Since 2020, billionaire fortunes are up with world's richest five men doubling their wealth while the wealth of the bottom 60% has declined according to Oxfam. ( www.dw.com )
AI set to impact 60% of jobs in developed economies: IMF ( www.dw.com )
German 'remigration' debate fuels push to ban far-right AfD ( www.dw.com )
Ecuador : All 178 prison officials taken hostage by inmates in Ecuador have been freed, the prisons authority on Saturday, amid a deteriorating security situation in the South American country ( www.dw.com )
Slovakia: Surgery once again a condition for gender change – DW – 01/12/2024 ( www.dw.com )
Amy Zoyomi is a 29-year-old transgender woman from Lucenec, a town with 30,000 inhabitants in southern Slovakia. As an adult, Amy decided to move to the capital, Bratislava. Her gender identity was one of the main reasons for leaving her hometown....
Argentina's Milei backtracks on dollarization ( www.dw.com )
India-Maldives row: Muizzu says Maldives won't be bullied ( www.dw.com )
Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu asserted his country's independence amid fraying relations with India, as the island nation seeks closer ties with Beijing.
Russia's FSB arrests own citizen for alleged Poland spying – DW – 01/12/2024 ( www.dw.com )
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) on Friday said it had arrested a Russian national, working for a state firm, who it said was planning to pass on sensitive information to Poland....
Ukrainians weary but determined to fight on – DW – 01/12/2024 ( www.dw.com )
For many people in Ukraine, 2024 started just like 2023 ended — with Russian air assaults and rocket and drone attacks on infrastructure and homes. What's new is the scale of the bombardment: the Russian military is trying to get past Ukraine's air defenses by beefing up its firepower....
Germany: Sahra Wagenknecht launches new political party ( www.dw.com )
The former Left Party politician presented her team at a press conference in Berlin. It aims to defy labels with a mix of left-leaning economic, conservative migration and pro-Russian foreign policy initiatives....
China says Taiwan presidential favorite a 'severe danger' ( www.dw.com )
Days before Taiwan's key vote, China has warned that if William Lai wins the election, it will trigger cross-Strait conflict. The Taiwanese government has accused China of interference in the race.
Germany resumes weapons deliveries to Saudi Arabia – DW – 01/10/2024 ( www.dw.com ) Arabic
Habeck: Angry farmers trap German minister on ferry ( www.dw.com )
Russia, China ahead in race for Bolivia's lithium ( www.dw.com )
Germany mulls reintroduction of compulsory military service ( www.dw.com )
Germany: Doctors strike because of increasing costs and bureaucracy, lowered earnings, forced to work for free in times of emergency ( www.dw.com )
100 years on, Germany looks back at Hitler's coup attempt ( www.dw.com )
TIL - After World War II, thousands of Nazis fled to South America along so-called ratlines — often with the help of Catholic clergy ( www.dw.com )
Afghanistan: Taliban burn musical instruments ( www.dw.com )
Taliban's religious police reportedly burned a number of musical instruments in the western province of Herat, according to a Sunday report by the state-run news agency Bakhtar....
Kyiv imposes ban on Russian-language culture ( www.dw.com )
Street musicians singing Russian songs in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv could soon face problems. Likewise, bars and restaurants playing Russian background music may end up getting in trouble....