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Laila Harrak

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5 years

We talk race in the UK with @renireni . "We need to confront that the most talented people in society don't just happen to be white, but that there is a quiet bias happening." A timely and important read about structural racism.

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Should #JulianAssange be given asylum in Germany? . @anked a member of the German parliament argues he should. She believes his case is a matter of human rights. "We should defend this person, even if we don't like that person." #WikiLeaks @dwnews #FreedomOfThePress

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"The Koblenz trial showed us that it is possible to identify Syrians who have committed grave abuses and prosecute them fully," @hrw @skayyali1 explains. Adding, challenges still lie ahead for international efforts to bring war criminals to justice:

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For the people of #Sudan its "now or never." @jaafarAbdulKari shares his impressions of the protests in #Khartoum where thousands are demanding civilian rule.

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4 years

Germany’s coronavirus response: Separating fact from fiction

DW News

@dwnews

4 years

Germany's low #COVID19 mortality rate has been marveled at by the foreign press. But as with any news story constantly in flux, many things get lost in translation.

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7 years

. @HeikoMaas German justice minister unequivocally rejects latest @realDonaldTrump statements as "intolerable" #Charlotteville

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Planned US troop pullout from Germany is 'gift to the Kremlin' says former Commanding General @USArmyEurope Ben Hodges . @general_ben @dwnews

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5 years

👇this is why I love my job. I get to meet inspiring people like the amazing @waadalkateab #ForSama

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3 years

"I don't see a future for women in Afghanistan - I only see a country for men." Khalida Popal former captain of Afghan women's football team:

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6 years

"If the king didn’t know his sister was going to declare her candidacy, or knew about it and then shut it down publicly, it shows the palace is in chaos." @zenjournalist author of: A Kingdom in Crisis on political turmoil in #Thailand . #ThailandElection2019

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4 years

My alter ego

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"More than 27,000 people died in the Med Sea since 2014...It's devastating to hear the stories and the lengths people are pushed to," @sallyhayd on the world's deadliest migration route:

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6 years

A phone malfunction almost cost us this selfie. Live on air with just 10 seconds to go - DW's Robin Merrill pulls off a selfie. No filter needed! @dwnews @dw_culture

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Laila Harrak

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5 years

Beloved Christopher Springate was a treasured colleague with so much heart. What a privilege to have worked with him.

Richard Walker

@rbsw

5 years

We were all looking forward to having Christopher Springate back at DW. It’s so sad that it wasn’t to be.

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Laila Harrak

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6 years

The amazing and fiercely talented . @azemezi talks about her book #Freshwater 🌊🌊 @dwnews

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6 years

Spotlight on the Catholic Church - . @ReisingerWagner a former nun who was raped by a priest tells me why its so difficult for the sisters to speak out about clerical abuse. #strongwomen @dwnews #NunsToo

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Laila Harrak

@LailaHarrak

8 years

And here we go.

Reuters Business

@ReutersBiz

8 years

BREAKING: Morgan Stanley has begun moving 2,000 investment banking staff from London to Dublin or Frankfurt: report

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5 years

@AliVaez - "No enmity is forever" . @realDonaldTrump & #Iran both say they don't want war. But with no direct channel of communication, how can relations normalize?

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5 years

@stevenacook outlines some of the underlying reasons for Turkey's acquisition of the Russian S400 air defense system @dwnews @CFR_org

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6 years

From a while back, but still a great read: the formidable Hilary Mantel on scrutiny endured by women who marry into British royalty - via @LRB

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8 years

Thought provoking - . @JeffDSachs declares the American Century over - makes way for the World Century:

The shifting global landscape - The Boston Globe

A new chapter of globalization will require a rethinking of foreign policy by the United States and other world powers.

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Laila Harrak

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@DuezenTekkal witnessed firsthand Islamic state's genocidal campaign against her people the #Yazidis . An activist & advocate, she documented the atrocities perpetrated by IS. #5years #YazidiGenocide

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4 years

Received from a doctor friend...

