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Worldwide calls grow for mediation in Ethiopia’s conflict
Hoping to increase pressure on the warring parties to end the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, dozens of African scholars and activists around the world took the unusual step of publishing an open letter calling for a negotiated peace. “Ethiopia is on the precipice,” the letter reads, after condemning “the fact that the conflict is affecting ever-increasing numbers of civilians,”…
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Tokyo Paralympic Digest: Afghanistan’s Hossain Rasouli ‘super excited’ to compete
Sometimes sport is not as much about winning and losing as it is about simply competing. Afghan Paralympian Hossain Rasouli is a case in point. Meanwhile, Germany climbed up the table with 10 medals on Day 7. SOURCE: DW News
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Domestic opinion divided on Albania’s decision to host Afghan refugees headed to US
The Albanian coastline is teeming with domestic and foreign tourists wrapping up their summer holidays. But the coastal town of Durres is not only a holiday resort. It’s also a temporary home for hundreds of Afghan refugees. Space has been made available for them in a number of hotels. We would like to talk to the refugees, but are sent…
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Why Qatar fosters close contact with the Taliban
Just a few days ago, US President Joe Biden picked up the phone to thank the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, for the generous support in the ongoing evacuation from Afghanistan. Biden also thanked Qatar for facilitating intra-Afghan talks — even though they had failed even before the Taliban took power. Germany, meanwhile, criticized Qatar after the…
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Finding the best roasted coffee in Thailand with Coffee Culture
Sponsored Due to all of the changes happening in our daily routines, as coffee lovers, it has become vital to make sure that we have a coffee maker at both our home and our office. Plus, a few packs of delicious fresh roasted coffee to enjoy. Thailand’s demand for shopping for roasted coffee beans and ground coffee online has never…
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Basketball in Mali: Slow progress in inquiry into sexual abuse
The coach of Mali’s successful under-19 women’s basketball team, Amadou Bamba, is accused of sexually abusing underage girls in his protection. But an official FIBA inquiry into the case has come to a standstill. SOURCE: DW News
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Art expo preserves Tanzania’s indigenous legends
The contemporary art expo has brought the legends and beliefs of the indigenous people of the Southern Highlands to life in order to preserve this rich, but slowly fading heritage. SOURCE: DW News
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Slovenian Press Agency: Enough money for one more paycheck
Slovenian Press Agency journalist Gregor Mlakar reported from an event attended by Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa and his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban on October 14, 2020. The resulting text on the start of work on the power line that will connect Slovenia, Hungary and Croatia heralded the beginning of the difficulties for the Slovenian Press Agency STA, which has…
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‘Intensity, aggression and vertical passes’: Bo Svensson and Mainz ticking all the boxes
On the day Jürgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel faced off in the Premier League, the latest product of Mainz’s coaching school, Bo Svensson, celebrated another win in the Bundesliga. DW’s Matt Ford kept an eye on the Dane. SOURCE: DW News
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African presidents wish Angela Merkel farewell
It was a moment of goodbye: At the conclusion of the Compact for Africa (CwA) conference on Friday, a good dozen African heads of state used the opportunity to wish German Chancellor Angela Merkel farewell before she leaves office after the Bundestag elections at the end of September. During her tenure, Merkel had been personally involved in economic and social…
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Tokyo Paralympics Digest: Stars Vio and McFadden deliver again
Two of the biggest stars at the Paralympics claimed medals on a busy Saturday in Tokyo. Fencer Beatrice Vio defended her title in style, while Tatyana McFadden won her 18th Paralympic medal. Germany also had a good day. SOURCE: DW News
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Afghan refugees in Greece still stuck in limbo
Forty-three-year-old Nemat Tajik had just been transferred to the Alexandria Refugee camp near the port city of Thessaloniki in Greece, when he heard that the Taliban had regained power in Afghanistan. “I felt powerless. It was like watching my mother being killed in front of my eyes,” he said. Tajik who comes from Herat, a city in west Afghanistan, left…
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Bundesliga: ‘He’s a machine’ – Dortmund’s Erling Haaland strikes at the death
Borussia Dortmund Erling Haaland raised the roof with a 91st minute winner against Hoffenheim on Friday night. Marco Rose’s side remain as flawed as ever, but they haven’t lost their ability to entertain. SOURCE: DW News
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The Taliban’s broken promise to protect journalists
After the Taliban ousted the Afghan government earlier this month, a spokesman for the militant group made a series of public pledges amid heightened scrutiny — and skepticism. The tone may have been conciliatory, but the West and international organizations, including the UN,eyed the statements warily. One such pledge outlined in the Taliban’s August 17 statement was that there would…
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Trying to flee Kabul: ‘We had no information at all’
