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$15 May 2024, Hamburg: Sahra Wagenknecht (Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht) speaks at the Alliance\'s campaign launch for the European elections at Hamburg\'s fish market. Photo: Markus Scholz\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Hamburg: Sahra Wagenknecht (Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht) speaks at the Alliance's campaign launch for the European elections at Hamburg's fish market. Photo: Markus Scholz/dpa

$14 May 2024, Hamburg: View over the construction site for the noise protection cover for the A7 freeway between the Hamburg-Volkspark and Hamburg-Othmarschen exits (aerial view). Photo: Christian Charisius\/dpa$

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14 May 2024, Hamburg: View over the construction site for the noise protection cover for the A7 freeway between the Hamburg-Volkspark and Hamburg-Othmarschen exits (aerial view). Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa

$14 May 2024, Hamburg: View over the city center of Hamburg with DB Fernverkehr plant Hamburg-Langenfelde (M) next to the A7 freeway (aerial view). Photo: Christian Charisius\/dpa$

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14 May 2024, Hamburg: View over the city center of Hamburg with DB Fernverkehr plant Hamburg-Langenfelde (M) next to the A7 freeway (aerial view). Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa

$15 May 2024, Berlin: Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of the Peter Dussmann Foundation, and Wolf-Dieter Adlhoch, CEO of the Dussmann Group, take part in the annual press conference of the Dussmann Group at Dussman House. Photo: Fabian Sommer\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Berlin: Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of the Peter Dussmann Foundation, and Wolf-Dieter Adlhoch, CEO of the Dussmann Group, take part in the annual press conference of the Dussmann Group at Dussman House. Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa

$14 May 2024, Hamburg: View across the Elbe into the port of Hamburg with the Blohm + Voss shipyard (foreground), VERA sewage sludge incineration plant of Hamburg Wasser on the Köhlbrand dyke (M) and container terminals (aerial view). Photo: Christian Charisius\/dpa$

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14 May 2024, Hamburg: View across the Elbe into the port of Hamburg with the Blohm + Voss shipyard (foreground), VERA sewage sludge incineration plant of Hamburg Wasser on the Köhlbrand dyke (M) and container terminals (aerial view). Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa

$14 May 2024, Lower Saxony, Langenhagen: A flag with the Hannover Region logo stands in front of trees and a cloudless sky. Photo: Moritz Frankenberg\/dpa$

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14 May 2024, Lower Saxony, Langenhagen: A flag with the Hannover Region logo stands in front of trees and a cloudless sky. Photo: Moritz Frankenberg/dpa

$15 May 2024, Berlin: The logo of the Dussmann Group. Photo: Fabian Sommer\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Berlin: The logo of the Dussmann Group. Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa

$14 May 2024, Hamburg: View over the Airbus plant in Finkenwerder with runway on the Elbe (aerial view). Photo: Christian Charisius\/dpa$

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14 May 2024, Hamburg: View over the Airbus plant in Finkenwerder with runway on the Elbe (aerial view). Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa

$15 May 2024, Saxony, Dresden: Numerous fans stand in front of the "Rinne" open-air venue waiting to get in. The occasion is the start of four concerts by the band Rammstein in Dresden. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Saxony, Dresden: Numerous fans stand in front of the "Rinne" open-air venue waiting to get in. The occasion is the start of four concerts by the band Rammstein in Dresden. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa

$15 May 2024, Berlin: Books are on display in a bookshop. Photo: Fabian Sommer\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Berlin: Books are on display in a bookshop. Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa

$15 May 2024, Berlin: Wolf-Dieter Adlhoch, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Dussmann Group, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peter Dussmann Foundation, stands in front of the Dussmann Group\'s annual press conference at Dussman House. Photo: Fabian Sommer\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Berlin: Wolf-Dieter Adlhoch, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Dussmann Group, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peter Dussmann Foundation, stands in front of the Dussmann Group's annual press conference at Dussman House. Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa

$15 May 2024, Saxony, Dresden: Demonstrators stand on Jorge Gomondai Square during a rally and hold a banner reading "Consequences for Rammstein - in court instead of on stage". The occasion is the concerts by the German band Rammstein in Dresden. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Saxony, Dresden: Demonstrators stand on Jorge Gomondai Square during a rally and hold a banner reading "Consequences for Rammstein - in court instead of on stage". The occasion is the concerts by the German band Rammstein in Dresden. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa

$15 May 2024, Berlin: Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of the Peter Dussmann Foundation, stands in front of the Dussmann Group\'s annual press conference in the Dussman House. Photo: Fabian Sommer\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Berlin: Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of the Peter Dussmann Foundation, stands in front of the Dussmann Group's annual press conference in the Dussman House. Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa

$14 May 2024, Lower Saxony, Langenhagen: A sign with the inscription "Halt - Steilstrand - nur für Schwimmer" ("Stop - steep beach - for swimmers only") can be seen in the Silbersee lake in the Hanover region. Photo: Moritz Frankenberg\/dpa$

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14 May 2024, Lower Saxony, Langenhagen: A sign with the inscription "Halt - Steilstrand - nur für Schwimmer" ("Stop - steep beach - for swimmers only") can be seen in the Silbersee lake in the Hanover region. Photo: Moritz Frankenberg/dpa

$14 May 2024, Hamburg: View across the Elbe off Hamburg with Blankenese (l), Airbus plant Finkenwerder (r) in the direction of the port and city center (aerial view). Photo: Christian Charisius\/dpa$

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14 May 2024, Hamburg: View across the Elbe off Hamburg with Blankenese (l), Airbus plant Finkenwerder (r) in the direction of the port and city center (aerial view). Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa

$14 May 2024, Hamburg: View of Hamburg Wasser\'s VERA sewage sludge incineration plant on the Köhlbranddeich (aerial view) next to the Tollerort container terminal. Photo: Christian Charisius\/dpa$

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14 May 2024, Hamburg: View of Hamburg Wasser's VERA sewage sludge incineration plant on the Köhlbranddeich (aerial view) next to the Tollerort container terminal. Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa

$PRODUCTION - 15 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Heimbach: Andreas Rose, spiritual director of the former Mariawald Trappist monastery, stands in the cloister. Photo: Oliver Berg\/dpa$

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PRODUCTION - 15 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Heimbach: Andreas Rose, spiritual director of the former Mariawald Trappist monastery, stands in the cloister. Photo: Oliver Berg/dpa

$ILLUSTRATION - 15 May 2024, Berlín: On the occasion of the European Football Championship 2024 in Germany, the organizers are placing a huge goal in front of the Brandenburg Gate next to the fan zone. Photo: Sebastian Christoph Gollnow\/dpa$

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ILLUSTRATION - 15 May 2024, Berlín: On the occasion of the European Football Championship 2024 in Germany, the organizers are placing a huge goal in front of the Brandenburg Gate next to the fan zone. Photo: Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa

$FILED - 15 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Warnemünde: A seagull lies in wait for its next victim in front of Backfisch-Udo\'s sales cutter. The birds like to attack passers-by with ice cream or fish sandwiches in their hands to steal their food. Photo: Bernd Wüstneck\/dpa$

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FILED - 15 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Warnemünde: A seagull lies in wait for its next victim in front of Backfisch-Udo's sales cutter. The birds like to attack passers-by with ice cream or fish sandwiches in their hands to steal their food. Photo: Bernd Wüstneck/dpa

$15 May 2024, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD, r) receives the President of the Swiss Confederation Viola Amherd with military honors. Photo: Kay Nietfeld\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD, r) receives the President of the Swiss Confederation Viola Amherd with military honors. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa

$15 May 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: Members of the AfD parliamentary group leave the plenary chamber of the Baden-Württemberg state parliament before an election. The MPs had previously put up signs reading "Undemocratic election" in their seats. Photo: David Nau\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: Members of the AfD parliamentary group leave the plenary chamber of the Baden-Württemberg state parliament before an election. The MPs had previously put up signs reading "Undemocratic election" in their seats. Photo: David Nau/dpa

$15 May 2024, Hesse, Frankfurt\/Main: A retailer has protected his display mannequins against rain showers with plastic bags. Photo: Andreas Arnold\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Hesse, Frankfurt/Main: A retailer has protected his display mannequins against rain showers with plastic bags. Photo: Andreas Arnold/dpa

