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Euro 2020: Germany to join England in kneeling protest
Germany intends to join England in a kneeling protest before their Euro 2020 last 16 match. The captains of both teams are also set to wear special armbands for the game. SOURCE: DW News
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Euro 2020: Alvaro Morata Spain’s worthy hero in astonishing win over Croatia
Alvaro Morata’s Euro 2020 has consisted of missed chances and fan harassment towards his family. But when his country needed a lift in extra time against Croatia, the Spanish striker rose to the occasion. SOURCE: DW News
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Afghanistan: Why Germany needs to simplify asylum process for local staff
The German parliament last week discussed the future of the German military’s (Bundeswehr) local staff in Afghanistan amid an increasing threat to their lives from the Taliban. After the US invaded Afghanistan in 2001 and dismantled the Taliban regime, foreign forces relied heavily on domestic help. They needed translators, interpreters, cooks, cleaners, as well security experts who could help them…
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France’s regional vote recasts 2022 election battle
The elections in France’s 18 administrative regions, five of which are overseas territories, were supposed to be a boost for far-right candidate Marine Le Pen’s campaign in the 2022 presidential election. Polls ahead of the first round of voting on June 20 were showing Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) party ahead in the first ballot in six regions, and with…
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India looks to revamp Ladakh with infrastructure overhaul
As China-India relations remain tense over border disagreements, New Delhi is increasingly focusing on developing the Ladakh frontier region that has been neglected for years. SOURCE: DW News
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France could ease path to parenthood for single and lesbian women
When Benedicte Blanchet, a 40-year-old who lives in a Paris suburb, decided that she wanted to have a child on her own and not wait to meet the right man, nothing prepared her for the costly obstacle course that was to follow. Under existing laws in France, which are among the strictest in western Europe, only heterosexual couples who are…
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Idlib braces as a crossing to Syria prepares to close
The Syrian city of Idlib is separated from the Bab al-Hawa crossing at the Turkish border by about 40 kilometers (25 miles). Huda Khayti, director of the Women Support and Empowerment Center Idlib, travels there several times each week to check on people in refugee camps along the border and bring them aid. Millions of internally displaced Syrians have been…
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Hazard warning: Belgium dump holders Portugal out of Euro 2020
Borussia Dortmund’s Thorgan Hazard scored a wonderful goal as Belgium knocked out Portugal in Seville. For Cristiano Ronaldo and co, Euro 2020 is over. For Belgium’s ‘Golden Generation,’ this may yet be their time. SOURCE: DW News
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Saudi Arabia reforms: Royal power play or meaningful change?
Over the past month, Saudi Arabia has been announcing new social reforms almost every week. Earlier this month, Saudi Arabian authorities slightly amended a law to allow adult women to live independently, without first having to get permission from their father or other male kin. A few days after that, other officials declared that women could register to go on…
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Euro 2020: UEFA allows Dutch fans to bring rainbow flags into Hungary stadium
UEFA said it has told Hungarian authorities to allow Netherlands supporters to bring rainbow flags into Budapest’s Puskas Arena. Previous reports suggested that security guards were confiscating the flags. SOURCE: DW News
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LGBTQ troops and vets go to war with homophobia in Ukraine
The silence inside a makeshift cinema in the heart of Kyiv was shattered with the crash of a windowpane. Fireworks flashed. Homophobic attackers were attempting to besiege the screening of a film about the lives of LGBTQ people. The assailants threw tear gas and pyrotechnics. A member of the audience jumped up onto the windowsill and began throwing the projectiles…
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Cuba’s COVID vaccine rivals BioNTech-Pfizer, Moderna
In a measure of its ambitious efforts to be vaccine self-reliant, Cuba has named one of its homegrown jabs Abdala, after a famous dramatic verse by independence hero and national icon Jose Marti. In the verse, the young hero, Abdala, heads to war to defend his fatherland, full of patriotic fervor no matter how strong and powerful the enemy. From…
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Euro 2020: Kasper Dolberg at the double as feel-good Danes march on
Denmark continue to capture the imagination at the European Championship to reach the last eight. They swept Wales aside in Amsterdam with Kasper Dolberg scoring two goals in a city that still feels like home. SOURCE: DW News
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Thomas Müller: Germany’s resurgent ‘Raumdeuter’ urges Harry Kane to be patient
Much was made of Joachim Löw recalling two of the three players he axed after Russia 2018. Thomas Müller’s return has shown just how pivotal he is to Germany, and he also has a message for England’s Harry Kane. SOURCE: DW News
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Tanzania: President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s 100 days in office
On the streets of Tanzania’s commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, the hustle of life goes on. Many, it appears, are oblivious that it has been 100 days since Samia Suluhu Hassan made history when she was sworn in as the first female president of Tanzania. Those who spoke to DW had differing opinions on Suluhu Hassan’s performance so far. “We…
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Tech-savvy Egypt targets TikTokers and digital dissidents
In recent years, Egypt has become a thriving place for digital technology — as well as the Middle East’s No. 1 internet censor. “Communications and technology are the fastest-growing sectors of the Egyptian economy, with recent growth averaging about 16%,” David Butter, analyst at the London-based think tank Chatham House, told DW. However, he said, there is an obvious contradiction…
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Ethiopia: Deadly Tigray airstrike further alienates western allies
Eyewitnesses are adding more details to what started as a rumor about one or more explosions with dozens of civilian casualties in the village of Togoga in Ethiopia’s restive Tigray region. “When the military jets bombed our area, many of us fell to the ground,” Negasi Berha, a Tigray resident who was being treated at Ayder Hospital, told DW. “We…
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Why is it so difficult to live with HIV in Uganda?
