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  • Sports NewsTokyo Olympics digest: American Caeleb Dressel wins 100m freestyle

    Tokyo Olympics digest: American Caeleb Dressel wins 100m freestyle

    A photo finish decided the men’s 100-meter freestyle final as Dressel picked up his second gold in Tokyo. Germany picked up a medal in rowing, and extreme heat forced changes in tennis. Follow the latest on DW. SOURCE: DW News

  • World NewsPatrolling Lithuania's border with Belarus

    Patrolling Lithuania’s border with Belarus

    Carefully, Justas moves through the undergrowth, using his flashlight to illuminate the dark forest. He’s pulled a brown balaclava over his face. The 22-year-old officer and his colleague Vitautas have been on patrol at Lithuania’s border with Belarus for hours. “Three days ago, a hole was cut into the fence to make crossing the border easier,” Justas tells me. Justas…

  • World NewsGhana: Anti-gay bill seeks long jail terms for LGBTQ people | Thaiger

    Ghana: Anti-gay bill seeks long jail terms for LGBTQ people

    Ghana’s laws already criminalize gay sex by forbidding “unnatural carnal knowledge”. Now West African country wants to go a step further in its efforts to outlaw the LGBTQ community. If the bill is passed, people of the same sex who engage in sexual activity could be fined or jailed for between three to five years. The law would also make…

  • World NewsAfrica’s shea trees are under threat | Thaiger

    Africa’s shea trees are under threat

    As the number of shea trees in West and East Africa rapidly declines, one group is trying to preserve shea parklands for generations to come. SOURCE: DW News

  • World NewsThailand: Is royal reform a far-fetched dream?

    Thailand: Is royal reform a far-fetched dream?

    The youth-led, pro-democracy movement in Thailand began coalescing in mid-2020 and at its peak saw hundreds of thousands of protesters calling for the government’s resignation and a more transparent and accountable monarchy. The demonstrators — who in recent months have focused their complaints on Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha’s handling of the pandemic as Thailand struggles with surging COVID-19 cases —…

  • World NewsCoronavirus lambda variant spreads across Latin America

    Coronavirus lambda variant spreads across Latin America

    Classified as a “variant of interest” by the World Health Organization (WHO) on June 17, the lambda, or C.37, variant of the coronavirus has already been detected in some US states and at least 29 nations — many of them in Latin America. In Peru, where it was identified in August 2020, the lambda variant accounted for more than 80%…

  • Sports NewsTokyo Olympics Digest: Ariarne Titmus tops Katie Ledecky again

    Tokyo Olympics Digest: Ariarne Titmus tops Katie Ledecky again

    Titmus won part two of her “duel in the pool” with Ladecky, the Australian winning gold in the 200-meter freestyle. Meanwhile, Germany won their first swimming medal in 13 years. Follow the latest on DW. SOURCE: DW News

  • World NewsChina flood disaster: Passersby harass German reporter

    China flood disaster: Passersby harass German reporter

    “Are you that BBC guy?” a passerby asked Mathias Bölinger, a German journalist who has been reporting for DW and other broadcasters from the flooded regions in China. Ever since the BBC aired an investigative TV report on the origins of the coronavirus pandemic — a report Beijing considers “fictitious” — the British broadcaster has had a credibility problem in…

  • World NewsAfghanistan: What does NATO withdrawal mean for India?

    Afghanistan: What does NATO withdrawal mean for India?

    The final stages of the withdrawal of US-led foreign forces from Afghanistan, coupled with the Taliban’s sweeping offensive, have forced regional stakeholders to recalibrate their position in the war-torn country. One of those stakeholders is India — the largest regional donor to Afghanistan. India has long supported the civilian government in Kabul, heavily investing in the country over the past…

  • Sports NewsNaomi Osaka crashes out of Olympics tournament

    Naomi Osaka crashes out of Olympics tournament

    Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka has suffered a surprise shock loss in her home Olympics. The 23-year-old is a face of the Games, having lit the Olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony. SOURCE: DW News

