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Germany's €500 Billion Spending Plan: Economic Boost or Risky Gamble?
Germany approved a €500 billion spending plan on March 18th, 2025, including €400 billion for infrastructure, €100 billion for climate protection, and an unlimited amount for defense modernization, aiming to boost the economy but facing concerns about low returns on military investment.
Germany's €500 Billion Spending Plan: Economic Boost or Risky Gamble?
Germany approved a €500 billion spending plan on March 18th, 2025, including €400 billion for infrastructure, €100 billion for climate protection, and an unlimited amount for defense modernization, aiming to boost the economy but facing concerns about low returns on military investment.
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48% Bias Score
Georgian Activist Awarded for Combating Disinformation
Tamar Kintsurashvili of Georgia won the DW Freedom of Speech Award on July 8th, 2025, at the Global Media Forum in Bonn for her work combating disinformation and protecting media integrity amidst governmental and Russian interference.
Georgian Activist Awarded for Combating Disinformation
Tamar Kintsurashvili of Georgia won the DW Freedom of Speech Award on July 8th, 2025, at the Global Media Forum in Bonn for her work combating disinformation and protecting media integrity amidst governmental and Russian interference.
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48% Bias Score
German Bundeswehr Sees Surge in Recruitment Amidst Ukraine War
Facing a personnel shortage, the German Bundeswehr is aggressively recruiting, with applications and hires up 20% this year, partly due to the war in Ukraine; the army is implementing new strategies to attract more recruits, including improved pay and a potential return to conscription.
German Bundeswehr Sees Surge in Recruitment Amidst Ukraine War
Facing a personnel shortage, the German Bundeswehr is aggressively recruiting, with applications and hires up 20% this year, partly due to the war in Ukraine; the army is implementing new strategies to attract more recruits, including improved pay and a potential return to conscription.
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48% Bias Score
EU Rule of Law Report Highlights Widespread Non-Compliance
The European Commission's annual Rule of Law Report reveals that EU countries fully implemented or made significant progress on only 18 percent of its recommendations, with Hungary showing no progress on most, prompting plans to make rule-of-law compliance mandatory for EU funding.
EU Rule of Law Report Highlights Widespread Non-Compliance
The European Commission's annual Rule of Law Report reveals that EU countries fully implemented or made significant progress on only 18 percent of its recommendations, with Hungary showing no progress on most, prompting plans to make rule-of-law compliance mandatory for EU funding.
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48% Bias Score
German Court Orders Government to Honor Afghan Refugee Commitments
A Berlin court mandated the German government to honor its commitments to Afghan refugees, specifically concerning a law professor and her family, creating a legal precedent amidst an ongoing internal government dispute regarding the handling of over 2,000 Afghans awaiting evacuation in Pakistan.
German Court Orders Government to Honor Afghan Refugee Commitments
A Berlin court mandated the German government to honor its commitments to Afghan refugees, specifically concerning a law professor and her family, creating a legal precedent amidst an ongoing internal government dispute regarding the handling of over 2,000 Afghans awaiting evacuation in Pakistan.
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52% Bias Score
Max-Planck-Campus Mainz to Research Water's Unique Properties
A new research alliance, the Max-Planck-Campus Mainz, launched in Mainz, Germany, will focus on water's unique properties to address global challenges like climate change and water scarcity, with a new building planned for completion in 2029 and €42.6 million in funding.
Max-Planck-Campus Mainz to Research Water's Unique Properties
A new research alliance, the Max-Planck-Campus Mainz, launched in Mainz, Germany, will focus on water's unique properties to address global challenges like climate change and water scarcity, with a new building planned for completion in 2029 and €42.6 million in funding.
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40% Bias Score
Germany's 2025 Budget: Record Investment Amidst Rising Debt
Germany's €503 billion 2025 draft budget, unveiled by Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil, plans record investments of €115 billion financed by increased borrowing (€81.8 billion in 2024, €89.3 billion in 2025), sparking debate over long-term fiscal sustainability and allocation of funds.
Germany's 2025 Budget: Record Investment Amidst Rising Debt
Germany's €503 billion 2025 draft budget, unveiled by Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil, plans record investments of €115 billion financed by increased borrowing (€81.8 billion in 2024, €89.3 billion in 2025), sparking debate over long-term fiscal sustainability and allocation of funds.
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52% Bias Score
Kellogg's Rome Trip Confirms Continued US Arms Supply to Ukraine
US Special Representative Keith Kellogg will attend the July 10-11 Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome, affirming continued US arms supplies to Ukraine despite a Pentagon review of ammunition stocks and internal debate regarding resource allocation between Ukraine and China.
Kellogg's Rome Trip Confirms Continued US Arms Supply to Ukraine
US Special Representative Keith Kellogg will attend the July 10-11 Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome, affirming continued US arms supplies to Ukraine despite a Pentagon review of ammunition stocks and internal debate regarding resource allocation between Ukraine and China.
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36% Bias Score
Heatstroke Death Exposes Greece's Deadly Workplace Heatwave Inaction
A 65-year-old construction worker died from heatstroke in Ilion, Athens, prompting accusations of manslaughter against the municipality for neglecting heat protection regulations, highlighting Greece's dangerously high temperatures and rising workplace deaths due to inaction from the government desp...
Heatstroke Death Exposes Greece's Deadly Workplace Heatwave Inaction
A 65-year-old construction worker died from heatstroke in Ilion, Athens, prompting accusations of manslaughter against the municipality for neglecting heat protection regulations, highlighting Greece's dangerously high temperatures and rising workplace deaths due to inaction from the government desp...
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52% Bias Score
BGH Upholds Asset Seizure in Cum-Ex Case Against Hanno Berger
The German Federal Court of Justice confirmed the confiscation of €1.1 million from Hanno Berger, a key figure in the Cum-Ex scandal, upholding a lower court's ruling in a case that involved the transfer of proceeds to a third party not directly involved in the tax evasion scheme. The decision repre...
BGH Upholds Asset Seizure in Cum-Ex Case Against Hanno Berger
The German Federal Court of Justice confirmed the confiscation of €1.1 million from Hanno Berger, a key figure in the Cum-Ex scandal, upholding a lower court's ruling in a case that involved the transfer of proceeds to a third party not directly involved in the tax evasion scheme. The decision repre...
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48% Bias Score
Death of Russian Minister Raises Concerns About Putin's Regime
The death of former Russian Minister of Transport Roman Starovoit, initially reported as a suicide following his dismissal, has sparked speculation within the Russian elite about the increasingly unpredictable nature of power under Vladimir Putin.
Death of Russian Minister Raises Concerns About Putin's Regime
The death of former Russian Minister of Transport Roman Starovoit, initially reported as a suicide following his dismissal, has sparked speculation within the Russian elite about the increasingly unpredictable nature of power under Vladimir Putin.
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48% Bias Score
Death of Russian Transport Minister Raises Suspicions
Russian Transport Minister Roman Staravoit, dismissed from his post earlier this week, was found dead with a gunshot wound to his head in his car; authorities claim suicide, but inconsistencies in the timeline and his reported presence at work the same morning raise suspicion, particularly given pas...
Death of Russian Transport Minister Raises Suspicions
Russian Transport Minister Roman Staravoit, dismissed from his post earlier this week, was found dead with a gunshot wound to his head in his car; authorities claim suicide, but inconsistencies in the timeline and his reported presence at work the same morning raise suspicion, particularly given pas...
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56% Bias Score
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