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$PRODUCTION - 17 May 2024, Bremen: Streetcars run through Obernstraße in Bremen\'s city center. Photo: Sina Schuldt\/dpa$

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PRODUCTION - 17 May 2024, Bremen: Streetcars run through Obernstraße in Bremen's city center. Photo: Sina Schuldt/dpa

$13 May 2024, ·······: The Basic Law of Germany (German constitution) stands on a bookshelf. Photo: dpa Photo: Hendrik Schmidt\/dpa$

May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

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13 May 2024, ·······: The Basic Law of Germany (German constitution) stands on a bookshelf. Photo: dpa Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa

$23 May 2024, Schleswig-Holstein, Fehmarn: Peter Mantik, press spokesman for the Fehmarnbelt rail link, stands on a construction site next to federal highway 207, where the tracks on the main railroad line between Strukkamp and Puttgarden have been almost completely dismantled. This work is part of the preparations for the rail link between Germany and Denmark. Photo: Frank Molter\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Schleswig-Holstein, Fehmarn: Peter Mantik, press spokesman for the Fehmarnbelt rail link, stands on a construction site next to federal highway 207, where the tracks on the main railroad line between Strukkamp and Puttgarden have been almost completely dismantled. This work is part of the preparations for the rail link between Germany and Denmark. Photo: Frank Molter/dpa

$PRODUCTION - 17 May 2024, Bremen: An employee carries a mouse that has been in Bremen City Hall out of the building. Bremen City Hall and the Roland statue from the beginning of the 15th century have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site for 20 years. The Bremen World Heritage Days around the Town Hall and Roland will take place from May 31 to June 2, 2024. Photo: Sina Schuldt\/dpa$

May 17, 2024 06:00 AM

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PRODUCTION - 17 May 2024, Bremen: An employee carries a mouse that has been in Bremen City Hall out of the building. Bremen City Hall and the Roland statue from the beginning of the 15th century have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site for 20 years. The Bremen World Heritage Days around the Town Hall and Roland will take place from May 31 to June 2, 2024. Photo: Sina Schuldt/dpa

$23 May 2024, Italy, Mailand: Christian Lindner (FDP), Federal Minister of Finance, gets off a government plane at Milan Malpensa Airport. The Federal Minister of Finance is traveling to Italy to attend the meeting of the G7 finance ministers. Photo: Hannes P. Albert\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Italy, Mailand: Christian Lindner (FDP), Federal Minister of Finance, gets off a government plane at Milan Malpensa Airport. The Federal Minister of Finance is traveling to Italy to attend the meeting of the G7 finance ministers. Photo: Hannes P. Albert/dpa

$23 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Naumburg: Uwe Wegehaupt, former President of the Higher Regional Court of Naumburg. Independently of this, he is President of the Constitutional Court of Saxony-Anhalt. Photo: Sebastian Willnow\/dpa$

May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Naumburg: Uwe Wegehaupt, former President of the Higher Regional Court of Naumburg. Independently of this, he is President of the Constitutional Court of Saxony-Anhalt. Photo: Sebastian Willnow/dpa

$FILED - 17 January 2022, France, Straßburg: Marco Zanni, politician of the Italian Lega party and leader of the Identity and Democracy (ID) group in the European Parliament, speaks at a memorial ceremony for the late former EU Parliament President Sassoli in the EU Parliament. All AfD MEPs have been expelled from the right-wing ID Group in the European Parliament. A corresponding motion by group leader Marco Zanni has received the necessary support, several group representatives told the German Press Agency in Brussels on Thursday (23.05.2024). Photo: Philipp Von Ditfurth\/dpa$

Jan 17, 2022 07:00 AM

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FILED - 17 January 2022, France, Straßburg: Marco Zanni, politician of the Italian Lega party and leader of the Identity and Democracy (ID) group in the European Parliament, speaks at a memorial ceremony for the late former EU Parliament President Sassoli in the EU Parliament. All AfD MEPs have been expelled from the right-wing ID Group in the European Parliament. A corresponding motion by group leader Marco Zanni has received the necessary support, several group representatives told the German Press Agency in Brussels on Thursday (23.05.2024). Photo: Philipp Von Ditfurth/dpa

