December 2024
January 2025
Volkswagen Averts Strikes with 35,000 Job Cut Deal
Volkswagen and German unions reached a deal to avert strikes, involving over 35,000 future job cuts and capacity reductions but avoiding immediate site closures or layoffs, after 70 grueling hours of negotiation.
Volkswagen Averts Strikes with 35,000 Job Cut Deal
Volkswagen and German unions reached a deal to avert strikes, involving over 35,000 future job cuts and capacity reductions but avoiding immediate site closures or layoffs, after 70 grueling hours of negotiation.
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48% Bias Score
Trump Threatens EU Tariffs Over Energy Trade Deficit
President-elect Trump threatened increased tariffs on the European Union unless they significantly increase their purchases of American oil and gas to offset the trade deficit; this adds to market uncertainty and could worsen global inflation.
Trump Threatens EU Tariffs Over Energy Trade Deficit
President-elect Trump threatened increased tariffs on the European Union unless they significantly increase their purchases of American oil and gas to offset the trade deficit; this adds to market uncertainty and could worsen global inflation.
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48% Bias Score
Trump Threatens EU Tariffs Over Energy Imports
President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on the European Union unless they increase purchases of American oil and gas to narrow the trade gap; this adds to existing economic uncertainty.
Trump Threatens EU Tariffs Over Energy Imports
President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on the European Union unless they increase purchases of American oil and gas to narrow the trade gap; this adds to existing economic uncertainty.
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48% Bias Score
Musk's AfD Endorsement Stirs German Election Controversy
Elon Musk endorsed Germany's far-right AfD party on his social media platform X on Friday, potentially influencing the upcoming February 23rd elections; mainstream parties have rejected coalition with the AfD; the German government noted the statement.
Musk's AfD Endorsement Stirs German Election Controversy
Elon Musk endorsed Germany's far-right AfD party on his social media platform X on Friday, potentially influencing the upcoming February 23rd elections; mainstream parties have rejected coalition with the AfD; the German government noted the statement.
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60% Bias Score
Volkswagen Averts Layoffs in 70-Hour Union Deal
Following two days of strikes by 100,000 workers, the IG Metall union and Volkswagen reached a 70-hour wage agreement preventing plant closures, layoffs, and salary cuts until 2030; failure to renew the agreement by then will cost Volkswagen €1 billion.
Volkswagen Averts Layoffs in 70-Hour Union Deal
Following two days of strikes by 100,000 workers, the IG Metall union and Volkswagen reached a 70-hour wage agreement preventing plant closures, layoffs, and salary cuts until 2030; failure to renew the agreement by then will cost Volkswagen €1 billion.
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44% Bias Score
Italian Court Acquits Salvini in Migrant Ship Case
An Italian court acquitted Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini of charges related to the 2019 detention of over 100 migrants aboard a rescue ship, highlighting the ongoing tension between national immigration policies and humanitarian law.
Italian Court Acquits Salvini in Migrant Ship Case
An Italian court acquitted Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini of charges related to the 2019 detention of over 100 migrants aboard a rescue ship, highlighting the ongoing tension between national immigration policies and humanitarian law.
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44% Bias Score
Venezuelan Opposition Politician Leaves Argentinian Embassy, Cooperates with Authorities
Venezuelan opposition politician Fernando Martínez Mottola, who had been granted asylum in the Argentinian embassy in Caracas since March, presented himself to the Venezuelan Public Ministry on Friday to testify about accusations of involvement in violent acts, leaving the diplomatic building on Thu...
Venezuelan Opposition Politician Leaves Argentinian Embassy, Cooperates with Authorities
Venezuelan opposition politician Fernando Martínez Mottola, who had been granted asylum in the Argentinian embassy in Caracas since March, presented himself to the Venezuelan Public Ministry on Friday to testify about accusations of involvement in violent acts, leaving the diplomatic building on Thu...
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48% Bias Score
FDA Approves First Prescription Drug for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
The FDA approved Zepbound, a GLP-1 receptor agonist, as the first prescription drug for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea in obese patients; clinical trials showed significant improvements in breathing disruptions and weight loss (18-20%), potentially impacting the 30 million Americans with...
FDA Approves First Prescription Drug for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
The FDA approved Zepbound, a GLP-1 receptor agonist, as the first prescription drug for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea in obese patients; clinical trials showed significant improvements in breathing disruptions and weight loss (18-20%), potentially impacting the 30 million Americans with...
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44% Bias Score
Vehicle Rams into Magdeburg Christmas Market, Multiple Injuries
On December 9th, 2023, a Saudi Arabian doctor drove a car into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, injuring multiple people; the motive is currently under investigation.
Vehicle Rams into Magdeburg Christmas Market, Multiple Injuries
On December 9th, 2023, a Saudi Arabian doctor drove a car into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, injuring multiple people; the motive is currently under investigation.
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56% Bias Score
Salvini Acquitted in Migrant Ship Standoff Case
A Sicilian court acquitted Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini of kidnapping charges stemming from a 2019 incident where he blocked a rescue ship carrying 147 migrants from docking in Lampedusa, despite accusations of human rights violations and a lengthy legal battle.
Salvini Acquitted in Migrant Ship Standoff Case
A Sicilian court acquitted Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini of kidnapping charges stemming from a 2019 incident where he blocked a rescue ship carrying 147 migrants from docking in Lampedusa, despite accusations of human rights violations and a lengthy legal battle.
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52% Bias Score
Slovakia Condemns Ukraine's Halt of Russian Gas Transit
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico sharply criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to end Russian gas transit through Ukraine after 2024, warning of economic consequences for Slovakia and the EU, while Zelenskyy argued that allowing this transit would fund Russia's war effor...
Slovakia Condemns Ukraine's Halt of Russian Gas Transit
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico sharply criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to end Russian gas transit through Ukraine after 2024, warning of economic consequences for Slovakia and the EU, while Zelenskyy argued that allowing this transit would fund Russia's war effor...
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56% Bias Score
Trump Threatens EU with Tariffs Over Trade Deficit
President-elect Donald Trump threatened the EU with tariffs due to a $202.5 billion trade deficit in 2022, demanding increased oil and gas purchases or facing sanctions; this follows similar threats against Canada, Mexico, and China, potentially impacting global trade and contrasting with the EU's r...
Trump Threatens EU with Tariffs Over Trade Deficit
President-elect Donald Trump threatened the EU with tariffs due to a $202.5 billion trade deficit in 2022, demanding increased oil and gas purchases or facing sanctions; this follows similar threats against Canada, Mexico, and China, potentially impacting global trade and contrasting with the EU's r...
Progress
56% Bias Score