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Vaccines are latest regional power play in the Middle East
Last week, Egypt announced that it had successfully manufactured its first million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. It’s an important step for Egypt’s 104 million people, of whom only about 1% are fully vaccinated. But it could also be seen as progress toward the country’s foreign policy goals, as vaccine diplomacy gathers pace in the Middle East. Vaccine diplomacy refers…
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EU proposes sweeping ‘Fit for 55’ emissions reduction plan
The European Commission has proposed a plan to reduce the EU’s carbon emissions by 55% compared with 1990 levels by 2030. The “Fit for 55” package comprises 12 legislative proposals aimed at hitting the target. The overarching goal is to make the EU carbon neutral by 2050 as part of the European Green Deal. “We already have the goals,” European…
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Why is India deploying female soldiers to Kashmir?
India deployed female soldiers to the restive Indian-administered Kashmir for the first time, in a bid to improve local relations and promote gender equality within the ranks of its paramilitary. However, the efforts have drawn widespread criticism and questions over how effective the move is, both in strengthening ties with local women and improving gender equality within the armed forces.…
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Naomi Osaka: Netflix, nationalism and marketing at the Tokyo Olympics
A month has passed since Naomi Osaka withdrew from the public eye citing depression. The 23-year-old tennis star is set to return to the court at the Olympic Games in Tokyo – and her marketing company is in overdrive. SOURCE: DW News
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India: COVID dashes career hopes for young graduates
Simran Tandon, a top graduate of a commerce degree program, was preparing to join an investment banking firm before the coronavirus pandemic hit India in March of last year. The firm then revoked the offer, and the economic havoc caused by COVID-19 led to rejections from several other firms. Tandon is just one of millions of young people who have…
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George W. Bush on Angela Merkel: ‘A woman who is not afraid to lead’
The Bush estate is located directly on the Atlantic Ocean near Kennebunkport, a car trip of just less than two hours from Boston, Massachusetts. While our camera team prepares the brightly lit living room with screens of blackout fabric, George W. Bush suddenly appears, an hour ahead of our scheduled interview time. He is wearing shorts and a bright green…
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Russia: Summer means cold showers
“Modernization has reached new heights in Russia: You can now access the schedule for your building’s hot-water shutdown online!” joke Muscovites. Meanwhile, they’re busy putting pots on the stove and preparing to heat their water. It’s a stroke of luck that, with the Russian capital currently sweltering in a heat wave, people are happy to take cold showers. It makes…
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News+++Ramaphosa addresses nation amid rampant looting+++Guinea and Senegal border dispute+++Kenya’s maternal health care under strain+++Benin’s warrior women+++Focus on Europe: Poland plans to limit Holocaust victims’ restitution claims+++ SOURCE: DW News
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Afghanistan: Can Pakistan ‘manage’ the Taliban?
The security situation in Afghanistan is rapidly deteriorating amid the withdrawal of NATO troops from the country. The Afghan Taliban have intensified their attacks on government forces and have captured vast swathes of territories in the past few months. A political settlement in Afghanistan seems unlikely at this point, with both the Taliban and President Ashraf Ghani’s government blaming each…
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Cyprus vaccine drive: ‘SafePass’ mandatory, no more free COVID tests
Cyprus’ coronavirus cases have exceeded 6,500 in the past two weeks, with over 850 infections reported on average every day. One hundred and twenty-five COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, among them 32 in critical condition. Although Cyprus has managed to vaccinate more than 65% of its population with a first dose, while 55% of its population is now fully vaccinated, vaccination…
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Tokyo Olympics: The African table tennis star hoping to end Chinese dominance
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Quadri Aruna finally met his match in Chinese master, Ma Long, in the quarterfinals of the men’s singles table tennis tournament. With his speedy forehand power, the Nigerian virtuoso had conquered three top players to reach the quarterfinals of the men’s singles table tennis event, the first time for an African at the Olympic Games.…
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Euro 2020: Racism rears its ugly head — again
One of the lasting and most compelling images of the Euro 2020 was that of England players taking the knee before their games to highlight racial inequality and discrimination. Those efforts were undone in the early hours of Monday morning. As if losing the Euro 2020 final to Italy wasn’t bad enough for most English fans, the country woke up…
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Dilip Kumar: Bollywood legend who narrowed India-Pakistan divide
Indian movie stars, particularly from Bollywood, remain immensely popular in Pakistan despite the bitter political rivalry between the two nations. But Dilip Kumar wasn’t just any film star — his appeal transcended borders, generations — and the silver screen. Over the past week, the actor was remembered for the roles he played in movies, and the ones he played in…
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Coming Rome: Italy celebrates Euro 2020 triumph after pandemic nightmare
After a nightmarish couple of years full of lockdowns and human loss, Italy had something to celebrate on Sunday night with victory at Euro 2020. DW’s Alima Hotakie spent the night in Rome and sums up the atmosphere. SOURCE: DW News
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Euro 2020 final: Italy vs. England — LIVE
