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$20 May 2024, Lower Saxony, Wangerooge: On Whit Monday, many people are out and about on the beach of the North Sea island in the sunshine. Photo: Jörn Hüneke\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Lower Saxony, Wangerooge: On Whit Monday, many people are out and about on the beach of the North Sea island in the sunshine. Photo: Jörn Hüneke/dpa

$17 May 2024, Spain, Madrid: Javier Milei (r), Argentinian President, hugs Santiago Abascal, Chairman of Vox, at the "Viva 24" event organized by the right-wing populist party Vox. Photo: Cezaro De Luca\/dpa$

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17 May 2024, Spain, Madrid: Javier Milei (r), Argentinian President, hugs Santiago Abascal, Chairman of Vox, at the "Viva 24" event organized by the right-wing populist party Vox. Photo: Cezaro De Luca/dpa

$20 May 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Überlingen Am Bodensee: The zeppelin flies over Lake Constance towards Friedrichshafen, while the baroque church of Birnau can be seen in the foreground. (Aerial view with drone) Photo: Felix Kästle\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Überlingen Am Bodensee: The zeppelin flies over Lake Constance towards Friedrichshafen, while the baroque church of Birnau can be seen in the foreground. (Aerial view with drone) Photo: Felix Kästle/dpa

$20 May 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Überlingen Am Bodensee: A passenger ship sails on Lake Constance towards the island of Mainau and passes a sailing ship. Photo: Felix Kästle\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Überlingen Am Bodensee: A passenger ship sails on Lake Constance towards the island of Mainau and passes a sailing ship. Photo: Felix Kästle/dpa

$20 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Hergisdorf: Participants jump into a mud hole at the Dirty Pig Festival 2024 in Hergisdorf on the festival grounds in the wild. At the forest party there, the actual Dirty Pig Festival, winter is symbolically chased away. To do this, the men jump into a mud hole. Photo: Matthias Bein\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Hergisdorf: Participants jump into a mud hole at the Dirty Pig Festival 2024 in Hergisdorf on the festival grounds in the wild. At the forest party there, the actual Dirty Pig Festival, winter is symbolically chased away. To do this, the men jump into a mud hole. Photo: Matthias Bein/dpa

$20 May 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Überlingen Am Bodensee: A bumblebee lands on a poppy on the waterfront. Photo: Felix Kästle\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Überlingen Am Bodensee: A bumblebee lands on a poppy on the waterfront. Photo: Felix Kästle/dpa

$08 April 2023, Baden-Württemberg, Salem: Two young storks poke their heads out of the eyrie on the Affenberg. There are currently around 50 breeding pairs there. The first young storks hatched around three to four weeks ago. Photo: Felix Kästle\/dpa$

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08 April 2023, Baden-Württemberg, Salem: Two young storks poke their heads out of the eyrie on the Affenberg. There are currently around 50 breeding pairs there. The first young storks hatched around three to four weeks ago. Photo: Felix Kästle/dpa

$20 May 2024, Berlin: Iranian opposition members take part in a rally in front of the Iranian embassy in Berlin following the death of the Iranian president. Iranian President Raisi and his Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian were killed when their helicopter crashed in Iran. Photo: Manuel Genolet\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Berlin: Iranian opposition members take part in a rally in front of the Iranian embassy in Berlin following the death of the Iranian president. Iranian President Raisi and his Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian were killed when their helicopter crashed in Iran. Photo: Manuel Genolet/dpa

$20 May 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Überlingen Am Bodensee: A bumblebee draws nectar from a poppy flower on the waterfront. Photo: Felix Kästle\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Überlingen Am Bodensee: A bumblebee draws nectar from a poppy flower on the waterfront. Photo: Felix Kästle/dpa

$20 May 2024, Hamburg: Two canoes are on the Rondeel Canal on the Alster. Photo: Christian Charisius\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Hamburg: Two canoes are on the Rondeel Canal on the Alster. Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa

$20 May 2024, Seebruck: A sailing boat passes a jetty in sunny weather on Lake Chiemsee in Upper Bavaria. Photo: Uwe Lein\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Seebruck: A sailing boat passes a jetty in sunny weather on Lake Chiemsee in Upper Bavaria. Photo: Uwe Lein/dpa

$17 May 2024, Great Britain, Kingston-Upon-Thames: Pedestrians walk past an installation with red telephone boxes. Photo: Benedikt von Imhoff\/dpa$

