Category: English

  • The West plate stinks

    About the Western Board used to be a Polish enclave within the Free city of Danzig – today “black clouds”. And the stink. A visit to the site. “Danziger Chernobyl” call the inhabitants of their district Nowy port. Quite different is the Image of the district was to the Communist era, as the Gdansk night…

  • Hong Kong: Apple offers Beijing the forehead

    China accuses the US technology group Apple, to support the government-critical protesters in Hong Kong. The would use an Apple App, the police trick. The US group is criticized in the newspaper of the Communist party of China. The newspaper objected to the admission of a particular App on Apple devices, the movement of the…

  • Climate protection in Africa: “The forest is our life”

    In African countries, the inhabitants are increasingly used to manage their forests themselves. However, the pressure on the Ecosystem remains: companies rely on profitable tree plantations, not natural diversity. African countries say the climate change battle, a Large area of forest reforested areas. In the East, Ethiopia has set up in July, possibly a world…

  • Why Deutsche and Commerzbank to shed thousands of Posts

    First, the German Bank, now Commerzbank: With the deletion of thousands of the money houses push ahead with its massive reconstruction. But also in the case of the savings banks, busy, busy, busy. For years, the German banks are finding it difficult. They complain about the low interest rates, high demands of regulators and the…

  • UN in need of money: Why are the coffers empty?

    The United Nations are in the worst financial crisis since many years. By the end of October, the reserves could be depleted. What’s next? Here are the most important questions and answers. It is bad for the finances of the United Nations. UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, said in New York the “worst financial crisis for…

  • Germany and the Kurds

    The German government had warned Turkey before the Offensive, and supported the Kurdish Peshmerga continues. The military operation could have a serious effect on the German domestic and foreign policy. The Federal government had turned a few hours previously to Ankara. On demand of the Deutsche Welle, the spokesman of the foreign office, Mr Burger…

  • Ukrainian filmmaker Sentsov: “clash of two worldviews”

    Over five years, the filmmaker Oleg Sentsov was in Russian custody. Now he is free again and spoke with DW about his imprisonment, about torture and about his dream to see Putin before the court. The Russian authorities have left the Ukrainian film Director Oleg Sentsov five and a half years after his arrest in…

  • Reparation? For the first time, two literature Nobel prizes are awarded

    Sexual harassment, corruption, the cancellation of the ceremony – after the Scandal of 2018, will be honored this year two writers. A new Jury is to restore the reputation of the Swedish Academy. In the history of the Nobel prize for literature in 2018 was certainly not a good year. Allegations of sexual harassment, rape,…

  • “Fritzi – a turn of wonder-a history” comes to the cinema

    The child-friendly narrative of the fall of the Berlin wall celebrates its German cinema release. The Film is based on the children’s book “Fritzi was a Schott in the process,” by Hanna. In a DW Interview, she tells how it came to the book. The Monday demonstrations that originated in the Leipzig Nikolai Church, led…

  • Germany is lame

    In terms of international competitiveness, Germany must vacate his seat on the podium – at least in the Ranking of the world economic forum. Problem: the Internet supply in this country. Germany falters in competitiveness in comparison with other countries: In the new rankings of the world economic forum (WEF) falls back to the Federal…

  • Bastian Schweinsteiger professional finished career

    His Chicago Fire fail to enter into the Playoffs, therefore, the time for Bastian is now Schweinsteiger came: He stopped, after 17 years of his career as a professional and makes a hint to the future. After the early Out for the Chicago Fire before the Playoffs, it had suspected a few already, now the…

  • Brexit – the guilty wanted

    An anonymous British government source-spread on Monday, in a telephone conversation between Boris Johnson and Angela Merkel declaring the Brexit negotiations failed. At the presentation, there is doubt. At the lunch, EU Council President Donald Tusk threw a Hammer in the direction of Downing Street: “Boris Johnson: What’s the issue here, is not a stupid…