$PRODUCTION - 17 May 2024, Bremen: Bremen Town Hall on the market square. Bremen Town Hall and the Roland statue from the beginning of the 15th century have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site for 20 years. The Bremen World Heritage Days around the town hall and Roland statue will take place from May 31 to June 2, 2024. Photo: Sina Schuldt\/dpa$

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PRODUCTION - 17 May 2024, Bremen: Bremen Town Hall on the market square. Bremen Town Hall and the Roland statue from the beginning of the 15th century have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site for 20 years. The Bremen World Heritage Days around the town hall and Roland statue will take place from May 31 to June 2, 2024. Photo: Sina Schuldt/dpa

$23 May 2024, Rhineland-Palatinate, Spangdahlem: Two American F-16s and two Tornados flying over Spangdahlem Air Base. The 52nd Fighter Wing of the air base celebrated the first flight of the F-16 Falcon in February 1974. Photo: Harald Tittel\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Rhineland-Palatinate, Spangdahlem: Two American F-16s and two Tornados flying over Spangdahlem Air Base. The 52nd Fighter Wing of the air base celebrated the first flight of the F-16 Falcon in February 1974. Photo: Harald Tittel/dpa

$dpatop - 23 May 2024, Berlin: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold a Palestinian flag out of a window of the Institute of Social Sciences at Berlin\'s Humboldt University (HU). Activists have occupied rooms at the university in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and in protest against Israel. Recrop. Photo: Soeren Stache\/dpa$

May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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dpatop - 23 May 2024, Berlin: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold a Palestinian flag out of a window of the Institute of Social Sciences at Berlin's Humboldt University (HU). Activists have occupied rooms at the university in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and in protest against Israel. Recrop. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa

$23 May 2024, Rhineland-Palatinate, Spangdahlem: A US Air Force soldier comes out of the headquarters of the 52d Fighter Wing at Spangdalem Air Base. Photo: Harald Tittel\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Rhineland-Palatinate, Spangdahlem: A US Air Force soldier comes out of the headquarters of the 52d Fighter Wing at Spangdalem Air Base. Photo: Harald Tittel/dpa

$23 May 2024, Berlin: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold a Palestinian flag out of a window of the Institute of Social Sciences at Berlin\'s Humboldt University (HU). Activists have occupied rooms at the university in support of the Palestinians and in protest against Israel. Photo: Soeren Stache\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Berlin: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold a Palestinian flag out of a window of the Institute of Social Sciences at Berlin's Humboldt University (HU). Activists have occupied rooms at the university in support of the Palestinians and in protest against Israel. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa

$23 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Naumburg: Winfried Holthaus, new President of the Higher Regional Court of Naumburg, sits next to Franziska Weidinger (CDU), Minister of Justice of Saxony-Anhalt, at his inauguration ceremony. Holthaus has been in office since 01.04.2024. Photo: Sebastian Willnow\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Naumburg: Winfried Holthaus, new President of the Higher Regional Court of Naumburg, sits next to Franziska Weidinger (CDU), Minister of Justice of Saxony-Anhalt, at his inauguration ceremony. Holthaus has been in office since 01.04.2024. Photo: Sebastian Willnow/dpa

$23 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Warnemünde: During the "Open Ship" on two research vessels of the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW), a water scoop will be presented on board the vessel "Elisabeth Mann Borgese", which can be used to retrieve Baltic Sea water from various depths. Next to the "Elisabeth Mann Borgese", which is mainly used in the Baltic Sea, is the 95-meter-long "Maria S. Merian", which is suitable for operations in the ice edge area. Photo: Bernd Wüstneck\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Warnemünde: During the "Open Ship" on two research vessels of the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW), a water scoop will be presented on board the vessel "Elisabeth Mann Borgese", which can be used to retrieve Baltic Sea water from various depths. Next to the "Elisabeth Mann Borgese", which is mainly used in the Baltic Sea, is the 95-meter-long "Maria S. Merian", which is suitable for operations in the ice edge area. Photo: Bernd Wüstneck/dpa

