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Opinion Comment: Together or alone? For the ninth Time the German Chancellor to China has visited. Difficult to Meet this time, it was said in advance. The Chinese policy had become more self-confident. This opens up new paths, find Dagmar Engel. You could write this comment as in the past eight Visits by the Chancellor…

Art Christian Jankowski: “contemporary art needs a new audience” For the first time, an artist of the European art biennial Manifesta – of the German Christian Jankowski. He would like to open the art for ideas from the outside. What he meant by that, he says in a DW Interview. DW: Mr. Jankowski, what it…

Balkan Roth: “No discounts” in EU-accessions Germany and the European Union should lead the Western Balkan countries to the EU, says Minister of state Michael Roth. However, for the subjects of media freedom and corruption, it will go to the “Canned”. Minister of state Michael Roth at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum in Bonn…

Travel Rio repaired the bike path In time for the start of the Olympic games in August, the Atlantic waves destroyed the bike path to be repaired again. It was planned as a connection between the Olympic Park and the suburb of Barra. The Olympic organizers in Rio de Janeiro in hope, in the April…

World economy IMF worried about China The International monetary Fund is concerned: China needs to do more against the vulnerability of its economy. Problems of the IMF in the financial sector, but also in the modernisation costs in the industry. The warnings came at the end of an official fact-finding mission of the IMF through…

Music Led Zeppelin stole it from the Band Spirit? “Stairway To Heaven” is one of the most famous Songs of rock history, and was written in 1970 by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. It was thought for a long time. Until now, the ‘ 70s Band Spirit has reported. The famous guitar run, ushering in…

Philippines Abu Sayyaf as a copycat of the IS The Filipino underground organization, the Abu Sayyaf seeks the propagandistic proximity to the “Islamic state”. But according to experts it has no strong ideological similarities with the IS. The Philippine Islamists militia Abu Sayyaf killed according to information from a canadian hostage. The government in Manila…

Doping Operation Puerto Doping-blood bags are issued One of the biggest doping scandals in sports history is possibly its security. The blood bags be destroyed, in the case of Fuentes to a professional cyclist Jan Ullrich and co., but must be issued. It is the biggest doping scandal in Spain and the entire sports history…

Euromaxx Videos Superstar of sculptors: Tony Cragg He is one of the greats of contemporary art: the Briton Tony Cragg. In almost every metropolis in the world one of his sculptures. His hometown of Wuppertal, Germany now honors him with a major retrospective. Watch the Video 04:30 Share A visit to the Studio of Tony…

Opinion Comment: The ultimate sacrifice Numerous Plagues have already fallen on France in. What needs to happen so that the country gets back on its feet? There can be only one solution, says Max Hofmann. What God expects from France? He sends plague to plague, as in the 13. Century before Christ. At that time,…

Travel With the Vespa through Rome Around ten million tourists come every year to Rome. Probably the most stylish way to explore the Italian capital: a Tour with the Vespa. Past the Colosseum and Trevi fountain. Watch the Video 05:06 Share With the Vespa through Rome Facebook Twitter google+ Whatsapp Tumblr VZ Mr. Wong Xing…

NATO NATO wants to deter Russia The defense Ministers of NATO to equip in the East. The Goal: Deterrence. The force is not a real threat for Russia, but rather a Symbol and reassurance for the Baltic States and Poland. From Brussels Bernd Riegert. NATO Headquarters in Brussels: the US flag at half-mast because of…

International Cooperation Africa-Caribbean-Pacific and Europe: Threatens divorce? For more than forty years, the special partnership between the EU and the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP). But the agreement expires in 2020. After that, is unclear. Escape, Climate Change, Poverty. Since Monday members of Parliament from Europe and a total of 79 States from Africa,…

Venezuela Venezuela wants to revive the dialogue with the United States After a long diplomatic ice age, President Nicolás Maduro wants to speak clearly with the capitalist arch-Nemesis. So far, he had accused the US of inciting the severe economic crisis in Venezuela. The editorial recommends Venezuela’s President Maduro: “I stay in Power” In the…

USA Hillary Clinton’s wins last area code in Washington D.C. The race is made. In the U.S. capital, the last primaries of the Democrats for the presidential nomination took place. Hillary Clinton wouldn’t let your worst competitors, Sanders only here. For Hillary Clinton, about 79 percent, and for their rivals Bernie Sanders, about 21 per…