  • The “intelligence action” of Bydgoszcz

    As the Remains of Władysław Bieliński in a mass grave were found, returned one of the perpetrators, Jacob Lölgen, as a respected citizen in the German society. He was never punished for deeds in Poland. Maria chose the warmest sweater. The zipper and collar. They feared that it would be Władysław cold. The autumn was…

  • The Berlin wall discover – 30 years after your case

    The Berlin wall is shown today as a photo stop at Checkpoint Charlie, as Graffiti artwork at the East Side Gallery. DW-reporter Hallie Rawlinson wanted to learn more about the history of the wall. The Berlin wall, the most tangible Symbol of the Cold war, fell 30 years ago, on 9. November 1989. Four years…

  • Bolivians protest against cooperation with the German

    If soon everywhere in the world, electric cars are driving Lithium to be an even more important commodity. In Bolivia, the people, against international cooperation, interested in the easy-to-metal contact. With road blockades, people in Bolivia against a German protest-Bolivian agreement for the recovery of Lithium in the Uyuni salt lake (article image). In the…

  • In search of the “Brahms Code”

    A DW-TV production embarks on the traces of Johannes Brahms – together with the star conductor Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie. A challenge and an adventure at the same time. Relentlessly, the timpani beats at the beginning of the 1. Symphony of Johannes Brahms, he has worked for a whole 14 years. Powerful and…

  • Kristalina Georgieva: With Beethoven for the top job

    Kristalina Georgieva occurs for the first Time as a new IMF Chief to the Public. The woman is an extraordinary phenomenon – the Eastern European is showered with praise from all sides. Restraint you will need. There are all the stories about the new IMF Director, are to be found in the international press, a…

  • The Internet and the protests in Iraq

    Promises of reform, home – and Internet changed the locks nothing in the anger of the people in Iraq. They document the crackdown by the security forces in the Social media and to show how necessary it is. In the since of a week of ongoing unrest in Iraq have been killed, according to government…

  • Syria: The Invasion and the jihadists

    In Northern Syria, where Turkey wants to set up their “security zone”, are also camps and prisons in which organized jihadists are imprisoned. The could use the war to escape to Europe. Preparing for invasion: a Turkish military vehicle on the border with Syria, 4.10.2019 The preparations are completed, the Offensive in Northern Syria is…

  • The “action intelligence” of Bydgoszcz

    As the Remains of Władysław Bieliński in a mass grave were found, returned Jacob Lölgen as a respected citizen in the German society. Was he punished for his use in Poland never. Maria chose the warmest sweater. The zipper and collar. They feared that it would be Władysław cold. The autumn was always uncomfortable. She…

  • “The burning of the Amazon is a global Problem”

    The Vatican is looking to the Amazon-Synod of new ways of dealing with the Amazon. Here, if a collision threatens, with the right of the national government of Jair Bolsonaro, because the pursuing of their own goals. “We are all concerned about the large fires that have developed in the Amazon. We pray that you…

  • Eco-Rebellion in Berlin

    Climate change activists demonstrate in the capital. Activists of the “Extinction Rebellion” put to the part of the traffic to a halt. You want to make on the climate disaster alert and are disappointed by the government. Protest makes you tired. Adriene, you can see the. He has deep circles under the eyes. And you…

  • Image-editing-Apps put to the Test: “Enlight Quickshot”

    Who wants to be photographed with your Smartphone and quickly share beautiful results to share, you need effective Tools for image editing. DW Digital life tests the most popular Apps. This Week: “Quickshot”. Software manufacturer light tricks with “Quickshot” a professional photo App. The App is free in the iOS App Store – both for…

  • Ireland: The Leaving and the border

    For years a lot of talk and expected in terms of Brexit. Just before the end, but it seems to only go to a 500 – Kilometer-long border between Ireland and Northern Ireland. There are many dangers threaten. You could, if there was Drama to the last act in the Brexit-from a long civil war,…