February 2025
March 2025
Germany Faces Business Exodus, Needs Urgent Policy Shift
Commerzbank's chief economist, Jörg Krämer, urges Germany's next government to swiftly implement policy changes, including deregulation and infrastructure investment, to curb business relocation and boost economic growth, forecasting only 0.2 percent growth for 2024 due to worsening conditions since...
Germany Faces Business Exodus, Needs Urgent Policy Shift
Commerzbank's chief economist, Jörg Krämer, urges Germany's next government to swiftly implement policy changes, including deregulation and infrastructure investment, to curb business relocation and boost economic growth, forecasting only 0.2 percent growth for 2024 due to worsening conditions since...
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52% Bias Score
Former RAF Terrorist Klette Faces Trial for €2.7 Million in Robberies
Former RAF terrorist Daniela Klette faces trial in Verden, Germany, on March 25th for 13 robberies totaling €2.7 million between 1999-2016, with separate investigations into alleged RAF terrorist activities also underway.
Former RAF Terrorist Klette Faces Trial for €2.7 Million in Robberies
Former RAF terrorist Daniela Klette faces trial in Verden, Germany, on March 25th for 13 robberies totaling €2.7 million between 1999-2016, with separate investigations into alleged RAF terrorist activities also underway.
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44% Bias Score
Saxony-Anhalt's Deportation Facility Delayed, Staffing Concerns Remain
Saxony-Anhalt's 30-space deportation facility near Volkstedt, planned to open in the second quarter of 2027, aims to improve deportation success rates; however, staffing shortages and past failures (886 deportations failed in 2022) raise concerns.
Saxony-Anhalt's Deportation Facility Delayed, Staffing Concerns Remain
Saxony-Anhalt's 30-space deportation facility near Volkstedt, planned to open in the second quarter of 2027, aims to improve deportation success rates; however, staffing shortages and past failures (886 deportations failed in 2022) raise concerns.
Progress
52% Bias Score
UK Park Cyclists Targeted in Violent Bike Thefts
Violent bike thefts are surging in UK parks, with armed robbers targeting cyclists, especially during early morning hours; police patrols are insufficient, and low conviction rates exacerbate the problem, leading to fear among cyclists.
UK Park Cyclists Targeted in Violent Bike Thefts
Violent bike thefts are surging in UK parks, with armed robbers targeting cyclists, especially during early morning hours; police patrols are insufficient, and low conviction rates exacerbate the problem, leading to fear among cyclists.
Progress
64% Bias Score
Dutch Court to Rule on "Mass Sperm Donor"'s Social Media Activity
A Dutch court will rule today on whether "mass sperm donor" Jonathan Meijer must stop making social media videos attempting to contact children conceived with his sperm; parents of these children are seeking an injunction.
Dutch Court to Rule on "Mass Sperm Donor"'s Social Media Activity
A Dutch court will rule today on whether "mass sperm donor" Jonathan Meijer must stop making social media videos attempting to contact children conceived with his sperm; parents of these children are seeking an injunction.
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16% Bias Score
Social Security's Financial Strain: Income Inequality and Aging Population
Social Security, enacted in 1935 to combat widespread elderly poverty, faces financial strain due to increased payouts to baby boomers and slower income growth among most earners, resulting in insufficient contributions to the trust funds, despite historically accurate life expectancy forecasts.
Social Security's Financial Strain: Income Inequality and Aging Population
Social Security, enacted in 1935 to combat widespread elderly poverty, faces financial strain due to increased payouts to baby boomers and slower income growth among most earners, resulting in insufficient contributions to the trust funds, despite historically accurate life expectancy forecasts.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Germany Faces Business Exodus: Krämer Urges Swift Government Action
Commerzbank's chief economist Jörg Krämer calls for Germany's next government to swiftly act to curb the outflow of companies by focusing on deregulation and infrastructure investments, highlighting the Schuldenbremse (debt brake) as a key challenge to funding these initiatives and projecting 0.2 pe...
Germany Faces Business Exodus: Krämer Urges Swift Government Action
Commerzbank's chief economist Jörg Krämer calls for Germany's next government to swiftly act to curb the outflow of companies by focusing on deregulation and infrastructure investments, highlighting the Schuldenbremse (debt brake) as a key challenge to funding these initiatives and projecting 0.2 pe...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Germany's Lingering Pandemic Scars: Healthcare and Service Sector Struggles Five Years On
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic, Germany's healthcare system continues to face staffing shortages and inadequate disaster preparedness, while the hospitality, retail, and cultural sectors grapple with economic challenges and staff losses, resulting in business closures and financial struggles...
Germany's Lingering Pandemic Scars: Healthcare and Service Sector Struggles Five Years On
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic, Germany's healthcare system continues to face staffing shortages and inadequate disaster preparedness, while the hospitality, retail, and cultural sectors grapple with economic challenges and staff losses, resulting in business closures and financial struggles...
Progress
32% Bias Score
Trump Seeks to Revive Keystone XL Pipeline
President Trump announced plans to revive the Keystone XL oil pipeline, promising swift approvals and an almost immediate start to the project canceled by the Biden administration in 2021; this decision aligns with Trump's pro-oil stance and could create thousands of US jobs but faces opposition fro...
Trump Seeks to Revive Keystone XL Pipeline
President Trump announced plans to revive the Keystone XL oil pipeline, promising swift approvals and an almost immediate start to the project canceled by the Biden administration in 2021; this decision aligns with Trump's pro-oil stance and could create thousands of US jobs but faces opposition fro...
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60% Bias Score
China Urges Global Engagement in New International Humanitarian Law Initiative
China launched a Global Initiative on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) on Monday, urging the international community to actively participate in promoting humanitarian principles and protecting civilians in conflict zones, emphasizing the need to uphold neutrality and impartiality in aid distribu...
China Urges Global Engagement in New International Humanitarian Law Initiative
China launched a Global Initiative on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) on Monday, urging the international community to actively participate in promoting humanitarian principles and protecting civilians in conflict zones, emphasizing the need to uphold neutrality and impartiality in aid distribu...
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48% Bias Score
Novosibirsk Clinic Pioneers Non-Invasive HIFU Therapy for Uterine Fibroids
The Pretoria Clinic in Novosibirsk uses HIFU therapy, a non-invasive treatment using focused ultrasound to destroy uterine fibroids and adenomyosis without surgery, offering a less invasive alternative for women's health.
Novosibirsk Clinic Pioneers Non-Invasive HIFU Therapy for Uterine Fibroids
The Pretoria Clinic in Novosibirsk uses HIFU therapy, a non-invasive treatment using focused ultrasound to destroy uterine fibroids and adenomyosis without surgery, offering a less invasive alternative for women's health.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Pakistan's 5G Launch: China Collaboration and Challenges
Pakistan plans to launch 5G services by mid-2024, collaborating with China to overcome infrastructure challenges and boost economic growth, while facing affordability and cybersecurity concerns.
Pakistan's 5G Launch: China Collaboration and Challenges
Pakistan plans to launch 5G services by mid-2024, collaborating with China to overcome infrastructure challenges and boost economic growth, while facing affordability and cybersecurity concerns.
Progress
44% Bias Score