Deutsche Welle's In Focus program looks back at 2008, highlighting critical events from the past year, from around the world. This year end review reminds us of the Wall Street crash, the Olympic Games - and devastating earthquake - in China, the independence of Kosovo, and the cyclone that hit Burma. It also highlights the 2008 U.S. Presidential campaign, and the hope that Obama has generated in Europe.
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In Focus documentaries and reports cover business and science, culture and education, historical and present day events as well as sports and leisure. This wide variety of topics is investigated in depth and presented in an informative format, making for captivating television, courtesy of Germany's Deutsche Welle news network.