December 2024
January 2025
Curaçao: Heavy Sentences Demanded for Murder of Royal Marechaussee Sergeant
On Curaçao, three suspects face 19-28 years for the May 31, 2024, murder of Royal Netherlands Marechaussee Sergeant Toon Brood during a home invasion; a fourth suspect faces 5 years.
Curaçao: Heavy Sentences Demanded for Murder of Royal Marechaussee Sergeant
On Curaçao, three suspects face 19-28 years for the May 31, 2024, murder of Royal Netherlands Marechaussee Sergeant Toon Brood during a home invasion; a fourth suspect faces 5 years.
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56% Bias Score
Moms Across America Fights for Food Safety Reform
Moms Across America is pushing for food industry reform, citing concerns about GMOs, toxins like glyphosate found in vaccines, and their impact on children's health; they've garnered bipartisan support, including from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Moms Across America Fights for Food Safety Reform
Moms Across America is pushing for food industry reform, citing concerns about GMOs, toxins like glyphosate found in vaccines, and their impact on children's health; they've garnered bipartisan support, including from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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64% Bias Score
France Passes Emergency Budget Law Amidst Fiscal Crisis
France enacted a temporary budget law on December 21st, ensuring essential government functions until a full 2025 budget is approved, following the censure of the previous government and the absence of a complete budget.
France Passes Emergency Budget Law Amidst Fiscal Crisis
France enacted a temporary budget law on December 21st, ensuring essential government functions until a full 2025 budget is approved, following the censure of the previous government and the absence of a complete budget.
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36% Bias Score
German Court Ruling Impacts Lufthansa-Condor Dispute
The German Federal Court of Justice ruled on December 3, 2024, that concerns of bias within the Federal Cartel Office regarding the Lufthansa-Condor Special Prorate Agreement (SPA) dispute are justified, potentially leading to a more expensive agreement or the termination of the partnership and the ...
German Court Ruling Impacts Lufthansa-Condor Dispute
The German Federal Court of Justice ruled on December 3, 2024, that concerns of bias within the Federal Cartel Office regarding the Lufthansa-Condor Special Prorate Agreement (SPA) dispute are justified, potentially leading to a more expensive agreement or the termination of the partnership and the ...
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44% Bias Score
Dutch Parliament Defies EU, Keeps Volksbank State-Owned
The Dutch Parliament voted to maintain Volksbank as a state-owned bank, defying the finance minister and potentially violating previous agreements with the European Commission requiring privatization after the 2013 financial crisis.
Dutch Parliament Defies EU, Keeps Volksbank State-Owned
The Dutch Parliament voted to maintain Volksbank as a state-owned bank, defying the finance minister and potentially violating previous agreements with the European Commission requiring privatization after the 2013 financial crisis.
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44% Bias Score
Arte Documentary Recounts the 19th-Century French Romantic Movement
Arte's 'L'Armée des romantiques' (2024) is a four-part animated documentary chronicling the 19th-century French Romantic movement, focusing on key figures like Victor Hugo, Eugène Delacroix, and Alexandre Dumas, their artistic innovations, and their impact on French society and politics.
Arte Documentary Recounts the 19th-Century French Romantic Movement
Arte's 'L'Armée des romantiques' (2024) is a four-part animated documentary chronicling the 19th-century French Romantic movement, focusing on key figures like Victor Hugo, Eugène Delacroix, and Alexandre Dumas, their artistic innovations, and their impact on French society and politics.
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44% Bias Score
Retailers Unite Against Planned Business Rate Hikes
Major British retailers are forming the Retail Jobs Alliance (RJA) to fight planned business rate increases exceeding £500,000, warning of job losses and store closures, especially in deprived areas, contradicting Labour's stated aim to level the playing field between high street and online retailer...
Retailers Unite Against Planned Business Rate Hikes
Major British retailers are forming the Retail Jobs Alliance (RJA) to fight planned business rate increases exceeding £500,000, warning of job losses and store closures, especially in deprived areas, contradicting Labour's stated aim to level the playing field between high street and online retailer...
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60% Bias Score
Teleperformance Greece Faces Accusations of Union Busting Through Contract Terminations"
In Greece, Teleperformance is accused of retaliatory contract terminations against approximately 30 union members, including its vice-president, following union demands for better wages and working conditions, prompting strikes and legal action.
Teleperformance Greece Faces Accusations of Union Busting Through Contract Terminations"
In Greece, Teleperformance is accused of retaliatory contract terminations against approximately 30 union members, including its vice-president, following union demands for better wages and working conditions, prompting strikes and legal action.
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44% Bias Score
Vancouver's Bitcoin Proposal Faces Provincial Rejection
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim proposed that the city hold Bitcoin in its reserves, a suggestion rejected by the provincial minister due to pressing issues. Public understanding of cryptocurrency is low, with concerns over risk and scams, despite Bitcoin's price increase from about $300 ten years ago to ov...
Vancouver's Bitcoin Proposal Faces Provincial Rejection
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim proposed that the city hold Bitcoin in its reserves, a suggestion rejected by the provincial minister due to pressing issues. Public understanding of cryptocurrency is low, with concerns over risk and scams, despite Bitcoin's price increase from about $300 ten years ago to ov...
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56% Bias Score
Netherlands Extends Deadline for Asylum Seeker Housing, Despite Shortfall
Dutch Minister for Asylum and Migration, Faber, will not force municipalities and provinces to provide more asylum seeker housing despite a shortfall of around 7,000 spaces from the target of 96,000; instead, she's giving them six months to find additional spaces, aiming to reach almost 90,000 place...
Netherlands Extends Deadline for Asylum Seeker Housing, Despite Shortfall
Dutch Minister for Asylum and Migration, Faber, will not force municipalities and provinces to provide more asylum seeker housing despite a shortfall of around 7,000 spaces from the target of 96,000; instead, she's giving them six months to find additional spaces, aiming to reach almost 90,000 place...
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36% Bias Score
NPR's Tiny Desk 2024: A Curated Selection of Diverse Concerts
NPR's Tiny Desk series featured over 120 diverse concerts in 2024, with ten team members selecting favorites including Argentine artists Ca7riel y Paco Amoroso, rapper Doechii, and legendary singer Chaka Khan, showcasing a range of musical styles and career stages.
NPR's Tiny Desk 2024: A Curated Selection of Diverse Concerts
NPR's Tiny Desk series featured over 120 diverse concerts in 2024, with ten team members selecting favorites including Argentine artists Ca7riel y Paco Amoroso, rapper Doechii, and legendary singer Chaka Khan, showcasing a range of musical styles and career stages.
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20% Bias Score
Bulgaria's Belene Memorial Seeks International Recognition
The Belene Memorial in Bulgaria seeks international recognition to restore a former communist prison camp, where approximately 15,000 people were imprisoned from 1949-1989, facing challenges including limited government support and societal silence on the topic.
Bulgaria's Belene Memorial Seeks International Recognition
The Belene Memorial in Bulgaria seeks international recognition to restore a former communist prison camp, where approximately 15,000 people were imprisoned from 1949-1989, facing challenges including limited government support and societal silence on the topic.
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44% Bias Score