March 2025
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Alberta Explores 'ClosureCo' Model to Tackle Massive Oil Well Cleanup Liability
Alberta faces a $33-billion to hundreds of billions of dollars liability from 274,215 inactive oil and gas wells; the province is considering a "ClosureCo" model, where specialized companies acquire and clean up wells, but its success hinges on securing funding without public subsidies.
Alberta Explores 'ClosureCo' Model to Tackle Massive Oil Well Cleanup Liability
Alberta faces a $33-billion to hundreds of billions of dollars liability from 274,215 inactive oil and gas wells; the province is considering a "ClosureCo" model, where specialized companies acquire and clean up wells, but its success hinges on securing funding without public subsidies.
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44% Bias Score
German "Soli" Tax Ruling to Impact Budget and Coalition Talks
Germany's Constitutional Court will decide Wednesday on the "Soli" tax, potentially creating a double-digit billion-euro hole in the budget and impacting coalition negotiations already strained by disagreements over tax policies and the future of the Deutschlandticket.
German "Soli" Tax Ruling to Impact Budget and Coalition Talks
Germany's Constitutional Court will decide Wednesday on the "Soli" tax, potentially creating a double-digit billion-euro hole in the budget and impacting coalition negotiations already strained by disagreements over tax policies and the future of the Deutschlandticket.
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48% Bias Score
German Coalition Talks, Turkish Protests, and Climate Activist Charges
Germany's SPD and CDU submitted their coalition negotiation results; remaining issues will be discussed by a smaller group. The CDU aims for a government by Easter, but both parties prioritize conflict avoidance and a measured pace. Simultaneously, large-scale protests continue in Turkey following t...
German Coalition Talks, Turkish Protests, and Climate Activist Charges
Germany's SPD and CDU submitted their coalition negotiation results; remaining issues will be discussed by a smaller group. The CDU aims for a government by Easter, but both parties prioritize conflict avoidance and a measured pace. Simultaneously, large-scale protests continue in Turkey following t...
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28% Bias Score
Ten Leibniz Prizes Awarded, Highlighting German Research Disparities
The German Research Foundation (DFG) awarded ten âŹ2.5 million Leibniz Prizes on March 19th in Berlin, recognizing researchers at the height of their careers across various disciplines, with noticeable gaps in social sciences and geographical representation.
Ten Leibniz Prizes Awarded, Highlighting German Research Disparities
The German Research Foundation (DFG) awarded ten âŹ2.5 million Leibniz Prizes on March 19th in Berlin, recognizing researchers at the height of their careers across various disciplines, with noticeable gaps in social sciences and geographical representation.
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48% Bias Score
Germany Debates Costly Expansion of Mothers' Pension
Germany debates expanding its "MĂŒtterrente" (Mothers' Pension), which would add three pension points for each child to the pensions of eligible parents regardless of the child's birth year. This would cost an estimated âŹ5 billion annually and increase monthly pension payments by roughly âŹ20 per chil...
Germany Debates Costly Expansion of Mothers' Pension
Germany debates expanding its "MĂŒtterrente" (Mothers' Pension), which would add three pension points for each child to the pensions of eligible parents regardless of the child's birth year. This would cost an estimated âŹ5 billion annually and increase monthly pension payments by roughly âŹ20 per chil...
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24% Bias Score
Russia Considers 'Cooling-Off Period' for Passenger Tickets
Russia is considering a "cooling-off period" for passenger tickets, allowing free exchanges or rebookings within a timeframe depending on purchase time (30 minutes to several days), aiming to address passenger errors in selecting travel details while considering potential economic impacts on transpo...
Russia Considers 'Cooling-Off Period' for Passenger Tickets
Russia is considering a "cooling-off period" for passenger tickets, allowing free exchanges or rebookings within a timeframe depending on purchase time (30 minutes to several days), aiming to address passenger errors in selecting travel details while considering potential economic impacts on transpo...
