February 2025
March 2025
Study Suggests Transforming Nuclear Waste, Reducing Long-Term Storage Needs
A study commissioned by SPRIND proposes transforming highly radioactive waste into less harmful elements at decommissioned German nuclear plants using a Transmutex plant, recovering valuable materials and reducing long-term storage needs, but the BASE expressed reservations about its feasibility.
Study Suggests Transforming Nuclear Waste, Reducing Long-Term Storage Needs
A study commissioned by SPRIND proposes transforming highly radioactive waste into less harmful elements at decommissioned German nuclear plants using a Transmutex plant, recovering valuable materials and reducing long-term storage needs, but the BASE expressed reservations about its feasibility.
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44% Bias Score
Berlin Palliative Care Doctor Suspected of Killing at Least Ten Patients
A Berlin palliative care physician, already in custody for arson, is now suspected of murdering at least ten patients between June 2021 and July 2024 by administering lethal drug combinations without medical justification; investigations are ongoing.
Berlin Palliative Care Doctor Suspected of Killing at Least Ten Patients
A Berlin palliative care physician, already in custody for arson, is now suspected of murdering at least ten patients between June 2021 and July 2024 by administering lethal drug combinations without medical justification; investigations are ongoing.
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60% Bias Score
Berlin Mayor Demands Cancellation of Event Featuring UN Rapporteur Over Antisemitism Accusations
Berlin's Governing Mayor Kai Wegner is demanding the Free University cancel a February 19th event with UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese and architect Eyal Weizman, citing Albanese's alleged antisemitic statements and accusations of Hamas-terrorism downplaying; criticism also came from the Ge...
Berlin Mayor Demands Cancellation of Event Featuring UN Rapporteur Over Antisemitism Accusations
Berlin's Governing Mayor Kai Wegner is demanding the Free University cancel a February 19th event with UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese and architect Eyal Weizman, citing Albanese's alleged antisemitic statements and accusations of Hamas-terrorism downplaying; criticism also came from the Ge...
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56% Bias Score
EU Invests €20 Billion in AI, Contrasting US Approach
The EU announced a €20 billion investment in four AI "giga-factories" to boost European AI development, particularly aiding startups, while the US opposes strict AI regulation, creating differing global approaches. The UN stressed the need for equitable AI access for developing nations.
EU Invests €20 Billion in AI, Contrasting US Approach
The EU announced a €20 billion investment in four AI "giga-factories" to boost European AI development, particularly aiding startups, while the US opposes strict AI regulation, creating differing global approaches. The UN stressed the need for equitable AI access for developing nations.
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32% Bias Score
Bangladesh Crackdown: 1,500 Arrested Amidst Post-Revolution Unrest
Bangladesh has arrested over 1,500 people since Saturday due to widespread mob violence following a student-led revolution six months ago that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina; the government's Operation Devil Hunt, involving army troops, targets groups connected to both Hasina and her opponents,...
Bangladesh Crackdown: 1,500 Arrested Amidst Post-Revolution Unrest
Bangladesh has arrested over 1,500 people since Saturday due to widespread mob violence following a student-led revolution six months ago that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina; the government's Operation Devil Hunt, involving army troops, targets groups connected to both Hasina and her opponents,...
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40% Bias Score
Failed Deportation of Solingen Attacker Exposes Systemic Flaws
A Syrian man who committed a fatal knife attack in Solingen, Germany, in August 2024, should have been returned to Bulgaria in February 2023, according to the Dublin Agreement; conflicting statements from Bulgarian and German authorities regarding the repatriation conditions expose potential systemi...
Failed Deportation of Solingen Attacker Exposes Systemic Flaws
A Syrian man who committed a fatal knife attack in Solingen, Germany, in August 2024, should have been returned to Bulgaria in February 2023, according to the Dublin Agreement; conflicting statements from Bulgarian and German authorities regarding the repatriation conditions expose potential systemi...
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48% Bias Score
DAX Hits Record High Despite US Tariffs
On Tuesday, the German DAX index hit a record high of 22,003.91 points, driven by strong corporate earnings and the expectation of further interest rate cuts, despite the latest round of US tariffs.
DAX Hits Record High Despite US Tariffs
On Tuesday, the German DAX index hit a record high of 22,003.91 points, driven by strong corporate earnings and the expectation of further interest rate cuts, despite the latest round of US tariffs.
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52% Bias Score
Trump's Gaza Vision: Real Estate Opportunity or Humanitarian Crisis?
Donald Trump's plan for Gaza prioritizes real estate development, aligning with the Trump Organization's expanding business interests in the Middle East, particularly in Saudi Arabia, and raising conflict-of-interest concerns; this vision, shared by his son-in-law Jared Kushner, involves relocating ...
Trump's Gaza Vision: Real Estate Opportunity or Humanitarian Crisis?
Donald Trump's plan for Gaza prioritizes real estate development, aligning with the Trump Organization's expanding business interests in the Middle East, particularly in Saudi Arabia, and raising conflict-of-interest concerns; this vision, shared by his son-in-law Jared Kushner, involves relocating ...
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60% Bias Score
Iran Pardons Journalists Hamedi and Mohammadi
Iranian journalists Nilufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, imprisoned for their reporting on the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, have been pardoned by Iran's highest judicial authority on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, ending all legal proceedings against them.
Iran Pardons Journalists Hamedi and Mohammadi
Iranian journalists Nilufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, imprisoned for their reporting on the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, have been pardoned by Iran's highest judicial authority on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, ending all legal proceedings against them.
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40% Bias Score
Trump's Gaza Real Estate Plan Sparks Outrage
Donald Trump's February 4th, 2025, announcement to seize control of the Gaza Strip for real estate development, echoing Jared Kushner's prior statements, sparked international condemnation; this plan prioritizes commercial interests over humanitarian concerns, highlighting the Trump family's expandi...
Trump's Gaza Real Estate Plan Sparks Outrage
Donald Trump's February 4th, 2025, announcement to seize control of the Gaza Strip for real estate development, echoing Jared Kushner's prior statements, sparked international condemnation; this plan prioritizes commercial interests over humanitarian concerns, highlighting the Trump family's expandi...
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56% Bias Score
NRW Parliament to Question Ministers on Failed Deportation Before Solingen Attack
In the aftermath of the Solingen terrorist attack, the NRW state parliament's investigative committee seeks to question Interior Minister Nancy Faeser and migration envoy Joachim Stamp regarding the failed deportation of the suspect, Issa Al H., to Bulgaria, highlighting systemic flaws in Germany's ...
NRW Parliament to Question Ministers on Failed Deportation Before Solingen Attack
In the aftermath of the Solingen terrorist attack, the NRW state parliament's investigative committee seeks to question Interior Minister Nancy Faeser and migration envoy Joachim Stamp regarding the failed deportation of the suspect, Issa Al H., to Bulgaria, highlighting systemic flaws in Germany's ...
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40% Bias Score
Pope Francis Condemns Trump's Mass Deportation Policy
Pope Francis criticized the Trump administration's mass deportation policy, calling it a violation of human dignity and predicting failure; he referenced biblical stories involving migration and challenged Vice President JD Vance's interpretation of Christian love.
Pope Francis Condemns Trump's Mass Deportation Policy
Pope Francis criticized the Trump administration's mass deportation policy, calling it a violation of human dignity and predicting failure; he referenced biblical stories involving migration and challenged Vice President JD Vance's interpretation of Christian love.
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48% Bias Score