$15 May 2024, Great Britain, London: The Taco Bell logo and a burrito can be seen outside a branch of the chain in London. The US fast food chain Taco Bell is expanding into the German market. The first restaurant will open in Berlin this summer, with more to follow. Photo: Julia Kilian\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Great Britain, London: The Taco Bell logo and a burrito can be seen outside a branch of the chain in London. The US fast food chain Taco Bell is expanding into the German market. The first restaurant will open in Berlin this summer, with more to follow. Photo: Julia Kilian/dpa

$dpatop - 15 May 2024, Berlín: From left to right: Achim Truger, Martin Werding, Monika Schnitzer (chairwoman), Ulrike Malmendier and Veronika Grimm present their spring 2024 forecasts for the performance of the German economy. Photo: Kay Nietfeld\/dpa$

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dpatop - 15 May 2024, Berlín: From left to right: Achim Truger, Martin Werding, Monika Schnitzer (chairwoman), Ulrike Malmendier and Veronika Grimm present their spring 2024 forecasts for the performance of the German economy. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa

$15 May 2024, Hamburg: Anna-Elisabeth von Treuenfels-Frowein (no parliamentary group) speaks in the current hour session of the Hamburg Parliament. It is about Islamist demonstrations and attacks on campaigners. Photo: Markus Scholz\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Hamburg: Anna-Elisabeth von Treuenfels-Frowein (no parliamentary group) speaks in the current hour session of the Hamburg Parliament. It is about Islamist demonstrations and attacks on campaigners. Photo: Markus Scholz/dpa

$15 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: The Rector of Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Jens Strackeljan. The university\'s Senate confirmed the mechanical engineer in office this afternoon. The four-year term of office for the Professor of Technical Dynamics begins on October 1, 2024. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: The Rector of Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Jens Strackeljan. The university's Senate confirmed the mechanical engineer in office this afternoon. The four-year term of office for the Professor of Technical Dynamics begins on October 1, 2024. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa

$PRODUCTION - 15 May 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: A ballot paper for the election to the European Parliament lies on a table, behind it the ballot paper for the election of representatives to the regional assembly. Photo: Bernd Weißbrod\/dpa$

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PRODUCTION - 15 May 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: A ballot paper for the election to the European Parliament lies on a table, behind it the ballot paper for the election of representatives to the regional assembly. Photo: Bernd Weißbrod/dpa

$15 May 2024, Berlin: A jersey of German international Antonio Rüdiger with a personal dedication hangs in the kebab restaurant "Hisar Fresh Food" in the Kreuzberg district. After Rüdiger was nominated for the European Championship, the owner of the player\'s former favorite restaurant handed out free kebabs to 50 schoolchildren. Photo: Fabian Sommer\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Berlin: A jersey of German international Antonio Rüdiger with a personal dedication hangs in the kebab restaurant "Hisar Fresh Food" in the Kreuzberg district. After Rüdiger was nominated for the European Championship, the owner of the player's former favorite restaurant handed out free kebabs to 50 schoolchildren. Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa

$15 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Stove: The Stove windmill, which dates back to 1889, is still fully functional and was operated with wind power as a technical monument until 1976. On Whit Monday (20.05.2024), a good 20 participating historic mills in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern will open their doors on German Mill Day. According to the responsible association, there are 650 opportunities across Germany to experience a mill and its technology up close. Photo: Jens Büttner\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Stove: The Stove windmill, which dates back to 1889, is still fully functional and was operated with wind power as a technical monument until 1976. On Whit Monday (20.05.2024), a good 20 participating historic mills in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern will open their doors on German Mill Day. According to the responsible association, there are 650 opportunities across Germany to experience a mill and its technology up close. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa

$15 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wachtberg: A contingent of police is deployed at a school in Wachtberg. According to investigators, there had previously been a knife attack in a neighboring hostel on Wednesday. (to dpa: "Major police operation at school in Wachtberg") Photo: Axel Vogel\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wachtberg: A contingent of police is deployed at a school in Wachtberg. According to investigators, there had previously been a knife attack in a neighboring hostel on Wednesday. (to dpa: "Major police operation at school in Wachtberg") Photo: Axel Vogel/dpa