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17 May 2024, Great Britain, Kingston-Upon-Thames: Pedestrians walk past an installation with red telephone boxes. Photo: Benedikt von Imhoff/dpa

$PRODUCTION - 18 April 2024, Great Britain, London: A red telephone box stands in front of Westminster Abbey. Photo: Benedikt von Imhoff\/dpa$

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PRODUCTION - 18 April 2024, Great Britain, London: A red telephone box stands in front of Westminster Abbey. Photo: Benedikt von Imhoff/dpa

$20 May 2024, Saarland, Kleinblittersdorf: Residents clear out the first floor apartments affected by the flood. The situation in the flood region has calmed down temporarily and the clean-up work is underway. Photo: Andreas Arnold\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Saarland, Kleinblittersdorf: Residents clear out the first floor apartments affected by the flood. The situation in the flood region has calmed down temporarily and the clean-up work is underway. Photo: Andreas Arnold/dpa

$20 May 2024, Hesse, Frankfurt\/Main: Participants set up a pro-Palestinian protest camp on the campus of Goethe University. The camp was approved on a green space under certain conditions. Photo: Boris Roessler\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Hesse, Frankfurt/Main: Participants set up a pro-Palestinian protest camp on the campus of Goethe University. The camp was approved on a green space under certain conditions. Photo: Boris Roessler/dpa

$20 May 2024, Berlin: Tourists walk past the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in City West on a sunny day. Photo: Monika Skolimowska\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Berlin: Tourists walk past the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in City West on a sunny day. Photo: Monika Skolimowska/dpa

$20 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: The water of the Rhine is high and close to the banks near the houses. (Aerial view with a drone) Photo: Sascha Thelen\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: The water of the Rhine is high and close to the banks near the houses. (Aerial view with a drone) Photo: Sascha Thelen/dpa

$20 May 2024, Bavaria, Bad Kötzting: Participants in the Kötztinger Pfingstritt ride their horses along a road. The procession is one of the oldest Bavarian traditional events. The "men\'s people" make a pilgrimage from Bad Kötzting to St. Nicholas\' Church in Steinbühl, around seven kilometers away, on their magnificently decorated horses. Photo: Armin Weigel\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Bavaria, Bad Kötzting: Participants in the Kötztinger Pfingstritt ride their horses along a road. The procession is one of the oldest Bavarian traditional events. The "men's people" make a pilgrimage from Bad Kötzting to St. Nicholas' Church in Steinbühl, around seven kilometers away, on their magnificently decorated horses. Photo: Armin Weigel/dpa

$20 May 2024, Berlin: Firefighters wearing breathing protection enter a building billowing with smoke. A fire had broken out in an apartment on the first floor of the apartment building in Berlin-Steglitz. Photo: Christophe Gateau\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Berlin: Firefighters wearing breathing protection enter a building billowing with smoke. A fire had broken out in an apartment on the first floor of the apartment building in Berlin-Steglitz. Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa

$20 May 2024, Rhineland-Palatinate, Koblenz: Firefighters dismantle the footbridges in the Güls district of Koblenz after the water levels on the Moselle fell again. Photo: Thomas Frey\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Rhineland-Palatinate, Koblenz: Firefighters dismantle the footbridges in the Güls district of Koblenz after the water levels on the Moselle fell again. Photo: Thomas Frey/dpa

$20 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Participants in a bicycle demonstration traveling to Brussels under the slogan "Demogracy on the Streets!" prepare for the start. Photo: Thomas Banneyer\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Participants in a bicycle demonstration traveling to Brussels under the slogan "Demogracy on the Streets!" prepare for the start. Photo: Thomas Banneyer/dpa

$19 May 2024, Brandenburg, Kersdorf: A banded damselfly (Calopteryx splendens). Photo: Patrick Pleul\/dpa$

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19 May 2024, Brandenburg, Kersdorf: A banded damselfly (Calopteryx splendens). Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa

$19 May 2024, Brandenburg, Kersdorf: A gray heron (Ardea cinerea) in the Kersdorfer See nature reserve in the Oder-Spree district of East Brandenburg. Photo: Patrick Pleul\/dpa$

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19 May 2024, Brandenburg, Kersdorf: A gray heron (Ardea cinerea) in the Kersdorfer See nature reserve in the Oder-Spree district of East Brandenburg. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa

