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An employee of the Bavarian Red Cross holds a blood bottle next to the logo of the Bavarian Red Cross in the central offices of the Bavarian Red Cross in Munich, Germany, 2 April 2003. Bavarians have recently begun to donate more blood after three years of decline. Since last year donations of blood have begun to increase by 5,000 to 507,600 donations. (KEYSTONE/DPA/MATTHIAS SCHRADER) === ===