$15 May 2024, Saxony, Chemnitz: The theater, which is currently closed for renovation, stands deserted in the Park of the Victims of Fascism. Despite its financially strained situation, the Chemnitz Theatre believes it is well prepared for the Capital of Culture year 2025. However, the plight surrounding the renovation of the Schauspielhaus, which is likely to remain closed as a venue for some time to come, is causing concern. Photo: Jan Woitas\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Saxony, Chemnitz: The theater, which is currently closed for renovation, stands deserted in the Park of the Victims of Fascism. Despite its financially strained situation, the Chemnitz Theatre believes it is well prepared for the Capital of Culture year 2025. However, the plight surrounding the renovation of the Schauspielhaus, which is likely to remain closed as a venue for some time to come, is causing concern. Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa

$15 May 2024, Berlin: Monika Schnitzer, Chairwoman of the German Council of Economic Experts, presents the German Council of Economic Experts\' Spring Report 2024. Photo: Kay Nietfeld\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Berlin: Monika Schnitzer, Chairwoman of the German Council of Economic Experts, presents the German Council of Economic Experts' Spring Report 2024. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa

$15 May 2024, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) speaks during the IHK Day at the Haus der Deutschen Wirtschaft. The meeting of the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce will focus on topics including training, further education and the immigration of skilled workers. Photo: Sebastian Christoph Gollnow\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) speaks during the IHK Day at the Haus der Deutschen Wirtschaft. The meeting of the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce will focus on topics including training, further education and the immigration of skilled workers. Photo: Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa

$15 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Saxony-Anhalt\'s Energy Minister Armin Willingmann (SPD) stands in front of a display in his ministry for the "Hydrogen State of Saxony-Anhalt". Before the meeting of German energy ministers in Kiel, Willingmann criticized the German government\'s handling of the so-called Heating Act. Photo: Simon Kremer\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Saxony-Anhalt's Energy Minister Armin Willingmann (SPD) stands in front of a display in his ministry for the "Hydrogen State of Saxony-Anhalt". Before the meeting of German energy ministers in Kiel, Willingmann criticized the German government's handling of the so-called Heating Act. Photo: Simon Kremer/dpa

$15 May 2024, Saxony, Dresden: A passer-by walks in front of a branch of the Esprit fashion group. The company has filed for insolvency in self-administration for its parent company, Esprit Europe GmbH, and six other German subsidiaries at Düsseldorf Local Court. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Saxony, Dresden: A passer-by walks in front of a branch of the Esprit fashion group. The company has filed for insolvency in self-administration for its parent company, Esprit Europe GmbH, and six other German subsidiaries at Düsseldorf Local Court. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa

$15 May 2024, Berlin: Sabine Bergmann-Pohl, President of the People\'s Chamber of the GDR from April to October 1990, stands after the press conference on the special exhibition "Hin und weg. The Palace of the Republic is Present" at the Humboldtforum. The exhibition can be seen at the Humboldtforum from 17.05. to 14.07.2024. Photo: Soeren Stache\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Berlin: Sabine Bergmann-Pohl, President of the People's Chamber of the GDR from April to October 1990, stands after the press conference on the special exhibition "Hin und weg. The Palace of the Republic is Present" at the Humboldtforum. The exhibition can be seen at the Humboldtforum from 17.05. to 14.07.2024. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa

$15 May 2024, Bavaria, Kirchheim bei München: Thorsten Glauber (l-r, Free Voters), Minister of State for the Environment and Consumer Protection, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, State Bishop Christian Kopp, Markus Söder, (CSU) Prime Minister of Bavaria, Stephan Keck, first mayor of Kirchheim, Kirchheim\'s former mayor, Maximilian Böltl, and Gerhard Zäh, Chairman of the shareholders\' meeting of Bayerische Landesgartenschau GmbH, stand together for a group photo during the opening of the Bavarian State Garden Show Kirchheim 2024. Photo: Peter Kneffel\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Bavaria, Kirchheim bei München: Thorsten Glauber (l-r, Free Voters), Minister of State for the Environment and Consumer Protection, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, State Bishop Christian Kopp, Markus Söder, (CSU) Prime Minister of Bavaria, Stephan Keck, first mayor of Kirchheim, Kirchheim's former mayor, Maximilian Böltl, and Gerhard Zäh, Chairman of the shareholders' meeting of Bayerische Landesgartenschau GmbH, stand together for a group photo during the opening of the Bavarian State Garden Show Kirchheim 2024. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa

