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$23 May 2024, Saxony, Dresden: The historic paddle steamer "Pillnitz" of the Sächsische Dampfschifffahrt (Saxon Steamship Company) sails on the Elbe towards the old town in the evening. (Shot with long exposure time) Photo: Robert Michael\/dpa$

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23 May 2024, Saxony, Dresden: The historic paddle steamer "Pillnitz" of the Sächsische Dampfschifffahrt (Saxon Steamship Company) sails on the Elbe towards the old town in the evening. (Shot with long exposure time) Photo: Robert Michael/dpa

$19 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rostock: Soccer: Bundesliga 2, Hansa Rostock - SC Paderborn 07, Matchday 34, Ostseestadion. Paderborn coach Lukas Kwasniok speaks to the journalists after the press conference. Photo: Gregor Fischer\/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the DFL German Football League and the DFB German Football Association, it is prohibited to utilize or have utilized photographs taken in the stadium and\/or of the match in the form of sequential images and\/or video-like photo series$

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19 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rostock: Soccer: Bundesliga 2, Hansa Rostock - SC Paderborn 07, Matchday 34, Ostseestadion. Paderborn coach Lukas Kwasniok speaks to the journalists after the press conference. Photo: Gregor Fischer/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the DFL German Football League and the DFB German Football Association, it is prohibited to utilize or have utilized photographs taken in the stadium and/or of the match in the form of sequential images and/or video-like photo series

$24 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Putbus: A steam locomotive of the "Rasender Roland" miniature railroad stands at the station in Putbus on the island of Rügen. In the background you can see the new construction of a depot. The project of the adventure landscape around the "Rasender Roland" at Putbus railway station includes the new construction of a carriage shed and a workshop as well as a water tower for the operation of the steam locomotives based on the historical model. Photo: Stefan Sauer\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Putbus: A steam locomotive of the "Rasender Roland" miniature railroad stands at the station in Putbus on the island of Rügen. In the background you can see the new construction of a depot. The project of the adventure landscape around the "Rasender Roland" at Putbus railway station includes the new construction of a carriage shed and a workshop as well as a water tower for the operation of the steam locomotives based on the historical model. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa

$24 May 2024, Palestinian Territories, Deir al-Balah: A view of a destroyed mosque after an Israeli air strike in the city of Deir al-Balah, during fierce battles between Israel and Hamas. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Palestinian Territories, Deir al-Balah: A view of a destroyed mosque after an Israeli air strike in the city of Deir al-Balah, during fierce battles between Israel and Hamas. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa

$11 May 2024, Hesse, Schmitten: A Kaiserschmarrn pancake on a plate in a restaurant, served with powdered sugar and apple sauce. Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst\/dpa$

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11 May 2024, Hesse, Schmitten: A Kaiserschmarrn pancake on a plate in a restaurant, served with powdered sugar and apple sauce. Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa

$24 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Cyclist Rick Zabel at the press conference of the cycling classic Rund um Köln, which is taking place for the 106th time this year. Photo: Horst Galuschka\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Cyclist Rick Zabel at the press conference of the cycling classic Rund um Köln, which is taking place for the 106th time this year. Photo: Horst Galuschka/dpa

$24 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Artur Tabat, longtime organizer of Rund um Köln at the press conference of the cycling classic Rund um Köln which takes place for the 106th time this year. Photo: Horst Galuschka\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Artur Tabat, longtime organizer of Rund um Köln at the press conference of the cycling classic Rund um Köln which takes place for the 106th time this year. Photo: Horst Galuschka/dpa

$24 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Cyclist Andre Greipel, cyclist Rick Zabel, former organizer Artur Tabat, managing director of Kölner AusdauerSport GmbH Markus Frisch and hotel director artotel cologne Philip Skitch, l-r, at the press conference of the cycling classic Rund um Köln, which is taking place for the 106th time this year. Photo: Horst Galuschka\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Cyclist Andre Greipel, cyclist Rick Zabel, former organizer Artur Tabat, managing director of Kölner AusdauerSport GmbH Markus Frisch and hotel director artotel cologne Philip Skitch, l-r, at the press conference of the cycling classic Rund um Köln, which is taking place for the 106th time this year. Photo: Horst Galuschka/dpa

