Domain: welt.de

German national daily newspaper

Die Welt is a German national daily newspaper, published as a broadsheet by Axel Springer SE. Die Welt is the flagship newspaper of the Axel Springer publishing group, and considered a newspaper of record in Germany. Its leading competitors are the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the Süddeutsche Zeitung and the Frankfurter Rundschau. The modern paper takes a self-described "liberal cosmopolitan" position in editing, but it is generally considered to be conservative.

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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Hamburg Daycare Installs Barbed Wire Amidst Drug-Related Trespassing

A Hamburg daycare center in the St. Georg district installed 25 meters of NATO barbed wire on its fence due to drug users trespassing on its property and discovering used syringes on the playground; this is a result of increased police presence at the nearby main train station displacing drug users.

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60% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 90% Global Worthiness
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Trump Blocks US Budget Deal, Risks Government Shutdown

President-elect Donald Trump is blocking a bipartisan US budget deal, risking a government shutdown unless President Biden signs it by Friday, while also urging Republicans to preemptively negotiate raising the debt ceiling.

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52% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Fed Cuts Interest Rates Amid Inflation Concerns and Trump's Economic Plans

The US Federal Reserve lowered its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.25-4.50 percent on Wednesday, its third rate cut this year, despite a recent slight rise in inflation and uncertainty caused by incoming President Trump's announced economic plans, including potential tariffs.

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40% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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25 Years on the Run: The Elusive Norman Volker Franz

German serial killer Norman Volker Franz, responsible for five murders and two prison escapes, remains at large after evading capture for over two and a half decades; a new documentary is set to air in December 2024, offering new perspectives on his life and crimes.

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56% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Baden-Württemberg to Replace 73 Bridges After Dresden Collapse

Due to corroded tension steel, Baden-Württemberg will replace 73 bridges by 2030, costing 300 million Euros, following the collapse of Dresden's Carolabrücke on September 11th, 2023, which highlighted the hidden risks of corroded steel in older bridges.

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48% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Trump's Post-Election Power Shift and the Rise of Homeschooling

Donald Trump's post-election surge in support from the economic and political elite is analyzed, alongside the growing trend of homeschooling fueled by conservative distrust in public education, presenting potential policy shifts and future implications for US politics.

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48% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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🌐 90% Global Worthiness
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Global Warming Exceeds 1.5°C Target, Intensifying Extreme Weather

Scientists confirm that the global temperature increase is exceeding the 1.5°C target set in the 2015 Paris Agreement, with 2024 marking the warmest year since 1881 and CO2 emissions rising by 0.8%; this is leading to more extreme weather events, as evidenced by devastating floods in Europe.

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36% Bias Score

Climate Action
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🌐 90% Global Worthiness
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Avignon Rape Trial: 20-Year Sentence for Husband, 50 Others Implicated

Dominique Pelicot was sentenced to 20 years in prison for drugging and enabling the rape of his wife, Gisèle, by 50 other men over almost a decade; the trial, broadcast to 180 journalists, highlighted the extensive abuse and Gisèle's advocacy for other victims.

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36% Bias Score

Gender Equality
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Kellogg Criticizes Killing of Russian General Kirillow

A bomb killed Russian General Igor Kirillow in Moscow; US special envoy Keith Kellogg criticized the attack, calling it "not very smart" but not a military setback; Russia claims a Ukrainian SBU operative confessed to planting the bomb.

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32% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Putin Reports Positive Russian Economic Outlook Amidst War and Sanctions

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a positive economic outlook for 2024, predicting 3.9 percent GDP growth despite Western sanctions and high inflation (9.2-9.3 percent), contrasting this with Germany's zero growth and highlighting Russia's ongoing military actions in Ukraine.

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64% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Scholz Opposes Impending EU Climate Penalties for Automakers

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is urging the EU to reconsider 2025 climate penalties for automakers, fearing financial strain on the industry, while environmental groups push to maintain regulations to promote electric vehicles; a planned EU dialogue seeks solutions.

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52% Bias Score

Climate Action
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Berlin Universities Protest 250 Million Euro Budget Cut

Berlin universities, unions, and research organizations are protesting a 250 million Euro budget cut by the Berlin Senate for 2025, impacting research and teaching. Approximately 1000 participants are demonstrating today outside the State Parliament before the planned budget vote.

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44% Bias Score

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