December 2024
January 2025
\"DRC Outbreak: 71 Dead Amidst Delayed Response to Flu-Like Illness\"
\"A flu-like illness outbreak in the DRC's Kwango province sickened 406 people (mostly children under five) between October 24 and December 5, resulting in at least 71 deaths; delayed reporting and logistical challenges hindered the response. \"
\"DRC Outbreak: 71 Dead Amidst Delayed Response to Flu-Like Illness\"
\"A flu-like illness outbreak in the DRC's Kwango province sickened 406 people (mostly children under five) between October 24 and December 5, resulting in at least 71 deaths; delayed reporting and logistical challenges hindered the response. \"
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24% Bias Score
Continental to Spin Off Automotive Division by 2025
Continental, a Dax-listed company, will spin off its loss-making automotive division, employing almost 96,400 people, by the end of 2025, focusing on its profitable tire business to improve investor appeal, following years of financial losses and a current cost-cutting program eliminating 7,150 jobs...
Continental to Spin Off Automotive Division by 2025
Continental, a Dax-listed company, will spin off its loss-making automotive division, employing almost 96,400 people, by the end of 2025, focusing on its profitable tire business to improve investor appeal, following years of financial losses and a current cost-cutting program eliminating 7,150 jobs...
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44% Bias Score
German Minister Cautions Against Speculation on Syrian Refugee Returns
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser warned against speculating about Syrian refugee returns to their homeland, rejecting calls from the Union and AfD for immediate repatriation due to the volatile situation in Syria; almost one million Syrian refugees are currently in Germany.
German Minister Cautions Against Speculation on Syrian Refugee Returns
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser warned against speculating about Syrian refugee returns to their homeland, rejecting calls from the Union and AfD for immediate repatriation due to the volatile situation in Syria; almost one million Syrian refugees are currently in Germany.
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48% Bias Score
North Rhine-Westphalia's Civil Servant Pay Law Deemed Unconstitutional
A legal opinion deems North Rhine-Westphalia's new civil servant pay law, which bases salary calculations on a fictional dual-income household including a minimum €538 monthly partner income, unconstitutional, creating potential conflicts and legal challenges.
North Rhine-Westphalia's Civil Servant Pay Law Deemed Unconstitutional
A legal opinion deems North Rhine-Westphalia's new civil servant pay law, which bases salary calculations on a fictional dual-income household including a minimum €538 monthly partner income, unconstitutional, creating potential conflicts and legal challenges.
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20% Bias Score
Straetmanns' BSW Election Sparks Resignation Calls in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Following his election as head of the BSW party in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Justice Secretary Friedrich Straetmanns faces calls for resignation due to his continued role in the state's coalition government. Opposition parties criticize this as damaging to the government's credibility, while the rulin...
Straetmanns' BSW Election Sparks Resignation Calls in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Following his election as head of the BSW party in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Justice Secretary Friedrich Straetmanns faces calls for resignation due to his continued role in the state's coalition government. Opposition parties criticize this as damaging to the government's credibility, while the rulin...
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56% Bias Score
UK Job Vacancies Plunge Amidst Autumn Budget Fallout
UK job vacancies plummeted in November 2023, falling to a 43.9 index reading (below 50 signals contraction) due to the Autumn Budget's increase in the National Minimum Wage and employer National Insurance contributions, impacting hiring decisions across various sectors.
UK Job Vacancies Plunge Amidst Autumn Budget Fallout
UK job vacancies plummeted in November 2023, falling to a 43.9 index reading (below 50 signals contraction) due to the Autumn Budget's increase in the National Minimum Wage and employer National Insurance contributions, impacting hiring decisions across various sectors.
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56% Bias Score
Germany Debates Syrian Refugee Returns Amidst Assad's Fall
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser cautioned against premature discussions on returning Syrian refugees following Assad's fall, citing the volatile situation in Syria; the CDU/CSU and AfD advocate for returns, while the Greens and Left Party oppose them.
Germany Debates Syrian Refugee Returns Amidst Assad's Fall
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser cautioned against premature discussions on returning Syrian refugees following Assad's fall, citing the volatile situation in Syria; the CDU/CSU and AfD advocate for returns, while the Greens and Left Party oppose them.
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48% Bias Score
10.5-Year Sentence for Human Smuggler in Germany
A Turkish man received a 10.5-year prison sentence for smuggling 80 migrants, including 10 children, into Germany under dangerous conditions in 11 separate instances last year, earning at least €54,000.
10.5-Year Sentence for Human Smuggler in Germany
A Turkish man received a 10.5-year prison sentence for smuggling 80 migrants, including 10 children, into Germany under dangerous conditions in 11 separate instances last year, earning at least €54,000.
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32% Bias Score
Continental to Spin Off Automotive Division by 2025
Continental, a German automotive supplier, will spin off its underperforming automotive division by the end of 2025, involving 7,150 job cuts and €400 million in annual cost reductions, to create a "leaner" company focused on its profitable tire business.
Continental to Spin Off Automotive Division by 2025
Continental, a German automotive supplier, will spin off its underperforming automotive division by the end of 2025, involving 7,150 job cuts and €400 million in annual cost reductions, to create a "leaner" company focused on its profitable tire business.
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40% Bias Score
Lawyer Fined in Fuellmich Embezzlement Case
A German court fined a lawyer €4,400 for illegally recording and publishing online a conversation with Reiner Fuellmich, defendant in a €700,000 embezzlement trial; additional charges totaling over €1 million are pending, with the prosecution seeking a 3-year, 9-month sentence.
Lawyer Fined in Fuellmich Embezzlement Case
A German court fined a lawyer €4,400 for illegally recording and publishing online a conversation with Reiner Fuellmich, defendant in a €700,000 embezzlement trial; additional charges totaling over €1 million are pending, with the prosecution seeking a 3-year, 9-month sentence.
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44% Bias Score
"Hanover SPD Chair Resigns After Controversy Over Employee Social Media Monitoring"
"Following a controversy over the collection of social media posts by city employees critical of council decisions, Lars Kelich, chair of the SPD city council group in Hanover, resigned from his post and council seat, citing his responsibility for the political damage caused. Hanover's mayor called ...
"Hanover SPD Chair Resigns After Controversy Over Employee Social Media Monitoring"
"Following a controversy over the collection of social media posts by city employees critical of council decisions, Lars Kelich, chair of the SPD city council group in Hanover, resigned from his post and council seat, citing his responsibility for the political damage caused. Hanover's mayor called ...
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44% Bias Score
UK Government Centralizes Planning, Undermining Local Democracy
The UK Labour government plans to centralize planning decisions, removing local control over development and prioritizing large-scale housing projects, a move criticized as undemocratic and potentially harmful to local communities.
UK Government Centralizes Planning, Undermining Local Democracy
The UK Labour government plans to centralize planning decisions, removing local control over development and prioritizing large-scale housing projects, a move criticized as undemocratic and potentially harmful to local communities.
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68% Bias Score