$24 May 2024, France, Straßburg: A car is parked in a parking lot shortly after the Franco-German border and is checked by police officers from both nations. The heads of the Police Nationale, the Gendarmerie and the Offenburg Police Headquarters agreed to keep an eye on the effects of the partial legalization of cannabis in Germany on road traffic and cross-border crime in particular. Checks are carried out on the French side of the Europabrücke bridge between Kehl and Strasbourg. Photo: Philipp von Ditfurth\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, France, Straßburg: A car is parked in a parking lot shortly after the Franco-German border and is checked by police officers from both nations. The heads of the Police Nationale, the Gendarmerie and the Offenburg Police Headquarters agreed to keep an eye on the effects of the partial legalization of cannabis in Germany on road traffic and cross-border crime in particular. Checks are carried out on the French side of the Europabrücke bridge between Kehl and Strasbourg. Photo: Philipp von Ditfurth/dpa

$24 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Former cyclist Andre Greipel at the press conference of the cycling classic Rund um Köln, which takes place for the 106th time this year. Photo: Horst Galuschka\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Former cyclist Andre Greipel at the press conference of the cycling classic Rund um Köln, which takes place for the 106th time this year. Photo: Horst Galuschka/dpa

$24 May 2024, Saxony, Boxberg: The Upper Lusatian Heath and Pond Landscape Biosphere Reserve with the Boxberg power plant in the background (aerial view with a drone). Photo: Sebastian Kahnert\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Saxony, Boxberg: The Upper Lusatian Heath and Pond Landscape Biosphere Reserve with the Boxberg power plant in the background (aerial view with a drone). Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa

$24 May 2024, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD, M) arrives with moderator Evren Gezer (2nd from right) and bodyguards for the Citizens\' Dialogue in the Dialogue Forum as part of the Citizens\' Festival and the celebrations for "75 years of the Basic Law". The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany was proclaimed on May 23, 1949 and came into force the following day. The anniversary will be celebrated with a three-day democracy festival from 24 to 26 May 2024 in Berlin\'s government district. Photo: Michael Kappeler\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD, M) arrives with moderator Evren Gezer (2nd from right) and bodyguards for the Citizens' Dialogue in the Dialogue Forum as part of the Citizens' Festival and the celebrations for "75 years of the Basic Law". The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany was proclaimed on May 23, 1949 and came into force the following day. The anniversary will be celebrated with a three-day democracy festival from 24 to 26 May 2024 in Berlin's government district. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

$24 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Wustrow: Katrin Fischer (l), spa director of Wustrow, and Jan Schubert, lifeguard of the DLRG local group Fischland, present the "Blue Flag" 2024 on the eastern beach, which was previously awarded to 27 bathing areas and five marinas in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The "Blue Flag" has been awarded annually since 1987 in cooperation with the Foundation for Environmental Education (F.E.E.) and confirms special achievements in the field of environmental protection and sustainability. Wustrow on the Baltic Sea peninsula of Fischland is receiving this award for the 25th time this year. Photo: Bernd Wüstneck\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Wustrow: Katrin Fischer (l), spa director of Wustrow, and Jan Schubert, lifeguard of the DLRG local group Fischland, present the "Blue Flag" 2024 on the eastern beach, which was previously awarded to 27 bathing areas and five marinas in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The "Blue Flag" has been awarded annually since 1987 in cooperation with the Foundation for Environmental Education (F.E.E.) and confirms special achievements in the field of environmental protection and sustainability. Wustrow on the Baltic Sea peninsula of Fischland is receiving this award for the 25th time this year. Photo: Bernd Wüstneck/dpa

$24 May 2024, Hamburg: Jens Kalke, research associate at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Addiction and Drug Research (ISD), stands during the cannabis symposium on the campus of the University of Hamburg. The cannabis symposium takes place as part of the Addiction Therapy Days. Photo: Markus Scholz\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Hamburg: Jens Kalke, research associate at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Addiction and Drug Research (ISD), stands during the cannabis symposium on the campus of the University of Hamburg. The cannabis symposium takes place as part of the Addiction Therapy Days. Photo: Markus Scholz/dpa

$24 May 2024, Hamburg: Andreas Gerhold, Chairman of the Cannbis Social Club Hamburg, stands during the cannabis symposium on the campus of the University of Hamburg. The cannabis symposium takes place as part of the Addiction Therapy Days. Photo: Markus Scholz\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Hamburg: Andreas Gerhold, Chairman of the Cannbis Social Club Hamburg, stands during the cannabis symposium on the campus of the University of Hamburg. The cannabis symposium takes place as part of the Addiction Therapy Days. Photo: Markus Scholz/dpa

