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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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Galapagos wildlife spared in oil spill
Authorities remain 'very concerned' about recovering the vessel that sank.
New Zealand suspends search for missing volcano victims
The two-week search for the bodies of two remaining victims of the White Island volcano eruption has been discontinued.
Ecuador takes emergency steps to contain Galapagos oil spill
Officials say they have taken urgent measures to stem the impact of a diesel spill that occurred when an oil barge sank.
CDU rejects calls to take in child refugees from Greece
Two political parties in Germany are at loggerheads over how to deal with overcrowded migrant camps in Greece.
New Zealand volcano: Police scale down search
Police believe that the victims' bodies "were washed out to sea."
Minute's silence for New Zealand volcano victims
Safety and liability questions have emerged as New Zealand recalls last week's volcanic disaster victims.
New Zealand's eruption toll rises
Ongoing rescue searches have battled toxic waters but failed to locate the last two missing.
Divers search for last missing bodies afte volcano eruption
Rescuers at White Island believe they know the location of one of the bodies, while the other is still missing.
Risky body retrieval operation at White Island, NZ
Six bodies were recovered from the volcanic island during a risky military operation.
Training girls to swim in Zanzibar
Although they live on an island, up to 98 percent of all girls in Zanzibar can't swim. But things are finally changing.
More deaths at 'highly volatile' NZ volcano
The official death toll from the White Island eruption rose to eight after two Sydney schoolboys died in hospital.
The quest for national sovereignty
Oceania regions seeking independence are bound by a common history of colonialism and a geopolitical tug-of-war.
Fresh tremors delay recovery of volcano victims
New Zealand geologists say there is at least a 40% chance of an eruption in the next 24 hours.
Eight still missing after NZ volcano eruption
New Zealand's prime minister says overnight reconnaissance flights have failed to find signs of life on White Island.
Cyclone alert lifted for French island of Mayotte
The government had evacuated some of the island's quarter-of-a-million inhabitants and told locals to stock up on water.
Berlin's Museum Island celebrates 20 years of UNESCO status
With its five museums, Berlin’s Museum Island is one of the most important museum complexes in the world.
Bougainville votes on independence
The former German colony could become the world's newest nation.
Chagos islands: The fight over Africa’s last British colony
The UK has missed a deadline to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius despite calls for a handover.
Plastic treasure island
An entrepreneur has built an island resort off the Ivory Coast using 700,000 pieces of plastic waste
Man-made islands for seabirds
In the US in 1957, the state of Virginia finished an ambitious project – a series of roads, bridges and tunnels connecting cities and America’s largest naval base along its coast. Today it’s often clogged with traffic, so plans are underway to widen the roads and add new tunnels. But with thousands of seabirds nesting in the path of the project, it is not without controversy.
Seaweed farmers in Northern Ireland
Delicious seaweed recipes created by kelp farmers in Northern Ireland. The kelp also provides a habitat for marine life.
Vanilla - more valuable than gold
Vanilla can be found in many products we use every day. But there's relatively little of it on the world market.
South Korea: Helicopter crashes with seven on board
The cause of the accident is not yet known. All seven passengers on board are missing.
Australian police detain alleged people-smuggler
The Iraqi man was charged over a people-smuggling venture that led to more than 350 asylum-seekers drowning at sea.
World Stories - The Week in Reports
Turkey continues its military offensive in northeastern Syria - with dramatic consequences for civilians on both sides of the border +++ Along the German-Polish border, volunteers uncover the remains of fallen soldiers from the Second World War.
Entire Tenerife island hit by blackout
Almost 1 million people were left without power in the major tourist destination.
Europe to the Maxx: an Airport on the Beach
Barra’s airport is the only one like it in the world. The planes take off and land on a sand beach.
Can Taiwan counter China's 'diplomatic aggression'?
Two of Taiwan's allies have severed diplomatic ties with Taipei in the past few days, allegedly due to China's pressure.
Hallig Islands
There are calls to protect the Hallig Islands, off the north-west of Germany, in light of rising sea levels.
Finland: The Russians are coming
In Finland fears are growing that Russians are buying up holiday islands to conduct espionage.
Solomon Islands establishes ties with China
Solomon Islands says the decision to switch diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China was based on "national needs."
Solomon Islands abandons Taiwan recognition
The loss leaves Taiwan recognized by only 16 countries.
Inside Bangladesh's isolated 'Rohingya island'
Bangladesh has invested €248 million to make the island liveable for the Rohingya. But they don't want to go there.
Bangladesh urges UN to support Rohingya relocation plan
In a DW interview, Bangladesh's FM expressed concern over the UN "failure" to pressure Myanmar on Rohingya repatriation.
Hurricane Dorian: Bahamas Abaco Islands 'decimated'
The hurricane battered the region for more than 30 hours, leaving a trail of destruction and at least seven people dead.
Bangladesh may 'force' Rohingya to resettle on silt island
DW investigates on the remote, cyclone-prone island where Dhaka intends to resettle refugees — many against their will.
25 dead in California scuba diving boat blaze
Twenty-five people died after a fire broke out on a dive boat off the coast of California.
Reichenau Island
Conflict felt on Hormuz island
Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed since Iran seized a British-flagged tanker.
Can tourists coexist with nature on Lebanon's Rabbit Island?
Off Tripoli's Mediterranean coast, a pristine haven attracts migrating wildlife and daytrippers alike. Can they coexist?
Germany's original copy shop is still open for business
In Berlin, a small manufactory is plying a unique handicraft by still making plaster copies of famous sculptures.
Indonesia to close giant lizard island
Mass tourism has taken a toll on one of Indonesia's popular islands, home to the world's largest living lizard species.
Seven dead in Mallorca midair collision
A helicopter and light aircraft collided midair on the holiday island, killing all seven people.
S. Korea starts drills at Japan-claimed islands
As the feud between the two countries escalates, Japan claims that the islands are "obviously" part of its territory.
Gran Canaria wildfire an 'environmental tragedy'
A wildfire on Spain's Gran Canaria has forced thousands of people to evacuate as the blaze continues to spread.
Reporter - From a mini-island to the big city
Joel lives on Santa Cruz del Islote, a tiny island that's one of the most densely-populated on Earth. Despite the cramped conditions and poverty, most inhabitants stay. Joel hopes to get to the mainland, however, as he wants to study.
This is Greenland: the world's largest island
Greenland is mostly covered in ice, barely populated, and not home to many modern amenities.
Fiji urges Australia to shift to renewable energy
Pacific nations set to meet on Tuvalu are pressing Australia to renounce "climate-killer" coal to avert rising seas.
Canary Islands wildfire sparks mass evacuation
Hundreds of people have been evacuated as firefighters try to bring a huge wildfire on Gran Canaria under control.
Jakarta hit by major power blackout
An electricity outage has hit most areas of the Indonesian capital and some neighboring provinces on Java island.
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