World
16 Dec
With Christmas just around the corner, we take a closer look at what's driving trends this holiday season. Corks will be popping, but maybe not as many as in the past few years. We discuss the state of France's champagne sector with Faustine Konrat, a small champagne producer in the region.
16 Dec
Venezuela has claimed sovereignty over Guyana's oil-rich Essequibo region. Locals and officials in the capital Georgetown told DW how anxious they are.
16 Dec
In a dramatic twist, Ukraine and Moldova got the OK to start EU membership talks after days of hardballing from Hungary. Viktor Orban, however, held up a deal on €50 billion of financing for Kyiv.
16 Dec
A jury ordered Rudy Giuliani, one of Donald Trump's former lawyers, to pay $148 million in damages for lying about two poll workers rigging the vote in the US state of Georgia. Giuliani said he will appeal the order.
16 Dec
6 The evaluation committee concluded that“there is a large and robust evidence base for the acute benefits of CFTR modulators.” Clinical trial evidence shows that Kaftrio improves lung function, growth, and weight gain and reduces the number of lung infections more than standard treatment.
16 Dec
The move is backed by Republicans, who make up the majority of the House of Representatives. US President Joe Biden, a Democrat, has said he is being attacked "with lies."
16 Dec
This weekend, Chileans will again vote on whether or not to replace the country's constitution. The current one dates back to 1980 and the Pinochet dictatorship. The December 17 referendum is the second attempt to change the text.
16 Dec
Bangladesh's main opposition party has decided to boycott the upcoming national election following a monthslong crackdown that has seen thousands of party leaders and members arrested.
16 Dec
Muslims, migration, and nuclear energy all get fresh focus in a new CDU manifesto. The draft has already drawn widespread criticism.
16 Dec
Women's representation in Congolese politics has been minimal — until now. Ahead of the December 20 election, support for a fresh wave of women candidates is growing.
16 Dec
Islamist militants rammed an explosive-laden truck into a police station in an attack claimed by a Pakistani Taliban group.
15 Dec
It's the second coming of Donald Tusk, with implications well beyond Poland’s borders. Two months after a general election win marked by huge turnout comes a comeback for the centre-right leader. Tusk's first stint as prime minister was followed up by a move to Brussels where as president of the European Council, he found himself clashing with the leadership of his own country.
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Tunde Onakoya, the Nigerian Chess expert who smashed the previous Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon has returned to Nigeria. The founder of Chess In Slums Africa broke a new record of 60 hours of playtime in New York’s Times Square last Saturday, which is still receiving confirmation from GWR.
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The German government revised its economic growth forecast for 2024 marginally from 0.2% to 0.3%, Economy Minister Robert Habeck confirmed on Wednesday afternoon.
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The central Mexican city of Celaya has become the scene of a brutal turf war between rival drug cartels. These criminal groups have taken advantage of its strategic position at the crossroads for transporting drugs into the United States. Kidnappings, shootouts with police and drive-by killings now occur on an almost daily basis in broad daylight. Nearly 500 people were killed in Celaya last year. The city's police officers (pictured) risk their lives every day and are forced to travel in armoured vehicles. Our France 2 colleagues report, with FRANCE 24's Lauren Bain.
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We look at the US papers, who react to Ukraine being granted a $61 billion aid package. Also, five migrants die attempting to cross the Channel, just hours after the controversial Rwanda asylum bill is passed by the UK parliament.
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With the rate of insurgency in Borno State, many lives and families have been severely affected, with thousands being displaced and forced to live in internally displaced camps (IDP). A mother, who has lost neighbors, family, friends, and loved ones still in captivity, shares her heartbreaking experience of living in constant fear. She calls on the government to provide more basic amenities to help her and others in the IDP camp in Chabbol village, Borno state.