German News Service | 22.03.2018, 18:00 UTC

German News Service 22.03.2018 | 18:00 UTC

Are Germany's anti-racism initiatives achieving enough?

	Germany's government spent over €100 million in 2017 for initiatives promoting diversity. But as the country marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, intolerance remains a serious issue.

Asylum: Germany processes more applications than other EU states combined

	Just as it did the previous year, Germany handled more asylum applications in 2017 than all fellow EU members combined. The way Germany interprets the Dublin agreement suggests the discrepancy is set to continue.

AIDS counseling for refugees in Germany: Let's talk about sex!

	Without a dildo, but with a condom: This is sex education for refugees, conducted by refugees. DW's Astrid Prange reports from Zirndorf on how AIDS and HIV are discussed in Germany's asylum-seeker reception facilities.

Urban mining: Hidden riches in our cities

	Cities hold tons of materials that can be reused — and doing so can address over-exploitation of scarce natural resources. From buildings to electronic waste, we are surrounded by value. So how does urban mining work?

A look at what makes Germans happy

	A strong GDP and great social support are said to make a country happy. But a new ranking released for International Day of Happiness shows foreign-born residents of Germany are not as happy as locals.

Astronaut Reinhold Ewald: 'There were not enough desserts on board'

	At a space food conference in Cologne, German astronaut Ewald talked to DW about the challenges of eating in outer space, what he missed the most – and what makes rice dishes so treacherous.

Berlin and beyond: Now I'm German...

	A year ago, Brexit looming, Tamsin Walker became one of thousands of Brits to apply for German citizenship. Six months into her dual nationality, she reflects on what it feels like to be Deutsch.

Germany returns 3,000-year-old relics to Mexico

	After nearly a decade of litigation, Mexico recovered two Mesoamerican busts that had been missing since the 1980s. German authorities had found the wooden pieces in 2008, when they seized them from an artifacts dealer.

Marx directs traffic in hometown on 200th birthday

	While Karl Marx was exiled from Germany and died in England, the author of "Das Kapital" remains a celebrated figure in his hometown of Trier, where he now adorns pedestrian traffic lights in the city center.

Hessen Quiz

	Which brothers collected the loveliest German fairy tales here? Which Hessian city is the focus of the international art world every five years? And what is Frankfurt's signature drink? Test your knowledge.

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