Germany's Record Wind Turbine Approvals Defy AfD's Anti-Renewable Stance
Germany approved 2,400 onshore wind turbines in 2024, boosting renewable energy to 59% of its electricity supply; this contrasts sharply with the AfD's anti-renewable platform, favoring fossil fuels and nuclear power despite their economic and environmental drawbacks.
Germany's Record Wind Turbine Approvals Defy AfD's Anti-Renewable Stance
Germany approved 2,400 onshore wind turbines in 2024, boosting renewable energy to 59% of its electricity supply; this contrasts sharply with the AfD's anti-renewable platform, favoring fossil fuels and nuclear power despite their economic and environmental drawbacks.
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44% Bias Score
Germany Condemns Russia-Iran Strategic Partnership Amid Ukraine War
Germany condemns Russia and Iran's strategic partnership, signed January 17 in Moscow, highlighting Iran's regional role and Russia's use of North Korean support in the Ukraine war; experts compare this to similar Russian agreements with countries like North Korea, Vietnam, and Mongolia, emphasizing...
Germany Condemns Russia-Iran Strategic Partnership Amid Ukraine War
Germany condemns Russia and Iran's strategic partnership, signed January 17 in Moscow, highlighting Iran's regional role and Russia's use of North Korean support in the Ukraine war; experts compare this to similar Russian agreements with countries like North Korea, Vietnam, and Mongolia, emphasizing...
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40% Bias Score
Spain's Booming Real Estate Market: Affordability Concerns and a Controversial Tax
Spain's real estate market shows a 9% price increase in the first nine months of 2024, fueled by both domestic and foreign demand, particularly from EU countries in coastal areas, leading to affordability concerns and prompting a 100% tax proposal on non-resident foreign buyers by Prime Minister Ped...
Spain's Booming Real Estate Market: Affordability Concerns and a Controversial Tax
Spain's real estate market shows a 9% price increase in the first nine months of 2024, fueled by both domestic and foreign demand, particularly from EU countries in coastal areas, leading to affordability concerns and prompting a 100% tax proposal on non-resident foreign buyers by Prime Minister Ped...
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52% Bias Score
Putin Orders 2025 Military Exercises for Russian Reservists, Sparking Mobilization Fears
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree for 2025 military exercises for reservists up to age 70, sparking social media concern over potential mobilization amid the ongoing war in Ukraine and classified sections in the decree.
Putin Orders 2025 Military Exercises for Russian Reservists, Sparking Mobilization Fears
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree for 2025 military exercises for reservists up to age 70, sparking social media concern over potential mobilization amid the ongoing war in Ukraine and classified sections in the decree.
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44% Bias Score
David Lynch, Celebrated Filmmaker, Dies
David Lynch, a celebrated filmmaker known for "Blue Velvet" and "Twin Peaks," passed away; his career spanned from 1977 to 2006, marked by a distinctive style blending idyllic surfaces with underlying darkness, influencing numerous filmmakers.
David Lynch, Celebrated Filmmaker, Dies
David Lynch, a celebrated filmmaker known for "Blue Velvet" and "Twin Peaks," passed away; his career spanned from 1977 to 2006, marked by a distinctive style blending idyllic surfaces with underlying darkness, influencing numerous filmmakers.
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52% Bias Score
Bulgaria's Unlikely Coalition Government Raises Concerns
Bulgaria's parliament approved a new government, a coalition of pro-Western GERB-SDS, pro-Russian socialists, and the populist ITN, raising concerns about its pro-Western stance and predicted short lifespan; the Prime Minister is Rosen Zhelyazkov, a close associate of former PM Boyko Borisov, who wi...
Bulgaria's Unlikely Coalition Government Raises Concerns
Bulgaria's parliament approved a new government, a coalition of pro-Western GERB-SDS, pro-Russian socialists, and the populist ITN, raising concerns about its pro-Western stance and predicted short lifespan; the Prime Minister is Rosen Zhelyazkov, a close associate of former PM Boyko Borisov, who wi...