$24 May 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: Dark rain clouds hover above a weathercock. Photo: Bernd Weißbrod\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: Dark rain clouds hover above a weathercock. Photo: Bernd Weißbrod/dpa

$24 May 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: Chairs in an outdoor restaurant are folded up in rainy weather. Photo: Bernd Weißbrod\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: Chairs in an outdoor restaurant are folded up in rainy weather. Photo: Bernd Weißbrod/dpa

$24 May 2024, Bremen: Melanie Schlotzhauer (SPD), Senator for Labor, Health, Social Affairs, Family and Integration in Hamburg, at a press conference after the Conference of Youth and Family Ministers. Under Bremen\'s chairmanship, the responsible ministers and senators from the federal states discussed topics such as inclusion and participation, social space and family orientation, staff recruitment and securing skilled workers. Photo: Sina Schuldt\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Bremen: Melanie Schlotzhauer (SPD), Senator for Labor, Health, Social Affairs, Family and Integration in Hamburg, at a press conference after the Conference of Youth and Family Ministers. Under Bremen's chairmanship, the responsible ministers and senators from the federal states discussed topics such as inclusion and participation, social space and family orientation, staff recruitment and securing skilled workers. Photo: Sina Schuldt/dpa

$24 May 2024, France, Straßburg: The flag of the European Union flies in the wind in front of the European Parliament building. From June 6 to 9, 2024, the citizens of the 27 EU member states will elect the European Parliament. Photo: Philipp von Ditfurth\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, France, Straßburg: The flag of the European Union flies in the wind in front of the European Parliament building. From June 6 to 9, 2024, the citizens of the 27 EU member states will elect the European Parliament. Photo: Philipp von Ditfurth/dpa

$24 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Aschersleben: Marc Löhrer, curator of the "Bläue" exhibition at the "Grafikstiftung Neo Rauch". His exhibition will open there on May 25, 2024, showing costumes and stage sets from the new Bayreuth production of Lohengrin from 2018. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Aschersleben: Marc Löhrer, curator of the "Bläue" exhibition at the "Grafikstiftung Neo Rauch". His exhibition will open there on May 25, 2024, showing costumes and stage sets from the new Bayreuth production of Lohengrin from 2018. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa

$24 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Aschersleben: Neo Rauch (center l) and Rosa Loy give a press conference on the exhibition "Bläue" at the "Grafikstiftung Neo Rauch". The exhibition opens on May 25, 2024 and shows costumes and stage sets from the new Bayreuth production of Lohengrin from 2018. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Aschersleben: Neo Rauch (center l) and Rosa Loy give a press conference on the exhibition "Bläue" at the "Grafikstiftung Neo Rauch". The exhibition opens on May 25, 2024 and shows costumes and stage sets from the new Bayreuth production of Lohengrin from 2018. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa

$24 May 2024, Bavaria, Munich: The lettering "NAKBA" and a poster with the words "Munich Students stand for justice in Palestine" can be seen at a pro-Palestinian protest camp in front of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU). According to Munich police, around 20 demonstrators are holding out at the protest camp. As far as the police are aware, no crimes have been committed. Photo: Sven Hoppe\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Bavaria, Munich: The lettering "NAKBA" and a poster with the words "Munich Students stand for justice in Palestine" can be seen at a pro-Palestinian protest camp in front of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU). According to Munich police, around 20 demonstrators are holding out at the protest camp. As far as the police are aware, no crimes have been committed. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa

$24 May 2024, Berlin: A new court clock hangs in the entrance hall of the court in Littenstraße. The new clock is the successor to a historic court clock that was destroyed during the Second World War. Photo: Monika Skolimowska\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Berlin: A new court clock hangs in the entrance hall of the court in Littenstraße. The new clock is the successor to a historic court clock that was destroyed during the Second World War. Photo: Monika Skolimowska/dpa

$24 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Christoph Selter, mathematics didactician at the Technical University of Dortmund, speaks at a press conference about strengthening basic skills in mathematics. Photo: Henning Kaiser\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Christoph Selter, mathematics didactician at the Technical University of Dortmund, speaks at a press conference about strengthening basic skills in mathematics. Photo: Henning Kaiser/dpa

