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What is the India-France Rafale fighter jet deal all about?
As India continues to embark on modernizing its aging military amid ongoing geopolitical challenges, one of Delhi’s biggest defense deals continues to draw controversy years after it was concluded. In 2015, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the landmark defense deal with French aviation company Dassault to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets to refurbish India’s rusting air force. In late…
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Why are there so few UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Africa?
This year, eight mosques in northern Ivory Coast and Ivindo National Park in Gabon have landed one of the coveted places on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. In addition to the two sites in Africa, the responsible committee at its 44th session in the Chinese port city of Fuzhou named 16 candidates from Europe and another 16 from other world regions…
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Ethiopia: A catastrophe in the making
In Ethiopia’s Tigray province, a lack of medical supplies, frequent power cuts and a severe fuel scarcity — not to mention a cash shortage due to closed banks, and growing unemployment after factories were shut down or looted — is making life increasingly difficult for the population, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). “The humanitarian situation…
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Tokyo Olympics digest: Malaika Mihambo wins long jump gold for Germany
Malaika Mihambo left it until her last jump to claim a first athletics gold for Germany in Tokyo with a 7 meter leap. Mihambo had been struggling for form in the lead up to the Games but delivered when it counted. SOURCE: DW News
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COVID-19: France makes life difficult for unvaccinated
Business has been difficult for restaurateur Sylvain Belaud ever since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, with turnover plummeting by 60% last year. And now, the director of the Cafe Francoeur in the Montmartre area in northern Paris will have to face what feels like yet another obstacle on the way back to business as usual. A “health pass” will…
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How US-China sanctions create two parallel tech universes
As the US continues to blacklist dozens of Chinese companies, Beijing is increasingly imposing its own sanctions on US organizations and individuals it accuses of meddling in China’s internal affairs. Last month, the US government added 23 Chinese companies to an economic blacklist, including 14 companies that have allegedly enabled Beijing’s oppression of the Uyghur Muslim minority in Xinjiang province.…
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How US-China sanctions create parallel tech universes
As the US continues to blacklist dozens of Chinese companies, Beijing is increasingly imposing its own sanctions on US organizations and individuals it accuses of meddling in China’s internal affairs. Last month, the US government added 23 Chinese companies to an economic blacklist, including 14 companies that have allegedly enabled Beijing’s oppression of the Uyghur Muslim minority in Xinjiang province.…
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Korean Peninsula: Why is Pyongyang reaching out to Seoul?
The resumption of communications between North and South Korea across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) has triggered renewed hopes of detente on a peninsula that has been divided since the end of the Korean War in 1953. It also raised expectations that a solution to the problems associated with Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs could, potentially, be found. The North…
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Tokyo Olympics digest: Team USA women’s football misses out on gold medal final
World champion United States failed to reach the women’s gold medal final, losing 1-0 to Canada. Elsewhere, Indonesian badminton star Greysia Polii finally struck gold. Follow the latest from Tokyo with DW. SOURCE: DW News
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Journalists under threat: August’s 10 most urgent cases
Photojournalists experience a unique set of challenges, as the nature of their work means they must get direct, close access to the action. In a 2018 global survey of photojournalists, 90% of respondents told the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) they have had to work in high-risk environments, and almost half had been injured at least once while working. In…
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Tokyo Olympics digest: Indonesia takes gold in women’s badminton
Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu be came the first female pair from Indonesia to win gold in women’s doubles. Elsewhere, Puerto Rico picked up their second ever gold medal. Follow the latest from Tokyo on DW. SOURCE: DW News
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Europe remembers Sinti, Roma murdered under Nazi rule
“Dear Banetla, I have to tell you that my two youngest children have died.” Those words were written by Margarete Bamberger in a 1943 letter to her sister in Berlin. It was smuggled out of the so-called “gypsy camp” at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Margarete, her husband Willi and their children were all detained at the death camp. Margarete and…
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Tokyo Olympics: South Sudan’s Abraham Guem and his race for peace
Abraham Majok Matek Guem has become accustomed to many new things. Heated toilets that drain automatically, tunnels that go through mountains, even the Japanese language is no longer foreign to him. “There is only one thing I can’t get used to: sushi,” Guem told DW. The middle-distance runner from South Sudan has been living in Japan for 21 months. He…
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Tokyo Olympics: Highlights, Day 9
The Olympics produce some of the best moments in sports. As the world’s elite athletes gather in Tokyo 2020, so do the best photographers to capture all of the action. Take a look at the most iconic moments. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo Olympics digest: Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins gold the men’s 100-meter dash
Italian sprinter Lamont Marcell Jacobs picked up the gold in the men’s 100-meter dash. Swimmers Caeleb Dressel and Emma McKeon picked up their fifth gold medals. Follow the latest from Tokyo on DW. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo Olympics Digest: Caeleb Dressel, Emma McKeon dominate pool
Australian Emma McKeon and Caeleb Dressel, of the USA, both added two more golds on Sunday, making history in the process. Elsewhere, there have been firsts in BMX and medallists banished for sightseeing. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo Olympics digest: Thompson-Herah sets new Olympic record with 100m gold
Elaine Thompson-Herah broke Florence Griffith Joyner’s 33-year-old Olympic record in the women’s 100 meters, crossing the line in 10.61 seconds. She led a Jamaican sweep of the medals. Get the latest in DW’s digest. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo Olympics digest: Novak Djokovic leaves Games empty-handed again
Injury has forced world tennis number one Novak Djokovic out of the Olympics ahead of Saturday’s mixed doubles bronze medal match. He had earlier lost his singles bronze medal match. Get the latest in DW’s digest. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo Olympics digest: Nigerian sprinter Okagbare provisionally suspended for doping
Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been provisionally suspended for doping. The ruling came hours before the former world championships silver medalist was due to run in the semifinals of the women’s 100 meters. SOURCE: DW News
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Shell’s Niger Delta cleanup: What hopes for the Ogoni?
