Sex selling for less in recession times

In this picture taken May 8, 2009, Eva (left) and Dana (full names not given) pose inside the Artemis brothel in Berlin

It’s past midnight in downtown Berlin, and the prostitutes pace in front of the Hackescher Markt’s stores. Signs of a slow economy are everywhere _ a sportswear store offers 40 percent markdowns, and bars advertise discounted drinks.

Like so many other businesses, Europe’s largest legalized prostitution industry is having to…

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