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19 Aug 2023
A new study has found that refugees in Germany have overall integrated well into the workforce. But many are overqualified for the jobs that they do.
19 Aug 2023
Russia has not reported any casualties or any damages in the alleged drone strikes. Meanwhile, Lithuania has urged Germany to speed up its deployment of troops in the Baltic country. Follow DW for more.
19 Aug 2023
At least 67 people have died in wildfires on Hawaii's Maui island, making it the deadliest natural disaster in the state's history. Residents of the devastated city of Lahain returned home to take stock of the damage.
18 Aug 2023
The independent monitoring group Golos says the detention of its co-chair Grigory Melkonyants is aimed at hindering public observation of the upcoming elections in Russia.
18 Aug 2023
It's a low point in public opinion of state institutions in Germany, according to a major survey. Everyone from the average voter to the chancellor is demanding better from their bureaucracy.
18 Aug 2023
If workers at liquefied natural gas plants in Western Australia walk off the job, EU states may have to outbid China for the remaining winter supplies.
18 Aug 2023
Terrorists consider the Scandinavian country a "prioritized target," its domestic security service warned. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said some attacks have already been thwarted.
18 Aug 2023
Herta Müller was persecuted by Romania's communist-era secret police because she dared to write what the authorities didn't want written. She left the country in 1987 and was awarded the Literature Nobel Prize in 2009.
18 Aug 2023
The UN rights chief said Pyongyang was using resources for its nuclear program even as people failed to access basic necessities. This was the first meeting on North Korea by the UN Security Council in six years.
18 Aug 2023
An ally of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has been elected parliamentary speaker, boosting his efforts to form another government. The speaker's appointment was secured thanks to support from Catalan separatists.
18 Aug 2023
Five surprising facts about amphorae, the disposable packaging of antiquity, used for transporting oil, wine and olives. Their remains provide archeological information about food preferences and trade.
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