US expert: Masks should be the last thing we stop
One year on from WHO declaration, DW correspondents take stock
Israel One year on, Israel is one of the leading nations when it comes to vaccination campaigns against COVID-19, according to DW s Tania Krämer in Jerusalem. Over 50% of Israelis have received at least one dose of the vaccine. But health officials are still concerned about the new variants.
South Africa Despite the problems and the economic hardship, people here are trying to remain optimistic and there are reasons for that, DW correspondent Adrian Kriesch said in Cape Town. The second wave was not as bad as predicted, especially considering the new mutation of the virus that was discovered here in South Africa for the first time.
At least 9 people have been killed and up to 150 are missing after a Himalayan glacier crashed into a dam and triggered a huge flood in in the northern state of Uttarakhand.
At least 9 people have been killed and up to 150 are missing after a Himalayan glacier crashed into a dam and triggered a huge flood in in the northern state of Uttarakhand.
India: Farmers mount fresh protests in New Delhi
Tens of thousands of Indian farmers protesting agricultural reforms have driven a convoy of tractors into New Delhi as the capital celebrates Republic Day. DW s India correspondent Nimisha Jaiswal reports from the scene.
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Farmers roll into Delhi for Republic Day tractor rally
Tens of thousands of farmers are driving their tractors into New Delhi ahead of Republic Day celebrations. Many have spent weeks camped on the outskirts of the Indian capital, blocking roads in protest of new laws they say will ruin their livelihoods. DW s Nimisha Jaiswal and Sharique Ahmad accompanied one determined farmer on his long journey to New Delhi.
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