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Games help escape the coronavirus crisis blues

Video games are a great way to escape frustration and the coronavirus blues, says Kristina Reymann-Schneider.

Germany's unenlightened fireworks fixation

Joel Dullroy

German leaders' failure to ban New Year's Eve fireworks shows the pandemic response is not evidence-based.

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Bundesliga during the COVID-19 pandemic? For sure!

The Bundesliga carries on play while amateur sports are in a hard lockdown. No problem, according to DW's Jens Krepela.

Joe Biden set to crank up pressure on Russia

Miodrag Soric

Once in office, Joe Biden could make life much tougher for Moscow — but he also needs to learn from past mistakes.

Boris Johnson's annus horribilis

Rob Mudge

The British prime minister's cavalier approach to COVID-19 and Brexit has beggared belief.

Extremists don't deserve a platform

Hans Pfeifer

Moving testimonies during the trial of the Halle synagogue attacker show that Germany still has a long way to go.

Opinion: Africa must unite to demand stolen art's return

Harrison Mwilima

Africans must work together to push for the restitution of art looted during the colonial era, says Harrison Mwilima.

Protect lives, not data, in COVID pandemic

Astrid Prange de Oliveira

Digital double standards and uncompromising data protection won't defeat the coronavirus pandemic.

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EU court ruling on kosher, halal slaughter is disastrous

Christoph Strack

The ECJ's decision to uphold a ban on kosher and halal slaughter threatens religious freedom, writes Christoph Strack.

Germany's informal workers deserve better

Grzegorz Szymanowski

After a series of COVID-19 outbreaks, conditions for Germany's informal abattoir workers are set to improve.

Robert Lewandowski is one of the greatest ever players

Opinion: Lewandowski is one of the greatest players ever

Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski scores so many goals that he has bored people with his feats.

ESA misses opportunity for gender equality

Anna Sacco

The space agency could have ended the year with a bang by appointing its first female director-general, says Anna Sacco.

EU takes on tech giants

Bernd Riegert

The EU has finally moved to hold internet companies to account. DW's Bernd Riegert predicts a long battle in the courts.

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Light at the end of the pandemic tunnel

Germany's frenzied debate about the vaccine timeline shows how on edge people are after a year of living with COVID-19.

The Dayton Accords could only do so much

Twenty-five years after the peace agreement, Bosnian politicians need to reckon with the country’s war-torn past.

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Opinion: Jürgen Klopp's boots too big to fill

After two near-miss runs at the title, sacking Lucien Favre wasn't a difficult decision. Being a very good coach is

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Bosnia still needs help, 25 years after Dayton

Rüdiger Rossig

Fixing the complicated state that emerged from the Bosnia-Herzegovina conflict requires commitment from Europe.

A smart shutdown

Marcel Fürstenau

Stricter measures are a rare sign of unity from federal and state governments. But Germany is in for a hard winter.

Saleemul Huq Experte für Klimawandel in London

Where we stand five years after the Paris Agreement

Saleemul Huq

After five years of the Paris Agreement, climate scientist Saleemul Huq says we are living in a climate-changed world.

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One last compromise

Barbara Wesel

Rule of law was put aside in order to save the EU budget and coronavirus stimulus package, DW's Barbara Wesel writes.

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Europe hasn't forgotten the climate crisis

The announcement that Europe has increased its 2030 climate reduction targets is welcome news says Neil King.

Opinion: 'Being a journalist marks me with a bull's eye'

Mimi Mefo: What if you are a woman journalist in a country like Cameroon where patriarchy is the norm?

Angela Merkel rocks Bundestag with pandemic speech

Christoph Strack

Angela Merkel's budget debate speech became a historic speech on pandemic responsibility, says DW's Christoph Strack.

Man carries a ballot box through a crowd in Ghana

Opinion: Ghana's peaceful elections mask a weak democracy

Ghana's peaceful election masks the its corruption and bad governance, says Ghanaian journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni.

With UCL walkoff, players step up fight against racism

Matt Pearson

Despite the fame and fortune, footballers are often used as pawns. The walkoff is a show of power rarely used.

Opinion: No winners in the Venezuela election

Johan Ramirez

Nicolas Maduro only appears to have emerged stronger from the elections, says DW's Johan Ramirez.

Corruption crushed voter turnout in Romania

Dana Alexandra Scherle

The pandemic is not the only why just one in three eligible voters cast ballots in Romania's parliamentary elections.

Europe can only beat coronavirus together

Barbara Wesel

British lawmakers have hailed the early vaccine approval as a Brexit success — blatant lies to claim undeserved credit.

Ghana's choice between a crocodile and an alligator

Michael Nyantakyi Oti

The two presidential front-runners have weak records on tackling corruption, leaving voters with little alternative.

Germany never took Trump's troop threat seriously

Jens Thurau

Even if US troops remain in Germany, Berlin still needs to think seriously about its own security.

Montenegro's new hope?

Miodrag Soric

Montenegro's new prime minister could usher in a new political era — but he faces an uphill battle.

Ending COVID could be a new dawn for climate

Stuart Braun

The pandemic has stifled urgent climate action in 2020, but it has also created opportunities.

Joshua Wong HK imprisonment is persecution by prosecution

Council Member Michael Mo says Joshua Wong's sentence could trigger a new wave of protests in HK and a mass exodus.

Opinion: Löw is a habit the DFB can't kick

Jörg Strohschein

Joachim Löw has kept his job, despite the negative developments surrounding Germany, writes DW's Jörg Strohschein.

COVID Christmas debate misses the point

Anja Brockmann

As the Christmas season nears, DW's Anja Brockmann is disconcerted that time of reflection is now politically charged.

France's new security bill attacks press freedom

Luisa von Richthofen

With his new security law, the French president is trying to come across as a man of "law and order."

Opinion: Boycotting Black Friday is a waste of time

Kristie Pladson

To challenge today's consumerism, people need to look outside their own shopping habits, writes DW's Kristie Pladson.

Hormones - The expert opinion

In Good Shape talks to neuroscientist and author Franca Parianen about hormones.

Germans ready to avoid a superspreader Christmas

Jens Thurau

Germany's extended partial coronavirus lockdown doesn't come as a surprise to anyone, writes DW's Jens Thurau.

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Opinion: Joe Biden's Cabinet picks — cause for optimism

Carolina Chimoy

Joe Biden has bet on experience and a Cabinet that looks like America, says Carolina Chimoy.

When will India give women the right to bleed?

Isha Bhatia

It's about time India gave millions of women in the country the right to menstrual hygiene, says DW's Isha Bhatia.

Sophie Scholl, Anne Frank and the coronavirus deniers

Martin Muno

When coronavirus deniers pose as victims of alleged Nazi methods to justify their actions, we have to stand up to them.

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Opinion: Ugandans are tired of Museveni

Daniel Gakuba

The protests in Uganda are an indication that people are sick and tired of President Yoweri Museveni's hunger for power.

Worrying calls for a firm hand to fight the coronavirus

Nemanja Rujevic

Calls for stricter government policies to curb the coronavirus should cause concern, says DW's Nemanja Rujeciv.

What role will the EU play in foreign affairs?

France's president and Germany's defense minister offer rival ideas for the bloc's future, DW's Michaela Küfner writes.

Amid coronavirus, democracy is at stake

Christoph Strack

The rhetoric surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic is becoming uglier — and harder to contain.