Biodiversity Explained: What is biopiracy? Deutsche WelleDeveloping countries are trying to get rich nations to share the profits from discoveries based on their biodiversity.
Literature Still fighting for free speech: Salman Rushdie turns 75 Deutsche WelleOn June 19, Rushdie turns 75. Despite death threats, the brave author hasn’t stopped speaking up for freedom of speech.
Climate Change Is climate activism too tame? Deutsche WelleActivists must ramp up civil disobedience and pressure banks to stop funding fossil fuel, say top climate campaigners.
War Crimes No freedom for victims of sexual violence in conflict Deutsche WelleSexual violence is present whenever conflict erupts. Adolescent girls are particularly at risk of sex as a weapon.
This Day in History Watergate: How a scandal produced a suffix Deutsche WellePartygate, Nipplegate and Dieselgate all owe their names to a break-in that rocked Washington 50 years ago.
Literature Ruth Ozeki wins Women’s Prize for Fiction for ‘The Book of Form and Emptiness’ Deutsche WelleThe Canadian-American author’s winning novel is about a bereaved boy who hears objects speaking to him.
Southeast Asia Is China building a military base in Cambodia? Deutsche WelleThe China-funded redevelopment of a Cambodian naval base has raised concern.
Food Shortages Will wheat prices remain elevated? Deutsche WelleGlobal wheat prices have doubled recently, for which Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is partly yet not fully to blame.
Climate Change Methane hunters fight climate change with plumbing Deutsche WelleThe oil and gas industry is choking the atmosphere with a heat-trapping gas stronger than CO2.
Africa Africa could feed itself with the right infrastructure Deutsche WelleAfrica has enough fertile soil and water to meet its own needs, but there are many hurdles preventing this.
Art Unravelling a WWII family secret Deutsche WelleBy investigating her family’s history under the Nazis, Katharina Feil rediscovered two trailblazing female artists.
Africa South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s mysterious millions cast political shadow Deutsche WelleSouth Africa’s leader faces accusations of having stolen and concealed millions of dollars at one of his game farms.
Films like ‘Avatar 2’ challenge how acting is thought of as a craft It is reduced to something mechanical and processed, replicable, and too reliant on technology.
SlideshowSea changeIndia could learn a few lessons from small island nations like Maldives on mitigating climate change.
