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Eco Africa
Women drive climate action in The Gambia. Plus: How mushroom farming could be key to a better future, while retired chickens boost olive harvests!
Interview - Hans-Jürgen Völz, Economist
The backbone of the German economy is small and medium sized businesses, known in Germany as the Mittelstand. But with an economy in recession, that's putting on the pressure on smaller companies. DW's Daniel Winter speaks to the chief economist of the association BVMW, which represents SMEs, Hans-Jürgen Völz.
DocFilm
Offshore wind energy is being massively expanded in Europe. This is having some harmful effects on marine wildlife. Marine researchers in the North Sea are investigating just how serious the problem is. What they have discovered is astonishing.
Eco India
From oil leaks from shipwrecks to coastal erosion in Chennai - our planet is under pressure. But hope comes from unexpected places, like cow dung-powered energy and sustainable fish subscriptions, proving that innovation can turn crisis into opportunity.
Interview - Hans-Jürgen Völz, Economist
The backbone of the German economy is small and medium sized businesses, known in Germany as the Mittelstand. But with an economy in recession, that's putting on the pressure on smaller companies. DW's Daniel Winter speaks to the chief economist of the association BVMW, which represents SMEs, Hans-Jürgen Völz.
REV
REV tests the new Mazda CX60, a midsize SUV available as a diesel or plug-in hybrid. Cyclist Damilare Adewuyi breaks boundaries with BMX bikes in Lagos. And converted military trucks carry tourists to Uruguay’s coast.
Interview
Donald Trump's former National Security Advisor John Bolton warns Europe and NATO members not to overreact and break up the Western alliance. In an in-depth interview with DW’s Washington Bureau Chief Ines Pohl, he talks about how Europe should deal with the Trump administration, and offers his views on the planned European military mission for Ukraine.
Tomorrow Today
This time: how science can help us confront future challenges. Could gene-edited yeast replace dairy cows? What about environmentally friendly urban cooling with green roofs? And can crop plants be ‘vaccinated’ to grow more resistant to pests?
Shift
Online games can be fun and foster creativity. But they can also pose significant risks to children and young people, especially when it comes to extremist content. So, what should we be mindful of when gaming?
DocFilm
Space is a contested area. World powers and private corporations alike are launching more and more rockets and satellites into space. But these constructions all leave behind scrap metal, which continues to orbit the earth at high speed.
Interview - Hans-Jürgen Völz, Economist
The backbone of the German economy is small and medium sized businesses, known in Germany as the Mittelstand. But with an economy in recession, that's putting on the pressure on smaller companies. DW's Daniel Winter speaks to the chief economist of the association BVMW, which represents SMEs, Hans-Jürgen Völz.
To the Point
US President Donald Trump wants to protect American manufacturing and create jobs through tariffs. A risky bet threatening world trade? Our guests: Beatrix Keim (car expert); Claudia Schmucker (geoeconomic analyst); Clifford Coonan (DW) Erik Kirschbaum (LA Times)
Shift
Online games can be fun and foster creativity. But they can also pose significant risks to children and young people, especially when it comes to extremist content. So, what should we be mindful of when gaming?
The 77 Percent
This week, we explore why Afro-descendants from the Americas and beyond, are choosing to leave their lives in the West to return to their ancestral Africa. We meet a single mother who traded life in Canada for a fresh start in Kenya and a filmmaker who returned to her roots in Sierra Leone. In Ghana, we hear from some of the over 1,000 African Americans now calling it home.
Interview - Hans-Jürgen Völz, Economist
The backbone of the German economy is small and medium sized businesses, known in Germany as the Mittelstand. But with an economy in recession, that's putting on the pressure on smaller companies. DW's Daniel Winter speaks to the chief economist of the association BVMW, which represents SMEs, Hans-Jürgen Völz.
REV
REV tests the new Mazda CX60, a midsize SUV available as a diesel or plug-in hybrid. Cyclist Damilare Adewuyi breaks boundaries with BMX bikes in Lagos. And converted military trucks carry tourists to Uruguay’s coast.
Sports Life
Arezo Ahmadi fled from Afghanistan to fulfill her dream of becoming a mixed martial arts fighter. She's a symbol of defiance and a future that so many young Afghan women are denied. But Arezo's situation is unsafe. Political tensions are growing, Afghan immigrants are constantly stopped at checkpoints and threatened with expulsion, and even her journey to the gym has become fraught with danger.
Tomorrow Today
This time: how science can help us confront future challenges. Could gene-edited yeast replace dairy cows? What about environmentally friendly urban cooling with green roofs? And can crop plants be ‘vaccinated’ to grow more resistant to pests?
DocFilm
In the USA, agriculture is dominated by two magic words: productivity and profitability. The two million farmers in the United States are impressive businessmen. But their agribusiness is causing great damage.
Sports Life
Arezo Ahmadi fled from Afghanistan to fulfill her dream of becoming a mixed martial arts fighter. She's a symbol of defiance and a future that so many young Afghan women are denied. But Arezo's situation is unsafe. Political tensions are growing, Afghan immigrants are constantly stopped at checkpoints and threatened with expulsion, and even her journey to the gym has become fraught with danger.