$16 May 2024, Brandenburg, Reitwein: A lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) flies in the blue sky and the morning sun makes its plumage shimmer metallic green and purple. This year, the now rare meadow bird has been named "Bird of the Year 2024". The bird has striking decorative feathers on its head - in flight, these are usually close to its body. Due to modern intensive farming, the lapwing is losing more and more habitats and breeding success is also declining as a result. Photo: Patrick Pleul\/dpa$

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16 May 2024, Brandenburg, Reitwein: A lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) flies in the blue sky and the morning sun makes its plumage shimmer metallic green and purple. This year, the now rare meadow bird has been named "Bird of the Year 2024". The bird has striking decorative feathers on its head - in flight, these are usually close to its body. Due to modern intensive farming, the lapwing is losing more and more habitats and breeding success is also declining as a result. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa

$19 May 2024, Brandenburg, Kersdorf: A black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius). Photo: Patrick Pleul\/dpa$

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19 May 2024, Brandenburg, Kersdorf: A black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius). Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa

$19 May 2024, Brandenburg, Kersdorf: A pair of mute swans (Cygnus olor) swimming on the River Spree. With a body length of up to 1.60 meters and a wingspan of around 2.40 meters, the mute swan is the largest water bird in Germany. Photo: Patrick Pleul\/dpa$

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19 May 2024, Brandenburg, Kersdorf: A pair of mute swans (Cygnus olor) swimming on the River Spree. With a body length of up to 1.60 meters and a wingspan of around 2.40 meters, the mute swan is the largest water bird in Germany. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa

$19 May 2024, Brandenburg, Kersdorf: A white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). Photo: Patrick Pleul\/dpa$

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19 May 2024, Brandenburg, Kersdorf: A white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa

$20 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Elbingerode: Fog lies over the Harz Mountains near Königshütte in the early morning. The weather remains mixed in Saxony-Anhalt. Photo: Matthias Bein\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Elbingerode: Fog lies over the Harz Mountains near Königshütte in the early morning. The weather remains mixed in Saxony-Anhalt. Photo: Matthias Bein/dpa

$20 May 2024, Saarland, Saarbrücken: Two cars are standing under a Saar bridge in the Schönbach district in flood water. Flood levels in affected areas are receding. Photo: Andreas Arnold\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Saarland, Saarbrücken: Two cars are standing under a Saar bridge in the Schönbach district in flood water. Flood levels in affected areas are receding. Photo: Andreas Arnold/dpa

$20 May 2024, Saarland, Blieskastel: Fog lies on the meadows flooded by the Blies. The flood levels in affected areas are receding. Photo: Andreas Arnold\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Saarland, Blieskastel: Fog lies on the meadows flooded by the Blies. The flood levels in affected areas are receding. Photo: Andreas Arnold/dpa

$20 May 2024, Rhineland-Palatinate, Koblenz: Residents clean the streets of the Moselle flood in the Güls district of Koblenz. Photo: Thomas Frey\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Rhineland-Palatinate, Koblenz: Residents clean the streets of the Moselle flood in the Güls district of Koblenz. Photo: Thomas Frey/dpa

$20 May 2024, Rhineland-Palatinate, Koblenz: A resident in the Güls district of Koblenz watches the clean-up work after the Moselle floods. Photo: Thomas Frey\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Rhineland-Palatinate, Koblenz: A resident in the Güls district of Koblenz watches the clean-up work after the Moselle floods. Photo: Thomas Frey/dpa

$20 May 2024, Brandenburg, Werben: A young stork stretches its beak out of a nest guarded by an adult bird. Photo: Frank Hammerschmidt\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Brandenburg, Werben: A young stork stretches its beak out of a nest guarded by an adult bird. Photo: Frank Hammerschmidt/dpa

$20 May 2024, Brandenburg, Straupitz: The Dutch windmill in Straupitz is bathed in morning sunshine before the start of German Mill Day. Like hundreds of other mills, the mill has invited visitors to German Mill Day. Photo: Frank Hammerschmidt\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Brandenburg, Straupitz: The Dutch windmill in Straupitz is bathed in morning sunshine before the start of German Mill Day. Like hundreds of other mills, the mill has invited visitors to German Mill Day. Photo: Frank Hammerschmidt/dpa

