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Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water.
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Permaculture: Key to a better life in Kenya?
On Mfangano Island, a group is teaching locals to use nature to build sustainable food systems and landscapes.
Tangier, a sinking island
Tangier Island in Chesapeake Bay is slipping into the very waters that surround it. Pictures of a drowning island.
Giant waves hit tourist island Tenerife
Heavy storms with giant waves caused devastation at the weekend on the Canary Islands.
Museum Island
Renewable energy in the Cape Verde islands
The Cape Verde islands are looking to wind and solar power to bring down high energy bills.
Pergamon - images of an ancient city
Berlin's multimedia exhibition "Pergamon Museum. The Panorama" invites you to travel back in time to ancient Pergamum
China tells US to stop South China Sea exercises
The US does not want a "Cold War" policy towards China, US top diplomat Mike Pompeo said at a high-level summit.
The Netherlands' recycled island
Rotterdam's old port is now home to the world's first floating park of recycled plastic.
Australia to spend billions to counter China
Canberra is ready to invest billions in Pacific nations to counter China's perceived influence.
Eco India - The Environment Magazine
This week’s Eco India: Bengaluru’s floating islands, German climate activists and Mumbai’s leopards.
Mysterious uprising in the Comoros Islands
After days of fighting between rebels and government troops, residents are wondering who was behind the unrest.
Can China and Japan bury the hatchet?
It is not easy for China and Japan to bury the hatchet, as the two need to overcome a number of disputes.
Hong Kong protests over artificial islands
Thousands of people turn out against a plan to build up to 400,000 homes on reclaimed land off the island of Lantau.
World Bank offers loans to disaster-hit Indonesia
The World Bank loan would be used to help some 150,000 families affected by the earthquakes and tsunami.
An island goes plastic-free
A local initiative sought to tackle the plastic problem on the island nation of Sao Tomé and Principe. Now that the program is coming to an end, DW revisits how it worked.
Indonesia tsunami and earthquake devastate Sulawesi island
Authorities have called off a search for more than 5,000 people still missing, leaving their whereabouts a mystery.
A visit to the Swedish island of Öland
Even in the off-season, its palaces, windmills and regional specialties make Öland worth a visit.
Overnight stays banned on Thailand's famed Similan islands
Overnight tourist stays on Thailand's popular Similan islands were banned starting Tuesday.
The Dominican Republic battles its trash
The Dominican Republic is getting a modern garbage disposal system to keep the island's trash off the streets.
A visit to the Swedish island of Öland
Even in the off-season, its palace, windmills and regional specialties make Öland worth a visit.
Baby tortoises stolen in Galapagos Islands
More than 100 giant tortoise babies have been stolen from a breeding facility in the Galapagos Islands.
Island dreams in Germany
The long sandy beaches of the East Frisian islands of Norderney, Borkum and Juist are captivating.
Cook's HMS Endeavour found at last?
Archaeologists have planned a major excavation for the HMS Endeavour, used by Captain Cook to travel to Australia.
Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe 17.09.2018
Fashion designer Victoria Beckham, the Greek island of Crete and Berlin's The Gate museum.
Lighting-fast robbery in Germany's Sylt
Masked robbers took two minutes to make off with half a million euros on the German island of Sylt.
Putin offers Kuril Islands peace deal to Japan
A dispute over islands in the Kuril archipelago has strained Japanese-Russian ties since the World War II.
Our beautiful planet: March of Christmas Island's red crabs
During the wet season, Christmas Island gets covered in millions of red crabs in one of the world's greatest migrations.
Quake cuts power to Hokkaido, Japan
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake has paralyzed Hokkaido, Japan's northern island. Power cuts are widespread.
Saudi canal could turn Qatar into an island
A senior Saudi official has appeared to confirm Riyadh's plans to dig a canal separating Qatar from the mainland.
WorldLink
This week on the program: An in-depth look at the eruption of far-right, anti-immigrant protests in the German city of Chemnitz, a largely forgotten US scheme to deport Mexicans during the depression, and how the inhabitants of Easter Island are keeping their Polynesian culture alive.
Berlin and Beyond: North Sea love
The North Sea is cold and unpredictable. That, says Tamsin Walker, is just part of its charm.
Easter Island looks to the future
Easter Island is famous for its giant stone head statues, known as the Moai. Today the island bares few traces of the Polynesian society that built them, but locals are determined to keep the legends and language of their ancestors alive.
'Life Will Smile' — Israel shows its gratitude to Greek island
Sixty-five years ago the Greek island of Zakynthos was devastated by an earthquake. Buildings collapsed and fires spread through the city and countryside. Reconstruction would be expensive, but a surprising benefactor came forward to help. As Sandy Hausman reports, the State of Israel was showing its gratitude for a little-known act of heroism during World War II.
Exploring the island of Elba
The Italian island of Elba is a popular tourist destination, thanks in part to its beautiful beaches.
Fresh earthquakes hit Indonesia's Lombok island
A strong earthquake has shaken Indonesia's Lombok island a fortnight after 460 people died in a previous tremor.
Welcome to the latest edition of eco@africa
On this week's eco@africa: designing windmills in Tanzania and saving the mangroves which save Libreville.
The Netherlands' recycled island
The world's first floating park of recycled plastic becomes a green oasis in Rotterdam's old port wasteland.
Eco-at-Africa — The Environment Magazine
On this week's eco@africa: designing windmills in Tanzania and saving the mangroves which save Libreville.
Norderney: Holiday island
Check-in host Lukas Stege checks out the holiday island of Norderney.
Earthquake strikes Indonesian holiday island Lombok
A powerful earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok in the country's south has killed dozens and injured hundreds.
Death toll rises sharply in Indonesian earthquake
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has killed more than 90 and injured many more on the resort island of Lombok.
Island dreams - Europe in the Caribbean
Island-hopping from the Netherlands to France and Britain – it can be done in the Lesser Antilles.
What would you bring along to a deserted island?
We asked you to send us a picture of yourself and your favorite island companion. Find out now who won.
Inside Europe: Liberating Santorini's endangered donkeys
Santorini has long been revered as Greece’s most iconic and photogenic island. With its tangle of cobblestone alleys, dramatic cliffs, whitewashed villages and stunning sunsets. But it turned into a battleground last week after activists launched a protest to stop the abuse of the island’s most endangered species: donkeys. Anthee Carassava has more.
Chile limits tourist flow to Easter Island
Tourists visiting Chile's Easter Island will face new restrictions for traveling and staying on the island.
Venetian Lagoon Islands Burano and Murano
The Venetian Lagoon islands of Burano and Murano lie off the beaten tourist path.
'They're more or less stuck there'
Roughly 90 percent of king penguins are estimated to have died on an island between South Africa and Antarctica.
Discover the Mediterranean island of Cyprus
Cyprus offers not long sandy beaches and plenty of sunshine, it's also steeped in history.
Deadly earthquake strikes Indonesia's Lombok island
At least 14 people were killed on the island and buildings destroyed. The island is popular with tourists.
German man attacked by polar bear
The man was leading a group of tourists on a remote Arctic archipelago when the attack occurred.
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