$23 May 2024, Bavaria, Munich: The Munich Football Arena (Allianz Arena). The opening match of the European Football Championship will take place in the arena on June 14, 2024. The European Football Championship takes place from June 14 to July 14. Photo: Sven Hoppe\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Bavaria, Munich: The Munich Football Arena (Allianz Arena). The opening match of the European Football Championship will take place in the arena on June 14, 2024. The European Football Championship takes place from June 14 to July 14. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa

$23 May 2024, Rhineland-Palatinate, Spangdahlem: The photo shows the courthouse at Spangdahlem US Air Base. The trial in the US military court for a fatal knife attack is about to begin there. The accused is a member of the US military, which is why he was transferred to the US judiciary and charged by them. This is stipulated in the NATO Status of Forces Agreement. The charges under US law are unpremeditated murder, grievous bodily harm with a dangerous weapon and obstruction of justice. The trial will take place on the grounds of the airbase. The first two days of the trial will mainly focus on procedural matters such as the hearing of motions and the selection of jurors. Photo: Harald Tittel\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Rhineland-Palatinate, Spangdahlem: The photo shows the courthouse at Spangdahlem US Air Base. The trial in the US military court for a fatal knife attack is about to begin there. The accused is a member of the US military, which is why he was transferred to the US judiciary and charged by them. This is stipulated in the NATO Status of Forces Agreement. The charges under US law are unpremeditated murder, grievous bodily harm with a dangerous weapon and obstruction of justice. The trial will take place on the grounds of the airbase. The first two days of the trial will mainly focus on procedural matters such as the hearing of motions and the selection of jurors. Photo: Harald Tittel/dpa

$PRODUCTION - 23 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Remscheid: Operations manager Daniel von Lonski tries a spoonful of hand-filtered coffee from the roastery at Remscheid Prison. Coffee has been produced in the prison since the beginning of May. Photo: Oliver Auster\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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PRODUCTION - 23 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Remscheid: Operations manager Daniel von Lonski tries a spoonful of hand-filtered coffee from the roastery at Remscheid Prison. Coffee has been produced in the prison since the beginning of May. Photo: Oliver Auster/dpa

$24 May 2024, Saxony, Auerbach: An employee at the Unilever plant in Auerbach works on a so-called BigBag system, in which raw materials for ready meals are weighed automatically. The approximately 175 employees produce packet soups, among other things. In April, Unilever announced plans to invest ten million euros in Auerbach by the end of 2026. The plant will be expanded into a competence center for snack products, including an additional production line. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt\/dpa$

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24 May 2024, Saxony, Auerbach: An employee at the Unilever plant in Auerbach works on a so-called BigBag system, in which raw materials for ready meals are weighed automatically. The approximately 175 employees produce packet soups, among other things. In April, Unilever announced plans to invest ten million euros in Auerbach by the end of 2026. The plant will be expanded into a competence center for snack products, including an additional production line. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa

$23 May 2024, Brandenburg, Schönefeld: Christian Lindner (r, FDP), Federal Minister of Finance, walks to a government plane on the military section of BER Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. The Federal Minister of Finance is traveling to Italy to attend the meeting of the G7 finance ministers. Photo: Hannes P. Albert\/dpa$

May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Brandenburg, Schönefeld: Christian Lindner (r, FDP), Federal Minister of Finance, walks to a government plane on the military section of BER Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. The Federal Minister of Finance is traveling to Italy to attend the meeting of the G7 finance ministers. Photo: Hannes P. Albert/dpa

$23 May 2024, Berlin: Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter (SPD), Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Home Affairs, speaks at the award ceremony for the "Ambassadors for Democracy and Tolerance 2024" by the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb) at the Berliner Ensemble. The ceremony has been held annually on Constitution Day, May 23, since 2001. The award for civic engagement is endowed with prize money of · 10,000. The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany was proclaimed on May 23, 1949 and came into force the following day. The 75th anniversary will be celebrated with a three-day democracy festival from 24 to 26 May 2024 in Berlin\'s government district. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Berlin: Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter (SPD), Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Home Affairs, speaks at the award ceremony for the "Ambassadors for Democracy and Tolerance 2024" by the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb) at the Berliner Ensemble. The ceremony has been held annually on Constitution Day, May 23, since 2001. The award for civic engagement is endowed with prize money of · 10,000. The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany was proclaimed on May 23, 1949 and came into force the following day. The 75th anniversary will be celebrated with a three-day democracy festival from 24 to 26 May 2024 in Berlin's government district. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