We will call this young man Patrick. The 26-year-old lives on the outskirts of Kampala. His daily life is filled with discrimination. Patrick was born with HIV. The virus created barriers to living in his community. Thousands of HIV-positive people suffer the same stigma. There are about 1.3 million people living with HIV here. UNAIDS reports progress in fighting HIV…
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GMT Live | Bangkok Covid situation, Klongtoey slums, Sandbox squabbles
In today’s episode Tim and Bill talk with Greg Lange from Bangkok regarding the covid situation in Bangkok and the Klongtoey slums. We discuss the latest news regarding the Phuket sandbox and the challenges it is facing before the July 1st re-opening. For more information on the Bangkok Community Help Foundation, or would like to donate, click here… https://bangkokcommunityhelp.com
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Slovenia: Trapped in the spirit of the past after 30 years of independence?
“Dreams are allowed today, tomorrow is a new day” are words etched into the historical memory of Slovenians, also known as Slovenes. On 25 June 1991, they were uttered by Milan Kucan, then president of the Yugoslav Socialistic Republic of Slovenia and subsequently twice president of independent Slovenia. On that day, Slovenia declared its independence and officially separated from Yugoslavia.…
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UEFA scraps away-goals rule for club competitions
European football’s governing body UEFA has decided to do away with the away-goals rule for its club competitions. The change is to take effect starting with qualifying stages for tournaments in the 2021-22 season. SOURCE: DW News
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Biden-Ghani meeting: Afghan president makes last-ditch effort to stop Taliban gains
US President Joe Biden will host his Afghan counterpart, Ashraf Ghani, and other high-ranking Afghan officials, at the White House on Friday. The meeting is taking place at a crucial time for Afghanistan. NATO forces have already started pulling out from Afghanistan after their two-decade presence in the war-ravaged country. The withdrawal of all foreign troops is expected to be…
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Tokyo Olympics: A month to go, protesters intent on postponing games
Atsuko Nagayama is so angry that she is physically shaking. Standing with around 250 protesters in front of the headquarters of the Tokyo metropolitan government, she is holding a simple homemade placard with the words: “Cancel the Olympics.” “It is much too dangerous to go ahead with the gamesbecause we know that there are many variants of the coronavirus already…
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Apple Daily journalists say ‘press freedom is dead’ in Hong Kong
Hours before Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily, announced Wednesday it would cease operations once and for all, dozens of its journalists arrived at the printing plant early Thursday morning to observe the last edition roll off the press. Emily, who joined the paper in 2019, said she had been on the front lines of the 2019 pro-democracy protests…
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Hungary anti-LGBT+ law dispute overshadows EU summit
Tensions between Hungary and the European Commission over the country’s controversial anti-LGBT+ law intensified ahead of Thursday’s EU summit. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said “the Hungarian bill is a shame.” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban immediately refuted the criticism. Von der Leyen sent a letter to Orban, protesting against what she said was a bill that “clearly discriminates…
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Euro 2020: Germany progress to Round of 16 after 2-2 draw with Hungary
On a night of high drama, Germany have squeezed into the last 16 of the European Championship with a 2-2 draw with Hungary. Germany had been minutes away from going out but will now face England in the last 16 in London. SOURCE: DW News
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Euro 2020 opinion: Germany got more than they deserved
For much of Wednesday night, Germany and Joachim Löw were staring down the barrel of another embarrassing early exit. Despite qualifying, they were poor against Hungary and their flaws remain, says DW’s Matt Pearson. SOURCE: DW News
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Euro 2020: Germany vs. Hungary live
Germany go in to their final group game with all possibilities still open after a win over Portugal and loss to France. Hungary impressed last time out, there is trouble brewing off the pitch, and Germany have injuries. SOURCE: DW News
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Pakistan picks up its COVID vaccination drive just in time
Laiba Zainab, a 25-year-old journalist in Pakistan’s central city of Multan, was eager to receive a shot of China’s Sinopharm COVID vaccine on June 10, after spending five months waiting for her age group to be called. Pakistan’s vaccination drive got off to a bumpy startearlier this year, beset by lack of supply and vaccine hesitancy. In February, only senior…
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What’s the secret of Niger’s women’s markets?
These events are organized by few people. But they’ve proliferated in the Nigerien capital. The fairs take place after female entrepreneurs are trained. More than 50 women exhibited some 300 items. Handicraft and agricultural products are exhibited for three days. The turnover is up to €15,000. The fairs attract many customers, including foreigners. Whether they are Nigeriens or foreigners, everyone…