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2 years

"Time is on the side of Ukraine," retired US Lieutenant General and former commander of US forces in Europe Ben Hodges believes "Russia is not going to get into Kyiv."

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6 years

Yay! Spring is finally here.

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4 years

What a way to end Inauguration Day! Katy Perry Performs "Firework" | Bid... via @YouTube

Katy Perry Performs "Firework" As Inauguration Day Comes to an End |...

Thank you @KatyPerry for lighting up the night with your sparkling performance of "Firework." #Inauguration2021Watch as Katy Perry performs "Fireworks" as t...

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Laila Harrak

@LailaHarrak

4 years

Momentous. #PopeFrancis endorsing civil unions for gay couples. 'The resonance of this message will simply be tremendous,’ for beleaguered LGBT community in many places around the world.' @MartinGak on @dwnews

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4 years

"We need to make sure that every single country gets doses because we are only safe if everyone is safe," . @GaviSeth @gavi #VaccineEquity

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3 years

"A celebration of truth and facts and holding power to account," @iamAnaSantos on Maria Ressa receiving the Nobel Peace Prize:

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5 years

Use it, or lose it! If you haven't logged into Twitter in a while, you might want to. The company is about to delete the accounts of Mmillions of inactive users. @AmienEssif explains @dwnews

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2 years

Is Germany's former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder on a peace mission to Moscow? @POLITICOEurope @florianeder reports ex-leader visits Russian president. "He is certainly not acting on behalf of the German government."

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Laila Harrak

@LailaHarrak

9 years

Tea with a view... #Tangier http://t.co/6SmBWVEPgk

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@LailaHarrak

4 years

Alles Gute zum Tag der Deutschen Einheit! 🇩🇪

Aya Ibrahim

@ayakibrahim

4 years

When I moved to Germany 9 years ago I never would have guessed that one day I’d get to tell a story of its reunification. But here we are, with this episode of @DeutscheWelle ’s UNPACKED. Happy (re)birthday Deutschland 🇩🇪 #einheit30

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1 year

Missed opportunity? No US-China talks at security conference in S'pore. @ForeignPolicy @RaviReports : "Nobody wants to see the US and China be at a place where they are not on talking terms...Dialogue would at the very least provide some off-ramps."

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Laila Harrak

@LailaHarrak

4 years

You hear that...that was a country's collective sigh of relief

DW News

@dwnews

4 years

BREAKING: Chancellor Angela Merkel has tested negative for the coronavirus. More to follow:

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5 years

Third time lucky? UK government giving it another go tomorrow - trying to sell MP's on . @theresa_may 's #Brexit deal. @chapotts explains what happens if she doesn't secure the necessary votes:

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1 year

What Erdogan's unprecedented third term might mean for US - Turkey ties:

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Laila Harrak

@LailaHarrak

9 years

#OmarSharif "not just a cinematic icon. He was also a symbol of an easygoing multiculturalism" http://t.co/JbfEfoCqB5 http://t.co/9L7c780TNh

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Laila Harrak

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6 years

Sunday appointment television . @ThomasErdbrink inside look into life in Tehran. Bold brave and inspiring women, cappuccino cafes, instagram culture. This show needs to be picked up. It deserves an international audience. #OnzeMan

VPRO Reisseries

@vproreisseries

6 years

Na drie jaar komt Onze man in Teheran komt terug met vijf nieuwe afleveringen. Vanaf dit weekend, elke zondag om 20.15 uur op NPO 2. #OnzeMan #Iran

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5 years

The long road to gender equality. A dedication to fearless women & girls everywhere👇 #InternationalWomensDay @MasudaSultan #Afghanistan @CAWP_RU Jean Sinzdak Lee So-jeong #KBS @dwnews

The Day with Laila Harrak: Long Way to Equality

Women in power and powerless women - a look at the difficult path to gender equality in Afghanistan and the US. Plus, a medical historian compares the corona...