$FILED - 18 May 2005, Hesse, FrankfurtMain: The then Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank, Rolf Breuer (l), stands next to the then Chairman of the Management Board of Deutsche Bank, Josef Ackermann, at the start of the company\'s Annual General Meeting in the Festhalle in Frankfurt am Main. Former Deutsche Bank CEO Rolf Breuer is dead. The former CEO and Chairman of the Supervisory Board passed away on Wednesday at the age of 86 after a long illness surrounded by his family, Deutsche Bank announced in Frankfurt on Thursday (23.05.2024). Photo: Arne Dedert\/dpa$

May 18, 2005 06:00 AM

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FILED - 18 May 2005, Hesse, FrankfurtMain: The then Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank, Rolf Breuer (l), stands next to the then Chairman of the Management Board of Deutsche Bank, Josef Ackermann, at the start of the company's Annual General Meeting in the Festhalle in Frankfurt am Main. Former Deutsche Bank CEO Rolf Breuer is dead. The former CEO and Chairman of the Supervisory Board passed away on Wednesday at the age of 86 after a long illness surrounded by his family, Deutsche Bank announced in Frankfurt on Thursday (23.05.2024). Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

$23 May 2024, Austria, Wien: The two physicists Reinhard Remfort (l) and Nicolas Wöhrl (r) pose with cabaret artist Martin Puntigam (m). Wöhrl and Remfort received a glass of alpaca droppings and 20,000 euros as an award for their science podcast "Methodisch inkorrekt" on Thursday in Vienna. (to dpa "Award for science podcast: excrement and money") Photo: Matthias Röder\/dpa$

May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Austria, Wien: The two physicists Reinhard Remfort (l) and Nicolas Wöhrl (r) pose with cabaret artist Martin Puntigam (m). Wöhrl and Remfort received a glass of alpaca droppings and 20,000 euros as an award for their science podcast "Methodisch inkorrekt" on Thursday in Vienna. (to dpa "Award for science podcast: excrement and money") Photo: Matthias Röder/dpa

$23 May 2024, Hamburg: Soccer: Bundesliga 2, press conference Hamburger SV. Stefan Kuntz is introduced as HSV\'s new sports director at a press conference. Photo: Marcel von Fehrn\/Eibner-Pressefoto\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Hamburg: Soccer: Bundesliga 2, press conference Hamburger SV. Stefan Kuntz is introduced as HSV's new sports director at a press conference. Photo: Marcel von Fehrn/Eibner-Pressefoto/dpa

$FILED - 30 November 1998, Hesse, FrankfurtMain: The former CEO of Deutsche Bank, Rolf Breuer, speaks at a press conference in Frankfurt\/Main. Former Deutsche Bank CEO Rolf Breuer is dead. Photo: Arne Dedert\/dpa$

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Nov 30, 1998 07:00 AM

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FILED - 30 November 1998, Hesse, FrankfurtMain: The former CEO of Deutsche Bank, Rolf Breuer, speaks at a press conference in Frankfurt/Main. Former Deutsche Bank CEO Rolf Breuer is dead. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

$FILED - 16 October 2017, Hesse, Frankfurt\/Main: Former Deutsche Bank CEO Rolf Breuer sits in an armchair during an interview. (to "Former Deutsche Bank CEO Breuer is dead") Photo: Andreas Arnold\/dpa$

Oct 16, 2017 06:00 AM

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FILED - 16 October 2017, Hesse, Frankfurt/Main: Former Deutsche Bank CEO Rolf Breuer sits in an armchair during an interview. (to "Former Deutsche Bank CEO Breuer is dead") Photo: Andreas Arnold/dpa