Ahmad R., software developer from southern Germany I got married in Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan. We wanted to fly out earlier, but all flights were canceled. I registered with ELEFAND, which is the German Foreign Ministry’s online portal for German citizens in crisis areas, and I got an answer early last week telling us to head to Kabul airport. We…
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Humanitarian situation worsens in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
The United States had already warned that food aid would run out this week for millions of hungry people under a blockade imposed by Ethiopia’s government on the embattled Tigray region. Ethiopia has been embroiled in a conflictthat flared nearly ten months ago in Tigray and which has spilled to other regions. The government has also struggled to contain other…
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South Korean journalists fear new laws will muzzle media
South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party is pushing ahead with controversial amendments to a law that critics charge are designed to muzzle the media and will give the government wide ranging powers to restrict freedom of the press. Domestic media outlets have been joined by international press organizations and legal experts to condemn the revisions. Opposition parties have vowed to do…
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‘Sindhustan’: Discover the journey of Sindhi Hindus to India
In her documentary film “Sindhustan,” Sapna Bhavnani tells everyday stories of Sindhi Hindus who were forced to leave Sindh — now Pakistan — for India. Despite decades of separation, their deep connection to Sindh remains. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo Paralympics Digest: Brazil claim first golds in track and field
On a packed day of medal events in Tokyo, Brazil started strongly, winning the first golds in both track and field. Friday also bought huge success for China and Great Britain. SOURCE: DW News
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Afghan activist says Ashraf Ghani and Joe Biden caused misery and chaos
Few people have such an insight into the politics and conflicts of Afghanistan: Fatima Gailani was one of only four women engaged in peace talks with the Taliban in Qatar’s capital Doha for the past 11 months. After Kabul fell to the militant Islamists on August 15, those efforts now seem like a distant past. The former president of the…
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Lebanon: Life without gas and electricity
Lebanon is suffering from the worst economic crisis in its history. Dramatic shortages of electricity, gas and other supplies make life in the country extremely difficult. SOURCE: DW News
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Champions League: Bayern drawn against Barcelona; Leipzig in ‘Group of Death’
In Julian Nagelsmann’s debut season, Bayern Munich will face a Barcelona side no longer featuring Lionel Messi in the Champions League group stages. Elsewhere, Dortmund, Leipzig and Wolfsburg all learned their fates. SOURCE: DW News
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German-Africa Summit: Chancellor Merkel’s good-bye and the end of an era
Officially, the event is called the “Compact with Africa Conference.” But in reality, an era is coming to an end this Friday when German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets a good dozen African heads of state, some of whom will be tuned in virtually. The conference would mark an era in which Africa played a greater role in German politics than…
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COVID and military coup cripple Myanmar economy
Zaw Min (name changed) is a construction worker in his 30s from the Yangon suburb of Hlaing TharYar in Myanmar. He recounts how he sold his second-hand motorcycle for 150,000 kyat ($91, €77.5) in September out of financial desperation. Min was forced to find new ways to feed his family when he couldn’t find work in his profession amid Myanmar’s…
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Thailand News Today | Easing restrictions? National manhunt for killer policeman | August 26
Government officials have been meeting today to discuss the possibility of easing some restrictions. Thai police are out to catch one of their own, with a manhunt launched for former police chief Thitisan Utthanaphon, who remains on the run and a wanted man. Police have arrested seven teenagers for allegedly possessing ping pong bombs with plans to use them at…
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Highlights of the Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Day 1
From a German bronze medal win to big upsets in wheelchair rugby there were plenty of highlights from the opening day at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. Recap the best of the action. SOURCE: DW News
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Nepal fears ‘third wave’ as COVID cases surge
As COVID cases continue to rise, Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has warned of a third coronavirus wave, instructing all hospitals and health centers to gear up and prepare necessary measures. Nepal’s second COVID wave in mid-May had overwhelmed the Himalayan nation’s health system. Hospitals ran out of oxgen supplies, hospital beds and ventilators. “We are at the…
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Tanzania: Outcry after President Samia calls women footballers ‘flat-chested’
Tanzania’s president has been criticized for describing the country’s female footballers as having “flat-chests” and being unattractive for marriage. Samia Suluhu Hassan made the remarks while hosting Tanzania’s Under-23 men’s football team at State House in the coastal city of Dar es Salaam. The president said that while female footballers were making the East African country proud by winning trophies,…
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Tokyo Paralympics Digest: Australia off to golden start
Australian cyclist Paige Greco got the Tokyo Paralympics off to a flying start with a gold medal and world record. After a year’s postponement and Tuesday’s opening ceremony, Wednesday sees the real action start. SOURCE: DW News