$20 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Benneckenstein: The Upper Harz finch friends met for the traditional finch maneuver on Whit Monday in Benneckenstein. More than 20 participants came to the competition with their finches. In the competition, finch singing is judged in various disciplines. Photo: Matthias Bein\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Benneckenstein: The Upper Harz finch friends met for the traditional finch maneuver on Whit Monday in Benneckenstein. More than 20 participants came to the competition with their finches. In the competition, finch singing is judged in various disciplines. Photo: Matthias Bein/dpa

$20 May 2024, Taiwan, Taipeh: A group of soldiers march across a square. Taiwan\'s elected President Lai and his government are to be inaugurated in the capital Taipei this Monday. Photo: Johannes Neudecker\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Taiwan, Taipeh: A group of soldiers march across a square. Taiwan's elected President Lai and his government are to be inaugurated in the capital Taipei this Monday. Photo: Johannes Neudecker/dpa

$20 May 2024, Taiwan, Taipeh: A security guard stands between rows of chairs. Taiwan\'s President-elect Lai and his government are to be inaugurated in the capital Taipei this Monday. Photo: Johannes Neudecker\/dpa$

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20 May 2024, Taiwan, Taipeh: A security guard stands between rows of chairs. Taiwan's President-elect Lai and his government are to be inaugurated in the capital Taipei this Monday. Photo: Johannes Neudecker/dpa

$19 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duisburg: An area at a crime scene is cordoned off with police tape while the police are on duty. Several people have been seriously injured in disputes between two groups of people in Duisburg. According to a police spokesperson, an argument broke out between around ten people on the station forecourt on Sunday evening. Photo: Christoph Reichwein\/dpa$

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19 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duisburg: An area at a crime scene is cordoned off with police tape while the police are on duty. Several people have been seriously injured in disputes between two groups of people in Duisburg. According to a police spokesperson, an argument broke out between around ten people on the station forecourt on Sunday evening. Photo: Christoph Reichwein/dpa

$19 May 2024, Rhineland-Palatinate, Kirn: A car makes its way through the masses of water. Extremely heavy rain caused flooding and landslides in the Rhineland-Palatinate town of Kirn on Sunday afternoon. Photo: Sebastian Schmitt\/dpa$

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19 May 2024, Rhineland-Palatinate, Kirn: A car makes its way through the masses of water. Extremely heavy rain caused flooding and landslides in the Rhineland-Palatinate town of Kirn on Sunday afternoon. Photo: Sebastian Schmitt/dpa

$19 May 2024, Saarland, Saarbrücken: The fire department uses huge water fountains to transport the water from the flooded cellars in the Schönbach district back into the Saar. Photo: Andreas Arnold\/dpa$

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19 May 2024, Saarland, Saarbrücken: The fire department uses huge water fountains to transport the water from the flooded cellars in the Schönbach district back into the Saar. Photo: Andreas Arnold/dpa

$19 May 2024, Saxony, Dresden: Musicians play during the Dixieland parade on the Terrassenufer. The parade also marks the end of the 52nd International Dixieland Festival. Photo: Robert Michael\/dpa$

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19 May 2024, Saxony, Dresden: Musicians play during the Dixieland parade on the Terrassenufer. The parade also marks the end of the 52nd International Dixieland Festival. Photo: Robert Michael/dpa

$19 May 2024, Italy, Imola: Motorsport: Formula 1 World Championship, Grand Prix of Emilia-Romagna 2024, race Nico Hülkenberg from Germany from the MoneyGram Haas team is on the track in Imola. Photo: Hasan Bratic\/dpa$

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19 May 2024, Italy, Imola: Motorsport: Formula 1 World Championship, Grand Prix of Emilia-Romagna 2024, race Nico Hülkenberg from Germany from the MoneyGram Haas team is on the track in Imola. Photo: Hasan Bratic/dpa

$19 May 2024, Israel, Srigim-Li On: Relatives and friends write on the coffin of Shani Luk, a 22-year-old German-Israeli who was killed while fleeing a music festival on October 7th, during her funeral in Srigim. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had said on Friday that it had recovered three bodies of hostages, including that of the German-Israeli Shani Louk. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich\/dpa$

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19 May 2024, Israel, Srigim-Li On: Relatives and friends write on the coffin of Shani Luk, a 22-year-old German-Israeli who was killed while fleeing a music festival on October 7th, during her funeral in Srigim. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had said on Friday that it had recovered three bodies of hostages, including that of the German-Israeli Shani Louk. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa

$19 May 2024, Schleswig-Holstein, Timmendorfer Strand: A swan breeds on the beach. It is unimpressed by people walking along the promenade or bathers. The offspring are expected on the coast at the beginning of June. Photo: Thomas Müller\/dpa$

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19 May 2024, Schleswig-Holstein, Timmendorfer Strand: A swan breeds on the beach. It is unimpressed by people walking along the promenade or bathers. The offspring are expected on the coast at the beginning of June. Photo: Thomas Müller/dpa

$19 May 2024, Saarand, Kleinblittersdorf: Elsässer Straße is still under water and is impassable for pedestrians. Residents in flooded Kleinblittersdorf are taken from their homes to the supermarket in fire boats. Those who remain in their homes are being cared for by helpers. According to the fire department, 70 people are currently cut off from the outside world - the water is still waist-high. Photo: Andreas Arnold\/dpa$

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19 May 2024, Saarand, Kleinblittersdorf: Elsässer Straße is still under water and is impassable for pedestrians. Residents in flooded Kleinblittersdorf are taken from their homes to the supermarket in fire boats. Those who remain in their homes are being cared for by helpers. According to the fire department, 70 people are currently cut off from the outside world - the water is still waist-high. Photo: Andreas Arnold/dpa

$19 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rostock: Knights in a show fight at the medieval spectacle in Rostock\'s IGA Park. This weekend, knights will be performing spectacular fights on horseback and jousting on the ground. The medieval market with around 100 stands and tents, taverns, stages, minstrels, jugglers, horses, children\'s hands-on activities, market & crafts is open to visitors until Whit Monday. Photo: Frank Hormann\/dpa$

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19 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rostock: Knights in a show fight at the medieval spectacle in Rostock's IGA Park. This weekend, knights will be performing spectacular fights on horseback and jousting on the ground. The medieval market with around 100 stands and tents, taverns, stages, minstrels, jugglers, horses, children's hands-on activities, market & crafts is open to visitors until Whit Monday. Photo: Frank Hormann/dpa

$19 May 2024, Rhineland-Palatinate, Althornbach: A basement room devastated by flooding. Continuous rain and flooding have hit the southwest hard. The extent of the damage is still unclear. Photo: Christian Wiediger\/dpa$

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19 May 2024, Rhineland-Palatinate, Althornbach: A basement room devastated by flooding. Continuous rain and flooding have hit the southwest hard. The extent of the damage is still unclear. Photo: Christian Wiediger/dpa

$19 May 2024, Saarland, Hornbach: Furniture, swollen doors and other household items are piled up in the courtyard of a house after storms. Continuous rain and flooding have hit the southwest hard. The extent of the damage is still unclear. Photo: Christian Wiediger\/dpa$

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19 May 2024, Saarland, Hornbach: Furniture, swollen doors and other household items are piled up in the courtyard of a house after storms. Continuous rain and flooding have hit the southwest hard. The extent of the damage is still unclear. Photo: Christian Wiediger/dpa

$19 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rostock: Soccer: Bundesliga 2, Hansa Rostock - SC Paderborn 07, Matchday 34, Ostseestadion. Rostock\'s Simon Rhein (l) and Paderborn\'s David Kinsombi fight for the ball in the air. Photo: Gregor Fischer\/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the DFL German Football League and the DFB German Football Association, it is prohibited to utilize or have utilized photographs taken in the stadium and\/or of the match in the form of sequential images and\/or video-like photo series$

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19 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rostock: Soccer: Bundesliga 2, Hansa Rostock - SC Paderborn 07, Matchday 34, Ostseestadion. Rostock's Simon Rhein (l) and Paderborn's David Kinsombi fight for the ball in the air. 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

$19 May 2024, Hamburg: Soccer: Bundesliga 2, matchday 34: Hamburger SV - 1. FC Nürnberg at the Volksparkstadion. Nuremberg coach Cristian Fiel stands on the pitch before the start of the match. Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt\/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the DFL German Football League and the DFB German Football Association, it is prohibited to utilize or have utilized photographs taken in the stadium and\/or of the match in the form of sequential images and\/or video-like photo series$

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19 May 2024, Hamburg: Soccer: Bundesliga 2, matchday 34: Hamburger SV - 1. FC Nürnberg at the Volksparkstadion. Nuremberg coach Cristian Fiel stands on the pitch before the start of the match. Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt/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