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5 years

Can #Sudan have a peaceful transition? As #SudanProtest movement vows to keep demonstrating until a civilian gov't is in place, @ayakibrahim explains dialogue between the armed forces and protesters will be crucial. #ArabSpring 2.0

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6 years

Freaking out!!!!!!

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Laila Harrak

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1 year

As China's leader, Xi Jinping, gets ready to visit Vladimir Putin in Moscow, @AlexGabuev discusses their deepening ties:

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Laila Harrak

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3 years

"Fight for the political soul of the country as a whole," @KholoodKhair provides context & explains what's at stake for Sudan and the huge crowds taking to the streets.

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1 year

. @SangerNYT on US clearing way for Ukraine to obtain F-16s: "If this was considered provocative to Putin a year ago has Putin's own willingness to put up w American and NATO weapons changed? Or have we just changed our assessment of what his redline is?"

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5 years

Eid Mubarak 🎉🎉🎊🎊

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9 years

In case you missed it, my interview with Iraqi satirist @albasheershow on fighting IS with ridicule as antidote:

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8 years

'Black,confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own. Get used to me.' #MuhammadAli

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Laila Harrak

@LailaHarrak

6 years

Best best news this week!!

The Associated Press

@AP

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BREAKING: Thai Navy SEALs say all 12 boys and their coach rescued from cave, ending an ordeal that lasted more than 2 weeks.

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8 years

The final frontier! Exciting times 4 all space explorers-European Space agency @ESA could make history today with a soft #Marslanding

DW News

@dwnews

8 years

Is there life on #Mars ? European, Russian space agencies hold their breath as probe approaches Red Planet

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Laila Harrak

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5 years

When staying is worse than leaving - great deep dive by @The_Corres into the EU’s policy to deter migrants & how it is spectacularly failing.

The Correspondent

@The_Corres

5 years

The EU spends millions on campaigns to dissuade African migrants from trying to make it to Europe. But no amount of horror stories will convince these would-be migrants that the trip isn't worth it. Why? @maitevermeulen investigates:

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6 years

❤️ George Michael, Aretha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) (Offi... via @YouTube

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3 years

Our conversation with Rashid Khalidi, Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, about the latest war between Israel and Hamas and what could lie beyond their cease-fire.

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Laila Harrak

@LailaHarrak

4 years

💗

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@dw_politics

4 years

In several German cities so-called "supply fences" are popping up to support those in need. 👏 Volunteers hang groceries, hygiene products or clothes. The fences act as a substitute for charitable organizations that had to close due to the coronavirus outbreak. #Gabenzaun

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8 years

If you read only one article on #MosulOffensive make it this one: via @WSJ

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Laila Harrak

@LailaHarrak

9 years

Deal or no deal, tout Bruxelles is talking about 1 thing: #AngelaMerkel having fries @ #friterieAntoine ! #Brexit

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Laila Harrak

@LailaHarrak

7 years

Food for thought

NBC News

@NBCNews

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Hillary Clinton: "The more professionally successful a woman becomes, the less likable she is."

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6 years

France's greatest, music icon, son of immigrants, his last tv interview:

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Laila Harrak

@LailaHarrak

5 years

Thank you for the thought-provoking discussion! Here is the interview in full:

Racism in British society

British author and blogger Reni Eddo-Lodge talks about her award-winning book "Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race". Lodge says the white majority refuses to confront systemic racism...

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Laila Harrak

@LailaHarrak

7 years

Oh, to have been there - #OranjeLeeuwinnen were on #fire #NEDDEN

Oliver Moody

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7 years

In front of an absolutely immense home crowd, the Netherlands win the @UEFAWomensEURO final 4-2. Fully deserved, excellent hosts!