$24 May 2024, Thuringia, Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel: Bernhard Stengele, (Greens), Thuringia\'s Minister of the Environment, speaks at the presentation of the project "Management for light forest species through adapted forest use" in a section of forest on the Blassenberg. The project is scheduled to run for six years and involves an exchange with forest owners, forest and nature conservation authorities, nature conservation associations, forestry and agricultural businesses and hunters. Photo: Bodo Schackow\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Thuringia, Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel: Bernhard Stengele, (Greens), Thuringia's Minister of the Environment, speaks at the presentation of the project "Management for light forest species through adapted forest use" in a section of forest on the Blassenberg. The project is scheduled to run for six years and involves an exchange with forest owners, forest and nature conservation authorities, nature conservation associations, forestry and agricultural businesses and hunters. Photo: Bodo Schackow/dpa

$24 May 2024, Lower Saxony, Vechelde: View from the Wedtlenstedt lock during the ground-breaking ceremony for the expansion of the branch canal to Salzgitter. The Salzgitter branch canal is connected to the Ruhr area and the overseas ports via the Mittelland Canal. Photo: Moritz Frankenberg\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Lower Saxony, Vechelde: View from the Wedtlenstedt lock during the ground-breaking ceremony for the expansion of the branch canal to Salzgitter. The Salzgitter branch canal is connected to the Ruhr area and the overseas ports via the Mittelland Canal. Photo: Moritz Frankenberg/dpa

$24 May 2024, Berlin: One of the windows of the Institute of Social Sciences at Berlin\'s Humboldt University is still covered in paint a day after the pro-Palestine protests. Clean-up work is currently underway in the building. Photo: Sören Stache\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Berlin: One of the windows of the Institute of Social Sciences at Berlin's Humboldt University is still covered in paint a day after the pro-Palestine protests. Clean-up work is currently underway in the building. Photo: Sören Stache/dpa

$24 May 2024, Schleswig-Holstein, Timmendorfer Strand: A diver works on a pontoon that has been torn loose on the pier at Timmendorfer Strand on the Baltic Sea. The recovery of the wedged working platform, which had broken loose in strong waves, has begun. Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Schleswig-Holstein, Timmendorfer Strand: A diver works on a pontoon that has been torn loose on the pier at Timmendorfer Strand on the Baltic Sea. The recovery of the wedged working platform, which had broken loose in strong waves, has begun. Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa

$24 May 2024, Hamburg: Entrepreneur Eugen Block presents the new Block House Restaurant in the Deutschlandhaus. Photo: Markus Scholz\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Hamburg: Entrepreneur Eugen Block presents the new Block House Restaurant in the Deutschlandhaus. Photo: Markus Scholz/dpa

$24 May 2024, Berlin: Restorer Steffen Werner (above) and his team discuss the preparation of the sculpture "The seated statue of a Roman emperor with the head of Trajan on top" for transportation at a press event in the Miletsaal in the Pergamon Museum. The Pergamon Museum will remain closed for several years due to renovation and restoration work. The total costs could amount to 1.5 billion euros. Photo: Monika Skolimowska\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Berlin: Restorer Steffen Werner (above) and his team discuss the preparation of the sculpture "The seated statue of a Roman emperor with the head of Trajan on top" for transportation at a press event in the Miletsaal in the Pergamon Museum. The Pergamon Museum will remain closed for several years due to renovation and restoration work. The total costs could amount to 1.5 billion euros. Photo: Monika Skolimowska/dpa

$24 May 2024, Saxony, Leipzig: Picked strawberries lie in a basket in the field of strawberry producer Funck in Leipzig. Just in time for the first "German Strawberry Day", the Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt Fruit Growers\' Association is also kicking off the season. The association is expecting around 900 tons of strawberries for Saxony and 100 tons for Saxony-Anhalt. The recent frosty nights have caused severe damage. Strawberries dominate the soft fruit sector in Saxony, with 300 hectares under cultivation. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Saxony, Leipzig: Picked strawberries lie in a basket in the field of strawberry producer Funck in Leipzig. Just in time for the first "German Strawberry Day", the Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt Fruit Growers' Association is also kicking off the season. The association is expecting around 900 tons of strawberries for Saxony and 100 tons for Saxony-Anhalt. The recent frosty nights have caused severe damage. Strawberries dominate the soft fruit sector in Saxony, with 300 hectares under cultivation. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa

$24 May 2024, Berlin: Empty tables stand at the start of the Democracy Festival in Berlin\'s government district on Friday afternoon. The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany was proclaimed on May 23, 1949. The double anniversary of 75 years of the Basic Law and 35 years of the Peaceful Revolution will be celebrated with a three-day Democracy Festival from 24 to 26 May 2024 around the Federal Chancellery and Bundestag. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Berlin: Empty tables stand at the start of the Democracy Festival in Berlin's government district on Friday afternoon. The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany was proclaimed on May 23, 1949. The double anniversary of 75 years of the Basic Law and 35 years of the Peaceful Revolution will be celebrated with a three-day Democracy Festival from 24 to 26 May 2024 around the Federal Chancellery and Bundestag. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

$24 May 2024, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) waits in the Federal Chancellery for the Prime Minister of Portugal, Montenegro. Photo: Christoph Soeder\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) waits in the Federal Chancellery for the Prime Minister of Portugal, Montenegro. Photo: Christoph Soeder/dpa

$24 May 2024, Saxony, Boxberg: The riparian landscape of the renaturalized post-mining landscape at the Lohsa II reservoir (aerial view with a drone). The Upper Lusatian Heath and Pond Landscape Biosphere Reserve celebrates its 30th anniversary. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Saxony, Boxberg: The riparian landscape of the renaturalized post-mining landscape at the Lohsa II reservoir (aerial view with a drone). The Upper Lusatian Heath and Pond Landscape Biosphere Reserve celebrates its 30th anniversary. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa

$24 May 2024, Brandenburg, Cottbus: A gilded silver cup and letters are on display in Branitz Castle at the Prince Pückler Museum Park and Castle Branitz Foundation (SFPM). This valuable cup was recently auctioned off by Helga Walther in the ZDF program "Bares für Rares". The art dealer Benjamin Leo Leo acquired this cup and now the Foundation has purchased the silver cup. Photo: Patrick Pleul\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Brandenburg, Cottbus: A gilded silver cup and letters are on display in Branitz Castle at the Prince Pückler Museum Park and Castle Branitz Foundation (SFPM). This valuable cup was recently auctioned off by Helga Walther in the ZDF program "Bares für Rares". The art dealer Benjamin Leo Leo acquired this cup and now the Foundation has purchased the silver cup. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa

$PRODUCTION - 24 May 2024, Bavaria, Augsburg: A woman leans over a table in the "beTreff", a drop-in center for people addicted to drugs and alcohol. Photo: Niklas Treppner\/dpa$

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PRODUCTION - 24 May 2024, Bavaria, Augsburg: A woman leans over a table in the "beTreff", a drop-in center for people addicted to drugs and alcohol. Photo: Niklas Treppner/dpa

$24 May 2024, Saxony, Freital: View of fields of sage (M) at Bombastus-Werke. The "Open Sage Fields Day" will take place on May 31, 2024. For this reason, a field area has been specially brought into bloom. This year, the company\'s focus is on tea production. Therefore, the plants should invest their energy not in the flowers, but in the leaves. (Aerial view with drone) Photo: Robert Michael\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Saxony, Freital: View of fields of sage (M) at Bombastus-Werke. The "Open Sage Fields Day" will take place on May 31, 2024. For this reason, a field area has been specially brought into bloom. This year, the company's focus is on tea production. Therefore, the plants should invest their energy not in the flowers, but in the leaves. (Aerial view with drone) Photo: Robert Michael/dpa

24 May 2024, Italy, Stresa: Klaas Knot (2nd R.l-r), Member of the Monetary Policy Council of the ECB, Paschal Donohoe, Minister of Finance of Ireland, François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Bank of France, Philip Jefferson, Vice-President of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Paolo Gentiloni, EU Commissioner, Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Joachim Nagel, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, Philip Jefferson, Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank, and Christian Lindner (FDP, 1st.R.l-r), Federal Minister of Finance, Janet Yellen, US Secretary of the Treasury, Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, Giancarlo Giorgetti, Italian Minister of Economy and Finance, Fabio Panetta, Governor of the Bank of Italy, Shunichi Suzuki, Japanese Minister of

