Bavaria's Startup Surge: 12% Increase in 2024
In 2024, Bavaria experienced a 12% rise in startup formations, totaling 538 new businesses, exceeding the national average and securing its leading position among German states, though not per capita, with a significant concentration in Munich and its surrounding areas.
Bavaria's Startup Surge: 12% Increase in 2024
In 2024, Bavaria experienced a 12% rise in startup formations, totaling 538 new businesses, exceeding the national average and securing its leading position among German states, though not per capita, with a significant concentration in Munich and its surrounding areas.
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44% Bias Score
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Gaps in Collective Bargaining and Gender Inequality in State-Owned Firms
A new report reveals that half of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's 20 state-owned private companies only partially comply with collective bargaining agreements regarding wages, with inconsistencies in pay grades and bonuses. Women hold only 24 percent of leadership positions, although this figure has increa...
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Gaps in Collective Bargaining and Gender Inequality in State-Owned Firms
A new report reveals that half of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's 20 state-owned private companies only partially comply with collective bargaining agreements regarding wages, with inconsistencies in pay grades and bonuses. Women hold only 24 percent of leadership positions, although this figure has increa...
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32% Bias Score
Frankfurt Housing Project Faces €6 Million Cost Increase
Adaptiv plans to transform a former academy in Frankfurt into housing for 36 students and 60-64 residents, facing a €6 million cost increase, necessitating financial aid from the city to maintain affordable rents of €19.70/sqm.
Frankfurt Housing Project Faces €6 Million Cost Increase
Adaptiv plans to transform a former academy in Frankfurt into housing for 36 students and 60-64 residents, facing a €6 million cost increase, necessitating financial aid from the city to maintain affordable rents of €19.70/sqm.
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48% Bias Score
Otto the Great's Tomb in Magdeburg Cathedral Closed for Conservation
The tomb of Otto the Great in Magdeburg Cathedral is temporarily closed due to damage from rusting iron clamps causing cracks in the marble and limestone sarcophagus. A large protective enclosure is being erected while experts document and analyze the damage using non-invasive methods.
Otto the Great's Tomb in Magdeburg Cathedral Closed for Conservation
The tomb of Otto the Great in Magdeburg Cathedral is temporarily closed due to damage from rusting iron clamps causing cracks in the marble and limestone sarcophagus. A large protective enclosure is being erected while experts document and analyze the damage using non-invasive methods.
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12% Bias Score
Hostage Situation at German Bank Ends Without Injuries
On Tuesday, a man from Cologne held a 21-year-old bank employee hostage in a Rimbach, Germany Volksbank branch, threatening her with a screwdriver, before surrendering to police three hours later; the woman was unharmed, and the event is not considered a robbery attempt.
Hostage Situation at German Bank Ends Without Injuries
On Tuesday, a man from Cologne held a 21-year-old bank employee hostage in a Rimbach, Germany Volksbank branch, threatening her with a screwdriver, before surrendering to police three hours later; the woman was unharmed, and the event is not considered a robbery attempt.
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44% Bias Score
Icy Conditions and Snowfall Continue in Bavaria Despite Warm Front
Icy conditions persist in Bavaria despite a warm front, with freezing rain and snowfall impacting different regions, causing minor accidents and prompting weather warnings for strong winds and continued hazardous conditions through the weekend.
Icy Conditions and Snowfall Continue in Bavaria Despite Warm Front
Icy conditions persist in Bavaria despite a warm front, with freezing rain and snowfall impacting different regions, causing minor accidents and prompting weather warnings for strong winds and continued hazardous conditions through the weekend.
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8% Bias Score
Meta Ends Fact-Checking on Facebook and Instagram
Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, will stop using fact-checkers to prioritize "free speech," as announced by Mark Zuckerberg in a video; this decision follows the 2016 initiative and will affect content moderation policies across platforms.
Meta Ends Fact-Checking on Facebook and Instagram
Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, will stop using fact-checkers to prioritize "free speech," as announced by Mark Zuckerberg in a video; this decision follows the 2016 initiative and will affect content moderation policies across platforms.
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64% Bias Score
Augsburg Slaughterhouse Banned from Pig Slaughtering Due to Animal Welfare Violations
The Augsburg slaughterhouse is banned from pig slaughtering due to repeated failures in electrical stunning, despite staff retraining and fines; the facility made attempts to improve but failed to meet authority standards, impacting one-third of their revenue.
Augsburg Slaughterhouse Banned from Pig Slaughtering Due to Animal Welfare Violations
The Augsburg slaughterhouse is banned from pig slaughtering due to repeated failures in electrical stunning, despite staff retraining and fines; the facility made attempts to improve but failed to meet authority standards, impacting one-third of their revenue.
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44% Bias Score
Hamburg's EV Charging Plan Criticized for Lack of Price Caps
The Hamburg Senate's contract with five private firms to add 2,500 public EV charging points by mid-2027 lacks price caps, drawing criticism from the Left party, who argue this, along with high electricity costs, deters potential EV buyers. Hamburg aims for 7,000 public charging points by mid-2027, ...
Hamburg's EV Charging Plan Criticized for Lack of Price Caps
The Hamburg Senate's contract with five private firms to add 2,500 public EV charging points by mid-2027 lacks price caps, drawing criticism from the Left party, who argue this, along with high electricity costs, deters potential EV buyers. Hamburg aims for 7,000 public charging points by mid-2027, ...
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44% Bias Score
Bavaria's Startup Growth in 2024: A 12% Increase
Despite a 2023 downturn, Bavaria recorded 538 startup creations in 2024—a 12% increase—retaining its top spot nationally (excluding per-capita rates) with a concentration around Munich but showing a slight shift towards other regions.
Bavaria's Startup Growth in 2024: A 12% Increase
Despite a 2023 downturn, Bavaria recorded 538 startup creations in 2024—a 12% increase—retaining its top spot nationally (excluding per-capita rates) with a concentration around Munich but showing a slight shift towards other regions.
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36% Bias Score
Personal Reflections on Life, Death, and Societal Absurdities in Germany
A German man's personal reflections on life, death, and societal absurdities, juxtaposing his spiritual contemplation with observations about politics and consumerism, using personal anecdotes and observations of public figures.
Personal Reflections on Life, Death, and Societal Absurdities in Germany
A German man's personal reflections on life, death, and societal absurdities, juxtaposing his spiritual contemplation with observations about politics and consumerism, using personal anecdotes and observations of public figures.
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48% Bias Score
Trump's Second Term Threatens Unstable EU
Donald Trump's upcoming second term as US president (January 20, 2025) threatens the EU with trade wars and reduced support for Ukraine and NATO, while Germany and France face unstable governments and severe budget challenges, hindering their ability to present a united front.
Trump's Second Term Threatens Unstable EU
Donald Trump's upcoming second term as US president (January 20, 2025) threatens the EU with trade wars and reduced support for Ukraine and NATO, while Germany and France face unstable governments and severe budget challenges, hindering their ability to present a united front.
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44% Bias Score