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  • World NewsInterview: Tackling tricky topics at Berlin’s Human Rights Film Festival | Thaiger

    Interview: Tackling tricky topics at Berlin’s Human Rights Film Festival

    For more on the Human Rights Film Festival Berlin, go to: https://www.humanrightsfilmfestivalberlin.de/de SOURCE: DW News

  • World NewsThe men experiencing domestic violence | Thaiger

    The men experiencing domestic violence

    Reporter/Presenter: Andreas Boueke/Connor Dillon SOURCE: DW News

  • World NewsCochlear implant surgery in Uganda | Thaiger

    Cochlear implant surgery in Uganda

    Cochlear implant surgery is the last alternative for children when a hearing aid and other interventions fail. Cochlear implantation has become more accessible in Uganda. Kampala Audiology and Speech Centre is a reference institution. According to KASC, hearing impairment affects almost 12% of adults. Many Ugandans believe they have been witchcrafted and don’t seek proper treatment for their impairment. The…

  • World NewsWitnesses recount horror of Perm State University shooting | Thaiger

    Witnesses recount horror of Perm State University shooting

    Alexei Trapesnikov was about to get in his car and leave Perm State University after a presentation on campus — but he wasn’t able to. “The security guards at the entrance told me to turn back,” Trapesnikov, a reporter with Rossiyskaya Gazeta, told DW. “I saw a man covered in blood running towards the building. He appeared to have a…

  • Sports NewsWorld Cup Qualifying: Lea Schüller’s four-goal heroics paper over Germany’s cracks | Thaiger

    World Cup Qualifying: Lea Schüller’s four-goal heroics paper over Germany’s cracks

    Germany downed Serbia in dominant fashion to maintain their unblemished record in 2023 World Cup qualifying. The 5-1 win only tells half the story of a side still struggling to play to their full potential. SOURCE: DW News

  • World NewsMexico finds a Latin American ally in Venezuela’s Maduro | Thaiger

    Mexico finds a Latin American ally in Venezuela’s Maduro

    The recent summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Mexico was the first big meeting of its kind since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Participants ranged from Cuban head of state Miguel Diaz-Canel to Ecuador’s laissez-faire conservative president, Guillermo Lasso. Even Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro made a last-minute appearance — though he is wanted…

  • World NewsNamibia debates German genocide deal | Thaiger

    Namibia debates German genocide deal

    Namibia’s parliament on Tuesday resumed debate around the signing of a joint declaration with Germany regarding the former colonial power’s recognition that it perpetrated genocide in the early 1900s. Parliamentary debates in June had been suspended as Namibia battled a devastating wave of COVID-19 infections, which delayed the National Assembly in agreeing to Berlin’s May offer of a formal apology…

  • Sports NewsRobert Lewandowski wins Golden Shoe after prolific Bayern Munich season | Thaiger

    Robert Lewandowski wins Golden Shoe after prolific Bayern Munich season

    Named the best male footballer in the world in 2020, Robert Lewandowski has now been officially crowned the most prolific goalscorer in Europe last season. The Bayern Munich man seems to improve with age. SOURCE: DW News

  • World NewsOpinion: How real is the threat of Taliban infighting? | Thaiger

    Opinion: How real is the threat of Taliban infighting?

    In recent days, reports have abounded of disputes within the Taliban, purportedly fueled by the formation of a hard-line, noninclusive interim government disdained by the group’s moderate factions because of its lack of non-Taliban leaders and ethnic minorities. Several accounts have provided striking details of a physical altercation earlier this month between lead representatives of the moderate and hard-line camps…

  • World NewsIran enriches uranium as the West watches on | Thaiger

    Iran enriches uranium as the West watches on

    Iran may now be capable of producing enough weapons-grade uranium for a single nuclear warhead within just a month. That’s according to US experts who were quoted in The New York Times last Wednesday after reviewing classified new data from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The experts weren’t permitted to speak in an official capacity, but told the newspaper…

  • World NewsTunisia’s political crisis: What role will the military play? | Thaiger

    Tunisia’s political crisis: What role will the military play?