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24 May 2024, Italy, Stresa: Klaas Knot (2nd R.l-r), Member of the Monetary Policy Council of the ECB, Paschal Donohoe, Minister of Finance of Ireland, François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Bank of France, Philip Jefferson, Vice-President of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Paolo Gentiloni, EU Commissioner, Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Joachim Nagel, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, Philip Jefferson, Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank, and Christian Lindner (FDP, 1st.R.l-r), Federal Minister of Finance, Janet Yellen, US Secretary of the Treasury, Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, Giancarlo Giorgetti, Italian Minister of Economy and Finance, Fabio Panetta, Governor of the Bank of Italy, Shunichi Suzuki, Japanese Minister of

$24 May 2024, Berlin: A visitor photographs the original of the Basic Law in the Bundestag library as part of the celebrations to mark "75 years of the Basic Law". The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany was promulgated on May 23, 1949 and came into force the following day. The anniversary will be celebrated with a three-day democracy festival from 24 to 26 May 2024 in Berlin\'s government district. Photo: Michael Kappeler\/dpa$

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May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

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24 May 2024, Berlin: A visitor photographs the original of the Basic Law in the Bundestag library as part of the celebrations to mark "75 years of the Basic Law". The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany was promulgated on May 23, 1949 and came into force the following day. The anniversary will be celebrated with a three-day democracy festival from 24 to 26 May 2024 in Berlin's government district. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

$24 May 2024, Brandenburg, Cottbus: Lütz Krüger, gardener at the Prince Pückler Museum Park and Palace Branitz Foundation (SFPM), waters flowers in front of the palace in Branitz Park. On May 25 and 26, 2024, the 12th Branitz Park and Palace Garden Festival will once again transform the historic palace nursery into a breathtaking sea of flowers. Almost 60 traders, including regional nurseries and selected manufacturers, will be offering their treasures and sharing their valuable knowledge. Rare perennials from the Royal Garden Academy in Berlin, special rose varieties from the Paul Engwicht nursery in Forst, bulbs, fruit and ornamental shrubs, rarities, over 200 herb varieties from the Späthschen Baumschulen herb garden, as well as exotic plants such as carnivorous plants from Berlin and aquatic plants from the Cottbus water lily paradise can be admired and purchased. Photo: Patrick Pleul\/dpa\/ZB$

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24 May 2024, Brandenburg, Cottbus: Lütz Krüger, gardener at the Prince Pückler Museum Park and Palace Branitz Foundation (SFPM), waters flowers in front of the palace in Branitz Park. On May 25 and 26, 2024, the 12th Branitz Park and Palace Garden Festival will once again transform the historic palace nursery into a breathtaking sea of flowers. Almost 60 traders, including regional nurseries and selected manufacturers, will be offering their treasures and sharing their valuable knowledge. Rare perennials from the Royal Garden Academy in Berlin, special rose varieties from the Paul Engwicht nursery in Forst, bulbs, fruit and ornamental shrubs, rarities, over 200 herb varieties from the Späthschen Baumschulen herb garden, as well as exotic plants such as carnivorous plants from Berlin and aquatic plants from the Cottbus water lily paradise can be admired and purchased. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa/ZB

$24 May 2024, Berlin: Karl Lauterbach (SPD), Federal Minister of Health, sits at the start of the "Progress Conference on the Heat Protection Plan for Health" at the Federal Ministry of Health. Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) will be meeting with experts on Friday (12.30 p.m.) to discuss protection against damage to health caused by possible heatwaves this summer. Representatives from the federal states, local authorities, healthcare and science are expected to attend the meeting in Berlin. Photo: Christoph Soeder\/dpa$

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May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

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24 May 2024, Berlin: Karl Lauterbach (SPD), Federal Minister of Health, sits at the start of the "Progress Conference on the Heat Protection Plan for Health" at the Federal Ministry of Health. Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) will be meeting with experts on Friday (12.30 p.m.) to discuss protection against damage to health caused by possible heatwaves this summer. Representatives from the federal states, local authorities, healthcare and science are expected to attend the meeting in Berlin. Photo: Christoph Soeder/dpa

$24 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Publisher Esther Betz stands at the award ceremony for the Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia in the State Chancellery. Photo: Henning Kaiser\/dpa$

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May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

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24 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Publisher Esther Betz stands at the award ceremony for the Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia in the State Chancellery. Photo: Henning Kaiser/dpa

$18 May 2024, Ukraine, Tschernihiw: A woman balances her bicycle over a makeshift bridge over the River Stryschen. The road bridge was blown up by Ukrainian troops in February 2022 to stop the Russian advance. Photo: Friedemann Kohler\/dpa$