  • Sports NewsTokyo Olympics Digest: Flora Duffy wins Bermuda's first-ever gold

    Tokyo Olympics Digest: Flora Duffy wins Bermuda’s first-ever gold

    Bermuda’s long wait for a gold medal finally ended after Flora Duffy’s stunning win in the women’s triathlon. Alaskan Lydia Jacoby also made history in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke. Follow DW for the latest. SOURCE: DW News

  • Sports NewsTokyo Olympics Digest: Alaskan teen shocks defending champion

    Tokyo Olympics Digest: Alaskan teen shocks defending champion

    Lydia Jacoby produced a shock in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke, knocking off defending champion and teammate Lilly King. Flora Duffy won Bermuda’s first-ever gold medal in the triathlon. Follow DW for the latest. SOURCE: DW News

  • Sports NewsSinger Pink offers to pay fine for Norway's beach handball team over 'sexist' clothing

    Singer Pink offers to pay fine for Norway’s beach handball team over ‘sexist’ clothing

    The American singer has offered to pay the 1,500 Euro fine incurred by Norway’s beach handball team for breaking clothing rules. The team wore shorts instead of bikini bottoms at the European championships in Bulgaria. SOURCE: DW News

  • Sports NewsTokyo 2020: Second withdrawal overshadows Israeli judoka Tohar Bulut's Olympics

    Tokyo 2020: Second withdrawal overshadows Israeli judoka Tohar Bulut’s Olympics

    Judoka Tohar Bulut finished seventh in the under-73kg class. His sporting achievement has been overshadowed after Sudan’s Mohamed Abdalrasool became the second judoka to withdraw from a bout against the Israeli. SOURCE: DW News

  • World NewsIvory Coast heavyweights meet in bid for reconciliation

    Ivory Coast heavyweights meet in bid for reconciliation

    Tuesday’s meeting between Ivory Coast’s current president, Alassane Ouattara, and his rival, the recently returned Laurent Gbagbo after he was acquitted of committing war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC), has raised tensions in the Ivorian capital Abidjan. But amid the uneasiness, there seems to be a sense of optimism among many citizens. “President Gbagbo and President Alassane, they…

  • World NewsNoor Mukadam and the brutalization of women in Pakistan

    Noor Mukadam and the brutalization of women in Pakistan

    Noor Mukadam, a 27-year-old woman and daughter of Pakistan’s former ambassador to South Korea, was killed in Islamabad on July 20 in a brutal manner. The alleged killer, Zahir Zamir Jaffer, was reportedly her acquaintance, and according to police reports, beheaded Mukadam after shooting her. Violence against women is widespread in Pakistan, but the recent spate of women killings has…

  • Sports NewsTokyo Olympics Digest: Titmus pips Ledecky to gold in 400m freestyle

    Tokyo Olympics Digest: Titmus pips Ledecky to gold in 400m freestyle

    A big day in the pool has seen Australia’s Ariarne Titmus claim gold ahead of rival Katie Ledecky in the 400m freestyle. Great Britain’s Adam Peaty won gold in the men’s 400m breaststroke. Follow DW for the latest. SOURCE: DW News

  • Sports NewsTokyo Olympics: Kimia Alizadeh and her fight for equality

    Tokyo Olympics: Kimia Alizadeh and her fight for equality

    Kimia Alizadeh is many things: heroine, enemy of the state, refugee, Olympic bronze medalist in taekwando. She thinks she failed in Tokyo after missing the medals podium — but the opposite is the case. SOURCE: DW News

  • Sports NewsTokyo Olympics: Kimia Alizadeh and her fight for equality

    Tokyo Olympics: Kimia Alizadeh and her fight against her critics

    Kimia Alizadeh is many things: heroine, enemy of the state, refugee, Olympic bronze medalist in taekwando. She thinks she failed in Tokyo after missing the medals podium — but the opposite is the case. SOURCE: DW News

  • Sports NewsTokyo Olympics Digest: USA men's basketball loses opener to France

    Tokyo Olympics Digest: USA men’s basketball loses opener to France

    The US men’s basketball team continued to struggle in their opening game. Japan’s Yuto Horigome claimed the first ever Olympic skateboarding gold, while Germany won it’s first Olympic medal. Follow the latest on DW. SOURCE: DW News

