December 2024
January 2025
US Housing Market: 4% Price Rise Predicted for 2025 Amidst Climate and Policy Uncertainty
The median US home price was $437,300 in October 2024; economists predict a 4% price increase in 2025 due to pent-up demand, but climate risks and potential policy changes may alter this projection.
US Housing Market: 4% Price Rise Predicted for 2025 Amidst Climate and Policy Uncertainty
The median US home price was $437,300 in October 2024; economists predict a 4% price increase in 2025 due to pent-up demand, but climate risks and potential policy changes may alter this projection.
Progress
36% Bias Score
"England's Childcare Crisis: Two-Thirds of Poorest Families Miss Out"
"A new report reveals that two-thirds of the poorest families in England lack access to childcare, with significant regional disparities and a decline in childminders threatening to eliminate them by 2033, widening inequality."
"England's Childcare Crisis: Two-Thirds of Poorest Families Miss Out"
"A new report reveals that two-thirds of the poorest families in England lack access to childcare, with significant regional disparities and a decline in childminders threatening to eliminate them by 2033, widening inequality."
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52% Bias Score
"Fraudulent Website Mimics Madrid's Boiler Replacement Program
"A fraudulent website, mimicking the official website of the Community of Madrid, offers €50-€300 subsidies for boiler replacements, despite the regional government ending its program in December 2023 and having no plans for a new one in 2024."
"Fraudulent Website Mimics Madrid's Boiler Replacement Program
"A fraudulent website, mimicking the official website of the Community of Madrid, offers €50-€300 subsidies for boiler replacements, despite the regional government ending its program in December 2023 and having no plans for a new one in 2024."
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48% Bias Score
University of Melbourne to Pay $72 Million to Settle Academic Underpayment Scandal
The University of Melbourne will pay $72 million to settle underpayment claims affecting 25,000 academics between 2014 and 2024, due to unlawful use of performance-based pay benchmarks instead of hourly rates; the Fair Work Ombudsman dropped its legal action after the university agreed to the settle...
University of Melbourne to Pay $72 Million to Settle Academic Underpayment Scandal
The University of Melbourne will pay $72 million to settle underpayment claims affecting 25,000 academics between 2014 and 2024, due to unlawful use of performance-based pay benchmarks instead of hourly rates; the Fair Work Ombudsman dropped its legal action after the university agreed to the settle...
Progress
36% Bias Score
CSIRO Report: Nuclear Power Significantly More Expensive Than Renewables
The CSIRO's latest GenCost report found nuclear energy to be at least 50% more expensive than renewables, despite adjustments made to address opposition claims; this contradicts the opposition's plan for a coal-to-nuclear transition and adds to the debate on Australia's energy policy.
CSIRO Report: Nuclear Power Significantly More Expensive Than Renewables
The CSIRO's latest GenCost report found nuclear energy to be at least 50% more expensive than renewables, despite adjustments made to address opposition claims; this contradicts the opposition's plan for a coal-to-nuclear transition and adds to the debate on Australia's energy policy.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Queensland Virology Lab Investigated Over Missing Infectious Disease Samples
An investigation is underway into the disappearance of vials of live Hendra and hantaviruses from Queensland's virology lab, discovered last August; Health Minister Tim Nicholls says the public health risk is minimal.
Queensland Virology Lab Investigated Over Missing Infectious Disease Samples
An investigation is underway into the disappearance of vials of live Hendra and hantaviruses from Queensland's virology lab, discovered last August; Health Minister Tim Nicholls says the public health risk is minimal.
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44% Bias Score
UK Women Seek Private Gynaecology Care Due to Soaring NHS Waiting Lists
Facing over doubled NHS gynaecology waiting lists since February 2020, numerous UK women are resorting to expensive private care for timely treatment of conditions like endometriosis and adenomyosis, incurring costs from \£2,000 to over \£10,000, exposing systemic issues within the NHS.
UK Women Seek Private Gynaecology Care Due to Soaring NHS Waiting Lists
Facing over doubled NHS gynaecology waiting lists since February 2020, numerous UK women are resorting to expensive private care for timely treatment of conditions like endometriosis and adenomyosis, incurring costs from \£2,000 to over \£10,000, exposing systemic issues within the NHS.
Progress
52% Bias Score
CSIRO Report: Renewables Remain Cheapest Electricity Option in Australia
A new CSIRO report confirms that renewable energy sources, particularly large-scale solar and battery storage, remain the lowest-cost option for new electricity generation in Australia, contradicting the opposition's plans for nuclear energy.
CSIRO Report: Renewables Remain Cheapest Electricity Option in Australia
A new CSIRO report confirms that renewable energy sources, particularly large-scale solar and battery storage, remain the lowest-cost option for new electricity generation in Australia, contradicting the opposition's plans for nuclear energy.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Long COVID Crisis: Dutch Employers Face Dilemma Over Employee Dismissals
Approximately 450,000 Dutch citizens suffer from long COVID, with 90,000 facing severe symptoms. The UWV anticipates most affected employees will become unfit for work after two years of sick leave, forcing employers to choose between continued financial burden or dismissal.
Long COVID Crisis: Dutch Employers Face Dilemma Over Employee Dismissals
Approximately 450,000 Dutch citizens suffer from long COVID, with 90,000 facing severe symptoms. The UWV anticipates most affected employees will become unfit for work after two years of sick leave, forcing employers to choose between continued financial burden or dismissal.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Activist Investor Targets Rio Tinto's Dual-Listed Structure
Palliser Capital is urging Rio Tinto to dissolve its dual-listed structure, citing a \$78 billion cost and \$37.5 billion valuation gap, while acknowledging key differences between Rio Tinto and BHP's successful restructuring.
Activist Investor Targets Rio Tinto's Dual-Listed Structure
Palliser Capital is urging Rio Tinto to dissolve its dual-listed structure, citing a \$78 billion cost and \$37.5 billion valuation gap, while acknowledging key differences between Rio Tinto and BHP's successful restructuring.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Pemex's Production Decline Continues, Despite Reform Efforts
"Mexico's Pemex oil production has fallen from 3.4 million barrels per day (mbpd) in 2004 to near 1.4 mbpd in 2024, despite various reforms; the new National Oil and Gas Strategy prioritizes social objectives over profitability, hindering potential production increases and limiting its future role i...
Pemex's Production Decline Continues, Despite Reform Efforts
"Mexico's Pemex oil production has fallen from 3.4 million barrels per day (mbpd) in 2004 to near 1.4 mbpd in 2024, despite various reforms; the new National Oil and Gas Strategy prioritizes social objectives over profitability, hindering potential production increases and limiting its future role i...
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36% Bias Score
German Wind Energy Market Shows Increased Optimism
The 14th Windenergy Trend Index shows rising optimism in the German wind energy market, particularly onshore, while the European market displays more reserved optimism, with the Asian market showing record-high positivity for onshore wind.
German Wind Energy Market Shows Increased Optimism
The 14th Windenergy Trend Index shows rising optimism in the German wind energy market, particularly onshore, while the European market displays more reserved optimism, with the Asian market showing record-high positivity for onshore wind.
Progress
32% Bias Score