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Paul Krantz
The Dangers of App-Based Delivery Work
24 May 2022
Though new delivery startups boast of record investment earnings, many of their workers complain about tiring labor, poor compensation and organizational issues. Paul Krantz reports from Berlin.
Gaby Reucher
How COVID-19 Made Germany’s Classical Music Industry More Sustainable
24 Feb 2022
The pandemic prompted many German classical music festivals and orchestras to adopt more sustainable practices.
Insa Wrede
Tschüss, Cars: a Path to Sustainable Transportation Emerges in German Countryside
16 Feb 2022
In rural parts of Germany, it's nearly impossible to get by without your own car. But a few simple changes could make a big difference.
Heike Mund
Auschwitz's Harrowing History
28 Jan 2022
On January 27, 1945, observed as Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Soviet army liberated prisoners from Auschwitz, revealing unimaginable horrors perpetrated by the Third Reich.
Cristian Stefanescu, Keno Verseck
Romania: Right-Wing Extremists Target German Mayor
19 Jan 2022
Last week, right-wing extremists stormed the city hall in Timisoara, targeting the German mayor. The far-right party behind the violence is becoming more popular and causing a major political problem…
DW Staff
After COVID Vaccine Menstruation Findings, a Sigh of Relief — and Indignation
14 Jan 2022
As one woman who experienced an irregular menstrual cycle after the COVID-19 vaccine, Sonya Diehn feels reassured that this has now been scientifically acknowledged. But why has it taken so long?
Oliver Pieper
Germany's Coal Phaseout: The Last Farmer Standing
11 Jan 2022
Lützerath, in western Germany, is set to disappear for the sake of brown coal mining. All 90 residents have been relocated. Only one, Eckhardt Heukamp, vows to stay.
Stefan Nestler, Janek Speight
The Risk of Dementia in Football: A Ticking Time Bomb?
27 Dec 2021
For a long time, links to dementia were widely ignored in professional football. This has now started to change, at least in the English game, where the issue is addressed much more than in Germany.
Rayna Breuer
Exploring 200 Years of Hatred in German History
23 Dec 2021
Hatred of the system, of Jews, of women, of science: From revolutionary plans to far-right attacks, an exhibition tackles two centuries of hostile actions in Germany.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Rise of Centre-Left in Germany
28 Sep 2021
In sum, what emerges is that Germany will have a three-way coalition government but it will be formed only after much wrangling through several months.