A skier in full gear descends a snowy slope, creating a spray of snow behind them as they turn. They are wearing a helmet, goggles, and a black racing suit with various sponsor logos.

New rules aim to safeguard skiers in an inherently dangerous sport

Sports

The global sports body for skiing and snowboarding is introducing new safety rules in an attempt to curb accidents after a recent string of serious injuries and fatalities over the past year. Many people say the move is long overdue.

From shipwreck to symphony: Prisoners in Italy turn migrant boats into violins

Migration
A crowded train platform with numerous people dressed in winter clothing, carrying luggage, as they board or disembark a train.

Why overnight trains are making a global comeback

Transportation

Turkey welcomes European leaders, while oppressing leaders at home

Global Politics

The curious case of UyghurEdit++

Cybersecurity

The soundtrack of daily life becomes art in Norway

Music

An installation at this year’s Momentum Biennale in Norway explores the connections between nature, global issues and sound. DW reporter Lars Bevanger went to lend an ear.

A person walking on sand dunes in a desert landscape, with vegetation scattered around. In the foreground, a blurred red sign warns of extreme heat danger.

New report details rising cost of climate change to human health

Climate Change

In its most comprehensive report on climate change and health to date, the Lancet Countdown study found that rising temperatures cause an average of one death per minute. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler spoke with Maria Walawender, a Lancet Countdown research fellow, about the details of the report.

Out of Eden Walk: Walking through Turkey between conflicts

Out of Eden Walk

The nation currently known as Turkey sits where Europe meets Asia. That land was once known to Europeans as part of the Levant. National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek walked across Turkey on foot in 2014. He looks back on the experience of traversing that ground in conversation with Host Carolyn Beeler.

A small, remote settlement with a blue house and a red building on a rocky shoreline, surrounded by icy waters and mountains in the background, with icebergs floating in the sea.

‘Abandoned’ settlement in Greenland still hums with life

Community

Along Greenland’s coastline, small villages became ghost towns decades ago after the Danish government relocated their populations to larger cities. In some, though, communities have been reclaimed as summer getaways for former residents and their descendants.

An illustration depicting a protest with people holding signs, including one that reads 'Millions of Uyghurs in' and another in a different script. A large hand erases part of the scene, symbolizing censorship or suppression.

Silencing a kindergarten

Education

Dina Temple-Raston, the host of the “Click Here” podcast, reports on how an Uyghur kindergarten in western China was shut down.

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