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A street scene with people walking, auto rickshaws, and buildings. A dome structure is visible in the background.
Military
Washington targets Cuba’s military-run business empire
6:23
View from inside a car focused on small Cuban and American flags on the dashboard, with blurred figures visible through the windshield.
Global Politics
A brief history of US-Cuba relations
11:40
A cozy room with an open door and window, featuring a wooden chair with patterned cushions, a table covered with a white cloth, a painting on the wall, and a potted plant on the windowsill.
Lifestyle
Housing affordability around the world
5:41
A busy city street is lined with trees and flanked by modern high-rise buildings under a partly cloudy sky, with cars and buses visible on the road.
Development
Shenzhen: The city that rewrote China’s future
9:51
DW
Italian court shoots down plan for big bridge
5:40
DW
Is the Turkish president turning the lights out on democracy?
6:57
Business, Economics and Jobs
Amid influx of tourists, Greenland’s capital sees strained infrastructure
6:41
The World's Global Classroom
‘Bad Luck Generation’: The Dutch college graduates with US-levels of student debt
6:50
Global Politics
Former US envoy to China says both countries need ‘to give a little’ to secure a trade deal
7:15
Economics
Tijuana’s factories are caught between uncertainty and opportunity amid Trump tariffs
5:54
Business, Economics and Jobs
Trump’s sweeping tariffs undermine decades-old global trade system
7:44
Business, Economics and Jobs
A tiny Himalayan nation’s big crypto gamble
5:25
Elections
German voters weigh options ahead of election hinging on immigration, sluggish economy
6:07
Business, Finance & Economics
Traders in Ghana face uncertain future after world’s largest secondhand clothing hub razed in fire
7:54
Japan in Focus
Is retirement officially dead in Japan?
5:08
Elections
Struggling economy and youth unemployment weigh heavily on voters as Ghana heads to the polls
7:28
Conflict & Justice
Why Indian men are fighting for Russia in Ukraine
5:34
Business, Economics and Jobs
Paraguay’s soy bonanza leaves small farmers in the cold
5:21
Development
Move over Orlando, Brazil’s Balneário Camboriú is on the rise
5:30
Migration
Nearly half of Venezuelans are considering leaving the country in the coming months, poll says
5:13
Japan in Focus
Japan awakens for the global art market
5:13
Israel-Hamas war
Syrian refugees in Lebanon face growing restrictions and deportation
6:39
Economics
As Dutch residents struggle to find housing, some are trying new initiatives
6:13
Politics with Amy Walter: Final Thoughts Before Election Day
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Politics with Amy Walter: What it’s like to Start a Career During the Pandemic
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Politics with Amy Walter: How California is Preparing for the General Election During the Pandemic
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Politics with Amy Walter: Governing, the Economy, and Coronavirus
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Can Social Security Be Saved?
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New Tax Bill Will Make it Illegal for IRS to Offer Free E-Filing Option
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Wild Swings on Wall Street Have Economists Worried About Recession
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Trump Foundation to Shut Down After Agreement
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Can There Be Redemption for the Accused in the #MeToo Movement?
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Politics with Amy Walter: Will Trump’s Take on the Economy Resonate With Voters?
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U.S. Separating Children from Parents at Border
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Arts, Culture & Media
House of Cards
Ancient latrines
Technology
A new study tracks the ancient Roman economy using the city’s early lead plumbing
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Development
A world without men? When men go abroad to work, women in Nepal take the lead at home.
The Shift: Exploring America’s Rapidly Changing Workforce
Full Episode
Tijuana
Economics
Why Haitians are stranded in Mexico
Summer scene
The precarious American Dream
Full Episode
Ethiopian drought/water jugs
Global Politics
In Ethiopia and other countries, drought related to El Niño is causing a hunger crisis
Is Another Recession Coming?
Full Episode
Gleide Guimarães
Environment
The bigger problems behind Brazil’s recent disease outbreaks
mad taxi drivers
Economics
Every time you hail an Uber, you’re killing America’s middle class
Ukraine's little "superior ones" just want to have fun.
Culture
Ukraine’s wild and crazy rich kids
A man stands next to an electronic board in Shanghai showing the benchmark stock indices for Shanghai and Shenzhen, after the new circuit breaker mechanism suspended Thursday’s stock trading on the market in Shanghai, China, on January 7, 2016.
Economics
China’s stock markets are plummeting, but that’s only part of the story
Argentina's President Mauricio Macri arrives for a session of the Summit of Heads of State of MERCOSUR and Associated States and 49th Meeting of the Common Market Council in Luque, Paraguay, December 21, 2015.
Economics
Argentina devalues its currency to boost its export business
Dollar bills
Economics
The American middle class is shrinking
Four years after a forced eviction from ancestral land, the father of 9 year old Revan Pragustiawan says his son is traumatized and afraid to meet people.
Development
In the disappearing rainforests of Indonesia, a 9-year-old boy copes with the trauma of eviction
Kids play soccer during a training session at Sao Carlos slum in Rio de Janeiro May 15, 2014.
Books
For this expat, moving back to Brazil wasn’t all sunshine and samba
Zimbabwean hunter Theo Bronkhorst (center) waits to appear in Hwange magistrates court. Bronkhorst is one of the two Zimbabwean men who were paid $50,000 by an American hunter who killed "Cecil," the country's best-known lion.
Environment
A lion slaying in Zimbabwe sparks debate about the future of big game hunting
Mayor of Thessaloniki Yannis Boutaris poses after an interview with Reuters inside the townhall of Thessaloniki in northern Greece November 7, 2012.
Economics
If you think living in Greece in an age of austerity is tough, try running one of its cities
Today’s Takeaways: An Uncertain Future For Greece, U.S. Women’s Soccer Wins World Cup, and (Un)Courteous Office Dining
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A man walks past a closed store with signs reading "Closing down sale" and "Everything goes, shoes, clothes, take advantage" in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, June 29, 2015.
Economics
To help Puerto Rico, we might want to think of it more like Detroit
Two flags - one for Greece and one for the EU - fly during protests in Athens this week
Economics
With a debt crisis looming, this comedian compares Greece to a ‘petulant teenager’
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Education
What is the actual cost of a high school education in Ghana?
St Andrews foam fight
Education
Four things you need to know about paying for college
Customers don’t mind the long lines, according to writer and filmmaker Jason Motlagh. The line is part of the experience.
Business
For Cubans, this ice cream store is about much more than just the cold, creamy scoops
Wachovia employees listen to Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf
Economics
Researcher tells men to ‘lean out’ to make gender pay equality possible
Edwin Ochienowho, known as DJ Edu, recently traveled across Africa for BBC project to find the best nightclub on the continent.
Culture
DJ Edu searches for Africa’s best nightclub