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WorldLink: Mexico's cabaret queens fight for change

No topic is off limits for Las Reinas Chulas, a four-woman cabaret troupe from Mexico. The performers' unique brand of activism involves using humor, garish costumes and satirical tunes to draw attention to serious problems like violence against women and gender inequality. 

"In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth, women are not merely tolerated, but values."

Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy and Nobel Peace Prize recipient

Migrants stranded at the Greek-Macedonia border in Idomeni

'Biggest refugee crisis of our time'

One out of 10 Syrian refugees require resettlement, UNHCR said ahead of a high-level UN conference in Geneva. 

Deutschland Brand Asylbewerberheim Tröglitz

Report: Majority of crimes against refugees unsolved

The majority of attacks on refugees or refugee homes in Germany in 2014 remain unsolved. 

Symbolbild Wasserknappheit in Asien

A world with less water

Water scarcity has long been a problem. But climate change, a growing global population and economic growth are putting the natural resource under even more stress. 

Bolivia's second-largest lake has disappeared

Fishing boat resting on dried earth at Lake Poopo

Once upon a time, it was Bolivia's second-largest lake. Today, it has all but vanished. New satellite images have confirmed this. The disappearance of Lake Poopó has dramatic consequences for wildlife - and people. 

“Water is the driver of all nature.”

Leonardo da Vinci, painter and inventor

Tanzanian girl petitions leaders to provide clean water

A 15-year-old Tanzanian girl and her community are calling on Tanzania’s political leaders to keep their promise of providing clean water for their impoverished village. 

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Underage pregnancy and the poverty trap 

Germany's bicycle autobahn: pedaling nowhere?

Collage of the Ruhrschnellweg RS1 (Picture: orange edge/Regionlaverband Ruhr)

Construction on a bike highway - hoped to connect communities to make high-speed, emissions-free commuting possible - is underway in Germany. But with funding in question, will this bikers' dream still come true? 

“Water, water, everywhere and not a drop to drink.”

Rhyme of an Ancient Mariner
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What is the origin of the earth’s water?

That question comes from Daniel Hernandez Carillo in Monclova in Mexico. 

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New goals, old goals - what are SDGs? 

In brief

What do you want your world to be like in 2030? The United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to end poverty, reduce inequality, improve the environment and make life better for everyone. We share stories about the problems, and what is being done to make our world better. My 2030, your 2030 - it's about your future.
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Malaysia's bauxite boom

Bauxite is big business in Malaysia, but there's a dark side for the environment and the population. 

Überschwemmungen in Bangladesch

Warming oceans + rising seas = abandon city?

Recent research sheds more light on sea level rise - scientists are warning of migration and displacement. 

Symbolbild Verschmutzung der Meere

Plastics to outweigh fish in oceans by 2050

A new report says plastic rubbish will outweigh fish in the oceans by 2050 unless drastic recycling action is taken 

School of herring

Putting a price on the world's oceans

A new WWF report says puts the annual gross marine product at $2.5 trillion, which makes it more valuable than all but six of the world's economies. But for all that, it is continually exploited. 

“Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.”

Jacques Yves Cousteau, explorer and conservationist

'Panama Papers' reveal how the rich hide money offshore

Panama Papers

A massive leak of confidential documents has shed light on how some of the world's most prominent people exploit tax havens to hide their wealth. Russian President Vladimir Putin is among several leaders implicated. 

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Zambia's energy crisis

Zambia is suffering an energy crisis and daily blackouts, damaging the economy. 

“We know that when we protect our oceans, we’re protecting our future.”

Bill Clinton, former US President

Great Barrier Reef

Mapping the world's oceans

Technology has done a lot of damage, but it's also good for fixing things - and learning about them. Take the oceans. Only about five percent of the sea floor has been mapped. But in the age of satellites, robots and computers, we're learning more. 

Going local to solve Mexico City's water crisis

Bildergalerie Das Recht auf sauberes Wasser Mexiko Tanklaster

Mexico City's creaking water infrastructure is a public health hazard and environmental disaster. Flooding and water shortages are commonplace. But grassroots movements are harnessing rainwater to ease the crisis. 

Groundbreaking water purification device

DW Africa on the move Tansania

Askwar Hilonga created a water filter that absorbs substances like copper, fluoride, bacteria, viruses and pesticides. The chemical engineer hopes that his invention will help the 70% of households in Tanzania that do not have clean drinking water. 

“Extremists have shown what frightens them most: a girl with a book.”

Malala Yousafzai, women’s rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient
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Violence Against Women in Guatemala

Maria Elsa was abused by her boyfriend - violence against women is a huge problem in Guatemala. 

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Violence Against Women in Guatemala

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Questioning clichés in India

German Women Face Conflicting Demands

Africa on the move Kleiner Junge in Sambia

Zambia's "Mother of Millions"

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Women's Radio in Ramallah
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Trailblazing women in pink rickshaws

Parveen Bibi is one of Lahore‘s first women rickshaw drivers. Many men have reacted with hostility.