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Easter chocolate prices surge amid cocoa supply crunch
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76579585_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BJuJ Nestle did not reveal where exactly the truck was lost [File: April 16, 2025]Image: Pierre Albouy/REUTERS Swiss food giant Nestle said on Saturday a huge shipment of KitKat chocolate, weighing around 12 tons, had been stolen last week. The company said the truck carrying 413,793 bars of its new chocolate range…
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Yemen’s Houthi launch 1st strike on Israel amid Iran war
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76574984_6.jpg”] Yemen’s Houthi launch 1st strike on Israel amid Iran war https://p.dw.com/p/5BJo7 It has been one month since the US and Israel launched their first missiles at Iran on February 28, killing the Iranian supreme leader and several senior officials. Since then, the war has escalated rapidly, leaving thousands dead across multiple countries and driving…
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Marine biologist: ‘Sometimes hope wins out’
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76556138_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BJgu Experts had warned that the whale might get stranded againImage: Ulrich Perrey/dpa/picture alliance A humpback whale that had been stranded for days off Germany’s Baltic coast has become stuck again, a Greenpeace spokeswoman said on Saturday. The whale first ran aground early Monday on a sandbank off the Timmendorfer Strand resort…
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Drone warfare in Iran
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76467972_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BJXr Ukraine is helping Gulf countries to counter drone threats from IranImage: Genya Savilov/AFP Ukraine and Qatar signed a defense cooperation deal on Saturday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyymaking an unannounced visit to Doha. The deal followed a similar pact with Saudi Arabia earlier this week and a verbal cooperation agreement with the United…
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Earth Hour: Monuments to go dark as 20th edition kicks off
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76576249_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BIyW Mounments around the world will go dark once again for Earth Hour [FILE: March 22, 2025]Image: AFP The lights went out at landmarks across New Zealand on Saturday as the 20th edition of Eath Hour kicked off. Earth Hour, which originated in Australia in 2006, encourages nations to turn off their…
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Fighting the climate crisis in Rio’s favelas
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76432222_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5B3i8 Solar power has not only become cheaper, but has been scaled up to create vast sun-driven energy parks around the worldImage: Trung Anh/ABACA/picture alliance Since the turn of the century, the expansion of solar power has surpassed expectations, more than any other energy source. Once extremely expensive and only used in…
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India: Modi to inaugurate new international airport in Noida
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76574350_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BITd India recently announced plans to develop 100 new airports over the next few yearsImage: Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times/Sipa USA/picture alliance Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate new international airport in Uttar Pradesh’s Jewar The airport, spanning 7,200 acres, cost about $1.2…
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India’s double bind: Trying to mollify Russia, US
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76574350_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BITd India recently announced plans to develop 100 new airports over the next few yearsImage: Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times/Sipa USA/picture alliance Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated new international airport in Uttar Pradesh’s Jewar The airport, spanning 7,200 acres, cost about $1.2 billion…
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After Epstein: How to hold powerful abusers accountable
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76573902_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BIMN Bank of America denied wrongdoing but said the settlement would bring closure for plaintiffs [FILE PHOTO: February 9, 2026]Image: Thomas Fuller/NurPhoto/picture alliance Bank of America has agreed to pay $72.5 million (€62.8 million) to settle a class action lawsuit accusing it of facilitating Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operations, according to court…
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Belgian Jewish community decries rise in antisemitic attacks
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76575024_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BIJN In the past, the Houthis have repeatedly attacked merchant ships with missiles in the Red Sea and the Gulf of AdenImage: Mohammed Hamoud/Anadolu Agency/IMAGO Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Houthis claim two separate attacks on Israel in less than 24 hours Both attacks…