TV Programm für Deutsche Welle (Engl) am 18.05.2024

Alcohol - it's a social lubricant, a way to wind down, and often initiation into adulthood. In Central Kenya, the consumption of cheap liquor, illegal brews, and heavy drinking has resulted in increased family conflicts, prompting calls from the government and society to address the issue. In our Street Debate, we find out how Kenyan youths view the issue of alcoholism.

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There are men on this planet who challenge death every day to feed their families. Between the desert and the Pacific Ocean, in the region of Huarmey in Peru, stand vertiginous cliffs. Men like Purunga must overcome them.

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In this episode, presenter Palesa Tembe is at the Bryanston Market in Johannesburg. Plus, the strongest woman in Kenya, perfumes made from endemic South African plants and the Nigerian welder Dotun Popoola.

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Living in the Digital Age

Tim Sebastian interviews Krišjanis Karinš, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia. (first aired March 20, 2024)

In 2008, the United States launched "Project Cassandra". The aim was to uncover how Hezbollah uses drug trafficking and money laundering to finance its military and terrorist activities. The 3-part series tells the story of the project.

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Sammy Muturi has been rowing the rivers of the mighty slopes of Mt. Kenya for over a decade. He's a kayak pioneer in his homeland and has one big dream: being the first Kenyan kayaker to qualify for the Olympics. But to take part in the qualifying competitions in London, he first needs a visa. Like many African athletes, his dream depends on the goodwill of a few embassy officials.

Chimpanzees communicate with each other using at least some elements that resemble spoken language, but what about locusts? Also: we look deep into space at the Pillars of Creation.

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Keeping the war in eastern Europe away from NATO borders is one of the German Bundeswehr's jobs. An armored battalion from Thuringia is one of the spearheads of NATO's rapid reaction force responsible for defending member nation Lithuania, in the event of an emergency.

There are more than 300 types of cancer. It's impossible to guard against all of them completely. But there are a number of risk factors that we can influence ourselves. With the right lifestyle choices, we can significantly reduce our risk.

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Lifestyle Europe

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Sammy Muturi has been rowing the rivers of the mighty slopes of Mt. Kenya for over a decade. He's a kayak pioneer in his homeland and has one big dream: being the first Kenyan kayaker to qualify for the Olympics. But to take part in the qualifying competitions in London, he first needs a visa. Like many African athletes, his dream depends on the goodwill of a few embassy officials.

There are men on this planet who challenge death every day to feed their families. Between the desert and the Pacific Ocean, in the region of Huarmey in Peru, stand vertiginous cliffs. Men like Purunga must overcome them.