    The video, shot late at night, shows a group of mostly men in suits approaching a metal gate in Tunis. Beyond the gate stand several soldiers guarding the country’s parliament buildings. Politely, it is explained that the gathering includes some of the most senior politicians in the country, including Rachid al-Ghannouchi, Tunisia’s parliamentary speaker and chairman of the moderate Islamist…

  • World NewsSouth Korea’s balancing act amid US-China Indo-Pacific rivalry | Thaiger

    South Korea’s balancing act amid US-China Indo-Pacific rivalry

    As the US bolsters its alliances to counter China throughout the Indo-Pacific region, medium-size regional powers are coming under growing pressure to choose a side. South Korea has been militarily aligned with the United States since the 1950-53 Korean War, and is also deeply economically intertwined with neighboring China. Analysts say Beijing is putting pressure on South Korea to move…

  • World NewsOpinion: Culinary ignorance can breed racism | Thaiger

    Opinion: Culinary ignorance can breed racism

    One would think that a man who has two Pulitzer Prizes under his belt would be judicious enough to do some research before writing an opinion piece in The Washington Post. But not only did Weingarten have the audacity to club anchovies and blue cheese together as foods that didn’t suit his palate, he decided to club all “Indian food”…

  • Sports NewsWerder Bremen’s big restart suffers derby blow against Hamburg | Thaiger

    Werder Bremen’s big restart suffers derby blow against Hamburg

    Werder Bremen’s first relegation since 1981 was the inevitable result of poor business management and coaching errors. On Saturday night, the club’s grand plans for a brighter future suffered a derby day setback. SOURCE: DW News

  • World News‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero awaits verdict on terrorism charges | Thaiger

    ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero awaits verdict on terrorism charges

    The verdict on Paul Rusesabagina, a long-time critic of Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, is scheduled for Monday, September 20. His trial attracted international attention due to his role in rescuing hundreds of people during the 1994 Rwandan genocide against the Tutsis. President Kagame, in early September, defended the trial of Rusesabagina saying the 67-year-old former hotelier was in court not…

  • Sports NewsBundesliga: What’s behind Jesse Marsch’s slow start at RB Leipzig? | Thaiger

    Bundesliga: What’s behind Jesse Marsch’s slow start at RB Leipzig?

    RB Leipzig followed up heavy losses to Bayern Munich and Manchester City with an unfulfilling draw against Cologne. Off to their worst start since their 2016 promotion, new coach Jesse Marsch has much to sort out. SOURCE: DW News

  • World NewsBelarus men holed up in Swedish embassy one year on | Thaiger

    Belarus men holed up in Swedish embassy one year on

    “If we had known it would take this long, we would have considered a different option, though you don’t know if that would have been an improvement,” says Vladislav Kusnetshik. For the past year, he and his father Vitalij have been hiding out in Sweden’s Minsk embassy to avoid persecution by Belarus authorities. The two men arrived at the embassy…

  • World NewsUncertainty still shrouds Haiti presidential killing | Thaiger

    Uncertainty still shrouds Haiti presidential killing

    On July 7, 2021, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry received a nighttime call from a secret service agent with the country’s interior ministry — mere hours before the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. Henry, a politician and trained neurosurgeon, had been appointed to the post by Moise only a few days prior. The details of said phone call are unknown…

  • World NewsAfricaLink on Air — 17 September 2021 | Thaiger

    AfricaLink on Air — 17 September 2021

    What next for Guinea after ECOWAS leaders imposed sanctions on coup leaders, among them holding elections in six months? +++ Gambia’s President Adama Barrow finally defends his alliance with former dictator Yahya Jammeh ahead of the December elections+++Zambians are divided on the fate of the expensive presidential jet. SOURCE: DW News

  • World NewsSouth Korean students embrace ‘niche’ learning alternatives | Thaiger

    South Korean students embrace ‘niche’ learning alternatives

    As a teenager, Young-chae Song studied German at his South Korean high school and had to pass an exam in the language to enter university. During that time, in the early 1980s, most high school students in South Korea would study English, plus another foreign language, typically German, French or Japanese. But today, young Koreans are turning their backs on…

  • World NewsCOVID: How is India tackling a surge in fake test reports? | Thaiger

    COVID: How is India tackling a surge in fake test reports?

