are with their leaders. Thousands of demonstrators, many of them students, took to the streets in the semi-autonomous northern Iraqi region to demand the restoration of financial stipends local authorities stopped paying around 2014. During the protests, security forces used a…
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Female Thai boxers conquer tradition
After a 20-month enforced break due to COVID-19, Muay Thai competitions have starting again in Bangkok’s traditional Lumpinee Stadium. For the first time, female athletes are allowed to enter the ring. SOURCE: DW News
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Germany record biggest World Cup qualifying win yet against Turkey
Germany continued their perfect World Cup qualifying campaign with another huge win, this time against Turkey in Braunschweig. Tuesday’s meeting with Portugal will prove a tougher test. SOURCE: DW News
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Nuclear power in Hungary: Green, cheap and independent?
While Germany is phasing out nuclear power and many EU states don’t have any atomic plants at all, others are expanding their nuclear programs as part of the fight against climate change. These states argue that atomic energy is low in CO2 emissions and allows them to produce cheap electricity and be more energy-independent. But can nuclear power really lead…
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Germany’s new Africa policy holds few surprises
The word “Africa” only appears four times in the coalition deal unveiled this week by the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens, and the business-focused Free Democrats (FDP), which will form Germany’s next government. That’s considerably less than 15 times “Africa” appeared in the coalition treaty between the previous government of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the SPD,…
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Bangladesh’s BNP opposition party in dire straits as leader’s health deteriorates
Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first female Prime Minister and arch-rivalof current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was admitted to the critical care unit of a Dhaka hospital early this month after her health deteriorated. The 76-year old former prime minister and leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has been suffering from several chronic and life-threatening diseases. “She has chronic liver disease,…
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Opinion: Ralf Rangnick could be Manchester United’s best move in years
After sacking Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, English giants Manchester United are set to appoint German coach Ralf Rangnick on an interim basis. It could prove to be the club’s best decision in years, says DW’s Matt Ford. SOURCE: DW News
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What next for migrants stuck in Belarus?
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has called on Germany to accept migrants, a move Berlin says it has rejected. The EU is exploring possible repatriations. Meanwhile, concerns are mounting about a COVID outbreak. SOURCE: DW News
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France and UK engage in blame game over English Channel tragedy
At least 27 people attempting to seek refuge in the UK have died after their boat capsized in the English Channel, just off the northern port of Calais. According to French authorities, three young children were amongst those who lost their lives at sea. The UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) said the tragedy was the “largest loss of life”…
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European football returning to normal as Germany battles COVID-19
One only has to look at attendance in football stadiums to see the varying impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. Borussia Dortmund fans in Lisbon got one last live look before restrictions at home come into effect. SOURCE: DW News
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Ralf Rangnick, the ‘football professor,’ reportedly to take over Manchester United
The man reportedly set to take charge of Manchester United on an interim basis has a long history in German soccer. His work across the Bundesliga and elsewhere has influenced a generation of German coaches. SOURCE: DW News
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Afghanistan: How a remote border crossing allows nomads to travel
Angoor Ada lies on an arid high plateau in the southeastern Afghan province of Paktika, one of the many backwaters of Afghanistan. The area would not be of much importance, if it weren’t connected to the border with Pakistan. The border crosses near the edge of the long-stretched plateau, where the Pakistani tribal area of Waziristan begins. After arriving in…
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India battles floods amid spike in extreme weather events
After dozens lost their lives in severe flooding in southern India, climate experts are now calling on government officials to prioritize climate-proof infrastructure and take measures to prevent further destruction from major weather events. India’s tech hub Bengaluru was inundated by floodwaters, following torrential downpours which killed scores of people across the south of the country over the past few…
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Going bananas for hair
A Ugandan company makes artificial hair from banana plant byproducts, using the strands from stems. It makes for a stronger and environmentally friendly hair extension. SOURCE: DW News
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‘Between two countries’: Homecoming for Turkey’s German-born internationals
Miray Cin and Busra Kuru are set to suit up for Turkey in their Women’s World Cup qualifier against Germany. Both German-born and raised, they have contributed to the growth of women’s football in Turkey. SOURCE: DW News
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Human Rights Watch: Gender-based violence remains rampant in South Africa
A new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) has revealed the dire state of gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa and is urging the government to do more to combat the troubling findings. Described as the country’s “second pandemic” by President Cyril Ramaphosa, GBV in South Africa is still increasing at an alarming rate, making it one of the world’s…
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Afghanistan: What Taliban’s new media rules mean for female actors
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers unveiled a new set of restrictions on Afghan media on Sunday, banning television channels from showing dramas and soap operas featuring women actors. The Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice — which replaced the Ministry of Women’s Affairs after the Islamic fundamentalist group seized power in the country in August — also told…
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Iraq: IS returnees met with tolerance and distrust
“It takes courage to talk about what happened, because it hurts so much,” says Sheikh Ahmed al-Muhairi. And yet, the 27-year-old leader believes it is important to have forgiveness and not rage influence his life. Four years after his father and four uncles were killed by the terror group “Islamic State,” he now welcomes tribal members in his refurnished reception…
