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Pic of the day

March 12th, 2009

Crossing Barrier Broken
A local politician in Cologne presented the city in western Germany with its first crossing lights featuring women on Tuesday, March 10. The lights are intended to remind pedestrians of the 90th anniversary of German women gaining the right to vote as well as the 60th anniversary of a statute declaring equality between [...]

Ms. Germany

February 15th, 2009

Doris Schmidts, middle, smiled for the cameras in Rust, southern Germany, after being crowned “Miss Germany 2009.” 20-years-old Maria Ishutova, right, finished second, 25-years-old Kristiana Rohder, left, finished third.

Ice skulpture festival

November 29th, 2008

The city’s ice skulpture festival at Bremen opens its doors to the public on Nov. 22 and runs through Jan. 25, 2009.