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Armed with a bunch of primulas and a spade, Richard Reynolds attacks a flower bed outside the main station in the German town of Essen in a bid to free it of dead leaves, cigarette butts and other refuse. Reynolds is the spokesman for the “Guerilla Gardeners” who roam towns and cities in search of neglected sites they can turn green again. This egg-shaped flower display is one of the most eye-catching exhibits at the 2010 Mainau Floral Year which opened on Thursday on the island of Mainau near Koblenz.Like many Germans, this honey bee is enjoying the springtime sunshine after one of the longest cold spells in living memory This chestnut leaf with golden calligraphy dates from the 19th century Ottoman Empire and is part of the exhibition Treasures Of The Aga Kahn Museum at the Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin. Until June 6, 2010, visitors can see more than 200 items that span a millennium and illustrate the breadth of Islamic culture. At the team pursuit world cup race in Heerenveen in the Netherlands, Stephanie Beckert, Anni Friesinger-Postma and Katrin Mattscherodt raced for Germany on Sunday, March 14. While at the Vancouver Olympics the team grabbed gold in a dramatic finish, but this time they only came in second, behind the US. In the overall standings, Germany is third behind Canada and Russia. In New Delhi, Germany's field hockey men have lost to Australia in the World Cup final, 2-1. On Saturday, March 13, Australia's Luke Doerner scored the winner with 11 minutes left off a penalty corner to give Australia a second World Cup title, the first being in 1986. Australia had lost the 2002 and 2006 finals against the Olympic champions Germany, who had been bidding to be the first team to lift the World Cup three times in a row. Tourists weren't about to let a spot of rain put them off Dresden's Theatre Square on Friday. With its world-famous Semper opera house, the area will always be a major draw. But it's to be hoped the visitors planned ahead - Friday's performance of Mozart's The Magic Flute, sold out weeks ago!The first anniversary of Germany's worst-ever school shooting dominated the news on Thursday. A memorial in the southern town of Winnenden was attended by students of the Albertville secondary school, relatives of the victims, local residents as well German president Horst Koehler. This mourner holds a banner that reads: A costumed dancer performs at the booth of the Dominican Republic at the International Tourism fair ITB in Berlin, which opened on Wednesday. Over the next four days, 11,127 exhibiting companies from 187 countries are taking part in the world's leading trade fair for the international travel industry.
 
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