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48% Bias Score
Biya's Eighth Term Bid Amidst Cameroon's Crisis
91-year-old Cameroonian President Paul Biya is expected to run for an eighth term in the upcoming elections, despite concerns over his health and the ongoing Anglophone conflict that has hindered the nation's economic progress.
Biya's Eighth Term Bid Amidst Cameroon's Crisis
91-year-old Cameroonian President Paul Biya is expected to run for an eighth term in the upcoming elections, despite concerns over his health and the ongoing Anglophone conflict that has hindered the nation's economic progress.
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40% Bias Score
Kazakhstan: Six Police Officers Sentenced for 2022 Torture of Detainees
In January 2025, a Kazakh court sentenced six former police officers to three years in prison for torturing 98 detainees (Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik) in Koshambeyt during January 2022 unrest; the case, revealed by Kyrgyz jazz musician Vikram Ruzakhunov's testimony, highlights systemic failures in ...
Kazakhstan: Six Police Officers Sentenced for 2022 Torture of Detainees
In January 2025, a Kazakh court sentenced six former police officers to three years in prison for torturing 98 detainees (Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik) in Koshambeyt during January 2022 unrest; the case, revealed by Kyrgyz jazz musician Vikram Ruzakhunov's testimony, highlights systemic failures in ...
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40% Bias Score
CHP Mayor Arrested Amidst Growing Pressure on Opposition Municipalities
Beşiktaş Mayor Rıza Akpolat, a CHP member, was arrested on January 13th on charges of "membership in a criminal organization," "tampering with a tender," and "unjust enrichment," leading to a CHP-led effort to find a replacement and sparking concerns about political pressure on opposition municipali...
CHP Mayor Arrested Amidst Growing Pressure on Opposition Municipalities
Beşiktaş Mayor Rıza Akpolat, a CHP member, was arrested on January 13th on charges of "membership in a criminal organization," "tampering with a tender," and "unjust enrichment," leading to a CHP-led effort to find a replacement and sparking concerns about political pressure on opposition municipali...
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56% Bias Score
German Immigration Drops Sharply in 2023
Germany's 2023 immigration numbers show a sharp decrease compared to 2022, with 210,000 new asylum applications—a third fewer than in 2023; nearly two million immigrated and 1.3 million emigrated, primarily due to fewer Ukrainian refugees. Despite this, Germany remains the leading EU destination for...
German Immigration Drops Sharply in 2023
Germany's 2023 immigration numbers show a sharp decrease compared to 2022, with 210,000 new asylum applications—a third fewer than in 2023; nearly two million immigrated and 1.3 million emigrated, primarily due to fewer Ukrainian refugees. Despite this, Germany remains the leading EU destination for...
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44% Bias Score
Bulgaria's New Government: Stability Concerns and Impact on North Macedonia
Bulgaria's new government, formed by previously opposing parties, sparks uncertainty about its stability and its impact on relations with North Macedonia, particularly regarding the latter's EU integration. The appointment of 33-year-old Georg Georgiev as foreign minister is a key focus, given his c...
Bulgaria's New Government: Stability Concerns and Impact on North Macedonia
Bulgaria's new government, formed by previously opposing parties, sparks uncertainty about its stability and its impact on relations with North Macedonia, particularly regarding the latter's EU integration. The appointment of 33-year-old Georg Georgiev as foreign minister is a key focus, given his c...
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40% Bias Score
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak in Germany Causes Economic Alarm
Germany's first foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in 35 years has resulted in three buffalo deaths on a Brandenburg farm, prompting concerns about significant economic losses to livestock farming, though the virus is harmless to humans; the Green Week agricultural fair in Berlin canceled live cloven-h...
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak in Germany Causes Economic Alarm
Germany's first foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in 35 years has resulted in three buffalo deaths on a Brandenburg farm, prompting concerns about significant economic losses to livestock farming, though the virus is harmless to humans; the Green Week agricultural fair in Berlin canceled live cloven-h...
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40% Bias Score