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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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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.
Global 3000 - The Globalization Program
Is the end of globalization nigh? Plus: Lesotho is hoping to do big business with cannabis.
Recalling unforgettable journeys during COVID-19
DW's travel editors have leafed through their photo albums and compiled their most beautiful experiences.
Rohingya refugees sent to Bangladesh island
Turned away by Malaysia, at least 500 Rohingya refugees facing persecution in Myanmar have spent two months at sea.
Strong earthquake strikes Greek island
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake has hit the island of Crete with a strong aftershock reported several minutes later.
Deserted island or phone booth: Films with a claustrophobic bent
What happens when people are confined to a very defined, perhaps small, space? Movie fans know.
Germany accepts unaccompanied refugee children
Germany has taken in 47 unaccompanied refugee children from Greece after months of EU wrangling.
Control your tour guide from your sofa
The Faroe Islands are putting cameras on tour guides and letting internet tourists control where they go.
Six museums to explore virtually during lockdown
Many of the world's great cultural institutions can still be discovered online during coronavirus isolation.
Monster cyclone in Vanuatu threatens disaster
A massive cyclone has prompted red alerts across the Pacific nation of Vanuatu
Quake prompts tsunami warning in Russian Far East
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake has hit off the coast of the Kuril Islands, in the Russian Far East.
Strike shuts down Greek islands over migrant camp protests
Lesbos has launched a one-day labor stoppage following "extremely aggressive" clashes between police and protesters.
Canaries suspend flights due to Saharan sand storms
Red desert sand have blanketed the touristic Spanish archipelago while heavy winds rip through the islands.
Two German tourists killed in Arctic avalanche
The pair were part of a snowmobile tour of an island, organized by a Russian travel company.
Fire Festival "Up Helly Aa" on the Shetland Islands
The Shetland Islands' annual red-letter date is "Up Helly Aa", the world's largest fire festival.
Euromaxx - Lifestyle in Europe
The "Up Helly Aa" fire festival, the world's biggest cuckoo clock and insect artist Cedric Laquieze.
Philippines: Preparing for the rise of sea levels
As sea levels rise, people living near the coast will see floods. In Asia, nearly 700 million people will be affected.
Lesbos: 'We want our island back'
Local residents on Greek islands feel that the large number of refugees housed there has a negative impact.
Lesbos wants to get back to normal
The inhabitants of Lesbos are fed up with being left alone with Europe’s refugee crisis.
Greek islanders strike against migrant camps
Greek residents on Lesbos, Samos and Chios have run out of patience with the overflowing migrant camps on their islands.
The women saving sea turtles on the Solomon Islands
Solomon Island women join forces to protect critically endangered sea turtles from rats and poachers.
Majorca, Ibiza crack down on party tourism
Under a set of new ordinances, Spain's Balearic Islands have banned happy hours and pub crawls in three party spots.
Croatia – Partner country at Berlin’s Green Week
Croatia gets show off its regional delicacies, like cheese made from the milk of a very special breed of sheep.
Australia urges tourists not to cancel holidays
Australia wants tourists to know that they are still safe. Here is what you need to know.
Will Germany's tiny vanishing islands survive rising seas?
Regular flooding could help Germany's tiny Hallig islands to survive rising sea levels.
Twelve migrants killed as boat sinks off Greece
A migrant boat has sunk off Greece, possibly en route to Italy, leaving at least 12 dead.
No bushfire respite for scorched Australia
More bushfire evacuations have been urged across Australia's southeastern rim.
Australian bushfires forecast to reach Sydney suburbs
Fire authorities have warned wildfires might bring flames to the suburbs of the country's most populous city.
Living with North Sea floods
What is it like to watch the sea swamp your island several times a year?
Tax haven Jersey: Offshoring in Europe
Apple saved billions of euros in taxes in Jersey. Good for companies, bad for the local residents.
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