    Indian officials are reporting a surge in the use of fake negative COVID-19 test reports across the country. Last week, police from the eastern state of Odisha busted a racket in which fake PCR test reports were being provided to devotees who wanted to visit the auspicious Jagannath Puri temple. Police arrested 12 people, including the mastermind of the well-organized…

  • World NewsGreece tightens its border with Turkey amid ‘tough but fair migration policy’ | Thaiger

    Greece tightens its border with Turkey amid ‘tough but fair migration policy’

    The river Evros forms the land border between Greece and Turkey. The waters of this river and its tributaries have made the Evros region one of the most fertile in Greece. Here, on both sides of one of Europe’s most controversial external borders, rolling green hills lined with small deciduous forests stretch as far as the eye can see. “Refugees…

  • World NewsAfrican Swine Fever: China’s other pandemic | Thaiger

    African Swine Fever: China’s other pandemic

    During a teleconference more than two years ago, Chinese Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua urged health authorities to step up efforts to rein in a growing pandemic despite initial “positive results,” and suggested that “enhancing quarantine and monitoring” measures would help prevent the spread of the virus. Hu’s comments came before the discovery of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Instead, he…

  • World NewsOsmani: If Kosovo delivers, the European Union should also deliver | Thaiger

    Osmani: If Kosovo delivers, the European Union should also deliver

    In an interview with DW, the president of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, confirms her commitment to EU integration and NATO. She also emphasizes the country’s full support of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers war crimes court. SOURCE: DW News

  • World NewsLebanon: Influencers join together to fight hate speech | Thaiger

    Lebanon: Influencers join together to fight hate speech

    Lebanon has no shortage of thorny issues sparking controversies that are often carried out on social media. The country has a tech-savvy population: Internet penetration is close to 80% — which translates to 5.3 million people — 4.37 million of whom are active on social media, according to datareportal.com. Seeing as the small country has a population of just 6.8…

  • Sports NewsGermany go full throttle towards Euros | Thaiger

    Germany go full throttle towards Euros

    Upcoming games against Bulgaria and Serbia may be World Cup qualifiers in name, but they’re more like warm-ups for next year’s Euros. A mini-tournament in February also gives Martina Voss-Tecklenburg extra preparation. SOURCE: DW News

  • World NewsAfghanistan: Pakistan braces for more ‘Islamization’ after Taliban victory | Thaiger

    Afghanistan: Pakistan braces for more ‘Islamization’ after Taliban victory

    The Taliban’s capture of Kabul in 1996 gave impetus to Islamist militant groups across the world, but the country that was most affected by the rise of fundamentalism in Afghanistan was its neighbor, Pakistan. Not only did the victory of the “students” (the Taliban in Arabic) embolden extremist and militant groups in Pakistan, some people in the South Asian country…

  • World NewsKenya’s shelter for suspected witches | Thaiger

    Kenya’s shelter for suspected witches

    These elderly people had to run away from home. Some have been brutally beaten. They are accused of practicing witchcraft. Many were persecuted by their own children. Kadzo Ngala has lived in this camp for two years. It’s a haven for those accused of sorcery in Kilifi County. Some in the region believe gray hair is a sign of witchcraft.…

  • World NewsWhy COVID cases are rising again in some Indian states | Thaiger

    Why COVID cases are rising again in some Indian states

    After India’s deadly second wave in April and May, cases declined all over the country, even as restrictions eased. The past couple of months have seen a spike again in the western state of Maharashtra and the southern state of Kerala. Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 3,783 new coronavirus cases and 56 fatalities, taking the infection tally to 65,07,930 and the…

  • World NewsAfghanistan’s Hazara refugee women stitch future dreams | Thaiger

    Afghanistan’s Hazara refugee women stitch future dreams

    Some Afghan women refugees who fled to India a few years ago have found livelihood in a startup that aims at building sustainable communities of artisans. The women who work here have faced tremendous hardships in the past. Now they worry for their relatives back home under the Taliban rule. SOURCE: DW News