$21 May 2024, Czech Republic, Prag: A moving sculpture in front of the Quadrio shopping and office center has been commemorating the writer Franz Kafka (1883-1924) since 2014. The rotating head is the work of Czech artist David Cerny. Franz Kafka died 100 years ago on 03.06.2024. Photo: Michael Heitmann\/dpa$

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May 21, 2024 06:00 AM

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21 May 2024, Czech Republic, Prag: A moving sculpture in front of the Quadrio shopping and office center has been commemorating the writer Franz Kafka (1883-1924) since 2014. The rotating head is the work of Czech artist David Cerny. Franz Kafka died 100 years ago on 03.06.2024. Photo: Michael Heitmann/dpa

$23 May 2024, Bavaria, Munich: Green-colored water can be seen in the Wittelsbach fountain in the city center. Environmental activists have dyed the water in several Munich fountains bright green. With this action, activists from the group "Extinction Rebellion" want to draw attention to insect mortality and protest against the Bavarian state government\'s environmental policy. Photo: Sven Hoppe\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Bavaria, Munich: Green-colored water can be seen in the Wittelsbach fountain in the city center. Environmental activists have dyed the water in several Munich fountains bright green. With this action, activists from the group "Extinction Rebellion" want to draw attention to insect mortality and protest against the Bavarian state government's environmental policy. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa

$23 May 2024, Berlín: President Frank-Walter Steinmeier delivers his speech at the ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the promulgation of the German Basic Law, with the Reichstag dome in the background. Photo: Michael Kappeler\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Berlín: President Frank-Walter Steinmeier delivers his speech at the ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the promulgation of the German Basic Law, with the Reichstag dome in the background. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

$PRODUCTION - 23 May 2024, Saxony, Dresden: A sign with the inscription "Feuerwehrzufahrt" (fire department access) is located at a driveway. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert\/dpa$

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PRODUCTION - 23 May 2024, Saxony, Dresden: A sign with the inscription "Feuerwehrzufahrt" (fire department access) is located at a driveway. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa

$PRODUCTION - 23 May 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: Passers-by walk through the pedestrian zone with shopping bags. Photo: Bernd Weißbrod\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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PRODUCTION - 23 May 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: Passers-by walk through the pedestrian zone with shopping bags. Photo: Bernd Weißbrod/dpa

$dpatop - 22 May 2024, Ireland, Dublín: Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso (left) and player Jonathan Tah, disappointed after their team\'s defeat to Atalanta Bergamo in the Europa League final. Photo: Jan Woitas\/dpa$

May 22, 2024 06:00 AM

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dpatop - 22 May 2024, Ireland, Dublín: Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso (left) and player Jonathan Tah, disappointed after their team's defeat to Atalanta Bergamo in the Europa League final. Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa

$31 August 2023, Bremen: A BMW electric car is charged at an Eulektro charging station in a parking lot in the city center. The company Eulektro operates numerous charging stations in the Bremen city area. Photo: Hauke-Christian Dittrich\/dpa$

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Aug 31, 2023 06:00 AM

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31 August 2023, Bremen: A BMW electric car is charged at an Eulektro charging station in a parking lot in the city center. The company Eulektro operates numerous charging stations in the Bremen city area. Photo: Hauke-Christian Dittrich/dpa

$23 May 2024, Berlin: Parachutists of the Federal Police with "75 years" flag above the state ceremony for "75 years of the Basic Law" on the forum between the Bundestag and the Federal Chancellery. The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany was proclaimed on May 23, 1949 and came into force the following day. The anniversary will be celebrated with a three-day democracy festival from 24 to 26 May 2024 in Berlin\'s government district. Photo: Kay Nietfeld\/dpa$

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23 May 2024, Berlin: Parachutists of the Federal Police with "75 years" flag above the state ceremony for "75 years of the Basic Law" on the forum between the Bundestag and the Federal Chancellery. 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: Kay Nietfeld/dpa

$29 April 2024, Thuringia, Jena: An EEG subject wears an EEG cap with electrodes for EEG measurement and holds a model of a brain in her hand. On July 6, 2024, electroencephalography (EEG), which was first tested on humans in Jena, will celebrate its 100th anniversary. The procedure measures the electrical activity of the brain and displays it graphically. Photo: Jacob Schröter\/dpa$

