Virus wave, overload, staff shortage: Germany's hospitals aren't doing well. The country's health minister now wants to change that. But how did it come to this in the first place? Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: … [Read more...]
6.4 magnitude aftershock in Turkey traps more people under rubble, killing at least 3 | DW News
A magnitude 6.4 struck the Turkey-Syria border region on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. At least three people have died and over 200 were injured, according to Turkish officials. The quake hit near Defne in the district of Samandag but it was felt as far as Jordan, Israel, and Egypt. "We had just arrived in Gaziantep when we felt the … [Read more...]
US shoots down Chinese spy balloon | DW News
The United States has shot down the suspected Chinese spy balloon that's been traveling across the US over the last few days. Authorities temporarily closed the air space over the Carolina coast line, as the balloon aproached the Atlantic Ocean, where a fighter jet finally brought its journey to an end. Beijing claims the balloon was a civilian research air-ship that strayed … [Read more...]
US hit by massive flight disruptions amid system outage | DW News
Major US airports reported delays after a system failure at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded flights on Wednesday. The FAA said its Notice to Air Missions system (NOTAM), which issues essential notices to pilots and flight personnel, had failed. The federal aviation agency said it was working to restore the problem. A spokesperson at Germany's Frankfurt … [Read more...]
Live: US House of Representatives resumes voting to elect new Speaker | DW News
Republicans in the US House of Representatives late Wednesday were again unable to vote Kevin McCarthy into the role of House Speaker, as disagreements within the party threaten to sabotage a narrow majority won in the November midterm election. After six rounds of voting over two days, McCarthy has yet to receive the 218 votes needed to take the speaker's gavel, as a group of … [Read more...]
Indonesia: thousands protest against inflation, living costs, and fuel prices | DW News
Thousands of people have been taking to the streets of Indonesia's biggest cities. There's widespread anger.. and despair. How to cope with soaring inflation? Afford a meal? Pay for fuel? The demonstrators are demanding another increase in the minimum wage for next year. Trade unions warn the protests could continue until December.. and could include strikes. Subscribe: … [Read more...]
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91 | DW News
Mikhail Gorbachev, the final leader of the Soviet Union who ended the Cold War without bloodshed, has died in hospital on Tuesday. He was 91. From 1985 until the collapse of the Soviet union in 1991, Gorbachev oversaw a massive overhaul of the country's economic and political policies. His policy of glasnost, or free speech, allowed previously unthinkable criticism of the … [Read more...]