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Syrian playmates lay along the street after arriving with their family. Chancellor Angela Merkel was criticized and praised over her management of the refugee crisis. Germany is taking in more migrants than any other EU state.

How one German town copes with its migrants

Development

The Bavarian town of Abensburg has welcomed many of the refugees who fled Syria for new lives in Germany. But the town is still adapting to all the new arrivals.

Every year, a jousting tournament is held at Kaltenburg Castle.

Fancy a joust? Name the German state that hosts a medieval-style jousting tournament

Geo Quiz
Every year, a jousting tournament is held at Kaltenburg Castle.

Fancy a joust? Name the German state that hosts a medieval-style jousting tournament

Geo Quiz
Every year, a massive jousting tournament is held at Kaltenberg Castle.

A Bavarian prince opens up his castle for a jousting tournament

Arts, Culture & Media

Beer mystery solved: A yeast voyage and the birth of lager

Environment
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The sweet, sweet sounds of a bailout

Arts, Culture & Media

The bailout isn’t just the preserve of Wall Street. In fact, musicians have long since mastered the art of getting saved from financial ruin.

LaBrassBanda’s International Music with Bavarian Roots

Arts, Culture & Media

Germany’s southern region of Bavaria is known more for its oompah bands than for dance music. But one local brass band is finding the funk in their old-style Bavarian roots. Reporter Valerie Hamilton introduces us to LaBrassBanda.

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‘Mein Kampf’ to Be Published Again in Germany

Conflict & Justice

Adolf Hitler’s infamous ideological tome, Mein Kampf, is soon to be published in Germany for the first time since 1945. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from Munich.

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Euro Crisis: Bavaria’s Bailout Fatigue

Global Politics

Many Germans have grown weary of bailing out EU countries in southern Europe, and nowhere is that more obvious than in the wealthy southern state of Bavaria.

Turnip Princess, Talking Bear and Other Newly Discovered Fairy Tales

Arts, Culture & Media

German scholars have discovered a trove of 500 long-lost fairy tales that feature a cast of characters including a turnip princess, a talking bear and a prince who resembles a dung beetle.

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