Volkswagen-IG Metall Negotiations: Potential Agreement Averts Layoffs, But Production Shifts
Volkswagen and IG Metall are negotiating a potential agreement averting plant closures and layoffs until 2030, but involving production shifts (Golf production to Mexico, EV production halt in Zwickau) and bonus waivers for workers, although analysts remain skeptical about achieving sufficient cost ...
Volkswagen-IG Metall Negotiations: Potential Agreement Averts Layoffs, But Production Shifts
Volkswagen and IG Metall are negotiating a potential agreement averting plant closures and layoffs until 2030, but involving production shifts (Golf production to Mexico, EV production halt in Zwickau) and bonus waivers for workers, although analysts remain skeptical about achieving sufficient cost ...
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48% Bias Score
Wissing Advocates for Permanent Deutschlandticket
German Transport Minister Volker Wissing supports extending the Deutschlandticket beyond 2025, emphasizing its digitalization impact and affordability despite a price increase to €58 in January 2024; the current funding is secured until the end of 2025, with the federal and state governments each co...
Wissing Advocates for Permanent Deutschlandticket
German Transport Minister Volker Wissing supports extending the Deutschlandticket beyond 2025, emphasizing its digitalization impact and affordability despite a price increase to €58 in January 2024; the current funding is secured until the end of 2025, with the federal and state governments each co...
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44% Bias Score
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
German Schools Launch "MindOut" Mental Wellness Program
MindOut", a mental wellness program, launches in Germany this spring in 80 NRW schools, expanding to 120 more later, focusing on 9th grade and up to improve student well-being and prevent future mental health issues, with WestLotto providing €250,000 in funding.
German Schools Launch "MindOut" Mental Wellness Program
MindOut", a mental wellness program, launches in Germany this spring in 80 NRW schools, expanding to 120 more later, focusing on 9th grade and up to improve student well-being and prevent future mental health issues, with WestLotto providing €250,000 in funding.
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48% Bias Score
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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