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The Arolsen archive holds millions of documents relating to Nazi victims. In the meantime, many of the documents are also available on the net. DW-author Emmanuelle Chaze discovered some of their own family history. The archive of the Nazi atrocities is, of all things, in the tranquil town of Bad Arolsen in North Hessen. The…

In his latest novel, Salman Rushdie, Trash-TV, the opioid crisis and racism in the United States to a modernized Version of Miguel de Cervantes’ “Don Quijote linked”. An Overview of Salman Rushdie’s work “Quixote” (2019) Salman Rushdie’s “Quixote” modernise Cervantes’s classic and laid the quest of an aging traveler in today’s USA. He plays with…

No more – the transfer market in Europe has closed. The League has invested a record amount. In an international comparison with European leagues you have to do but it is still in the back. Joao Felix, Lucas Hernandez, and Harry Maguire (v. l. n. r.) In European football continues to invest heavily. Record transfers…

The recent unrest in Papua in the extreme East of Indonesia are a result of a policy of discrimination and exploitation. Peace activists demand that Jakarta, a political solution will open. Violent protests and clashes between indigenous people and security forces in the Indonesian province of Papua have again thrown a spotlight on the decades-old…

Because the Bavarian government refuses to judge, despite the court, Diesel-driving bans to be arranged, the European court of justice with the question: Should politicians be Forced detained? The German environmental aid (DUH) demands that the Prime Minister of Bavaria, Markus Söder, and high-ranking officials not to be taken in forced detention, because they comply…

The United Nations has launched a new mediation to unite the Mediterranean island. The last attempt was failed, 2017. The biggest Problem lies in the sea in front of the holiday Paradise. Watch the Video 03:19 Share Approximation in Cyprus? Send Facebook Twitter google+ Tumblr VZ Xing Newsvine Digg Permalink https://p.dw.com/p/3OxeF Approximation in Cyprus? The…

The Auschwitz Survivor Anita Lasker-Wallfisch was awarded the German national prize. In her speech she talks about the old and the new anti-Semitism, the poisonous effect of hatred and hope. “Is there an antidote?”, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch asks in the face of widespread anti-Semitism. “I don’t think so”, she says in her acceptance speech for the…

The government crisis in Italy is over, says the head of the populist 5-star, Luigi Di Maio. His movement has said, with nearly 80 percent “Yes” to marriage with the social Democrats. From Rome Bernd Riegert. Party chief Di Maio (m) is known, the clear “Yes” of its movement to the coalition The attempt of…

From the collapse of the Soviet Union has recovered Armenia economically never. A third of the population has left since 1991 the country. Environmental protection has been on the Agenda at the very bottom. The changes now. Watch the Video 05:29 Share Armenia: The rocky road to a green economy Send Facebook Twitter google+ Tumblr…

The power struggle between the British Prime Minister and the Parliament goes into the decisive round. Tory rebels want to vote with the Opposition to make a No-Deal-Brexit impossible. “I don’t want new elections, you do not want new elections,” said Boris Johnson, at his standing Desk in front of Downing Street on Monday evening.…

At the end of the Argentine, Diego Schwartzman was too toxic for Alexander Zverev. The German tennis player was defeated in the second round of the US Open in four sets. Julia Görges missed the quarter-finals. He was in New York too many errors: Alexander Zverev Alexander Zverev and Julia Görges have missed at the…

The success of the AfD in the Landtag elections in Saxony and Brandenburg, is a blow for the coalition government in Berlin, to comment on international Newspapers. But it had not been for the disaster. The election results were “a shock … but not the earthquake that had all feared,” writes the Italian newspaper Corriere…

Dominik Koepfer is eliminated in the second round of the US Open, but has opened a whole new Chapter in his life as a Tennis professional. The attention of the German Public has him safe for now. The disappointment was limited. “It has made a lot of fun,” said Dominik Koepfer. Even if the 6:3,…

The state Parliament elections in Saxony and Brandenburg, have shifted the balance of forces. The AfD cheers, the CDU and the SPD cool her blue eyes, the Left and the FDP are still in shock. How is it now? Watch the Video 02:06 Parties discuss election results The choice of winners a bit earlier. So…

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: “Filterra”. “Filterra” is free in the iOS App Store for iPad and iPhone available. The App offers a large number of editing tools…

Worldwide, nearly nine million of tuberculosis are diagnosed annually, mostly in poorer countries. 1.4 million die from it. New drugs are urgently needed because TUBERCULOSIS bacteria forming resistance. Against tuberculosis, there was for a long time no new drugs. Now, a has received approval. It is the third within six years. “You can’t treat tuberculosis…

Red-Green, Black-Green, Red-Red: These Two covenants were long taboo. According to the AfD’s success in Brandenburg and Saxony, almost the whole of the East will soon have a Three-party governments. A and review. Joschka Fischer, in Jeans and sneakers in 1985 in Hessen, the first red-green government was formed Joschka Fischer was often a political…

In the Bavarian small town, time seems to stand still: the visitors feel here like in the middle ages, because many of the houses from this period are preserved in Rothenburg original. A visit with panoramic views. Timber-framed, with winding streets, a continuous city wall, Rothenburg is pure romance. Every year around two million tourists…

Reports from all over the world, Interviews, writers, portraits, book recommendations, and 100 English-speaking novels in short videos. The new English YouTube channel “DW Books” starts with a sumptuous offer. YouTube and books – is this not a contradiction? On the contrary, for some years, the channels have to shoot, especially young Booktuber through the…

Prior to the elections in Brandenburg and Saxony, the tension was great. The rights of AfD wanted to be number one. They just missed. What does this mean for the Federal States and Berlin? Sabine Kinkartz reported. The Brandenburg Minister-President Dietmar Woidke (SPD) seems to be despite the loss of votes satisfied “The friendly Saxons…

The results of the elections in Saxony and Brandenburg will determine the cultural climate in both countries. First reactions from artists, Museum and theater people see opportunities for a positive politicization. The state elections in the two Eastern German States of Saxony and Brandenburg were in the world followed with great attention. Alone in the…

On 2. September 2018, was destroyed by a major fire in the national Museum in Rio de Janeiro. Much of the unique collections is lost forever. But on the first anniversary of the disaster, optimism reigns again. In the last twelve months, Murilo Bastos has screened mainly of rubble in the burned-out São Cristóvão Palace,…

The defeat against League-newcomer Union Berlin is a shock for Borussia Dortmund. There is doubt as to the issued of the season goal of winning the championship, and the demise of DW-sports editor Edward McCambridge says. Borussia Dortmund has been beaten, overrun, and in the end played out. The Dortmund Team liked the on-paper superior…

Charles Leclerc moves in Belgium its first Grand Prix success. Sebastian Vettel is Fourth. But pure joy came up at any of the protagonists. The race to Read here in the DW-live Ticker! Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc celebrated at the Belgian Grand Prix the first formula 1 victory of his career. A day after the…