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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

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.

How one German town copes with its migrants
Every year, a jousting tournament is held at Kaltenburg Castle.

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

Fancy a joust? Name the German state that hosts a medieval-style jousting tournament
Every year, a massive jousting tournament is held at Kaltenberg Castle.

A Bavarian prince opens up his castle for a jousting tournament

A Bavarian prince opens up his castle for a jousting tournament

LaBrassBanda's International Music with Bavarian Roots

LaBrassBanda's International Music with Bavarian Roots
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'Mein Kampf' to Be Published Again in Germany

'Mein Kampf' to Be Published Again in Germany
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Euro Crisis: Bavaria's Bailout Fatigue

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.

Euro Crisis: Bavaria's Bailout Fatigue

Turnip Princess, Talking Bear and Other Newly Discovered Fairy Tales

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.

Turnip Princess, Talking Bear and Other Newly Discovered Fairy Tales

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

Scientists have discovered the second half of the hybrid yeast used to make lager style beer, which could mean a better brew in the future.

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

Evolution of a Natural Miracle

The Geo Quiz is looking for the German state where the first fossil of a feathered creature was discovered 150 years ago.

Evolution of a Natural Miracle
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Health Care Reform: Americans Abroad

The Takeaway speaks to three Americans living abroad about the health care systems in other countries: Christina Geyer in Bavaria, Germany; Lynne Udalov in Moscow, Russia; and Amanda Graham in Derry, Northern Ireland.

Health Care Reform: Americans Abroad

The sweet, sweet sounds of a bailout

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.

The sweet, sweet sounds of a bailout
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Geo Quiz answer

The answer to today's Geo Quiz - is the German city of Nuremberg. The BBC's Steve Rosenberg reports that the city is home to a new waiter-free, automated restaurant.

Geo Quiz answer