Record number of dollar millionaires worldwide, study says ( www.dw.com )
The world has never had so many rich people, according to the World Wealth Report. And they are richer than ever, thanks to their investments in the stock market boom....
Germany: Far-right AfD candidate attacked in Mannheim ( www.dw.com )
South Korea decries trash balloons dropped by North ( www.dw.com )
More than 150 balloons with trash from the North were detected in South Korea. The North had vowed to retaliate against South Korean activists for sending anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets across the border....
Latin American voters ditch socialism for free enterprise ( www.dw.com )
Jose Raul Mulino's election victory in Panama confirms a shift in Latin America economic policies. Disenchanted with years of state intervention in the economy, voters now hope free markets will improve their lives....
Illicit fentanyl is entering the US at highest rates ever ( www.dw.com )
Officials seized more than 115 million pills containing fentanyl in 2023. The opiate is often mixed with street drugs and linked to overdoses....
Social media abstinence can boost self-esteem ( www.dw.com )
A Canadian study has found that refraining from social media for a week can have a positive impact on one's body image. Online beauty ideals are most harmful to young women who try to achieve unhealthy body shapes....
Britain's economy exits recession ahead of elections ( www.dw.com )
The UK's economy grew stronger than expected at 0.6% in the first quarter of this year. However, the country's economic growth after the COVID-19 pandemic has been slow....
Hamburg: Hundreds protest against 'caliphate' rally ( www.dw.com )
In response to protesters calling for a 'caliphate' in Germany last week, hundreds of people took to the streets of Hamburg to voice support for democracy. The latest rally was organized by secular Islamic groups....
30 years on, South Africa's dream of unity lies shattered ( www.dw.com )
Thirty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa is looking back on a democratic but deeply divided society. Political divisions have fueled a growing disappointment with Nelson Mandela's liberation party, the ANC....
Espionage in the EU: Is the bloc ready to ward off spies? ( www.dw.com )
Russia has systematically maintained contacts with far-right and far-left parties, and other personalities and movements to gain support from institutional actors within the union in order to legitimize its illegal and criminal actions," the draft statement, set to go to the vote on Thursday and subject to change or rejection,...
Germany: Right-wing AfD's Maximilian Krah faces probe on Russia, China 'payments' ( www.dw.com )
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Germany: Right-wing AfD's Maximilian Krah faces probe on Russia, China 'payments' ( www.dw.com )
German public prosecutors have launched two preliminary investigations into the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)'s top European parliamentary candidate after media reports suggested that he had received payments from foreign powers....
EU sets TikTok ultimatum over 'addictive' new app feature ( www.dw.com )
The European Commission is threatening to suspend the TikTok Lite rewards programme, unless the Chinese-owned app provides answers within 24 hours....
US, Philippines kick off combat drills amid China tension ( www.dw.com )
The joint drills include simulations of US and Filipino troops recapturing islands as Manila and Beijing contest maritime territory in the South China Sea....
Nigerian's 60-hour chess marathon breaks record ( www.dw.com )
Tunde Onakoya played chess nonstop for 60 hours on New York City's Times Square and is looking to raise money for children in need across Africa....
X blocks posts in India after election commission order ( www.dw.com )
Social media platform X has blocked posts in India involving political speech following orders from the country's election commission ahead of upcoming polls, the company said late on Tuesday....
Germany busts people-smuggling ring for Chinese nationals ( www.dw.com )
German police have arrested 10 people in an operation to combat people smuggling across eight states. The suspects are believed to have illegally procured clients residency permits in exchange for large sums of money....
From solar to EVs: With China's overproduction and state subsidies, the US and EU are working to ensure that their clean-energy sectors aren't wiped out by unfair competition ( www.dw.com )
Beijing's industrial subsidies are on average three to four times higher than in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries — sometimes up to nine times as much. A report published this week by IfW-Kiel estimated that industrial subsidies amounted to €221 billion or 1.73% of China's gross...
China and Russia agree to boost ties in opposition to West ( www.dw.com )
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Tuesday that Beijing would "strengthen strategic cooperation" with Moscow during a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov. ...
Tech war: China could face US, EU curbs over legacy chips ( www.dw.com )
After the US cut China's access to cutting-edge chips, the EU and US are concerned about the country's dominance of semiconductors used in everyday technology....
Is China building a strategic foothold in Cambodia? ( www.dw.com )
Joint military drills this month suggest the ties between China and Cambodia are growing stronger. Experts argue Beijing will use Cambodia as a conduit to further its strategic interests in the South China Sea....
