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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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New COVID wave threatens tourism on Canary Islands
The economy of the Canary Islands depends on tourism but the pandemic has many hotel owners fearing for their future.
Socotra - A remote island off the Horn of Africa
The tiny, picturesque island is not typical of the area.
Living next to Taiwan's nuclear dump site
For decades, Taiwan has been storing barrels of radioactive waste on Orchid Island, home to some 5,000 people.
From child mother to entrepreneur in Cape Verde
Determined to support herself and her child, Sara launched a business selling fried bananas.
World in Progress: Keeping small island schools alive
The population on the Aeolian islands is declining - can the small island schools survive?
Solomon Islands: PM survives no confidence vote
The vote comes a week after violent protests left four dead with Manasseh Sogavare alleging a coup is underway.
Fiji sends peace-keeping troops to Solomon Islands
Australia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea have deployed troops to the nation as anti-government protests turned violent.
Spain's Canary Islands: A dangerous migrant drawcard
More and more migrants are making the dangerous cross to Spain's Canary Islands. Many drown en route.
France 'ready to discuss' Guadeloupe autonomy
In the wake of violent protests, France has brought up the prospect of autonomy for the overseas territory.
Dead bodies found in Solomon Islands after days of unrest
Remains of several bodies have been found after days of rioting that Prime Minister Sogavare blames on foreign powers.
Reviving Germany's floodplain forests
German conservationists try to reverse damage to an ecosystem that offers natural flood protection.
Solomon Islands: Buildings set ablaze, rioters defy lockdown
Australia said it would send a peacekeeping force to the Solomon Islands which is facing inter-island tension.
La Palma residents fear for future
Spain's La Palma volcano continues to erupt and spew ash, forcing some residents to pack up and leave.
Senegal: Crossing the vast Atlantic Ocean
InfoMigrants' new podcast starts in Senegal, looking out across the Atlantic Ocean — and dreaming of Europe.
Astypalea starts VW-sponsored e-mobility shift
A tiny Greek island wants go fully electric, and gets help from a big German carmaker.
Disappearing beaches - The trouble with sand
Around the world, beaches are under threat. Severe storms and sea levels are rising.
Paying the price of climate damage
The countries hit hardest by climate change want loss and damage to be on the agenda. Will rich polluters listen?
La Palma’s Volcano
On the Spanish island of La Palma, the Cumbre Vieja volcano is spewing lava and ash, forcing residents from their homes. It’s a nightmare for the tourist destination, one of the Canary Islands off the north-west African coast. What will become of the island?
Clean energy on the Shetland Islands
Public awareness about clean energy is increasing on the Shetland Islands.
Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People
On the Shetland Islands, awareness of clean energy supply is growing.
La Palma volcano: Heavy ash forces residents inside
Schools have been closed and flights canceled because of massive amounts of ash from La Palma's Cumbre Vieja volcano.
Volcano tourism erupts on La Palma
While some residents flee the volcano on La Palma, tourists are flying in to see it. Stefanie Claudia Müller reports.
COVID digest: Austria warns of lockdown for unvaccinated
Unvaccinated Austrians could be locked down if pressure on intensive care beds worsens. Follow DW for more.
More volcanic eruptions on La Palma likely
Experts expect more eruptions soon. The lava is destructive, but it also promotes new life.
La Palma volcano cone partially collapses, spews giant rocks
Spain's National Geological Institute said the volcano spewed blocks of molten lava "as large as three-story buildings."
Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People
Refugees in Paris have created a space where they can converse with each other.
Clean Energy on the Shetland Islands
Public awareness about clean energy is increasing on the Shetland Islands.
Chinese fishing vessels off South America
The Associated Press and Univision have documented the scale of Chinese fishing off of South America.
Greece: One dead after earthquake hits island of Crete
Buildings sustained significant damage and one person died after a strong earthquake struck the Greek island of Crete.
La Palma volcano: Flights canceled due to ash cloud
Commercial flights to the Canary Island have been called due to an "accumulation of ash."
La Palma: Lava scorches homes, businesses
People living near the island's volcano were evacuated, but they've had to watch their homes disappear.
Lava flow slows after volcanic eruption on Spanish island
A volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma continued to spew lava forcing thousands of people to flee for safety.
Canary Islands: Eruption effects may last months
Researchers think the eruption could continue wreaking havoc throughout December, in a worst-case scenario.
La Palma volcano: People flee as new vent opens
Nerves are on edge on the Spanish island of La Palma as rivers of lava continue to engulf everything in their path.
Canary Islands volcano eruption engulfs homes
The volcano is spewing lava and ash into the sky, triggering the evacuation of residents on the island of La Palma.
Spain: La Palma volcano erupts — in pictures
A volcano has erupted on La Palma, the fifth-largest of Spain's Canary Islands, after several days of earth tremors.
Greece inaugurates 'closed' refugee camp
Rights groups complained that the facility, with its barbed-wire fences and surveillance cameras, is more like a jail.
Spanish officials fear volcanic eruption on La Palma
The Spanish island of La Palma was hit by an "earthquake swarm" with officials saying tremors are likely to escalate.
Faroe Islands: Activists slam mass killing of dolphins
Locals have expressed concern over negative attention after hundreds of dolphins were killed.
Italy: Tornado hits southern island, kills 2
The tornado on the Sicilian island of Pantelleria killed two, injured nine, swept up cars and knocked down trees.
Cape Verde's cob eco-house is a model for others
A couple in Cape Verde have built a sustainable home using an ancient technique called cob.
Island hopping: A summer's day on Sylt
Get to know why Sylt is the perfect vacation destination.
Scientists stumble upon world's northernmost island
A team of researchers has come across the Earth's most northerly island due to a mix-up with satellite tracking.
Has summer tourism in Greece bounced back?
DW's Sarah Hucal reports from Greece, where tourists are back despite devastating wildfires and the ongoing pandemic.
Greece battles new wildfire on Evia island
The blaze in southern Evia comes less than two weeks after forest fires ravaged the northern part of the island.
Henri makes landfall in Rhode Island
The storm is expected to cause power outages in parts of the US East Coast.
Greece wildfires: Devastation on Evia island
DW met residents on the island of Evia who lost almost everything in the recent wildfires.
Evia island evacuated as Greece fires rage
It's not only people who need to be rescued from the flames, as DW's Barbara Wesel found out.
Global wildfires: Greece battles inferno on Evia
Officials on Greece's second-largest island have urged for more firefighting support as blazes prompt locals and tourist
Greece wildfires:Thousands flee island of Evia
Officials have made a desperate plea for assistance, with one describing the situation as a "biblical catastrophe."
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