  • Covid-19 News

    Covid UPDATE: 15,335 new infections, provincial numbers

    5,335 new infections & 129 Covid-related deaths for Sunday. 641 of today’s announced cases came from Thai prisons. The number of new infections detected in the past 24 hours is another record for Thailand. Provincial totals published, thanks to the NBT… Number of people who received Covid-19 vaccines in the past 24 hours. – 1st dose: +117,421 – 2nd dose:…

  • Sports NewsSyrian swimmer Yusra Mardini provides message of hope at Olympics

    Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini provides message of hope at Olympics

    Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini had no chance in the preliminary heat at the Tokyo Olympics. The message that the refugee team’s flag bearer sent to the world though, was more important than the result. SOURCE: DW News

  • World NewsThe Netherlands gears for future with flood-control project

    The Netherlands gears for future with flood-control project

    “We were really lucky,” says Jan Heymans from the Dutch village of Neer on the Maas river. “The new flood wall was completed just a few months ago. Without it, everything here would have been flooded.” With massive steel gates and 10-cm-thick (4-inch-thick) glass panels at the top, the wall was able to resist the heavy rainfall from Germany and…

  • World NewsOpinion: The Cuban authorities are afraid of us

    Opinion: The Cuban authorities are afraid of us

    No one in the queue speaks. A woman looks down at her shoes, while a young man drums his fingers on the wall. Some time has passed since Cubans took to the streets in a protest unprecedented in the last 62 years, and the outrage is still very palpable. As images of police brutality, more testimonies from mothers whose children…

  • World NewsWest Africa's liver cancer cases linked to hepatitis

    West Africa’s liver cancer cases linked to hepatitis

    The World Cancer Research Fund collects data on the prevalence of cancer types across the globe. When it comes to liver cancer, 8 West African nations are in the top 25 countries with highest prevalence of liver cancer. These include Liberia, Guinea, Ghana Burkina Faso and Senagal. In fact, liver cancer is the most common cancer in the Gambia, with…

  • Sports NewsTokyo's youngest Olympian hopes to inspire others despite exit

    Tokyo’s youngest Olympian hopes to inspire others despite exit

    Syrian table tennis player Hend Zaza hopes her story can inspire people from war-torn countries despite a first round defeat. At just 12 years old, Zaza is the youngest Olympian to feature at the Tokyo Games. SOURCE: DW News

  • Sports NewsAlgerian judoka Nourine withdraws from Olympics to avoid facing Israeli

    Algerian judoka Nourine withdraws from Olympics to avoid facing Israeli

    Algerian athlete Fethi Nourine and his coach have withdrawn from the judo competition at the Tokyo Olympics to avoid facing an Israeli athlete. The decision was made in support of the “Palestinian cause.” SOURCE: DW News

  • World NewsDR Congo faces major challenges in COVID-19 vaccine rollout

    DR Congo faces major challenges in COVID-19 vaccine rollout

    Almost every day, there are huge traffic jams in front of the district hospital in Goma, a major city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Cars, motorcycle cabs and pedestrians clog the road as friends and relatives come to pick up the deceased to bury them. For several weeks, an increasing number of COVID-19 patients have been among the dead…

  • World NewsNord Stream 2 deal stokes fears of Russian aggression in eastern Europe

    Nord Stream 2 deal stokes fears of Russian aggression in eastern Europe

    For most countries in central and eastern Europe, the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline is not simply a controversial project. Rather, they see it as a measure of the credibility of German policy in the region. And, right now, that credibility is in tatters. This week’s US-German agreement in the Nord Stream 2 dispute, which would allow the…

  • World NewsThe EU and North Macedonia: More 'trauma' before membership?

    The EU and North Macedonia: More ‘trauma’ before membership?

    North Macedonia was officially included in the agenda for EU enlargement in 2005; the promissory note that Brussels offered Skopje on the conditions of good behavior and reforms is now older than the country’s new name. Yet with a track record of steady reforms, Skopje has seen the process slowed down to a virtual halt, which has not only raised…