Is football coming home, or is it going to Rome? DW has all the buildup here, including all you need to know about the teams, the players, the coaches, the tactics and how they reached the final. Live coverage on Sunday. SOURCE: DW News
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Kyiv hopes for more as Zelenskyy meets Merkel
Angela Merkel is preparing for a special farewell. The outgoing German chancellor receives the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Berlin on Monday for what will likely be their last meeting in person. On several occasions, Zelenskyy has invited Merkel to Kyiv at the end of August to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Ukrainian independence. He is also keen for the…
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Euro 2020 final: Italy vs. England — All you need to know
Is football coming home, or is it going to Rome? DW has all the buildup here, including all you need to know about the teams, the players, the coaches, the tactics and how they reached the final. Live coverage on Sunday. SOURCE: DW News
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Indonesia’s Sri Mulyani: A reformer working for women’s rights
She expected the path to power to be difficult. More difficult than for men. “The world is not fair for women,” Sri Mulyani said. And yet she has come a long way: In 2005 she was appointed Indonesia’s first female finance minister – a pioneer in the conservative, Muslim-majority country and since then a role model for countless women. DW…
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Niger’s Bazoum: We need technological assistance
Mohamed Bazoum was sworn in as president in April in Niger’s first democratic transfer of power. He now leads the country ranked as the world’s poorest on the UN’s 2020 Human Development Index. Niger also is being ravaged by violence from Islamic extremists and armed groups active in the border regions with Mali and Burkina Faso. While in Germany to…
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Pakistan: Why RSF deems PM Khan a ‘press freedom predator’
Daniel Bastard, Asia-Pacific director at Reporters Without Borders (RSF), told DW that Pakistani authorities are trying to censor and intimidate journalists who dare not to toe the government’s line. SOURCE: DW News
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Euro 2020: Harry Kane reacquaints with old foe Giorgio Chiellini
A key battle of the Euro 2020 final will be between the captains, England’s Harry Kane and Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini. Kane has come a long way since their first meeting in 2015, but Chiellini remains as good as ever. SOURCE: DW News
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Vietnam to gain as EU-China investment pact stalls
In geopolitics as in business, one person’s loss is another’s gain. As such, Vietnam could be set to benefit from an increase of investment from EU states after European leaders intimated in early June that their investment pact with China is now off the table. However, recent data suggests that this remains more of an aspiration than reality right now,…
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Pakistan: PM Khan is the ‘first helper of the military to harass journalists’
Daniel Bastard, the Asia-Pacific director of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), told DW why the organization labeled Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan as a “press freedom predator.” SOURCE: DW News
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Opinion: Tokyo Olympics without fans is the least they can do
“We had no choice,” said Seiko Hashimoto, the head of the Tokyo Olympics Organizing Committee, after announcing the decision to ban spectators from next month’s Games. It’s been clear for several months that foreign visitors would not be able to travel to Japan, but organizers had hoped to allow 10,000 local fans per event in order to create at least…
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South Sudan: Dashed hopes after 10 years of independence
The euphoria following South Sudan’s independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011 was short-lived. Less than a year and a half later, the resource-rich country was plunged into a brutal civil war, at a cost of almost 400,000 lives. As a result of the civil war, 1.6 million people of the country’s 11 million people are currently displaced within South…
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Haiti: Violence and politics culminate in presidential assassination
Haiti has become “a country in a state of shock” following the murder of President Jovenel Moise, Radio Metropole broadcaster Richard Widmaier told listeners as they tuned in to his news program from the capital, Port-au-Prince. The newscaster and station director later told DW that following the killing: “it’s like the streets of the capital have been swept clean.” Wednesday’s…
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South Africa’s ex-president Zuma starts serving jail term for contempt+++Nigerian kidnappings becoming the norm?+++Tales of returning migrants in the Gambia SOURCE: DW News
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COVID: Public frustration grows as cases surge in Thailand
Public trust in Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha’s government has reached new lows as the number of daily coronavirus infections spikes and the death toll rises. Confidence in Prayut’s regime was again undermined last week, following a leaked Health Ministry document that included a recommendation against giving health care workers an additional shot of the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine. Administering the vaccine,…
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Cannes: Film highlights societal sexism in Bangladesh
A new film screened at the 74th Cannes International Film Festival highlights widespread sexism and dangers for women in Bangladesh. The film, “Rehana Maryam Noor,” is based on the story of a woman who comes from a society where sexism and gender-based abuse is the norm. The movie also breaks ground for the Bangladeshi film industry, as the country’s first…
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Euro 2020: England make history with Wembley win over Denmark
England have reached the final of the European championships for the first time courtesy of a 2-1 win against Denmark in extra-time at the end of another spell-binding Euro 2020 fixture. Relive the action here. SOURCE: DW News