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32% Bias Score
Spain's New Submarine: A Symbol of Defense Spending Tensions
Spain launched a âŹ3.6 billion submarine, highlighting internal political tensions regarding NATO defense spending commitments, as the country struggles to meet the 2 percent GDP target amid historical sensitivities towards military spending.
Spain's New Submarine: A Symbol of Defense Spending Tensions
Spain launched a âŹ3.6 billion submarine, highlighting internal political tensions regarding NATO defense spending commitments, as the country struggles to meet the 2 percent GDP target amid historical sensitivities towards military spending.
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48% Bias Score
ZEIT ONLINE" Launches AI-Powered Beta Search for Articles Since 1946
ZEIT ONLINE" launched an AI-powered beta search tool accessing articles from "DIE ZEIT" and "ZEIT ONLINE" since 1946, generating answers from linked sources, adapting to query type (simple or complex), and using various AI models, including an OpenAI language model, with user feedback crucial for on...
ZEIT ONLINE" Launches AI-Powered Beta Search for Articles Since 1946
ZEIT ONLINE" launched an AI-powered beta search tool accessing articles from "DIE ZEIT" and "ZEIT ONLINE" since 1946, generating answers from linked sources, adapting to query type (simple or complex), and using various AI models, including an OpenAI language model, with user feedback crucial for on...
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36% Bias Score
Kickl's Outburst: Political Failure, Not EU Interference
Following failed Austrian coalition talks, FPĂ leader Herbert Kickl's public criticism of the EU and Austrian President Van der Bellen over Romania's rejection of a far-right presidential candidate is seen as self-serving, lacking the weight of a potential chancellor, and revealing a lack of politic...
Kickl's Outburst: Political Failure, Not EU Interference
Following failed Austrian coalition talks, FPĂ leader Herbert Kickl's public criticism of the EU and Austrian President Van der Bellen over Romania's rejection of a far-right presidential candidate is seen as self-serving, lacking the weight of a potential chancellor, and revealing a lack of politic...
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48% Bias Score
Leipzig Book Fair Addresses Economic Challenges with Diverse Program
The Leipzig Book Fair (March 27-30) confronts economic challenges in the publishing industry with a diverse program featuring Norway as the guest country, influencers, Nobel laureates, an 'Audiowelt,' and a concurrent Manga-Comic-Con, while Angela Merkel's sold-out biography reading exemplifies the ...
Leipzig Book Fair Addresses Economic Challenges with Diverse Program
The Leipzig Book Fair (March 27-30) confronts economic challenges in the publishing industry with a diverse program featuring Norway as the guest country, influencers, Nobel laureates, an 'Audiowelt,' and a concurrent Manga-Comic-Con, while Angela Merkel's sold-out biography reading exemplifies the ...
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44% Bias Score
Rhine-Main Universities Launch "Future Factory" to Boost Startup Creation
Four universities in the Rhine-Main regionâGoethe University Frankfurt, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, TU Darmstadtâpartnered with Futury to launch "Future Factory," aiming to create 1,000 startups by 2030, transferring 45% of Futury's shares to the universities to support student and research...
Rhine-Main Universities Launch "Future Factory" to Boost Startup Creation
Four universities in the Rhine-Main regionâGoethe University Frankfurt, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, TU Darmstadtâpartnered with Futury to launch "Future Factory," aiming to create 1,000 startups by 2030, transferring 45% of Futury's shares to the universities to support student and research...
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44% Bias Score
Barcelona Court Rejects Suspension of José Bretón's Confession Book
A Barcelona court rejected a request to temporarily suspend publication of "El Odio", a book where JosĂ© BretĂłn confesses to murdering his children, due to insufficient evidence demonstrating an imminent rights violation, despite objections from the children's mother and the FiscalĂa de Menores, who ...
Barcelona Court Rejects Suspension of José Bretón's Confession Book
A Barcelona court rejected a request to temporarily suspend publication of "El Odio", a book where JosĂ© BretĂłn confesses to murdering his children, due to insufficient evidence demonstrating an imminent rights violation, despite objections from the children's mother and the FiscalĂa de Menores, who ...
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52% Bias Score