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A large group of people are shown climbing on the Berlin Wall on the night it was opened.

Love, friendship, protest: 3 former East Germans reflect on the fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years later

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was a historic moment for East Germans, with a "before" and "after" that resonates 30 years later. The World’s Carol Hills asked three former East Germans to recall how it all went down.

People stand in voting booth casting ballots

As 2020 US presidential election nears, voter systems are still vulnerable

Security experts say election infrastructure in the US could be vulnerable to the types of hacking operations that took place in the lead-up to the 2016 election.

Despite hateful social media attacks, local voters elect Muslim American candidates

Muslim American candidates across the country are celebrating wins in races for city councils, school boards and state legislatures — a few in traditionally Republican areas. But the candidates often pay a price.

A protester uses a flagpole to strike the head of a statue that lays in the street

Mapuche Indigenous people in Chile take down symbols of Spanish colonization

Indigenous protesters in Chile took down statues of Spanish colonizers and other heroes during demonstrations last week. Local media called the destruction acts of vandalism, but the Mapuche, the largest Indigenous group in Chile, are demanding more political autonomy and representation.

Demonstrators and tuk-tuk drivers are seen on a bridge during ongoing anti-government protests, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 4, 2019.

Fueled with a 'do-or-die attitude,' young Iraqis protest for change

Since October, hundreds of young protesters have taken to the streets in Baghdad, as well as a few other cities in Iraq. They are asking for an overhaul of the government and accusing ruling elites of corruption and being out of touch with the public.

A close-up photo of an iPhone launching the blue Twitter app.

Former Twitter employees charged with spying

The US Justice Department has charged two former Twitter employees with spying on behalf of Saudi Arabia. According to an unsealed criminal complaint, two former Twitter employees allegedly accessed the data of dissidents criticizing the Saudi government. And, a Somali American who became the youngest person ever to be elected to the Lewiston City Council in Maine endured hate attacks from online trolls around the US during her campaign. Plus, what 415 hours of home movies reveal about life in East Germany before the Berlin Wall came down.

Former Twitter employees charged with spying for Saudi Arabia November 07, 2019
Diplomats smeared by their own government November 07, 2019
Ancient village discovered off the coast of Florida November 07, 2019
Vintage home movies show another side of life in East Germany before the fall of the Berlin Wall November 07, 2019
OK, boomer report November 07, 2019
Despite hateful social media attacks, local voters elect Muslim American candidates November 07, 2019
Mapuche Indigenous people in Chile take down symbols of Spanish colonization November 07, 2019
At 20, how well is the World Anti-Doping Agency doing? November 07, 2019
Pro-Kurdish protests shut down central Budapest November 07, 2019
Ancient fossil raises questions about human evolution November 07, 2019

A woman holds a video camera in her hand in a black and white photo

Vintage home movies show another side of life in East Germany before the fall of the Berlin Wall

A unique, online archive of home films shot in the GDR is casting a new light on the extinct country and the lives of its citizens.

China’s internal suppression troops have plans for Hong Kong

Belonging to China, but gifted with a more liberal legal system, Hong Kong is in the throes of a self-proclaimed “revolution.” Its adherents say they are simply fighting for basic rights such as free speech and fair elections.

A large group of protesters are shown blocking a bridge in Baghdad.

A wave of anti-government protests in Iraq

Iraq is experiencing the biggest wave of anti-government demonstrations in decades and motorized rickshaws are becoming a symbol of the protests, as the tuk-tuks cart away the wounded. Also, it's been 30 years since the fall of the Berlin wall — we have a story about how West Germans once tried to tunnel underneath. Plus, how everybody's a loser when it comes to the US-China trade war.

Fueled with a 'do-or-die attitude,' young Iraqis protest for change November 06, 2019
Iraqi protests target Iranian influence November 06, 2019
Enes Kanter and Turkish food November 06, 2019
Tunnel 29 November 06, 2019
China’s internal suppression troops have plans for Hong Kong November 06, 2019
Trade update November 06, 2019
Designing cities for women November 06, 2019
US embassy in Kyiv is a ‘snake pit,’ transcript says November 06, 2019
Admitting fewer refugees November 06, 2019
Turning manure into electricity November 06, 2019

Nigeria's first-ever Oscar submission has too much English for international category, academy says

The 90-minute film “Lionheart” was acquired by Netflix, and is in English, other than the 11 minutes of dialogue in the Igbo language of eastern Nigeria.

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