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WARNING: this video contains graphic footage of animals being treated brutally, the reason in fact that singer Cassandra Steen has volunteered to make this statement for the PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) anti-fur campaign.
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Germany
Climbing up a vertical — no, it is more than vertical — wall with your bare hands and no ropes may seem like madness to some, but actually, in the environment of the bouldering halls, it is relatively safe and very good for personal fitness. (video copyright dpa)
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Germany
A string of Murders in the first decade of the 2000s by the Neo-nazi terrorist group NSU has left Germany reeling in a scandal which has yet to be resolved: Why did the constitutional authorities stop an investigation by Hessian police into the murders, and why were clues as to the racist motivation for the murders covered up?
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A great power-pop number from the Giessen band Juli featuring singer Eva Briegel, who is vegetarian and active in the animal rights group PETA. Kopfhörer aufsetzen, Musik aufdrehen!
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Germany
This animated version of the classic Greek mythological tale "Pandora's Box" is narrated in a wondrous array of voices by German actor and comedian Bastian Pastewka.
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Germany
After a mild winter, the asparagus season is four weeks earlier than usual this year. Minister of Agriculture Priska Hinz and asparagus queen Sabrina I. take this opportunity to tell us about this delicious vegetable! By the way, if you have never tasted fresh white asparagus before, it is out of this world. Guten Appetit!
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There are some who claim that you need a few beers in your fist for Helge Schneider to be funny, then there are others (like myself) who find this talented, hilarious comedian nothing less than a national treasure of Germany. Viel Spaß! (video copyright dpa)
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Germany
The city of Frankfurt is looking for new ways commemorate the lives of victims of national socialism. As part of Margarete Rabow's artistic initiative, 250 passersby fell to the ground as a symbolic gesture. To learn more visit the artist's website: Margarete Rabow.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
As of last week, it's confirmed: Frankfurt will be the commercial center for the Chinese yuan currency, also called the renminbi. The city of Frankfurt hopes to expand its role in the finance world even more with this currency coup!
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Germany
Kids at the "Schule am Hang" elementary school in Frankfurt am Main are doing experiments on energy resources, and all of it sponsored by the local electric company Mainova AG. See if you can spot the future scientists among the kids interviewed!
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Germany
Enjoy this classic Grimm Brothers Fairy tale "The Brave Little Tailor," and remember the moral of the story: Think big!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The Monsters of Liedermaching are again coming up with the funniest lyrics out there, this time wishing for a horsey for Christmas — one that steals friends! Kopfhörer aufsetzen, Musik aufdrehen!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Do you happen to have a spare female Parma Wallaby around that you don't need? Biga Kruse, who runs an animal shelter in Klingelbach, is looking for a companion for her baby kangaroo E.T. Watch this amazing video about a couple who saves orphaned animals of many different species. (video copyright dpa)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
What is happening to Germany's reputation as a sport-friendly country? A referendum in Bavaria has made it clear, that they do not wish to host the Olympics in the foreseeable future. (video copyright dpa)
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Germany
It looks like a yellow cigar and drives like a lawnmower on the bottom of the sea: Kiel researchers hope that the submarine "Abyss" can help find debris from the missing Malaysian Boeing flight. (video copyright dpa)
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