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A car passes a giant road pothole

From the Fringe Articles

Making potholes pay: German village cashes in on its bad roads

Somewhere in the town of Niederzimmern, there's a pothole with your name on it - for a fee. The rocky road ruts are better known for busting car axles and aggravating drivers, but the town sees them as revenue sources. »

 
 
Guenther Oettinger at his confirmation hearing

New German EU minister struggles with English

The European Union's new energy commissioner, Guenther Oettinger of Germany, has been the brunt of jokes about his fluency in English even before taking up his post in Brussels. »

 
 
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Chrisitian Democrat Family Minister Kristina Koehler, Germany's youngest cabinet minister

German family minister will keep on tweeting

Kristina Koehler is a fresh face in German cabinet, and not just because she's getting her first portfolio. At 32, she's Germany's youngest cabinet minister and probably the only one who can use Facebook without an aide. »

 
 
Heidi Klum

Skin-deep dating site spells bad news for sloppy Brits

Beauty may only be skin deep, but for the people at the online dating Web site BeautifulPeople.com, those few millimeters of dermis make all the difference.  »

 
 
Marcus Jordan, son of Michael, being introduced to the crowds in his first year at UCF

Jordan sneaker choice jeopardizes fat Adidas sponsorship deal

What's in a name? About $3 million, when the sport is basketball, the subject is sneakers, and the name is Jordan.  »

 
 
50, 100 and 500 euro notes

Toilet booty to benefit train-travelling kids

A German pensioner will receive a reward for handing in a large booty found on a train. His honesty has paid off - but his dishonesty could have proved even more profitable. »

 
 
Shelves of thousands of coffee pots perch above the heads of visitors to the farm store

Farm wins Guinness entry with coffee pot collection

A farm in Germany, famed for its mouth-watering strawberries, has won a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for a crop of an entirely different nature: coffee pots. »

 
 
Currywurst

Honoring the best of the Wurst of German Cuisine

The Currywurst, a German institution, finally has its own musuem in Berlin. Housed in spacious premises in the central Schuetzenstrasse, close to the former Checkpoint Charlie, the Currywurst Museum opens on August 15. »

 
 
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Election poster for Vera Lengsfeld

CDU candidate busts out of the campaign mold

A candidate from Angela Merkel's CDU party has spiced up an otherwise dull campaign with an election poster featuring photos of both her and the chancellor revealing ample cleavage. The slogan? "We have more to offer." »

 
 
Ski lift in the Swiss alps

Swiss call on pope for help over climate change

The inhabitants of two small Swiss villages are appealing to Pope Benedict XVI to alter a long-standing vow which they hope will help stop a glacier melting. »