SMOKING HEALTH BORNEO: Toxic smoke swallows entire cities! Burn slashes suffocate residents! On the Indonesian island of Borneo, peat fires and slash-and-burn during the dry season lead to extreme smoke and particulate matter pollution. Particularly affected is the province of Central Kalimantan, where the visibility sometimes falls to a few dozen meters. Fires are often laid to gain land for palm oil plantations. In the deep peat floors, the fires continue to smolder underground and release large amounts of pollutants. The burden endangers the health of hundreds of thousands...
Europe's push for satellite independence is drawing attention in Washington. The US has raised concerns over EU plans to give European firms a bigger share of key satellite frequencies, while telecom giants Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone are weighing a joint bid to strengthen Europe's digital and space sovereignty. DW spoke to Dan Bieler who specializes in digital strategy and telecoms transformation in Europe. For more news go to
Unusual data on asylum applications in Ceuta: according to the report, around 70% of recent applicants report being persecuted for their homosexuality. Previously, many are said to have mentioned economic reasons for flight. Spanish investigators are therefore examining the suspicion that individual migrants may have changed their data in order to improve their chances of protection. Most of the applicants are from Morocco, where same-sex sexual acts are punishable. The Spanish exclave of Ceuta on the North African coast is an important access point to the European Union.
Europe says it will no longer be a bystander in the Arctic. The EU’s new Arctic strategy promises more surveillance, stronger protection for critical infrastructure and greater capacity to operate in the region’s harsh conditions. But how quickly can Brussels turn those plans into action, and is it already too late to catch up with Russia and China? With reporting and from DW correspondent Lucia Schulten, and further insights from Rebecca Pincus, Senior Fellow for Transatlantic Security with the German Marshall Fund of the United States. For more news go to
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