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Coronavirus leaves Portugal's hospitals in a state of emergency Overcrowded intensive care units, triage tents outside clinics, skyrocketing death rates — Portugal is getting crushed by the third wave of the coronavirus. Now, even the German army has been called upon to help. The explosion of infections has caused huge backups at Portugal's hospitals which are filled beyond capacity You could say that Portugal had a relatively mild bout of COVID-19 in 2020. That all changed at the start of the new year, however, when the seven-day incidence rate exploded. And over the past seven days, almo...

news Coronavirus leaves Portugal's hospitals in a state of emergency dw.com 03/02/2021 David Ehl Overcrowded intensive care units, triage tents outside clinics, skyrocketing death rates — Portugal is getting crushed by the third wave of the coronavirus. Now, even the German army has been called upon to help. © Hugo Amaral/ZUMAPRESS/picture alliance The explosion of infections has caused huge backups at Portugal's hospitals which are filled beyond capacity You could say that Portugal had a relatively mild bout of COVID-19 in 2020. That all changed at the start of the new...

Uganda's Yoweri Museveni: From reformer to autocrat Uganda's head of state, Yoweri Museveni, was once a freedom fighter who decried long-term presidents overstaying their time. Now he has ruled for more than three decades — and wants to continue for at least five more. The ageing Museveni shows no signs of retiring as he seeks yet another term as president Yoweri Museveni has been at Uganda's helm for almost 35 years. Now, the 76-year old is standing for re-election again on Thursday. The former rebel leader is a veteran state leader, but he still doesn't shy away from using bellicose rhe...

Used to Informal Solutions Kyrgyzstan's interim government and its leader, Roza Otunbayeva, are firmly in the saddle after the recent overthrow of the authoritarian president, Kurmanbek Bakiyev. But where to now for the Central Asian country after the changeover of power in Bishkek? Edda Schlager provides some answers Quo vadis Kyrgyzstan? Will the country shift the focus of its foreign policy to Russia under Roza Otunbayeva's interim government? ​​Ever since the so-called "Tulip Revolution" of 2005, the people of Kyrgyzstan have taken to the streets every spring. People had almost got us...

Scuffles in Berlin as left remembers murdered communist icons Police have scuffled with 1,000 left-wing marchers recalling the murder 102 years ago of communist icons Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht.   About 1,000 marchers turned up despite the coronavirus pandemic Berlin police clashed with left-wing protesters on Sunday, who were marching in memory of communist icons Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht who were murdered 102 years ago. Police said they intervened when chanting demonstrators displayed "forbidden" flags of the former East German FDJ youth movement. Scuffles broke out, a f...