$15 May 2024, Berlin: Remote-controlled moving billboards reading "Our captain at the home European Championships, Ilkay Gündogan for Germany" can be seen on Alexanderplatz in front of the TV tower. Photo: Christoph Soeder\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Berlin: Remote-controlled moving billboards reading "Our captain at the home European Championships, Ilkay Gündogan for Germany" can be seen on Alexanderplatz in front of the TV tower. Photo: Christoph Soeder/dpa

$15 May 2024, Berlin: The sun shines in the blue sky next to the Berlin television tower. Photo: Christoph Soeder\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Berlin: The sun shines in the blue sky next to the Berlin television tower. Photo: Christoph Soeder/dpa

$15 May 2024, Lower Saxony, Estorf: Police officers conduct interviews with local residents. The aim of this measure is to obtain possible leads in the search for the missing Arian. Six-year-old Arian from Elm, a district of Bremervörde, remains missing. Photo: Sina Schuldt\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Lower Saxony, Estorf: Police officers conduct interviews with local residents. The aim of this measure is to obtain possible leads in the search for the missing Arian. Six-year-old Arian from Elm, a district of Bremervörde, remains missing. Photo: Sina Schuldt/dpa

$15 May 2024, Lower Saxony, Brunswick: A cyclist cycles in the sunshine in front of a fountain on Schlossplatz. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Lower Saxony, Brunswick: A cyclist cycles in the sunshine in front of a fountain on Schlossplatz. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa

$15 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rostock: Lukas Knaup from the DRK water rescue service hoists the red and yellow flag on the rescue tower on the Baltic Sea beach in Warnemünde, signaling that this section of the beach is guarded by lifeguards. The water rescue service started the new season on the Baltic Sea beaches of Rostock on 09.05.2024. Photo: Bernd Wüstneck\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rostock: Lukas Knaup from the DRK water rescue service hoists the red and yellow flag on the rescue tower on the Baltic Sea beach in Warnemünde, signaling that this section of the beach is guarded by lifeguards. The water rescue service started the new season on the Baltic Sea beaches of Rostock on 09.05.2024. Photo: Bernd Wüstneck/dpa

$15 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Mechernich: Cows stand in the rain under a tree in a meadow. There will be lightning and thunder in North Rhine-Westphalia in the coming days, as well as a lot of rain. Photo: Oliver Berg\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Mechernich: Cows stand in the rain under a tree in a meadow. There will be lightning and thunder in North Rhine-Westphalia in the coming days, as well as a lot of rain. Photo: Oliver Berg/dpa

$15 May 2024, Schleswig-Holstein, Jagel: A German Heron TP drone from the Bundeswehr takes off for its first official flight over northern Germany. The German Heron TP is the first approved unmanned reconnaissance system in the Bundeswehr that is also permitted to fly outside airspaces specially reserved for military purposes. Photo: Axel Heimken\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Schleswig-Holstein, Jagel: A German Heron TP drone from the Bundeswehr takes off for its first official flight over northern Germany. The German Heron TP is the first approved unmanned reconnaissance system in the Bundeswehr that is also permitted to fly outside airspaces specially reserved for military purposes. Photo: Axel Heimken/dpa

$15 May 2024, Berlin: Bundestag President Bärbel Bas (SPD, r) speaks at the start of the plenary session in the German Bundestag. The main topics of the 168th session of the 20th legislative period are, in addition to questioning the Federal Government, a topical hour on the "nuclear power phase-out", a bill to amend the Federal Data Protection Act and the agreement on cross-border vocational training with France. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Berlin: Bundestag President Bärbel Bas (SPD, r) speaks at the start of the plenary session in the German Bundestag. The main topics of the 168th session of the 20th legislative period are, in addition to questioning the Federal Government, a topical hour on the "nuclear power phase-out", a bill to amend the Federal Data Protection Act and the agreement on cross-border vocational training with France. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

