December 2024
January 2025
Scotland to Jail Polluters' Bosses: Ecocide Bill Advances
A proposed Ecocide Prevention Bill in Scotland, backed by over 30 MSPs, could see company bosses jailed for up to 20 years for causing major environmental harm, making Scotland the first UK region with such a law.
Scotland to Jail Polluters' Bosses: Ecocide Bill Advances
A proposed Ecocide Prevention Bill in Scotland, backed by over 30 MSPs, could see company bosses jailed for up to 20 years for causing major environmental harm, making Scotland the first UK region with such a law.
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40% Bias Score
France Averts Government Shutdown with Emergency Budget Law
France's outgoing government will pass a short-term law on December 11th to prevent a government shutdown after a no-confidence vote blocked the 2025 budget; the law temporarily maintains essential financial operations until a new budget is approved.
France Averts Government Shutdown with Emergency Budget Law
France's outgoing government will pass a short-term law on December 11th to prevent a government shutdown after a no-confidence vote blocked the 2025 budget; the law temporarily maintains essential financial operations until a new budget is approved.
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36% Bias Score
Celtic's Defensive Transformation Fuels Champions League Success
Celtic's Champions League campaign shows a dramatic improvement from last season's elimination with four points to their current nine points after six games, highlighting strengthened defense and a more pragmatic approach leading to a strong position for qualification to the knockout stages.
Celtic's Defensive Transformation Fuels Champions League Success
Celtic's Champions League campaign shows a dramatic improvement from last season's elimination with four points to their current nine points after six games, highlighting strengthened defense and a more pragmatic approach leading to a strong position for qualification to the knockout stages.
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24% Bias Score
France's Energy Policy Under Fire: Instability and Insufficient Subsidies Hamper Green Transition
Anne Lapierre, head of Bracewell's Paris office, criticizes France's inadequate energy policy, highlighting its failure to protect businesses from high energy costs and develop a hydrogen market due to political uncertainty and insufficient subsidies, urging immediate policy changes to avoid falling...
France's Energy Policy Under Fire: Instability and Insufficient Subsidies Hamper Green Transition
Anne Lapierre, head of Bracewell's Paris office, criticizes France's inadequate energy policy, highlighting its failure to protect businesses from high energy costs and develop a hydrogen market due to political uncertainty and insufficient subsidies, urging immediate policy changes to avoid falling...
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44% Bias Score
French Senate Passes Social Security Budget Amidst Ruling Coalition Rift
The French Senate approved the 2025 Social Security budget, but Macronist senators abstained due to disagreement over €3 billion in employer contribution relief cuts, creating tension within the ruling coalition and threatening the government's broader agenda before a crucial joint committee meeting...
French Senate Passes Social Security Budget Amidst Ruling Coalition Rift
The French Senate approved the 2025 Social Security budget, but Macronist senators abstained due to disagreement over €3 billion in employer contribution relief cuts, creating tension within the ruling coalition and threatening the government's broader agenda before a crucial joint committee meeting...
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60% Bias Score
Brutal 1841 Murder Leads to Breaking-on-the-Wheel Execution in Germany
Rudolph Kühnapfel murdered the Bishop of Frauenburg and his housekeeper in 1841, stealing valuables before being executed via breaking on the wheel, a medieval punishment reflecting the era's extreme violence and public spectacle of executions.
Brutal 1841 Murder Leads to Breaking-on-the-Wheel Execution in Germany
Rudolph Kühnapfel murdered the Bishop of Frauenburg and his housekeeper in 1841, stealing valuables before being executed via breaking on the wheel, a medieval punishment reflecting the era's extreme violence and public spectacle of executions.
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32% Bias Score
"Stonehaven Derailment Inquiry to Begin January 29th"
"A preliminary hearing for a fatal accident inquiry into the Stonehaven train derailment, which killed three people in August 2020 after a landslide caused a derailment, will be held on January 29th. Network Rail admitted to safety failings and was fined £6.7 million."
"Stonehaven Derailment Inquiry to Begin January 29th"
"A preliminary hearing for a fatal accident inquiry into the Stonehaven train derailment, which killed three people in August 2020 after a landslide caused a derailment, will be held on January 29th. Network Rail admitted to safety failings and was fined £6.7 million."
Progress
16% Bias Score
European NGOs Challenge Glyphosate Authorization Renewal in EU Court
European NGOs, including PAN Europe, ClientEarth, and Générations Futures, filed a lawsuit with the European Court of Justice on December 11, 2023, challenging the European Commission's November 2023 decision to extend the authorization of the controversial herbicide glyphosate until 2033, citing co...
European NGOs Challenge Glyphosate Authorization Renewal in EU Court
European NGOs, including PAN Europe, ClientEarth, and Générations Futures, filed a lawsuit with the European Court of Justice on December 11, 2023, challenging the European Commission's November 2023 decision to extend the authorization of the controversial herbicide glyphosate until 2033, citing co...
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40% Bias Score
Contradictory Polygenic Risk Scores Question Personalized Medicine's Future
A recent JAMA study revealed contradictory results from nearly fifty polygenic risk scores for coronary artery diseases, questioning their reliability for predicting genetic predispositions and impacting personalized medicine approaches.
Contradictory Polygenic Risk Scores Question Personalized Medicine's Future
A recent JAMA study revealed contradictory results from nearly fifty polygenic risk scores for coronary artery diseases, questioning their reliability for predicting genetic predispositions and impacting personalized medicine approaches.
Progress
56% Bias Score
French Executive Compensation Lags Behind Inflation, Impacting Purchasing Power
A recent study by Apec reveals that despite a record 60% of French executives receiving salary increases in 2024, median executive compensation has increased less than inflation since 2019, resulting in decreased purchasing power for over 60% of executives, with a persistent gender pay gap.
French Executive Compensation Lags Behind Inflation, Impacting Purchasing Power
A recent study by Apec reveals that despite a record 60% of French executives receiving salary increases in 2024, median executive compensation has increased less than inflation since 2019, resulting in decreased purchasing power for over 60% of executives, with a persistent gender pay gap.
Progress
48% Bias Score
AI Improves Weather Forecasting Accuracy
DeepMind's AI model, GenCast, outperforms traditional methods in medium-range weather forecasting by achieving 97% accuracy across 1320 atmospheric variables, generating 15-day global forecasts in eight minutes, but a German Weather Service expert highlights limitations in replicating complex weathe...
AI Improves Weather Forecasting Accuracy
DeepMind's AI model, GenCast, outperforms traditional methods in medium-range weather forecasting by achieving 97% accuracy across 1320 atmospheric variables, generating 15-day global forecasts in eight minutes, but a German Weather Service expert highlights limitations in replicating complex weathe...
Progress
44% Bias Score
"Bavaria Reports Strong Refugee Employment Growth, But Challenges Remain"
"By May 2024, almost 84,000 refugees from eight main asylum source countries held jobs in Bavaria—a more than sixfold increase since 2013; Ukrainian employment also surged, reaching 36,300, the highest among German states, with over 11,800 finding jobs in 2024 alone; however, significant challenges,...
"Bavaria Reports Strong Refugee Employment Growth, But Challenges Remain"
"By May 2024, almost 84,000 refugees from eight main asylum source countries held jobs in Bavaria—a more than sixfold increase since 2013; Ukrainian employment also surged, reaching 36,300, the highest among German states, with over 11,800 finding jobs in 2024 alone; however, significant challenges,...
Progress
36% Bias Score