- Sports News
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
- World News
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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Siam Seaplane makes getting to your destination so much easier
Sponsored Article There’s an innovative new company that is going to drastically reduce the time required to get to your holiday destination and get to those hard to get to beach resorts in the Land of Smiles. Siam Seaplane will offer Thailand’s first premium amphibious seaplane service, providing faster, easier and seamless access to waterfront locations such as resorts, and…
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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
- Covid-19 News
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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Hello Thaiger
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…
- Sports News
Opinion: Bayern Munich AGM revealed a clash of worlds in German football
Motions ignored, speakers rejected, directors jeered — Bayern Munich’s AGM descended into chaos. For DW’s Matt Ford, the scenes exposed a fundamental question at the heart of German football: what does it want to be? SOURCE: DW News
- World News
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…
- Sports News
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
- World News
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…
- World News
AfricaLink on Air — 26 November 2021
The new southern African COVID “super variant” sparks a global scare +++ Kenya launches its 10-day mass vaccination campaign +++ Sierra Leone indicts a key opposition leader +++ Zambians raise concerns over increased alcohol consumption SOURCE: DW News
- World News
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,…
- Sports News
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
- World News
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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Pakistani artists concerned about Turkish actors taking away their roles
Pakistani businesses and brands are increasingly opting for Turkish artists in their commercials, heightening anxiety among local actors. SOURCE: DW News
- World News
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”…
- Sports News
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
- World News
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…
- World News
African women tell of experiences of violence
Violence against women, or gender-based violence (GBV), includes many types of abuse, ranging from physical, sexual, and emotional violence to female genital mutilation and trafficking. The rate of GBV in sub-Saharan Africa is higher than the global norm. Around 44% of African women, or more than two in five, have been subjected to gender-based violence, a 2020 study found. Survivors…
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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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‘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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Ethiopia: Peace increasingly elusive as violence escalates
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and former soldier, arrived on the front lines of the ongoing Tigray conflict on Tuesday, according to a government spokesperson. No details have been given on his precise location Abiy’s decision is being widely interpreted as an attempt to mobilize Ethiopians in the fight against Tigray forces. “You could comment…
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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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Europe’s fight against coronavirus
The Netherlands: Unrest even in a soccer stadium Up until this past weekend, the Dutch soccer club SC Cambuur Leeuwarden was making the kinds of headlines everyone wants. The team got off to an excellent start in the country’s first league, and was about to host FC Utrecht for the week’s top match. That’s when unvaccinated supporters who were prohibited…
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Pakistan launches ‘historic’ measles and rubella vaccine drive
Cases of measles and rubella have increased drastically in Pakistani children during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, health authorities are fighting back with one of the largest vaccination campaigns in history. SOURCE: DW News
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Stunning new senior school opens at Shrewsbury, riverside – Thailand’s leading international school
Sponsored Article Shrewsbury International School Bangkok Riverside has set a new benchmark with their ambitious 1.1 billion Thai Baht Senior school. The culmination of Project 2021 dramatically increases the provision for Science, Mathematics, Computing, Innovation, Robotics, Sixth-Form, Higher Education counselling, dining and sport at Thailand’s leading independent international school. Nestled on the banks of the famed Chao Phraya River, the…
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EU lawmakers pass Common Agricultural Policy deal — but green critics sound alarm
After years of negotiations, European lawmakers voted to reform the bloc’s huge farming subsidy program — the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The farm deal worth €386.6 billion will be implemented from January 1, 2023, and makes up one-third of the EU’s budget. It will be the bloc’s farming policy till 2027 and aims to meet the EU’s climate sustainability goals…
- Tourism News
The future of Thailand’s Maya Bay – Report #1 | VIDEO
Should Maya Bay reopen? Of course it probably will, at the start of 2022. But there are fears that, despite the best intentions, it will be back to mass tourism and ‘market forces rule’. Maya Bay is the Andaman region’s most popular tourist destination, based on interest generated from the 2000 Hollywood movie “The Beach” from the Alex Garland novel…
- Bangkok News
End of an era – last trains to Bangkok’s Hua Lamphong in December
It’s the end of an era as the State Railway of Thailand looks to ceasing train services to and from Bangkok’s Hua Lamphong railway station. The expensive patch of land, where the famous station is located, is slated for a swish new commercial development. The decommissioning of the famous old station will happen at the end of the year. Hua…