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Laila Harrak

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7 years

. @krossings tells me "the idea that our womb can determine our competence is completely bonkers." Watch here:

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Laila Harrak

@LailaHarrak

7 years

Does the Brussels bubble have a diversity problem? Yes.

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Laila Harrak

@LailaHarrak

3 years

"An extraordinary game-changer. A tool that is bound to change history," says W.H.O. Malaria expert for Africa Dr Akpaka Kalu speaking about the world's first malaria vaccine @WHONigeria

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Laila Harrak

@LailaHarrak

7 years

Belgian woman casualty in #BarcelonaTerrorAttack - according to mayor of her hometown.

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Het Belgische slachtoffer is een vrouw uit Tongeren, bevestigt burgemeester Patrick Dewael.

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Laila Harrak

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5 years

Great having you on @alibomaye . Wishing the people of Afghanistan long-lasting peace.

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Laila Harrak

@LailaHarrak

6 years

🍋🍋🍋 🌻🌻🌻🌞🌞🌞🌞🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

Karin Helmstaedt 🇨🇦🇩🇪🇪🇺

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Colour out in force to announce the opening of the #GerhardRichter exhibition @MuseumBarberini with @LailaHarrak @dwnews #happyyellowday

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6 years

Chapeau les diables!!! 🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪

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1 year

"This is going to be a knock out, drag down fight; because both parties are so concertedly wedded to their argument. This is not mediation. This is not conflict resolution." UK broadcaster Bidisha Mamata on Prince Harry’s case against the Mirror Group:

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6 years

Just for the record - US contribution not 90% but 67% -

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Laila Harrak

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5 years

Syrian Oscar-nominated documentary film-maker @waadalkateab on the EU closing its door to Syrian refugees:

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Laila Harrak

@LailaHarrak

9 years

I'll be back @ the news desk on Monday LIVE every hour from 6 to 9 pm CET. Join me if you can!

DW Deutsche Welle

@DeutscheWelle

9 years

#dwnews mit Laila Harrak: „Weltbürgerin“ präsentiert Weltnachtrichten http://t.co/WLLEZmyNtk http://t.co/ICN8AYUUxU

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9 years

Do you dare...? #NYC http://t.co/wkDikx6Q5Z

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@LailaHarrak

5 years

My all-time favorite as well! Beautiful visuals and I had every song from the soundtrack on repeat for a long time. So good #InTheMoodForLove

Melissa Chan

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5 years

One of the best films ever made, and my subjective personal favorite of all time. The re-release will also be in select theaters worldwide! ❤️💔

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"So much was lost. It's always worth it to fight for your rights. It makes better sense when somebody helps you. Syrians today don't think of it in terms of was it worth it, but why were we abandoned to this fate." Syrian-born writer, @rallaf Rime Allaf:

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7 years

With little more than a month to go before #GermanElections , #Merkel vows to take in more refugees - any backlash be damned.

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Laila Harrak

@LailaHarrak

5 years

Why are #measles making a comeback in the EU? 3rd of Europeans skip shots, they believe vaccines cause serious side effects. Failure of communication? @WHO Dr. Siddhartha Datta says all healthcare providers have a duty to provide facts to fight misinformation. #immunizationweek

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Laila Harrak

@LailaHarrak

6 years

Class act

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6 years

As much as it hurts to bow out this early, congratulations to #SWE and #MEX . We wish you good luck in the knockouts 👏

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How Germany’s Approach to Russia Backfired

How Germany’s Approach to Russia Backfired (Published 2022)

German leaders believed that more trade would help ensure peace in the region. The war in Ukraine has revealed why that theory was flawed.

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Laila Harrak

@LailaHarrak

1 year

@JustinWolfers @CNN Thanks for giving us some of your time!