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18 May 2024, Ukraine, Tschernihiw: A woman balances her bicycle over a makeshift bridge over the River Stryschen. The road bridge was blown up by Ukrainian troops in February 2022 to stop the Russian advance. Photo: Friedemann Kohler/dpa

$24 May 2024, Brandenburg, Potsdam: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks at the job information center of the employment agency. In his capacity as a member of the Bundestag, Scholz visited the Potsdam Employment Agency and the Job Center to find out about the so-called Job Turbo for the integration of refugees into the labour market and the "Spurwechsel" model project of the city of Potsdam. Photo: Michael Bahlo\/dpa$

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May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

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24 May 2024, Brandenburg, Potsdam: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks at the job information center of the employment agency. In his capacity as a member of the Bundestag, Scholz visited the Potsdam Employment Agency and the Job Center to find out about the so-called Job Turbo for the integration of refugees into the labour market and the "Spurwechsel" model project of the city of Potsdam. Photo: Michael Bahlo/dpa

$PRODUCTION - 19 May 2024, Ukraine, Tschernihiw: KThe Church of Saints Boris and Gleb (front) and the Church of Christ\'s Transfiguration. The culturally and historically valuable churches in Chernihiv survived the siege by Russian troops in spring 2022 with almost no damage. Photo: Friedemann Kohler\/dpa$

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May 19, 2024 06:00 AM

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PRODUCTION - 19 May 2024, Ukraine, Tschernihiw: KThe Church of Saints Boris and Gleb (front) and the Church of Christ's Transfiguration. The culturally and historically valuable churches in Chernihiv survived the siege by Russian troops in spring 2022 with almost no damage. Photo: Friedemann Kohler/dpa

$PRODUCTION - 19 May 2024, Ukraine, Tschernihiw: Alla Harkusha, head of department at the Old Chernihiv National Architectural-Historical Monument Complex, looks into the camera. Photo: Friedemann Kohler\/dpa$

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PRODUCTION - 19 May 2024, Ukraine, Tschernihiw: Alla Harkusha, head of department at the Old Chernihiv National Architectural-Historical Monument Complex, looks into the camera. Photo: Friedemann Kohler/dpa

$24 May 2024, Italy, Stresa: Kristalina Georgieva (l-r), Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Janet Yellen, US Secretary of the Treasury, Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, and Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, talk on Lake Maggiore. This year, Italy is chairing the Group of Seven of important Western industrialized nations. Photo: Hannes P. Albert\/dpa$

May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

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24 May 2024, Italy, Stresa: Kristalina Georgieva (l-r), Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Janet Yellen, US Secretary of the Treasury, Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, and Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, talk on Lake Maggiore. This year, Italy is chairing the Group of Seven of important Western industrialized nations. Photo: Hannes P. Albert/dpa

$PRODUCTION - 18 May 2024, Ukraine, Tschernihiw: Yana Kachamova demands the release of Ukrainian soldiers from the Azov regiment from Russian captivity with a sign on the sidelines of a rally. Photo: Friedemann Kohler\/dpa$

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PRODUCTION - 18 May 2024, Ukraine, Tschernihiw: Yana Kachamova demands the release of Ukrainian soldiers from the Azov regiment from Russian captivity with a sign on the sidelines of a rally. Photo: Friedemann Kohler/dpa

$24 May 2024, Hesse, Fritzlar: The logo of the 61st Hessentag can be seen in front of balloons. Under the motto "A city full of life", guests can expect a diverse range of traditional and progressive events at Germany\'s oldest state festival. The Hessentag will take place from 24.05.2024 to 02.06.2024. Photo: Swen Pförtner\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Hesse, Fritzlar: The logo of the 61st Hessentag can be seen in front of balloons. Under the motto "A city full of life", guests can expect a diverse range of traditional and progressive events at Germany's oldest state festival. The Hessentag will take place from 24.05.2024 to 02.06.2024. Photo: Swen Pförtner/dpa

$24 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Ahrenshoop: The sun shines in the blue sky behind the lifebuoy in the rigging of an old Zeesen boat in Boddenhafen. Sunny and calm weather is expected in the north. Photo: Bernd Wüstneck\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Ahrenshoop: The sun shines in the blue sky behind the lifebuoy in the rigging of an old Zeesen boat in Boddenhafen. Sunny and calm weather is expected in the north. Photo: Bernd Wüstneck/dpa