$15 May 2024, Saxony, Crimmitschau: View of the Pfau Bros. cloth factory, home of the textile museum. Here, visitors can gain an insight into the textile production of the past century with an originally preserved and largely functional machine park. A new permanent exhibition opens to visitors for the first time on Sunday. In addition to the Textile Museum in Crimmitschau, many museums in Saxony will be hosting International Museum Day on Whit Sunday. (Aerial view with a drone) Photo: Jan Woitas\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Saxony, Crimmitschau: View of the Pfau Bros. cloth factory, home of the textile museum. Here, visitors can gain an insight into the textile production of the past century with an originally preserved and largely functional machine park. A new permanent exhibition opens to visitors for the first time on Sunday. In addition to the Textile Museum in Crimmitschau, many museums in Saxony will be hosting International Museum Day on Whit Sunday. (Aerial view with a drone) Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa

$15 May 2024, Thuringia, Weimar: Three rubber tires in black, red and yellow lie in the water of Weimar\'s Schwansee outdoor pool. Around the official start of the bathing season on May 15, the majority of Thuringia\'s outdoor pools, bathing lakes and bodies of water open to bathers. This season, the Ministry of Social Affairs counts 155 outdoor pools, 27 natural bathing waters with a total of 37 bathing spots and six outdoor pools with biological water treatment. Photo: Martin Schutt\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Thuringia, Weimar: Three rubber tires in black, red and yellow lie in the water of Weimar's Schwansee outdoor pool. Around the official start of the bathing season on May 15, the majority of Thuringia's outdoor pools, bathing lakes and bodies of water open to bathers. This season, the Ministry of Social Affairs counts 155 outdoor pools, 27 natural bathing waters with a total of 37 bathing spots and six outdoor pools with biological water treatment. Photo: Martin Schutt/dpa

$15 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Landsberg: Christian Reiss (M), Head of the Traffic Management Centre, talks to operator Andreas Radtke (l) in the modernized Traffic Management Centre East of Autobahn GmbH at the site on the A14 near Peißen. Just in time for the start of the European Football Championship, the traffic management center for the federal states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia has a new look. From here, the operators, together with the tunnel control centers in Dresden and Zella-Mehlis, can influence the traffic situation on the more than 1500 kilometers of freeway in a matter of seconds. The control center is manned at all times and works in two shifts with eight operators. Its tasks include traffic, incident and information management. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Landsberg: Christian Reiss (M), Head of the Traffic Management Centre, talks to operator Andreas Radtke (l) in the modernized Traffic Management Centre East of Autobahn GmbH at the site on the A14 near Peißen. Just in time for the start of the European Football Championship, the traffic management center for the federal states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia has a new look. From here, the operators, together with the tunnel control centers in Dresden and Zella-Mehlis, can influence the traffic situation on the more than 1500 kilometers of freeway in a matter of seconds. The control center is manned at all times and works in two shifts with eight operators. Its tasks include traffic, incident and information management. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa

$15 May 2024, Lower Saxony, Hanover: Ambulances are parked at the emergency room of Hannover Medical School MHH. The controversial reorganization of hospitals in Germany is making progress. The government sends plans for hospital reform to parliament. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, Lower Saxony, Hanover: Ambulances are parked at the emergency room of Hannover Medical School MHH. The controversial reorganization of hospitals in Germany is making progress. The government sends plans for hospital reform to parliament. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa

$15 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Hendrik Wüst (CDU, r), Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia, and Mona Neubaur (Bündnis 90\/Die Grünen), Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of North Rhine-Westphalia, applaud during a plenary session in the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia. Photo: Henning Kaiser\/dpa$

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15 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Hendrik Wüst (CDU, r), Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia, and Mona Neubaur (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen), Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of North Rhine-Westphalia, applaud during a plenary session in the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia. Photo: Henning Kaiser/dpa