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Construction Begins on World's First Automated High-Speed Rail Track Plate Factory
Construction started on August 2nd, 2024, in Veliky Novgorod, on Russia's first automated factory producing rail track plates for the Moscow-St. Petersburg high-speed rail line, aiming to reduce travel time to 2.5 hours and create 900 jobs.
Construction Begins on World's First Automated High-Speed Rail Track Plate Factory
Construction started on August 2nd, 2024, in Veliky Novgorod, on Russia's first automated factory producing rail track plates for the Moscow-St. Petersburg high-speed rail line, aiming to reduce travel time to 2.5 hours and create 900 jobs.
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52% Bias Score
Uganda's High Flood Death Toll: Inadequate Infrastructure and Lack of Funding
Five-year-old Regina Nakawuki drowned in an open sewage drain in Uganda during heavy rains, highlighting the country's alarmingly high flood death toll of nine daily, exceeding the African average by over 60 times and disproportionately affecting children, primarily due to inadequate urban infrastru...
Uganda's High Flood Death Toll: Inadequate Infrastructure and Lack of Funding
Five-year-old Regina Nakawuki drowned in an open sewage drain in Uganda during heavy rains, highlighting the country's alarmingly high flood death toll of nine daily, exceeding the African average by over 60 times and disproportionately affecting children, primarily due to inadequate urban infrastru...
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44% Bias Score
Record Rainfall Cripples Mexico City
Mexico City experienced its rainiest July on record in 2024, with over 298 millimeters of rainfall causing widespread flooding, infrastructure damage, and transportation disruptions, particularly affecting vulnerable southern areas.
Record Rainfall Cripples Mexico City
Mexico City experienced its rainiest July on record in 2024, with over 298 millimeters of rainfall causing widespread flooding, infrastructure damage, and transportation disruptions, particularly affecting vulnerable southern areas.
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24% Bias Score
Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway Boosts Regional Trade
Ethiopian and Djiboutian officials praised the China-built Ethiopia-Djibouti standard-gauge railway for boosting regional trade, with plans to increase its annual freight capacity to 6.2 million tons by 2027, aiming to handle at least 25% of Ethiopia's imports and exports.
Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway Boosts Regional Trade
Ethiopian and Djiboutian officials praised the China-built Ethiopia-Djibouti standard-gauge railway for boosting regional trade, with plans to increase its annual freight capacity to 6.2 million tons by 2027, aiming to handle at least 25% of Ethiopia's imports and exports.
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52% Bias Score
Heathrow's Third Runway: A Ā£50 Billion Gamble
Heathrow Airport's revised plan for a third runway, costing nearly Ā£50 billion, faces a government review considering legal, environmental, and climate impacts alongside an alternative proposal; a decision is expected in early autumn.
Heathrow's Third Runway: A Ā£50 Billion Gamble
Heathrow Airport's revised plan for a third runway, costing nearly Ā£50 billion, faces a government review considering legal, environmental, and climate impacts alongside an alternative proposal; a decision is expected in early autumn.
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28% Bias Score
Norway's EV Success: A Model for Canada?
Norway's electric vehicle (EV) market share reached 88.9 percent in 2024 due to a long-term strategy combining high taxes on gasoline and polluting cars with significant incentives for EV drivers, including tax breaks and free parking, and a focus on charging infrastructure development.
Norway's EV Success: A Model for Canada?
Norway's electric vehicle (EV) market share reached 88.9 percent in 2024 due to a long-term strategy combining high taxes on gasoline and polluting cars with significant incentives for EV drivers, including tax breaks and free parking, and a focus on charging infrastructure development.
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48% Bias Score
Arson Attacks Target German Railway Infrastructure"))
Suspected arson attacks damaged railway infrastructure in North Rhine-Westphalia and Saxony-Anhalt, affecting both passenger and freight transport; state security services are investigating, with links to left-wing extremists suspected in one case.
Arson Attacks Target German Railway Infrastructure"))
Suspected arson attacks damaged railway infrastructure in North Rhine-Westphalia and Saxony-Anhalt, affecting both passenger and freight transport; state security services are investigating, with links to left-wing extremists suspected in one case.
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40% Bias Score
VGF Takes Control of Frankfurt U-Bahn Stations, Launching ā¬451 Million Modernization
Frankfurt's Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt (VGF) now owns its U-Bahn stations, initiating a ā¬451 million, 22.5-year modernization plan addressing aging infrastructure and improving passenger experience, starting with cleaning and minor repairs at stations like Hauptwache and Konstablerwache.
VGF Takes Control of Frankfurt U-Bahn Stations, Launching ā¬451 Million Modernization
Frankfurt's Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt (VGF) now owns its U-Bahn stations, initiating a ā¬451 million, 22.5-year modernization plan addressing aging infrastructure and improving passenger experience, starting with cleaning and minor repairs at stations like Hauptwache and Konstablerwache.
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44% Bias Score
Fehmarn Belt Tunnel: German Land Connection Delayed Until After 2029
The completion of the German land connection for the Fehmarn Belt tunnel is delayed until after 2029 due to planning and approval challenges, resulting in estimated annual economic losses of ā¬60 million and undermining projected benefits for cross-border trade and rail transport.
Fehmarn Belt Tunnel: German Land Connection Delayed Until After 2029
The completion of the German land connection for the Fehmarn Belt tunnel is delayed until after 2029 due to planning and approval challenges, resulting in estimated annual economic losses of ā¬60 million and undermining projected benefits for cross-border trade and rail transport.
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40% Bias Score
Controversial $1 Billion Loan for BC Ferries' Chinese-Built Ships
The Canada Infrastructure Bank approved a $1 billion loan to BC Ferries to purchase four new ships from China, sparking controversy due to the lack of Canadian shipyard bids and concerns over supporting domestic industries, despite the urgent need to replace aging vessels and maintain reliable ferry...
Controversial $1 Billion Loan for BC Ferries' Chinese-Built Ships
The Canada Infrastructure Bank approved a $1 billion loan to BC Ferries to purchase four new ships from China, sparking controversy due to the lack of Canadian shipyard bids and concerns over supporting domestic industries, despite the urgent need to replace aging vessels and maintain reliable ferry...
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40% Bias Score
Paraguay: Geopolitical Crossroads
Landlocked Paraguay, with a GDP similar to Murcia's and a population like Madrid's, attracts China, the US, and India due to its strategic location between Argentina and Brazil, facilitating trade and energy resources; however, its potential is limited by infrastructure deficits and unequal developm...
Paraguay: Geopolitical Crossroads
Landlocked Paraguay, with a GDP similar to Murcia's and a population like Madrid's, attracts China, the US, and India due to its strategic location between Argentina and Brazil, facilitating trade and energy resources; however, its potential is limited by infrastructure deficits and unequal developm...
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40% Bias Score
A66 SalzbachtalbrĆ¼cke Fully Reopens After Four-Year Reconstruction
After four years, the fully rebuilt A66 SalzbachtalbrĆ¼cke near Wiesbaden reopened on August 4th, 2023, costing ā¬225 million, following the demolition of its predecessor due to safety concerns after concrete fell onto a lower road in June 2021.
A66 SalzbachtalbrĆ¼cke Fully Reopens After Four-Year Reconstruction
After four years, the fully rebuilt A66 SalzbachtalbrĆ¼cke near Wiesbaden reopened on August 4th, 2023, costing ā¬225 million, following the demolition of its predecessor due to safety concerns after concrete fell onto a lower road in June 2021.
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44% Bias Score
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