Utrecht City Hall Displays Art Installation Made From Half a Million Cigarette Butts
An art installation in Utrecht's city hall uses half a million collected cigarette butts to create a growing 'Butt Forest,' aiming to raise public awareness of cigarette butt pollution and inspire behavioral change regarding littering.
Utrecht City Hall Displays Art Installation Made From Half a Million Cigarette Butts
An art installation in Utrecht's city hall uses half a million collected cigarette butts to create a growing 'Butt Forest,' aiming to raise public awareness of cigarette butt pollution and inspire behavioral change regarding littering.
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32% Bias Score
Queensland Faces \$217.8 Billion Debt Projection, Premier Assures Public Servants
Queensland's debt is projected to hit \$217.8 billion by 2027-28, prompting Premier Crisafulli to assure public servants of job security despite Treasurer Janetzki's warning of a potential credit rating downgrade, a claim the opposition calls exaggerated.
Queensland Faces \$217.8 Billion Debt Projection, Premier Assures Public Servants
Queensland's debt is projected to hit \$217.8 billion by 2027-28, prompting Premier Crisafulli to assure public servants of job security despite Treasurer Janetzki's warning of a potential credit rating downgrade, a claim the opposition calls exaggerated.
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40% Bias Score
Restructuring Boosts Bavarian Retail Sales Despite Employment Drop
Bavarian retail sales increased by 5 percent in 2024 due to a significant online sales increase from a single company's restructuring, despite a 1.1 percent employment drop—the largest in years, affecting the food sector most significantly, and a poor Christmas season.
Restructuring Boosts Bavarian Retail Sales Despite Employment Drop
Bavarian retail sales increased by 5 percent in 2024 due to a significant online sales increase from a single company's restructuring, despite a 1.1 percent employment drop—the largest in years, affecting the food sector most significantly, and a poor Christmas season.
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32% Bias Score
Europe's Largest Quartzite Quarry Fuels Taunus Region's Economy
The Taunus-Quarzit-Werk, Europe's largest quartzite quarry, located near Köppern, Germany, produces 4,000 tons of quartzite daily for various uses; its location near Roman Limes structures suggests a long history of extraction, while its modern operations demonstrate the economic significance of thi...
Europe's Largest Quartzite Quarry Fuels Taunus Region's Economy
The Taunus-Quarzit-Werk, Europe's largest quartzite quarry, located near Köppern, Germany, produces 4,000 tons of quartzite daily for various uses; its location near Roman Limes structures suggests a long history of extraction, while its modern operations demonstrate the economic significance of thi...
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24% Bias Score
US Photographers Showcase Guangdong's Cultural Diversity in California Exhibition
Four award-winning American photographers showcased 48 photos of Guangdong Province's culture in a Southern California exhibition (January 23rd-February 9th) at South Coast Plaza, aiming to bridge cultural understanding between the U.S. and China.
US Photographers Showcase Guangdong's Cultural Diversity in California Exhibition
Four award-winning American photographers showcased 48 photos of Guangdong Province's culture in a Southern California exhibition (January 23rd-February 9th) at South Coast Plaza, aiming to bridge cultural understanding between the U.S. and China.
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32% Bias Score
Restructuring Boosts Bavarian Retail Sales Despite Employment Drop
Bavarian retail sales grew by 5% in 2024 despite a 1.1% decrease in employment, largely due to a major online retailer's restructuring; however, traditional stores saw minimal growth, and the grocery sector experienced significant job losses.
Restructuring Boosts Bavarian Retail Sales Despite Employment Drop
Bavarian retail sales grew by 5% in 2024 despite a 1.1% decrease in employment, largely due to a major online retailer's restructuring; however, traditional stores saw minimal growth, and the grocery sector experienced significant job losses.
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32% Bias Score
14,000 German Prisoners Eligible to Vote in Upcoming Election
In Germany's February 23rd federal election, nearly 14,000 prisoners in North Rhine-Westphalia can vote, a right upheld since 1957, though eligibility mirrors general rules and excludes those judicially stripped of voting rights; challenges remain in ensuring participation, especially for those in c...
14,000 German Prisoners Eligible to Vote in Upcoming Election
In Germany's February 23rd federal election, nearly 14,000 prisoners in North Rhine-Westphalia can vote, a right upheld since 1957, though eligibility mirrors general rules and excludes those judicially stripped of voting rights; challenges remain in ensuring participation, especially for those in c...
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36% Bias Score
Görtz Faces Second Insolvency Due to Investor Dispute
Görtz, a Hamburg retailer, is in a second insolvency proceeding due to unpaid rent and an investor's €1.3 million payment default, jeopardizing employee salaries and the company's future, with ongoing legal battles and brand-rights complications.
Görtz Faces Second Insolvency Due to Investor Dispute
Görtz, a Hamburg retailer, is in a second insolvency proceeding due to unpaid rent and an investor's €1.3 million payment default, jeopardizing employee salaries and the company's future, with ongoing legal battles and brand-rights complications.
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40% Bias Score
Bruins Consider Trading Captain Brad Marchand Amidst Disappointing Season
The Boston Bruins are considering trading their captain, Brad Marchand, before the March 7 trade deadline due to the team's underperformance, Marchand's age (36), and injury history. A trade could yield a second-round draft pick and a promising young player, though it would significantly alter the t...
Bruins Consider Trading Captain Brad Marchand Amidst Disappointing Season
The Boston Bruins are considering trading their captain, Brad Marchand, before the March 7 trade deadline due to the team's underperformance, Marchand's age (36), and injury history. A trade could yield a second-round draft pick and a promising young player, though it would significantly alter the t...
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40% Bias Score
Hesse to Fine Owners of Vacant Properties Up to €500,000
Hesse will introduce a new law to combat speculative vacancy of real estate by allowing municipalities to impose fines of up to €500,000. The law addresses a vacancy rate of 3.9% (over 122,000 dwellings), aiming to limit vacancy periods to six months unless justified by factors such as renovations.
Hesse to Fine Owners of Vacant Properties Up to €500,000
Hesse will introduce a new law to combat speculative vacancy of real estate by allowing municipalities to impose fines of up to €500,000. The law addresses a vacancy rate of 3.9% (over 122,000 dwellings), aiming to limit vacancy periods to six months unless justified by factors such as renovations.
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40% Bias Score
WA Court Officers Strike Over 24% Pay Gap
Hundreds of Ventia-employed court security and custodial officers in Western Australia walked off the job on Friday in an eight-hour strike, demanding a pay rise to match other court workers' salaries due to a 24% pay gap, raising safety concerns for staff, prisoners, and the public, despite measure...
WA Court Officers Strike Over 24% Pay Gap
Hundreds of Ventia-employed court security and custodial officers in Western Australia walked off the job on Friday in an eight-hour strike, demanding a pay rise to match other court workers' salaries due to a 24% pay gap, raising safety concerns for staff, prisoners, and the public, despite measure...
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40% Bias Score
Meta's "Free Speech" Policy and the Complexities of Silencing
Mark Zuckerberg's recent change to Meta's content moderation policy, prioritizing "free speech," is analyzed in light of feminist critiques of silencing mechanisms, with the author connecting this to their own anxieties about publishing their book and advocating for a more nuanced view of free speec...
Meta's "Free Speech" Policy and the Complexities of Silencing
Mark Zuckerberg's recent change to Meta's content moderation policy, prioritizing "free speech," is analyzed in light of feminist critiques of silencing mechanisms, with the author connecting this to their own anxieties about publishing their book and advocating for a more nuanced view of free speec...
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28% Bias Score