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29 April 2024, Thuringia, Jena: An EEG subject wears an EEG cap with electrodes for EEG measurement and holds a model of a brain in her hand. On July 6, 2024, electroencephalography (EEG), which was first tested on humans in Jena, will celebrate its 100th anniversary. The procedure measures the electrical activity of the brain and displays it graphically. Photo: Jacob Schröter/dpa

$23 May 2024, Saxony, Dresden: A rainbow-colored bus from Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe (DVB) stands on the Altmarkt during the presentation. On the occasion of this year\'s Christopher Street Day, a so-called rainbow bus will be presented on the Altmarkt. This will enable people with disabilities to participate in the demonstration in a self-determined way. This year\'s Christopher Street Day in Dresden will take place from May 25 to June 10, 2024. Photo: Robert Michael\/dpa$

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23 May 2024, Saxony, Dresden: A rainbow-colored bus from Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe (DVB) stands on the Altmarkt during the presentation. On the occasion of this year's Christopher Street Day, a so-called rainbow bus will be presented on the Altmarkt. This will enable people with disabilities to participate in the demonstration in a self-determined way. This year's Christopher Street Day in Dresden will take place from May 25 to June 10, 2024. Photo: Robert Michael/dpa

$23 May 2024, Lower Saxony, Hanover: Dirk Toepffer (CDU), chairman of the committee, stands at the 25th Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry on "The Practice of Non-Tariff Remuneration in the State Chancellery and Ministries of Lower Saxony" in the state parliament of Lower Saxony. In the dispute over the salary increase of a close employee of Lower Saxony\'s Minister President Weil (SPD), the parliamentary committee of inquiry will question further witnesses on Thursday (from 10.15 a.m.). The committee is looking into the question of whether the increase in the Weil employee\'s salary was permissible. Photo: Michael Matthey\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Lower Saxony, Hanover: Dirk Toepffer (CDU), chairman of the committee, stands at the 25th Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry on "The Practice of Non-Tariff Remuneration in the State Chancellery and Ministries of Lower Saxony" in the state parliament of Lower Saxony. In the dispute over the salary increase of a close employee of Lower Saxony's Minister President Weil (SPD), the parliamentary committee of inquiry will question further witnesses on Thursday (from 10.15 a.m.). The committee is looking into the question of whether the increase in the Weil employee's salary was permissible. Photo: Michael Matthey/dpa

$23 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Wismar: Walkers with rain jackets are out and about in the city harbor. With rain and cool temperatures of around 15 degrees, the weather in northern Germany is showing its changeable side. Photo: Jens Büttner\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Wismar: Walkers with rain jackets are out and about in the city harbor. With rain and cool temperatures of around 15 degrees, the weather in northern Germany is showing its changeable side. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa

$23 May 2024, Berlin: Snipers secure the state ceremony to mark "75 years of the Basic Law" on the forum between the Bundestag and the Federal Chancellery. The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany was proclaimed on May 23, 1949 and came into force the following day. The anniversary will be celebrated with a three-day democracy festival from 24 to 26 May 2024 in Berlin\'s government district. Photo: Kay Nietfeld\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Berlin: Snipers secure the state ceremony to mark "75 years of the Basic Law" on the forum between the Bundestag and the Federal Chancellery. 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: Kay Nietfeld/dpa

$PRODUCTION - 16 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Schierke: The combo of two images shows a section of forest a few days after a fire (above, photo from October 7, 2022) and the same section of forest, taken from the same vantage point with the same focal length, around 19 months later. The area known as "Quesenbank\/Knaupsholz" had burned from August 11, 2022 to August 14, 2022. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert\/dpa$

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May 16, 2024 06:00 AM

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PRODUCTION - 16 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Schierke: The combo of two images shows a section of forest a few days after a fire (above, photo from October 7, 2022) and the same section of forest, taken from the same vantage point with the same focal length, around 19 months later. The area known as "Quesenbank/Knaupsholz" had burned from August 11, 2022 to August 14, 2022. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa

