TV Programm für Deutsche Welle (Engl) am 16.11.2025

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While heat and drought reduce the groundwater in many places, water consumption continues to rise. Is it possible to reverse this global trend by using water more sparingly in households, industry, and agriculture?

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Nievevska Torres, 14, is a World School Chess champion from Peru. As she rises through the ranks, her father battles cancer and draws strength from her success. To defend her title, they must raise funds to travel. In the streets of Lima, people pay to play her, while the family sell homemade chocolates bearing her name. Together, they face life's toughest battles - one chess move at a time.

The Ukrainian intelligence service has intercepted thousands of Russian soldiers' telephone conversations. They are harrowing testimonies to the cruelty of war. In this film, the calls are juxtaposed against images of the destruction of Ukraine.

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Online radicalization is splitting whole societies. Many blame social media and AI algorithms. Are these platforms becoming a danger to democracy itself?

In 1961, Hannah Arendt attended the trial of Adolf Eichmann, Nazi bureaucrat of the Holocaust and saw in him the "banality of evil." And a new novel asks how right-wing hatred arises. Stories of guilt and silence.

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The reputation of the French Foreign Legion is both legendary and notorious. Every day, men from all over the world come to the legion's barracks in Aubagne. Often, they're looking for a second chance in life. But they have no idea what awaits them.

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Online radicalization is splitting whole societies. Many blame social media and AI algorithms. Are these platforms becoming a danger to democracy itself?

Could Africa's greatest opportunity come from a funding crisis? As USAID pulls back, the stage is set for a high-stakes debate at the Human Rights Festival. Join us at the DW 77 Percent Street Debate, where bright young minds will discuss whether the continent will become less dependent on American aid funding and instead work towards self-sufficiency.

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Malta's hand-painted buses, each one unique, once ferried locals and tourists alike. Now few remain, lovingly restored by specialist coachbuilders. We also ride with police on speed patrol and test the VinFast VF 6.

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Nievevska Torres, 14, is a World School Chess champion from Peru. As she rises through the ranks, her father battles cancer and draws strength from her success. To defend her title, they must raise funds to travel. In the streets of Lima, people pay to play her, while the family sell homemade chocolates bearing her name. Together, they face life's toughest battles - one chess move at a time.

While heat and drought reduce the groundwater in many places, water consumption continues to rise. Is it possible to reverse this global trend by using water more sparingly in households, industry, and agriculture?

News

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In 1961, Hannah Arendt attended the trial of Adolf Eichmann, Nazi bureaucrat of the Holocaust and saw in him the "banality of evil." And a new novel asks how right-wing hatred arises. Stories of guilt and silence.

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Lithium is an essential raw material for electric car batteries. Europe is completely dependent on imports. Demand is so high that plans are now underway to develop Europe's own lithium deposits. But can this be done sustainably?

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Online radicalization is splitting whole societies. Many blame social media and AI algorithms. Are these platforms becoming a danger to democracy itself?

Eight years after Mugabe's fall, Mnangagwa's Zimbabwe is haunted by repression, fear, and division. Is the opposition failing, or is the ruling party too ruthless to be challenged?

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Five museums, a World Heritage Site - thousands of years of cultural history and art. Millions of visitors make a pilgrimage each year to Berlin's Museum Island. But who built it, for what purpose, and where do its treasures come from - enough material for a thrilling TV crime series. But here's the short version.

In 1961, Hannah Arendt attended the trial of Adolf Eichmann, Nazi bureaucrat of the Holocaust and saw in him the "banality of evil." And a new novel asks how right-wing hatred arises. Stories of guilt and silence.

News

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This episode of Afrimaxx celebrates bold African artistry. From optical illusions with host Meling Balloo in Mauritius to coffee culture with Esther Atieno in Kenya. In Nigeria, the Loud Urban Choir is redefining choral music.

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Nievevska Torres, 14, is a World School Chess champion from Peru. As she rises through the ranks, her father battles cancer and draws strength from her success. To defend her title, they must raise funds to travel. In the streets of Lima, people pay to play her, while the family sell homemade chocolates bearing her name. Together, they face life's toughest battles - one chess move at a time.

Lifestyle Europe

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Online radicalization is splitting whole societies. Many blame social media and AI algorithms. Are these platforms becoming a danger to democracy itself?

Malta's hand-painted buses, each one unique, once ferried locals and tourists alike. Now few remain, lovingly restored by specialist coachbuilders. We also ride with police on speed patrol and test the VinFast VF 6.

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Tradition, chaos, constant upheaval: This is Istanbul. Some 16 million people live in this crowded city on the Bosporus. For many, it is a center of creativity. For others, a place that swallows them up.

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Nievevska Torres, 14, is a World School Chess champion from Peru. As she rises through the ranks, her father battles cancer and draws strength from her success. To defend her title, they must raise funds to travel. In the streets of Lima, people pay to play her, while the family sell homemade chocolates bearing her name. Together, they face life's toughest battles - one chess move at a time.

Africa

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This time it's all about mosquitos! We travel to restored peatlands in Germany, where researchers are studying populations of different species, and look behind the scenes in labs studying the insects.

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This episode of Afrimaxx celebrates bold African artistry. From optical illusions with host Meling Balloo in Mauritius to coffee culture with Esther Atieno in Kenya. In Nigeria, the Loud Urban Choir is redefining choral music.

Eight years after Mugabe's fall, Mnangagwa's Zimbabwe is haunted by repression, fear, and division. Is the opposition failing, or is the ruling party too ruthless to be challenged?

News

On Location

Malta's hand-painted buses, each one unique, once ferried locals and tourists alike. Now few remain, lovingly restored by specialist coachbuilders. We also ride with police on speed patrol and test the VinFast VF 6.

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Lifestyle Europe

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While heat and drought reduce the groundwater in many places, water consumption continues to rise. Is it possible to reverse this global trend by using water more sparingly in households, industry, and agriculture?

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Can rock weathering help to trap carbon and boost harvests in India? Plus: Europe's rare earths, water ATMs and recycled banana fibers.

Drinking dye? This biohack is alarming doctors. From coffee to e-cigarettes to rules for back pain, much of our everyday health 'wisdom' is without evidence.

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Nievevska Torres, 14, is a World School Chess champion from Peru. As she rises through the ranks, her father battles cancer and draws strength from her success. To defend her title, they must raise funds to travel. In the streets of Lima, people pay to play her, while the family sell homemade chocolates bearing her name. Together, they face life's toughest battles - one chess move at a time.

Lifestyle Europe