In Good Shape
Many people eat way more sugar than doctors advise. That can lead to fatty liver or diabetes. Why are we so hooked on sweet stuff? How can you find the hidden sugar in shop-bought products? In Good Shape on the world's favorite drug.
Shift
Online games can be fun and foster creativity. But they can also pose significant risks to children and young people, especially when it comes to extremist content. So, what should we be mindful of when gaming?
DocFilm
The trauma of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda is stilled etched in the lives of survivors. A Rwandan organization uses creativity to soothe the psychological wounds and ensure that history does not repeat itself.
Shift
Online games can be fun and foster creativity. But they can also pose significant risks to children and young people, especially when it comes to extremist content. So, what should we be mindful of when gaming?
DocFilm
Three people, living three unusual lives, in three Eastern European countries. This film’s protagonists are united by the challenges, suffering and constant change they face - as well as by their confidence that things will turn out well in the end.
The 77 Percent
This week, we explore why Afro-descendants from the Americas and beyond, are choosing to leave their lives in the West to return to their ancestral Africa. We meet a single mother who traded life in Canada for a fresh start in Kenya and a filmmaker who returned to her roots in Sierra Leone. In Ghana, we hear from some of the over 1,000 African Americans now calling it home.
Interview
One of Germany's key industries, machine building, is feeling the pressure from Chinese competition. While so far they've managed to avoid the wave of tariffs launched by US President Donald Trump, the industry is worried they could get caught up in the fallout.
Sports Life
Arezo Ahmadi fled from Afghanistan to fulfill her dream of becoming a mixed martial arts fighter. She's a symbol of defiance and a future that so many young Afghan women are denied. But Arezo's situation is unsafe. Political tensions are growing, Afghan immigrants are constantly stopped at checkpoints and threatened with expulsion, and even her journey to the gym has become fraught with danger.
Shift
Online games can be fun and foster creativity. But they can also pose significant risks to children and young people, especially when it comes to extremist content. So, what should we be mindful of when gaming?
The 77 Percent
This week, we explore why Afro-descendants from the Americas and beyond, are choosing to leave their lives in the West to return to their ancestral Africa. We meet a single mother who traded life in Canada for a fresh start in Kenya and a filmmaker who returned to her roots in Sierra Leone. In Ghana, we hear from some of the over 1,000 African Americans now calling it home.
DocFilm
Offshore wind energy is being massively expanded in Europe. This is having some harmful effects on marine wildlife. Marine researchers in the North Sea are investigating just how serious the problem is. What they have discovered is astonishing.
Afrimaxx
This time, host Palesa Tembe is at the Bensusan Museum of Photography in Johannesburg. Plus, an insider's guide to Accra, a machete man in Nairobi, who is after your mop of hair and South Africa’s Masterchef winner.
Shift
Online games can be fun and foster creativity. But they can also pose significant risks to children and young people, especially when it comes to extremist content. So, what should we be mindful of when gaming?
DocFilm
The trauma of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda is stilled etched in the lives of survivors. A Rwandan organization uses creativity to soothe the psychological wounds and ensure that history does not repeat itself.
Sports Life
Arezo Ahmadi fled from Afghanistan to fulfill her dream of becoming a mixed martial arts fighter. She's a symbol of defiance and a future that so many young Afghan women are denied. But Arezo's situation is unsafe. Political tensions are growing, Afghan immigrants are constantly stopped at checkpoints and threatened with expulsion, and even her journey to the gym has become fraught with danger.
Tomorrow Today
This time: how science can help us confront future challenges. Could gene-edited yeast replace dairy cows? What about environmentally friendly urban cooling with green roofs? And can crop plants be ‘vaccinated’ to grow more resistant to pests?
DocFilm
Corona, AIDS and the Spanish flu have claimed many millions of lives. Now, researchers around the world are trying to better predict and prevent pandemics like these in the future.
In Good Shape
Many people eat way more sugar than doctors advise. That can lead to fatty liver or diabetes. Why are we so hooked on sweet stuff? How can you find the hidden sugar in shop-bought products? In Good Shape on the world's favorite drug.
Sports Life
Arezo Ahmadi fled from Afghanistan to fulfill her dream of becoming a mixed martial arts fighter. She's a symbol of defiance and a future that so many young Afghan women are denied. But Arezo's situation is unsafe. Political tensions are growing, Afghan immigrants are constantly stopped at checkpoints and threatened with expulsion, and even her journey to the gym has become fraught with danger.
DocFilm
Offshore wind energy is being massively expanded in Europe. This is having some harmful effects on marine wildlife. Marine researchers in the North Sea are investigating just how serious the problem is. What they have discovered is astonishing.
DocFilm
Corona, AIDS and the Spanish flu have claimed many millions of lives. Now, researchers around the world are trying to better predict and prevent pandemics like these in the future.