$23 May 2024, Berlin: A bridge to Berlin\'s government district is cordoned off by the police during the Democracy Festival. The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany was proclaimed on May 23, 1949. The double anniversary of 75 years of the Basic Law and 35 years of the Peaceful Revolution will be celebrated with a three-day Democracy Festival from 24 to 26 May 2024 around the Federal Chancellery and Bundestag. Photo: Christophe Gateau\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Berlin: A bridge to Berlin's government district is cordoned off by the police during the Democracy Festival. 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: Christophe Gateau/dpa

$23 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Essen: Employees stand in front of the Thyssenkrupp headquarters during a demonstration initiated by IG Metall and works councils. Up to 5000 employees are expected. The occasion is the meeting of the Thyssenkrupp Supervisory Board on the same day. At this meeting, the board will vote, among other things, on the EPCG Group taking a 20 percent stake in the steel division. Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Essen: Employees stand in front of the Thyssenkrupp headquarters during a demonstration initiated by IG Metall and works councils. Up to 5000 employees are expected. The occasion is the meeting of the Thyssenkrupp Supervisory Board on the same day. At this meeting, the board will vote, among other things, on the EPCG Group taking a 20 percent stake in the steel division. Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa

$23 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Sassnitz-Mukran: Escorted by tugboats, the LNG tanker "Rias Baixas Knutsen" (l) transports a cargo of LNG to the "Deutsche Ostsee" energy terminal. Liquefied natural gas can be landed on the island of Rügen via the "Energos Power" and, after being converted into gas, fed into the German distribution network via a natural gas connection pipeline to Lubmin. According to the terminal operator Deutsche Regas, this is the fourth delivery since the start of trial operations at the beginning of March. Photo: Stefan Sauer\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Sassnitz-Mukran: Escorted by tugboats, the LNG tanker "Rias Baixas Knutsen" (l) transports a cargo of LNG to the "Deutsche Ostsee" energy terminal. Liquefied natural gas can be landed on the island of Rügen via the "Energos Power" and, after being converted into gas, fed into the German distribution network via a natural gas connection pipeline to Lubmin. According to the terminal operator Deutsche Regas, this is the fourth delivery since the start of trial operations at the beginning of March. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa

$23 May 2024, Berlin: The new transport senator Ute Bonde (CDU) holds a bouquet of flowers after being sworn in during the plenary session of the Berlin House of Representatives. Photo: Carsten Koall\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Berlin: The new transport senator Ute Bonde (CDU) holds a bouquet of flowers after being sworn in during the plenary session of the Berlin House of Representatives. Photo: Carsten Koall/dpa

$23 May 2024, Thuringia, Gera: The main defendant (r) stands next to his lawyer Peter Tuppat in the courtroom at the start of a trial. The 69-year-old man is alleged to have speculated financially and, as a senior official at the Thuringian Higher Regional Court, unlawfully concluded contracts with companies for the court between 2012 and 2019 in order to raise money. Two entrepreneurs are also accused. The men, now aged 41 and 47, are accused by the public prosecutor\'s office of several counts of bribery and aiding and abetting embezzlement. Photo: Bodo Schackow\/dpa - ATTENTION: Person(s) has\/have been pixelated for legal reasons$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Thuringia, Gera: The main defendant (r) stands next to his lawyer Peter Tuppat in the courtroom at the start of a trial. The 69-year-old man is alleged to have speculated financially and, as a senior official at the Thuringian Higher Regional Court, unlawfully concluded contracts with companies for the court between 2012 and 2019 in order to raise money. Two entrepreneurs are also accused. The men, now aged 41 and 47, are accused by the public prosecutor's office of several counts of bribery and aiding and abetting embezzlement. Photo: Bodo Schackow/dpa - ATTENTION: Person(s) has/have been pixelated for legal reasons

$23 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Wanzleben: A ripe organic strawberry hangs from a bush in a strawberry field on the Laame farm. Behind it, an employee is harvesting the first strawberries of the 2024 season. The harvest and sale of organic strawberries began this week. You can also pick the strawberries yourself in the fields. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Wanzleben: A ripe organic strawberry hangs from a bush in a strawberry field on the Laame farm. Behind it, an employee is harvesting the first strawberries of the 2024 season. The harvest and sale of organic strawberries began this week. You can also pick the strawberries yourself in the fields. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa

