Previously exiled Myanmar citizens are returning to their native land armed with knowledge and skills to share with their countrymen and help rebuild the country. Ate Hoekstra reports from Yangon. Joshua Htet had always dreamt...
More than 100 cities worldwide get at least 70 percent of their electricity from renewable sources, according to a new initiative. How did they manage and what can we learn from them? Cities are responsible...
Arctic scientist Julienne Stroeve has seen the effects of greenhouse gases first hand. She has some long-term ideas on how to reduce them as well as some very simple short-term ones. Arctic ice researcher Julienne...
US President Donald Trump has suggested Canada and Mexico could win exemptions to his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum if they agree to a new free trade deal. Ottawa said this was “absolutely unacceptable.”...
Samsung’s new smartphone features an enhanced camera said to be modeled on the human eye. But by getting sucked into the hype, do we risk losing sight of the bigger picture? DW’s Kate Ferguson takes...
On Wednesday, SpaceX postponed the launch of two tester satellites for a super-fleet of 12,000 — part of its Starlink space-based global internet. Good. That gives us an extra day to talk about cyber security...
Australia, the US, India and Japan are talking about plans for a regional scheme to counterbalance China’s growing influence, a report says. A US official spoke of an “alternative” rather than a “rival” plan. Australia,...
The European aircraft manufacturer has never faced as much upheaval as it does today. At Airbus’ headquarters in Toulouse, there is much uncertainty, but many also see opportunities. DW’s Andreas Spaeth reports. It was a...
Turbines built by GE create a third of the world’s electricity. But with a $9.8 billion loss and the looming risk of being dropped from the Dow, GE is in a real-time meltdown. From New...
The world economy is growing fast and according to a respected UK economic forecaster, that is behind an improved British growth forecast. As ever though, the outcome of Brexit decides all. A leading economic forecaster...
Are experiments on humans unethical? Well, would you take medicine that had only been tested on mice? Judith Hartl says her problem is with the corporate sponsorship of tests sold to the public as scientific...
Economic growth in India is forecast to beat out last year. The emerging economy is thus on track to regain the title of the world’s fastest growing major economy, once again overtaking China. India published its...
