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
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
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
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
EU Faces Trump's Threats Amidst Franco-German Instability
Before his 2025 inauguration, Donald Trump threatened to increase tariffs on European goods, reduce support for Ukraine, and renegotiate NATO funding, jeopardizing EU unity as Germany and France face governmental instability due to coalition collapses and unclear parliamentary majorities, hindering ...
EU Faces Trump's Threats Amidst Franco-German Instability
Before his 2025 inauguration, Donald Trump threatened to increase tariffs on European goods, reduce support for Ukraine, and renegotiate NATO funding, jeopardizing EU unity as Germany and France face governmental instability due to coalition collapses and unclear parliamentary majorities, hindering ...
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48% Bias Score
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
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
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
German Couple on Trial for Murdering Ukrainian Woman and Mother to Obtain Baby
A German couple stands trial in Mannheim, accused of murdering a Ukrainian woman and her mother in March 2023 to steal the woman's five-week-old baby; the child is now with its aunt in Ukraine.
German Couple on Trial for Murdering Ukrainian Woman and Mother to Obtain Baby
A German couple stands trial in Mannheim, accused of murdering a Ukrainian woman and her mother in March 2023 to steal the woman's five-week-old baby; the child is now with its aunt in Ukraine.
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44% Bias Score
Charlie Hebdo: A Journalist's Account of Satire, Terror, and the Price of Freedom
The author, a freelance journalist, recounts her experience covering the 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack and subsequently leading the German edition of the satirical magazine, highlighting the challenges of balancing free speech with the complexities of political satire and the personal toll of working un...
Charlie Hebdo: A Journalist's Account of Satire, Terror, and the Price of Freedom
The author, a freelance journalist, recounts her experience covering the 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack and subsequently leading the German edition of the satirical magazine, highlighting the challenges of balancing free speech with the complexities of political satire and the personal toll of working un...
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44% Bias Score