Tomasz Konieczny: ‘Bayreuth is a dream come true for a performer of Wagner’s works’
He has mastered many roles across Germany, including performances in Wagner operas. But this year, Polish baritone Tomasz Konieczny celebrates his first appearance at Bayreuth – and hopefully not his…
Calls for legally punishing artists for performing Kiki challenge
While the Kiki challenge is taking over social media worldwide, with artists and figures capturing their dances on mobile cameras, the former head of the Central Traffic Department, Magdy El-Shahid,…
‘Mama’: theatre play tackles women’s part in implementing female oppression
What if the reason behind women’s oppression in the Arab society is other women?! And what if the source of implementing gender discrimination between males and females are the mothers…
DR Congo declares Ebola outbreak over
The Democratic Republic of Congo has managed to end the latest Ebola outbreak in less than three months. What lessons can be learned by other countries from this successful intervention?With…
Oldest pottery workshop discovered in Aswan
Completing the chain of discoveries that leaves a mark in Egypt’s recent history, the Ministry of Antiquities announced discovering the oldest pottery manufacturing workshop in Aswan, while working on the…
Meet the New York Stock Exchange’s only female trader
Lauren Simmons is not only the youngest, but also the only full-time female trader on the New York Stock Exchange. DW's Anne Schwedt meets the 23-year-old who's thriving in a…
ECJ judgment: Is CRISPR-Cas9 "genetic engineering" at all?
On Wednesday, the European Court of Justice will decide whether CRISPR-Cas9 is really "genetic engineering". In that case, food cultivated with it would have to be labelled accordingly. What is…
State strikes social media rumours via harsh legislation
The Egyptian state has been long pointing on several occasions that social media platforms are the main reason of spread of rumours and negative energy among citizens in the country,…
State of emergency in Turkey has ended, but violations still cited
Human rights organisations say that ending state of emergency is first step which is necessary in a long line of measures that new government must undertake
What’s lurking in the German forest?
Germans are passionate about their forests. They really are. In a way that some non-Germans find hard to comprehend. Tamsin Walker trekked to the woods to try and tap into…