Schleswig-Holstein SPD Proposes Nitrous Oxide Sales Ban for Minors
The SPD in Schleswig-Holstein is proposing a ban on selling nitrous oxide to minors due to its increasing recreational use and associated health risks, mirroring Hamburg's successful pre-existing ban, while awaiting potentially delayed federal action.
Schleswig-Holstein SPD Proposes Nitrous Oxide Sales Ban for Minors
The SPD in Schleswig-Holstein is proposing a ban on selling nitrous oxide to minors due to its increasing recreational use and associated health risks, mirroring Hamburg's successful pre-existing ban, while awaiting potentially delayed federal action.
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40% Bias Score
Hamburg: Energy Shutoffs Nearly Triple in 2024
In Hamburg, energy shutoffs—electricity, water, and gas—nearly tripled, doubled, and increased fivefold, respectively, in 2024 compared to 2023, impacting 6,145 households due to rising energy costs and insufficient support mechanisms, despite a largely unused 15 million Euro hardship fund.
Hamburg: Energy Shutoffs Nearly Triple in 2024
In Hamburg, energy shutoffs—electricity, water, and gas—nearly tripled, doubled, and increased fivefold, respectively, in 2024 compared to 2023, impacting 6,145 households due to rising energy costs and insufficient support mechanisms, despite a largely unused 15 million Euro hardship fund.
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44% Bias Score
Election Volunteers Attacked in Saxony
In Saxony, Germany, multiple attacks against election volunteers, mainly targeting the Left party, occurred during the federal election campaign, including death threats, assaults, and vandalism; police investigations are underway.
Election Volunteers Attacked in Saxony
In Saxony, Germany, multiple attacks against election volunteers, mainly targeting the Left party, occurred during the federal election campaign, including death threats, assaults, and vandalism; police investigations are underway.
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48% Bias Score
Former RAF Terrorist Accused of Planning Robberies from Bremen Apartments
Former RAF member Daniela Klette (66) faces charges for allegedly using two Bremen apartments to plan over a dozen robberies between 1999 and 2016, yielding over €2.7 million; accomplices remain at large.
Former RAF Terrorist Accused of Planning Robberies from Bremen Apartments
Former RAF member Daniela Klette (66) faces charges for allegedly using two Bremen apartments to plan over a dozen robberies between 1999 and 2016, yielding over €2.7 million; accomplices remain at large.
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44% Bias Score
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Schools See Rise in Drug and Alcohol Incidents
The number of drug and alcohol incidents in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern schools has risen to 47 in the 2023/24 school year, up from 14 in 2016/17, with two recent teen deaths from Ecstasy highlighting the problem; legal restrictions limit teachers' ability to search students' belongings.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Schools See Rise in Drug and Alcohol Incidents
The number of drug and alcohol incidents in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern schools has risen to 47 in the 2023/24 school year, up from 14 in 2016/17, with two recent teen deaths from Ecstasy highlighting the problem; legal restrictions limit teachers' ability to search students' belongings.
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32% Bias Score
EU Car Registrations Edge Up Despite Market Volatility
Despite a slight overall increase of 0.8% in 2024 EU new car registrations to 10.6 million units, driven by Spain's 7.1% growth, Germany (-1%), France (-3.2%), and Italy (-0.5%) saw declines due to supply chain issues and consumer preferences.
EU Car Registrations Edge Up Despite Market Volatility
Despite a slight overall increase of 0.8% in 2024 EU new car registrations to 10.6 million units, driven by Spain's 7.1% growth, Germany (-1%), France (-3.2%), and Italy (-0.5%) saw declines due to supply chain issues and consumer preferences.
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40% Bias Score
Staff and Foster Family Shortages Strain North Rhine-Westphalia's Child Protection System
North Rhine-Westphalia faces a shortage of foster families and youth welfare staff, impacting child protection services; the state government is investing €72.4 million in 2025 to address the issue, with additional support for staff recruitment and temporary solutions to accommodate children in need...
Staff and Foster Family Shortages Strain North Rhine-Westphalia's Child Protection System
North Rhine-Westphalia faces a shortage of foster families and youth welfare staff, impacting child protection services; the state government is investing €72.4 million in 2025 to address the issue, with additional support for staff recruitment and temporary solutions to accommodate children in need...
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24% Bias Score
German Mother Admits to Killing Severely Disabled Son
In Wilhelmshaven, Germany, a mother admitted to killing her severely disabled son via carbon monoxide poisoning in June 2023, citing a lack of long-term care options and his aggressive behavior as reasons for her act of suicide alongside him.
German Mother Admits to Killing Severely Disabled Son
In Wilhelmshaven, Germany, a mother admitted to killing her severely disabled son via carbon monoxide poisoning in June 2023, citing a lack of long-term care options and his aggressive behavior as reasons for her act of suicide alongside him.
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48% Bias Score
Musk's Politics Sink Tesla Sales in Germany
Following Elon Musk's controversial political endorsements, particularly his support for the AfD, Tesla's German sales plummeted by nearly half in 2024 (from 63,000 to 37,000), while a German graphic designer's sales of anti-Musk Tesla stickers skyrocketed, reflecting a growing consumer backlash aga...
Musk's Politics Sink Tesla Sales in Germany
Following Elon Musk's controversial political endorsements, particularly his support for the AfD, Tesla's German sales plummeted by nearly half in 2024 (from 63,000 to 37,000), while a German graphic designer's sales of anti-Musk Tesla stickers skyrocketed, reflecting a growing consumer backlash aga...
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44% Bias Score
Moldovan Man on Trial for Murder of Nine-Year-Old Girl in Döbeln
A 37-year-old Moldovan man is on trial in Chemnitz, Germany, for the murder of nine-year-old Valeriia in Döbeln on June 3, 2024. Cell phone data, vehicle tracking, and witness testimony place the defendant at the scene, and the prosecution alleges he killed the child out of revenge after separating ...
Moldovan Man on Trial for Murder of Nine-Year-Old Girl in Döbeln
A 37-year-old Moldovan man is on trial in Chemnitz, Germany, for the murder of nine-year-old Valeriia in Döbeln on June 3, 2024. Cell phone data, vehicle tracking, and witness testimony place the defendant at the scene, and the prosecution alleges he killed the child out of revenge after separating ...
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36% Bias Score
Germany to See Massive Expansion of Automated Parcel Stations
German parcel delivery companies DHL, GLS, and DPD plan to significantly increase the number of automated parcel stations by 2030, offering consumers more convenient pickup options and potentially reducing traffic congestion in cities.
Germany to See Massive Expansion of Automated Parcel Stations
German parcel delivery companies DHL, GLS, and DPD plan to significantly increase the number of automated parcel stations by 2030, offering consumers more convenient pickup options and potentially reducing traffic congestion in cities.
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36% Bias Score
Hamburg Seeks to Reduce Construction Disruptions with New Infrastructure Strategy
Hamburg's government is developing a new strategy to optimize infrastructure projects, aiming to reduce traffic disruptions by improving coordination and streamlining processes, incentivizing faster completion, and improving communication with citizens. This initiative addresses the increasing compl...
Hamburg Seeks to Reduce Construction Disruptions with New Infrastructure Strategy
Hamburg's government is developing a new strategy to optimize infrastructure projects, aiming to reduce traffic disruptions by improving coordination and streamlining processes, incentivizing faster completion, and improving communication with citizens. This initiative addresses the increasing compl...
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44% Bias Score