Tag #Infrastructure

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kathimerini.gr
🌐 55% Global Worthiness
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Athens' Negative Tourist Reviews Highlight Infrastructure and Urban Decay Issues

Negative tourist reviews criticize Athens' infrastructure, comparing it to Middle Eastern cities due to dilapidated buildings, graffiti, and problematic public spaces, impacting its image and potentially its economy.

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56% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
motor.elpais.com
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Madrid Roadworks Cause Summer Traffic Disruptions

Major roadworks in Madrid on the M-50, M-40, A-4, A-42, and M-607 from June to August 2024 will cause significant traffic delays due to lane closures and diversions, prompting the DGT and MITMOS to advise drivers to seek alternative routes and adjust their travel times.

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44% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
bbc.com
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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A5 Road Upgrade Faces Legal Challenge in Northern Ireland

A Northern Ireland judge will rule on Monday on the £1.2 billion A5 road upgrade, facing a legal challenge from residents and landowners over environmental concerns and land use, despite the project's aim to improve safety on a road where over 50 people have died since 2006.

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32% Bias Score

Climate Action
foxnews.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Trump's Infrastructure-First Middle East Policy: Bypassing China, Prioritizing IMEC

President Trump's Middle East policy, seemingly marked by improvisation, prioritizes restarting the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor (IMEC) by removing obstacles through backchannel diplomacy, targeted sanctions relief, and strategic engagement with regional players, despite potential risks and cha...

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56% Bias Score

No Poverty
theguardian.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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HS2 Project Faces Significant Delays and Cost Overruns

The UK government announced significant delays and cost overruns for the HS2 high-speed rail project, blaming previous administrations' mismanagement and flawed 2020 contracts; completion is now expected beyond 2033.

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40% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
theguardian.com
🌐 90% Global Worthiness
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Ukraine Strikes Russian Drone Factory; Russia Retaliates

Ukraine's military attacked a Russian drone factory in Yelabuga, Russia, producing Iranian-designed Shahed drones used against Ukrainian infrastructure; Russia retaliated by striking the Kremenchuk oil refinery in Ukraine; 1,200 Ukrainian bodies were returned by Russia.

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40% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
bbc.com
🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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Norfolk Council's Failed Road Project: £56m Wasted, Alternatives Sought

Norfolk County Council's £56m Norwich Western Link road project failed due to concerns about its impact on rare bats; the council will now explore alternative options costing an additional £1.43m, aiming for a decision by next summer.

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64% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
euronews.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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AIIB Celebrates 10 Years, Elects New President Amidst Growing Global Impact

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) celebrates its 10th anniversary this week, having invested over $60 billion in more than 300 projects across 38 countries, resulting in significant environmental and social improvements, and is now electing its second president.

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56% Bias Score

Affordable and Clean Energy
cincodias.elpais.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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ACS Involved in Two EU AI Gigafactory Proposals

ACS is participating in two proposals for building five AI gigafactories in the EU, totaling €20 billion; one in Mora la Nova, Spain, and another in Germany, showcasing a strategic shift in the company's focus and Europe's efforts to compete with the US and China.

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40% Bias Score

Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
elpais.com
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Mexico's 4T: Social Progress and Managerial Shortcomings

Mexico's 4T government significantly reduced poverty but faced criticism for inefficient management of projects like the Mayan Train and Dos Bocas refinery, highlighting the need for improved planning and professional administration.

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48% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
news.sky.com
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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HS2 Project Delayed Again: Costs Soar, Fraud Allegations Emerge

The UK government will announce another delay to the HS2 high-speed rail project on Wednesday, pushing back the London to Birmingham opening beyond 2033 due to £37 billion in cost overruns since 2012 and potential fraud by subcontractors.

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60% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
bbc.com
🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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£3 Million Canal Accessibility Upgrade in Huddersfield

A £3 million project is underway to improve accessibility along six miles of the Huddersfield Narrow and Broad Canals, creating all-weather towpaths suitable for all users and completing a five-year accessibility upgrade.

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20% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities

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