The International Green Week in Berlin is the world's most famous agricultural trade fair. This year the farmers are very pleased with the results and with the increased consumer interest in agricultural products and renewable production processes.
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The desire to be able to see further and further out into space is made possible by an amazingly large telescope in the Ataca wilderness in the northern part of Chile. It is aptly called VLT ("very large telescope") and gives us a glimpse into the cosmic past. Enjoy this journey back in time! A documentary by WissensMagazin.

The Domain Dahlem is a former estate, innovative working farm and museum in Berlin. Here people of all ages can see the animals and learn about green agricultural practices. The 800 year-old manor and current “green oasis” was named a lighthouse project in the nationwide “Ideas for the Education Republic” competition in 2011-2012.

Federal President of Germany Christian Wulff resigns after 598 days because of massive accusations of having taken bribes. A review. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

He won one of the famous industry's prizes "The Golden Scissors" - and works in a cloister in Fulda. Highest quality, individual design and modelling turn these custom-made suits into outstanding products manufactured by the Fransiscan monk.
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Robert Stein (31) is a successful taxidermist and has won already numerous prizes for his extraordinary and precise work in the Natural History Museum in Berlin.
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The German NGO Welthungerhilfe presents a campaign at a train station in Berlin to mark the 2011 global hunger index.

A sensational find is the focal point of a new exhibition at the Kunsthalle Bremen. In 2005 restorers discovered a work, which till then had been unknown, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch hidden behind the piece "The Child and Death."
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This exhibition is dedicated to a rather unappetizing aspect of everyday life of the royalty of yesteryear: "The Quiet Little Place... Taboo and Cleanliness at Court" in the Schwetzinger castle shows numerous chamber pots, wash basins and commodes from the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Join Marko on a tour through the former American Sector in Berlin.

Thousands of water-lovers all over Germany broke the water-sliding world record this weekend, which was at around 5,700 kilometers. Participants slid non-stop for 24 hours.
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Actress Veronica Ferres is present at the launch of "Generation Vodka", a new book about the ever more prevalent phenomenon of binge drinking among teens.
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Mobbing is more than just disagreeing about something. It is when children or teens are terrorized mentally or physically over a longer period of time by their peers.
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Over two hundred young people campaigned for sustainability at the first Youth Forum 2010 in Hessen. The on-the-spot actions were the highlight here, such as the Contra-Plastic Bag action, where the youths approach passers-by and offer them cloth bags in exchange for their plastic bags.

Flaunting, not scrimping, is the order of the day: at the Tendence consumer goods trade fair it's all about "deception." This is what the customers want, at least according to designers who introduce ever more pseudo-luxury goods. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Diane gives us a tour of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. She goes by the dining hall, the most important lecture halls and the twenty-four-hour library.

Friedberger Platz is a happening place in Frankfurt and, other than a few minor glitches, even a pleasure for the restaurant owners whose establishments are busy every Friday evening.

The German-French-Israeli film Playoff about Israel’s most famous basketball coach, Ralph Klein, was shot mostly in Wiesbaden, Germany. rheinmaintv interviews the lead actors and reveals a summary of Klein’s life.

The search for the true love: More and more singles are trying out online dating agencies and according to them, with success. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

The small town of Markgröningen in Baden-Wuerttemberg is known for its fast shepherds. For over 500 years the offspring of local shepherd families race against each other as well as for a sheep. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

RheinMain Szene reporter Raudy is out and about again to find out where Frankfurt residents like to hang out on Friday nights. There is an open space called Friedberger Platz where people sit on blankets and enjoy wine and beer till late.

Relics of the GDR Worker and Farmers’ state can be found of all places in the deepest southwest of the former Federal Republic of Germany. For many years now the museum in Pforzheim has been touted as the only one in West Germany devoted to the topic of the GDR. Learn more here: Against Oblivion Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Going all out: The automotive industry presents itself at the International Autoshow in Frankfurt as a successful market. The trade show booths are large and flashy, and there is little sign of the crisis, but the manufacturers do admit that steep growth is a thing of the past. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Pope Benedict is visiting his old home country. His first stop will be Berlin. As with every official visit, he will find rest and peace at the apostolic nunciature of Germany. The Apostolic Nuncio of Germany, Jean-Claude Périsset, shows "dpa video" around.
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