Contact tracing is vital in breaking the chain of coronavirus infections. Apps do some of the work, but much of it is manual. And when COVID19 rates surge, keeping track of endless lists of contacts is almost impossible...
Brexit tade talks between Britain and the EU enter crucial final stretch | DW News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in precautionary self-isolation on Monday after contact with a lawmaker who tested positive for COVID-19. The news comes during what could prove the last leg of Brexit talks in Brussels...
Green Vault heist solved? Suspects arrested in massive police raid | DW News
Police in the German capital, Berlin, have arrested three people suspected of taking part in the theft of priceless treasures from a museum in the eastern city of Dresden last year, prosecutors said on Tuesday. The...
How India is transforming towards authoritarianism | DW Analysis
2020 has seen the deadliest Hindu-Muslim violence for decades in Delhi. And the majority of the victims belonged to India’s Muslim minority. The riots were soon eclipsed by another crisis: coronavirus.But in the months...
Indian factory Workers supplying major brands allege exploitation – BBC News
Indian workers in factories supplying the supermarket chains Marks & Spencer, Tesco and Sainsbury’s, and the fashion brand Ralph Lauren, told the BBC they are being subjected to exploitative conditions.
UK diplomat saves drowning student in China – BBC News
A British diplomat has saved a student who was floating face down in a river near Chongqing in south-west China. 61-year-old Stephen Ellison, who is only a month into his new post as consul general, jumped in after the...
Egypt: More than 100 intact sarcophagi unearthed near Cairo – BBC News
More than 100 intact sarcophagi have been unearthed near Cairo, dating back more than 2,500 years. This latest find comes just over a month after archaeologists in the area found 59 other well-preserved and sealed...