$23 May 2024, Berlin: The representatives of the constitutional bodies (l-r), Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender, Bundestag President Bärbel Bas (SPD), Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and his wife Britta Ernst, and Manuela Schwesig (SPD), Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and current President of the Bundesrat, sit in the front row at the ecumenical service to mark 75 years of the Basic Law in St. Mary\'s Church in Berlin-Mitte. The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany was promulgated on May 23, 1949 and came into force the following day. The anniversary will be celebrated with a three-day democracy festival from 24 to 26 May 2024 in Berlin\'s government district. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka\/dpa$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Berlin: The representatives of the constitutional bodies (l-r), Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender, Bundestag President Bärbel Bas (SPD), Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and his wife Britta Ernst, and Manuela Schwesig (SPD), Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and current President of the Bundesrat, sit in the front row at the ecumenical service to mark 75 years of the Basic Law in St. Mary's Church in Berlin-Mitte. 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: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

$23 May 2024, Hamburg: Firefighters extinguish a burning pile of scrap metal in the Harburg district. The fire broke out in the morning on the site where scrap metal is handled for as yet unexplained reasons. (to dpa "Smoke cloud over Hamburg: Pile of scrap metal at the port catches fire") Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt\/dpa\/Daniel Bockwoldt$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

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23 May 2024, Hamburg: Firefighters extinguish a burning pile of scrap metal in the Harburg district. The fire broke out in the morning on the site where scrap metal is handled for as yet unexplained reasons. (to dpa "Smoke cloud over Hamburg: Pile of scrap metal at the port catches fire") Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa/Daniel Bockwoldt

$PRODUCTION - 22 May 2024, Schleswig-Holstein, Dagebüll: Small private bathing huts stand on the mudflats off Dagebüll. With an area of around 4410 square kilometers, the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea is the largest national park in Germany. Photo: Christian Charisius\/dpa$

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May 22, 2024 06:00 AM

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PRODUCTION - 22 May 2024, Schleswig-Holstein, Dagebüll: Small private bathing huts stand on the mudflats off Dagebüll. With an area of around 4410 square kilometers, the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea is the largest national park in Germany. Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa

$PRODUCTION - 13 April 2024, Laos, Phonsavan: In Ban Napia "Spoon Village" in the north-east of Laos, there are shell casings, ammunition and other weapon parts that were found in the area. Weapon remnants are used here to cast consumer goods, especially spoons. So-called war spoons are a sought-after souvenir in Laos. Between 1964 and 1973, American pilots flew 580,000 missions here, dropping an average of one aircraft load of bombs every eight minutes. Laos is the most bombed country in the world on a per capita basis. Photo: Carola Frentzen\/dpa$

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Apr 13, 2024 06:00 AM

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PRODUCTION - 13 April 2024, Laos, Phonsavan: In Ban Napia "Spoon Village" in the north-east of Laos, there are shell casings, ammunition and other weapon parts that were found in the area. Weapon remnants are used here to cast consumer goods, especially spoons. So-called war spoons are a sought-after souvenir in Laos. Between 1964 and 1973, American pilots flew 580,000 missions here, dropping an average of one aircraft load of bombs every eight minutes. Laos is the most bombed country in the world on a per capita basis. Photo: Carola Frentzen/dpa

$PRODUCTION - 15 May 2024, Lower Saxony, Ebstorf: A wooden cross with the inscription "Cross without hooks for diversity" stands at the entrance to a courtyard. The group has been campaigning against right-wing extremists in the countryside for five years and is now being honored. Photo: Philipp Schulze\/dpa$

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May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

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PRODUCTION - 15 May 2024, Lower Saxony, Ebstorf: A wooden cross with the inscription "Cross without hooks for diversity" stands at the entrance to a courtyard. The group has been campaigning against right-wing extremists in the countryside for five years and is now being honored. Photo: Philipp Schulze/dpa