December 2024
January 2025
Belfast Cathedral Forms First All-Girls Choir
St. Peter's Cathedral in Belfast launched its first all-girls choir in June 2024, addressing a historical gap and adding a unique tonal quality to its music program; the choir will perform at the Christmas midnight Mass.
Belfast Cathedral Forms First All-Girls Choir
St. Peter's Cathedral in Belfast launched its first all-girls choir in June 2024, addressing a historical gap and adding a unique tonal quality to its music program; the choir will perform at the Christmas midnight Mass.
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36% Bias Score
Verstappen Dominates 2024 Formula 1 Season
Max Verstappen secured his fourth Formula 1 world championship in 2024, achieving 14 podium finishes, 9 race wins, and leading 560 laps; other notable statistics include Fernando Alonso's 400th Grand Prix start and Lewis Hamilton's lead in places gained during races.
Verstappen Dominates 2024 Formula 1 Season
Max Verstappen secured his fourth Formula 1 world championship in 2024, achieving 14 podium finishes, 9 race wins, and leading 560 laps; other notable statistics include Fernando Alonso's 400th Grand Prix start and Lewis Hamilton's lead in places gained during races.
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28% Bias Score
Rhineland-Palatinate Christmas Sales Slightly Below 2021 Levels
Christmas sales in Rhineland-Palatinate in 2022 were slightly below the previous year, with over two-thirds of businesses dissatisfied due to factors like economic uncertainty, the rise of e-commerce and a shift towards smaller, more personalized gifts. The retail association estimates a final turno...
Rhineland-Palatinate Christmas Sales Slightly Below 2021 Levels
Christmas sales in Rhineland-Palatinate in 2022 were slightly below the previous year, with over two-thirds of businesses dissatisfied due to factors like economic uncertainty, the rise of e-commerce and a shift towards smaller, more personalized gifts. The retail association estimates a final turno...
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56% Bias Score
Russia's "Kadry" Project: Successful Job Subsidy Pilot in Khabarovsk Krai
Russia's 2025 "Kadry" national project includes a job placement subsidy program successfully piloted in Khabarovsk Krai since 2021, resulting in 369 young professionals employed this year and 1,400 since 2021, with employers receiving compensation averaging over 53,000 rubles per employee.
Russia's "Kadry" Project: Successful Job Subsidy Pilot in Khabarovsk Krai
Russia's 2025 "Kadry" national project includes a job placement subsidy program successfully piloted in Khabarovsk Krai since 2021, resulting in 369 young professionals employed this year and 1,400 since 2021, with employers receiving compensation averaging over 53,000 rubles per employee.
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52% Bias Score
Comforting Grieving Friends: Advice from Those Who Have Experienced Loss
This article presents multiple approaches to comforting grieving friends, compiled from audience responses, ranging from simple gestures of support to thoughtful messages acknowledging the depth of loss, emphasizing the inadequacy of generic condolences.
Comforting Grieving Friends: Advice from Those Who Have Experienced Loss
This article presents multiple approaches to comforting grieving friends, compiled from audience responses, ranging from simple gestures of support to thoughtful messages acknowledging the depth of loss, emphasizing the inadequacy of generic condolences.
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24% Bias Score
Hochbahn Faces Criticism over \"194,000 Leadership Conference Spending
Hamburg's Left party criticized Hochbahn's \"194,000 Euro expenditure on a two-day leadership conference in Travemünde, including \"66,000 Euro for lodging, \"84,000 Euro for external consultants, and additional costs for presentations and materials; Hochbahn denies mismanagement.
Hochbahn Faces Criticism over \"194,000 Leadership Conference Spending
Hamburg's Left party criticized Hochbahn's \"194,000 Euro expenditure on a two-day leadership conference in Travemünde, including \"66,000 Euro for lodging, \"84,000 Euro for external consultants, and additional costs for presentations and materials; Hochbahn denies mismanagement.
