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 <updated>2026-05-14T21:05:34Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:77118050</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Lab-grown Tyrannosaurus leather: More chicken than dinosaur?]]></title>
  <updated>2026-05-14T14:37:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-05-14T14:37:00Z</published>
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  <summary><![CDATA[A handbag is promoted as the "world's first T. rex leather product." But scientists are questioning its authenticity.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:77160961</id>
  <title><![CDATA[World Cup final halftime show will feature Madonna, Shakira and BTS]]></title>
  <updated>2026-05-14T13:13:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-05-14T13:13:00Z</published>
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  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/world-cup-final-halftime-show-will-feature-madonna-shakira-and-bts/a-77160961?maca=en-rss-en-cul-2090-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Three major performers from pop, past and present, will perform during halftime of the World Cup final this year. The Superbowl-style pageant will eat into the time to analyze the biggest football game in four years.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:77157896</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Germany news: Merkel urges patience for Merz's coalition]]></title>
  <updated>2026-05-14T09:38:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-05-14T09:38:00Z</published>
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  <summary><![CDATA[Former Chancellor Angela Merkel says she thinks people need to have patience with the coalition government, amid widespread dissatisfaction. Meanwhile, Germany's men are celebrating Father's Day. DW has the latest.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:77142074</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Germany news: Carmakers paint bleak picture on jobs]]></title>
  <updated>2026-05-13T09:29:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-05-13T09:29:00Z</published>
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  <summary><![CDATA[German automakers say there is a strong likelihood of huge job losses over the next decade. Meanwhile, Germany's football fans are wondering whether former national keeper Manuel Neuer is set to return.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:77114886</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Hijab-wearing German beauty contestant takes on the AfD]]></title>
  <updated>2026-05-12T08:35:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-05-12T08:35:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/hijab-wearing-german-beauty-contestant-takes-on-the-afd/a-77114886?maca=en-rss-en-cul-2090-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[As a Miss Germany contestant, Büsra Sayed wore a hijab on stage. This had never happened before — and the far-right AfD didn't like it. Her response went viral.]]></summary>
  <category term="Germany"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:19251296</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Architecture of remembrance and hope: Daniel Libeskind at 80]]></title>
  <updated>2026-05-11T14:07:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-05-11T14:07:00Z</published>
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  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/architecture-of-remembrance-and-hope-daniel-libeskind-at-80/a-19251296?maca=en-rss-en-cul-2090-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Famous for designing the Jewish Museum Berlin and the Ground Zero project in New York, the architect has created dozens of memorable buildings worldwide.]]></summary>
  <category term="Culture"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:77056586</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Why is Hollywood missing from Cannes?]]></title>
  <updated>2026-05-11T06:58:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-05-11T06:58:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/why-is-hollywood-missing-from-cannes/a-77056586?maca=en-rss-en-cul-2090-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[There are no US blockbusters premiering at the Cannes Film Festival this year. So who's snubbing who?]]></summary>
  <category term="Culture"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:76807499</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Venice Biennale in crisis: The controversies explained]]></title>
  <updated>2026-05-06T12:52:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-05-06T12:52:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/venice-biennale-in-crisis-the-controversies-explained/a-76807499?maca=en-rss-en-cul-2090-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Following the resignation of the jury over Russia's and Israel's disputed participation, the traditional Golden Lion will not be awarded this year.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:77091563</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Fake TikTok fans and pop music's 'unethical' marketing]]></title>
  <updated>2026-05-13T12:06:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-05-13T12:06:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
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  <summary><![CDATA[Do indie darlings like Sombr and Geese owe their success to TikTok "trend simulations"? The question has sent shockwaves through their fan base. Yet manipulated charts are as old as the music business itself.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:76593442</id>
  <title><![CDATA[The pleasure of books in the digital age]]></title>
  <updated>2026-03-30T13:32:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-03-30T13:32:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/the-pleasure-of-books-in-the-digital-age/a-76593442?maca=en-rss-en-cul-2090-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[The digitization of global literature has brought vast libraries to our fingertips. But the quiet power of a physical book offers a rare escape from constant digital noise.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:76970827</id>
  <title><![CDATA[New film portrays Thomas and Erika Mann — with an oddly twisted premise]]></title>
  <updated>2026-05-09T12:16:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-05-09T12:16:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
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  <summary><![CDATA[Premiering at Cannes and starring Sandra Hüller, Pawel Pawlikowski's "Fatherland" is set during the Cold War — a complex period for the prominent anti-Nazi intellectuals.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:76880848</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Celebrated broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough turns 100]]></title>
  <updated>2026-05-08T04:41:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-05-08T04:41:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
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  <summary><![CDATA[The still-sprightly centenarian has been knighted twice, nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, and is perhaps the world's most recognizable nature lover.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:77069828</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Eurovision 2026: Politics collide with a blockbuster show]]></title>
  <updated>2026-05-09T07:28:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-05-09T07:28:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/eurovision-2026-politics-collide-with-a-blockbuster-show/a-77069828?maca=en-rss-en-cul-2090-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Controversy over Israel's participation and boycotts unprecedented in scale are already weighing on the Eurovision Song Contest before it even kicks off in Vienna.]]></summary>
  <category term="World"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:76836834</id>
  <title><![CDATA[The rise and fall of East Germany's Palace of the Republic]]></title>
  <updated>2026-04-22T11:58:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-04-22T11:58:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/the-rise-and-fall-of-east-germany-s-palace-of-the-republic/a-76836834?maca=en-rss-en-cul-2090-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[From 1976 through 1990, the building in East Berlin served as a symbol of the communist state's power. The "People's Palace" was controversially destroyed — and yet remains present.]]></summary>
  <category term="Culture"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:77135968</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Bundesliga: Kathleen Krüger appointed Hamburg's head of sport]]></title>
  <updated>2026-05-12T14:43:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-05-12T14:43:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/bundesliga-kathleen-krüger-appointed-hamburg-s-head-of-sport/a-77135968?maca=en-rss-en-cul-2090-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Hamburg have appointed Kathleen Krüger as the club's new board member responsible for sport. She becomes the first woman to fill such a role at a Bundesliga club on a permanent basis.]]></summary>
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