African skulls pillaged during German colonial rule have been matched to living relatives after DNA tests

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A skull from an indigenous Namibian on display at the Charité Hospital, Berlin, Germany, September 30, 2011, which was later restituted to the Namibian government. This skull was likely from a Herero or Nami tribe-person who was killed in a brutal war with German colonizers.

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A far-right German politician and the granddaughter of one of Hitler's henchmen had dog feces smeared on her in a 'disgusting' attack

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Beatrix von Storch, deputy spokeswoman of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, attends the party congress in Hannover, November 28, 2015. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt
Beatrix von Storch.

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The sanctions against Russia aren't working, says the foreign minister of Germany

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Annalena Baerbock, German Foreign Minister.
Annalena Baerbock, German Foreign Minister.

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For over 20 years, archaeologists in Germany thought a 35,000-year-old figurine they found was a horse. Now, they aren't sure whether or not it's a cave lion or cave bear.

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The Hohle Fels animal figure from left front

Ria Litzenberg, University of Tübingen

A German grocery store charged customers the 'true price' of their food, and one cheese was almost twice as expensive

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European Cheese & Charcuterie Collection

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Why white asparagus is so expensive

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White asparagus, often referred to as "white gold," can cost three times as much as green asparagus. It's colorless, has a much thicker stalk, and is harvested mainly throughout Central Europe for just three months of the year.

Germany has only delivered 10% of the Leopard 1 tanks it promised Ukraine as part of a $3 billion deal, report says

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Leopard 1 tanks.

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German ATMs keep getting bombed as a crime wave exploits the country's preference for cash

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burning euro fire

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After Ukraine's success with US-made HIMARS, European militaries are looking for their own rocket artillery

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Ukrainian troops fire an M142 HIMARS toward Bakhmut in May.

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Officials are using drones and infrared cameras in a full-scale hunt for a possible lion loose on the streets of Berlin

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Officials received an alert around midnight Thursday alerting them to a suspected lioness.

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