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52% Bias Score
Sharp Rise in Home-Schooled Children with SEND in Worcestershire
Worcestershire, England has experienced a sharp increase in home-schooled children with SEND, rising from under 50 in 2016 to nearly 300 in 2024, plus 88 with EHCPs; parents cite lack of school places and support as the reason, raising concerns about these children falling "out of sight" of the educ...
Sharp Rise in Home-Schooled Children with SEND in Worcestershire
Worcestershire, England has experienced a sharp increase in home-schooled children with SEND, rising from under 50 in 2016 to nearly 300 in 2024, plus 88 with EHCPs; parents cite lack of school places and support as the reason, raising concerns about these children falling "out of sight" of the educ...
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56% Bias Score
Record High Sick Days in Germany: Respiratory Illnesses and Mental Health Issues Top Causes.
In the first eleven months of 2023, employees insured by Germany's largest health insurer, Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), took an average of 17.7 sick days, a record high exceeding pre-pandemic levels and attributed mainly to respiratory illnesses and mental health issues, according to a TK press rele...
Record High Sick Days in Germany: Respiratory Illnesses and Mental Health Issues Top Causes.
In the first eleven months of 2023, employees insured by Germany's largest health insurer, Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), took an average of 17.7 sick days, a record high exceeding pre-pandemic levels and attributed mainly to respiratory illnesses and mental health issues, according to a TK press rele...
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44% Bias Score
Turkey's 2025 Budget: Increased Spending on Education and Health, but Growing Burden on Families
CHP deputy Ali Öztunç criticized Turkey's 2025 budget, highlighting 2.186 trillion TL for education and 1.020 trillion TL for health, while noting increased family spending on these sectors despite government budget increases and rising overall spending.
Turkey's 2025 Budget: Increased Spending on Education and Health, but Growing Burden on Families
CHP deputy Ali Öztunç criticized Turkey's 2025 budget, highlighting 2.186 trillion TL for education and 1.020 trillion TL for health, while noting increased family spending on these sectors despite government budget increases and rising overall spending.
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64% Bias Score
Zheng Qinwen Withdraws from United Cup to Focus on Australian Open
Zheng Qinwen, the 22-year-old Olympic gold medalist and world No. 5, will withdraw from the 2025 United Cup to prioritize her pre-season training for the Australian Open, leaving Gao Xinyu as China's top female player; the tournament will start on January 12, 2025.
Zheng Qinwen Withdraws from United Cup to Focus on Australian Open
Zheng Qinwen, the 22-year-old Olympic gold medalist and world No. 5, will withdraw from the 2025 United Cup to prioritize her pre-season training for the Australian Open, leaving Gao Xinyu as China's top female player; the tournament will start on January 12, 2025.
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32% Bias Score
Hochbahn Faces Criticism Over €194,000 Leadership Conference Spending
Hamburg's Left party criticized Hochbahn's new management for spending nearly €194,000 on a two-day leadership conference in Travemünde, including significant costs for external consultants and executive office renovations, prompting accusations of wasteful spending and a contrast with restrictions ...
Hochbahn Faces Criticism Over €194,000 Leadership Conference Spending
Hamburg's Left party criticized Hochbahn's new management for spending nearly €194,000 on a two-day leadership conference in Travemünde, including significant costs for external consultants and executive office renovations, prompting accusations of wasteful spending and a contrast with restrictions ...
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52% Bias Score
Turkish Mayor Stages Self-imposed House Arrest to Protest Unpaid Social Security Debts
The mayor of Ereğli Municipality, Umut Akpınar, announced a self-imposed house arrest to protest blocked bank accounts due to 40 million Turkish Lira in unpaid social security debts from the previous administration, hindering service provision.
Turkish Mayor Stages Self-imposed House Arrest to Protest Unpaid Social Security Debts
The mayor of Ereğli Municipality, Umut Akpınar, announced a self-imposed house arrest to protest blocked bank accounts due to 40 million Turkish Lira in unpaid social security debts from the previous administration, hindering service provision.
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40% Bias Score