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4 years

Germany tries to head off rising coronavirus cases by offering free & fast mandatory tests to holidaymakers returning from designated hotspots. @sdyoung reports @dwnews

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6 years

Collectively losing our minds in Belgium 🇧🇪

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6 years

Exiled Chinese artist, activist, dissident @aiww reacts to #China 's decision to release Liu Xia, ending her grim isolation and her arrival in Berlin:

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Once a poster child, now fears are growing of a 2nd wave, what's behind the uptick in #COVID19 cases in Germany? . @UllmannMdB MP explains:

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@LailaHarrak

9 years

By @nayyirahwaheed

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5 years

Changing the conversation - my discussion in full with award-winning British author Reni Eddo-Lodge: Eddo-Lodge: Racism is systemic in British society

Racism in British society

British author and blogger Reni Eddo-Lodge talks about her award-winning book "Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race". Lodge says the white majority refuses to confront systemic racism...

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Laila Harrak

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5 years

And speaking of resilience... @forsamafilm #IWD2020

For Sama: How director Waad Al-kateab turned Syria's tragedy into a...

For Sama is the debut documentary from self-taught filmmaker Waad al-Kateab. She filmed life inside the city of Aleppo over five years of war. After winning ...

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One of a kind: Irrfan Khan, star of Slumdog Millionaire and Indian films - BBC News

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5 years

They renamed their country. They jumped through required hoops. But for the #EU its not enough to give #NorthMacedonia the go ahead to start talks to join the bloc. President . @SPendarovski on why his country deserves a fair shake @EUCouncil @eu_near @dwnews

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Laila Harrak

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6 years

Charles Aznavour - LA BOHÈME 1991 via @YouTube

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Laila Harrak

@LailaHarrak

7 years

. @hannahdreier first hand account of #Venezuela 's descent into the abyss.

Hannah Dreier

@hannahdreier

7 years

My last Venezuela story for AP. I arrived in 2014, just in time to see the meltdown. I hope better days lie ahead

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"This dysfunctional culture of the Catholic Church has to be reversed." Former priest & now victim advocate @BobHoatson opens up about the abuse he suffered and how his life irrevocably changed. #VaticanAbuseSummit

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Laila Harrak

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Incarcerated for being a victim. Women put behind bars in #Jordan - not for committing a crime but for being at risk of being assaulted or killed in the name of family honor. @ayakibrahim @dwnews explains:

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Germany at a crossroads - #Thuringia Après moi, le déluge...

DER SPIEGEL

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Wie gratuliert man einem FDP-Politiker, der sich mit den Stimmen der AfD-Fraktion zum Ministerpräsidenten wählen ließ? Susanne Hennig-Wellsow, Thüringer Landeschefin der Linken, entschied: gar nicht. #Th üringen

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9 years

#Tahrir is not a square. #Berlin #streetart http://t.co/INKw9Bs61M

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3 years

Health minister tells Germans to get vaccinated or to get COVID | DW News via @YouTube

Health minister tells Germans to get vaccinated or to get COVID | DW...

German Health Minister Jens Spahn stressed that Germans should get vaccinated, including with booster shots if their first shot was more than six months ago,...

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Laila Harrak

@LailaHarrak

4 years

'Yes, it could have been avoided.' Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia & Nobel laureate, scathing indictment of WHO's & China's handling of outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic:

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Laila Harrak

@LailaHarrak

7 years

"Vrouwen om van te houden" #WEURO2017 #Champions #Holland

OptaJohan

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7 years

1 - For the first time in their history, the @oranjevrouwen have won the European Championship. Legends.

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German police leaving nothing to chance ahead of planned neo-nazi demo in Berlin #b1908

Polizei Berlin Einsatz

@PolizeiBerlin_E

7 years

Teilnehmende an der Demo in #Spandau werden bei Verdachtsfällen in zwei Zelten intensiv vorkontrolliert. #b1908

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Will President @realDonaldTrump signing a pro-democracy bill help Honk Kong's protest movement, or discredit it? HK opposition lawmaker @charlesmok reacts:

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