The conflict between the indigenous people of Ogoni in Nigeria’s Niger Delta is a perennial one. This year’s court ruling by an appeals court in the Netherlands — in favour of Milieudefensie/Friends of the Earth Netherlands and four Nigerian farmers — was heralded by some of them as justice. The court delivered its judgment at the end of a long-running…
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COVID: Will India be able to meet its vaccination target?
Over 450 million Indians have received one jab of a coronavirus vaccine and 98 million have received both shots — that means just over 7.2% of the country’s 1.3 billion populationare vaccinated. Based on available data, statisticians say India needs to accelerate its vaccination drive by six to achieve its target of immunizing its entire adult population of 940 million…
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Thailand moves to strengthen EU ties amid US-China rivalry
European investors are increasingly playing a bigger role in the Thai economy, allowing the Southeast Asian country to diversify trade and business away from the United States and China, analysts say. In 2020, European Union investment accounted for 8.2% of all overseas investment in Thailand, compared with 3.8% for the US and 15.4% for China. The figure has increased each…
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Bangladesh: Deforestation leaves Rohingya refugees vulnerable
Days of heavy rainfall have pelted the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, destroying dwellings and sending thousands of people to live with extended families or in communal shelters. In just 24 hours from Tuesday to Wednesday, more than 30 centimeters (11.8 inches) of rain fell on the camps in the Cox’s Bazar district, which houses more than a million…
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Tokyo Olympics digest: Alexander Zverev to play for gold after Novak Djokovic upset
Germany’s Alexander Zverev ended Novak Djokovic’s quest for a golden slam, eliminating the Serbian the semifinals of men’s tennis. Follow the latest from Tokyo on DW. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo Olympics Digest: American swimmer Ryan Murphy voices doping concerns
American swimmer Ryan Murphy said the 200m backstroke final was “probably not clean” after losing his Olympic title to Russian Evgeny Rylov. The 26-year-old, however, backtracked when asked to clairfy his comments. SOURCE: DW News
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Ghana’s massive new National Mosque
Ghana’s capital Accra is now home to West Africa’s second biggest mosque. Funded by the Turkish government, Ghana’s National Mosque is said to be a replica of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. The complex cost at least $10 million dollars, 15,000 people can worship in the mosque at a time. Decorations include hand-drawn calligraphy of Quran verses, and the Carrara…
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The wondrous Lake Wonchi
Have you ever heard of Lake Wonchi? The lake fills a volcanic crater that lies 100 km southwest of the capital Addis Ababa. It is surrounded by tree-covered mountains, lush valleys and natural hot springs. 2,800 m above sea level, the crater is also Ethiopia’s highest volcano. The 14th century monastery of Tana Kirkos is also located here. Tourists are…
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Tanzania starts vaccine campaign in COVID-19 U-turn
The launching of Tanzania’s belated vaccination campaign is the most decisive signal yet of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s break from the coronavirus policies of her late predecessor, John Magufuli. Magufuli, who died in March, was a devout Christian and a coronavirus skeptic. Saying God would protect his people, he championed prayers over face masks and home remedies such as steam…
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COVID: Why India’s economy cannot afford another lockdown
As a delayed monsoon finally reaches New Delhi, shopkeepers at a local market duck under covers and frantically attempt to keep their merchandise from getting wet. They say they cannot afford any further blow to their small business following more than a year of erratic income due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now there is fear of another crippling COVID-induced lockdown.…
