faster
18 Dec 2021
Global health body said the new variant has a "substantial growth advantage over delta". More data is still needed to determine the severity of the strain.
13 Jul 2021
Africa is being hit hard by a third wave of Covid-19. The continent has marked its worst week yet of the pandemic and the WHO warns that the worst is yet to come. Meanwhile, Uganda is still facing its second wave. We speak to epidemiologist Chris Baryomunsi about the measures taken there. Plus, human rights groups welcome the jailing of former South African president Jacob Zuma after he handed himself in to serve a 15-month sentence for contempt of court.
18 Mar 2017
The future is racing towards electric cars. They’re getting greener, faster and more accessible by the day. Yet their impact on the environment is real.
Latest
1 day ago
The bid to remove Boluarte comes amid violent protests following the ousting of former president Pedro Castillo.
1 day ago
Germany says Ukraine will receive promised Leopard 2 tanks by early April. Russia has meanwhile sent more missiles as it continues its brutal and illegal invasion. DW has the latest.
1 day ago
Thousands turn out to opposition-organised protests in South Africa to express deepening frustration over the country's power crisis. Also, in a rare trial of a former president, ex-Mauritanian leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz appears in court on corruption charges.
1 day ago
With the demand for e-cars rising, Europe needs its own battery industry, and the ability to extract its own raw materials used to produce them. We visit one of Europe's largest nickel mines that's working to make the process more sustainable.
1 day ago
The movie "Joyland" failed to make the Oscar nominations for best international feature film. But the first Pakistani film to be selected for the Cannes Film Festival is still making headlines. It tells the story of a married man who falls in love with a transgender erotic dancer.
