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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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Pandemic cripples Cape Verdian tourism
The coronavirus pandemic has led to a breakdown of tourism on the African islands. Jochen Faget reports from Boa Vista.
Lehmann - The Last Cultural Diplomat
Cultural diplomacy is the softer power game between nations.
Senegal: At least 140 migrants die after boat sinks
It is the deadliest shipwreck recorded in 2020 so far.
Italy’s Robinson Crusoe Faces Eviction
Officials want to turf Mauro Morandi off Budelli, but he doesn’t want to leave the island.
Berlin vandalism raises questions of museum security
How many safety measures do artworks need to be shielded from acts of vandalism?
Solomon Islands: Protecting sea turtles
Poaching and illegal trading pose a threat to hawksbill sea turtles on the Solomon Islands.
Berlin: Artworks vandalized
Over 60 objects housed on Berlin's Museum Island were sprayed with a colorless, oily substance.
Artworks vandalized on Berlin's Museum Island
Authorities are searching for clues after vandals attacked 70 ancient artifacts and artworks in popular Berlin museums.
Spain: Over a thousand migrants land in Canary Islands
Tightened security along Morocco's coast has pushed migrants and traffickers to risk the perilous Atlantic crossing.
Migrants from Africa take more dangerous route to Europe
More African migrants have been making the dangerous journey across the Atlantic to the Canary Islands.
Berlin's Pergamon Museum turns 90
Following its coronavirus-related closure, the Pergamon Museum has now reopened — just in time for the anniversary.
EU to try closed asylum camps on Greek islands
Neither residents of the islands nor the people who will be held there want the camps.
British, Australian nationals die in WWII bomb explosion
The men were bomb disposal experts working with Norwegian People's Aid, an Oslo-based charity.
Cleaning Bengaluru’s lakes
In Bengaluru, a neighborhood initiative is cleaning up lakes.
Migrants on Canary Islands
More than 4,000 African migrants have arrived on Spain's Canary Islands since the beginning of the year.
Island seeks relief as Greece and Turkey bicker
The conflict between the countries goes way back, but people on the island of Kastellorizo have more immediate concerns.
At least 3 dead after migrant boat sinks off Crete
Fifty-six were rescued after the boat capsized due to heavy winds, the Greek coast guard said.
Solution: Which island is your personal favorite island?
We asked which island is your vacation favorite. Find out here if an exclusive Euromaxx designer wristwatch is yours.
Wine harvesting in Lanzarote
Wine harvesting in Lanzarote is exceptional. Instead of vineyards, the vines grow in hollows.
Páros - the best island in Europe?
Euromaxx reporter Meike Krüger visits Páros.
Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe
The Greek island of Páros, star architect Christoph Ingenhoven and the real Wiener Schnitzel.
Creating new islands in the Markermeer
An archipelago near Amsterdam has turned into a habitat for plants and birds and is now open to visitors.
China slams US over 'illegal sanctions'
Taiwan has urged restraint, warning that escalating tensions in the South China Sea could lead to conflict.
Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe
The trendy material raffia, a starred restaurant on the Faroe Islands, and ecotourism in Greece.
Soft Tourism: Sustainable Hotels in Greece
More and more Greek hotels are becoming sustainable, to conserve resources and the environment.
Europe's Most Remote Starred Restaurant: Koks
The Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic have around 50,000 residents – and a two-star restaurant.
Philippines: Deadly double bomb attacks hit island
Twin explosions in the Philippines have killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens.
A colorful oasis full of art and greenery
An artist has created a unique architectural artwork on Cyprus.
Greece reports first COVID-19 case in island camp
The coronavirus outbreak has spread into migrant camps on the mainland Greece, but had yet to surface in island camps.
Greece: The island of hundred-year-olds
The island of Icaria is home to more centenarians that almost anywhere else on Earth.
Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe
The Virtual Rhine Falls "Rhyality", the home of unicorns, and grape harvesting on Lanzarote
Winegrowing on Lanzarote
Wine harvesting in Lanzarote is exceptional. Instead of vineyards the vines grow in hollows.
Answer time! This is your favorite board game!
We asked you what your favorite board game is. Find out here if you won the prize!
Galapagos Islands: Chinese fishing raises fears for wildlife
Ecuadorian biologists are worried that Chinese fishing fleets are putting the eastern Pacific's ecosystem at risk.
New Zealand honeymooners stuck in Falklands hitchhike home
They spent four months stranded on the Falklands Islands, and then another month sailing back on an Antarctic trawler.
Rescuers find missing sailors who wrote SOS in sand
Three sailors went missing for days before US and Australian rescuers located them on a small Micronesian island.
"Catan" - the classic board game
This year, the world famous cult game Catan is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
More rain, mudslides due in flood-hit Japan
Dozens of people are confirmed or presumed dead amid floods triggered by heavy rain on Japan's island of Kyushu.
Zanzibar: The rebirth of an island
A group of volunteers is helping locals on the tiny island of Kokota replant trees and revive its unique river system.
Mallorca, the Germans' favorite holiday island
Germans especially love the Spanish Mediterranean island of Mallorca. Why is that?
#DailyDrone: The Museum Island Berlin
Our drone today makes a detour to the world famous Museum Island in the middle of Berlin.
Protecting chimps from COVID-19 in Uganda
The Chimpanzee Trust is doing what it can to keep the coronavirus off Ngamba Island, home to a chimpanzee sanctuary.
Diving off the Philippines' Leyte Island
DW viewer Jeff Nesmith goes diving in the Pacific
Japan takes the high ground over its outlying islands
Some of Japan's neighbors are casting increasingly covetous looks at some islands. Julian Ryall reports from Tokyo.
Scotland: Islands as guinea pigs for post-lockdown?
For some, the Scottish Islands are a prime proving ground for the UK's lockdown exit.
Indonesia - Diversity under Threat
Islamists are trying to undermine Indonesia's diversity.
Greece, Turkey in border dispute
Turkish military forces have reportedly occupied an island in Evros River, the natural border between Turkey and Greece.
Are coastal dikes enough to protect North Sea islands?
The German island of Pellworm is a meter below sea level. Can its dikes protect it from climate change?
How Pacific islands kept coronavirus at bay
These isolated islands have managed to control COVID-19 — in part due to lessons learned from previous health crises.
Mangrove bean dish from the Solomon Islands
Sisikolo soup is an authentic Solomon Islands dish, made with locally sourced mangrove beans.
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