December 2024
January 2025
Croatia's Presidential Election: Milanović Faces Runoff After Close Race
In Croatia's January 1st presidential election, incumbent leftist Zoran Milanović faces government-backed Dragan Primorac; Milanović's anti-Western stance on Ukraine contrasts with Primorac's pro-Western views, with a runoff likely on January 12th if neither wins over 50% of the vote.
Croatia's Presidential Election: Milanović Faces Runoff After Close Race
In Croatia's January 1st presidential election, incumbent leftist Zoran Milanović faces government-backed Dragan Primorac; Milanović's anti-Western stance on Ukraine contrasts with Primorac's pro-Western views, with a runoff likely on January 12th if neither wins over 50% of the vote.
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52% Bias Score
France Awards Contracts for Two Large-Scale Floating Offshore Wind Farms
France awarded contracts for two large-scale floating offshore wind farms in the Mediterranean Sea, one off Occitanie and the other off Fos-sur-Mer, with investments exceeding €1.8 billion, aiming to increase renewable energy capacity and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
France Awards Contracts for Two Large-Scale Floating Offshore Wind Farms
France awarded contracts for two large-scale floating offshore wind farms in the Mediterranean Sea, one off Occitanie and the other off Fos-sur-Mer, with investments exceeding €1.8 billion, aiming to increase renewable energy capacity and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
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36% Bias Score
German Insurance Delays Assistive Device for Disabled Child
Korbinian, a nonverbal child in Germany, was denied a replacement speech computer by his insurance company despite a doctor's prescription, highlighting systemic issues faced by families of disabled children in accessing necessary assistive devices, despite ongoing political efforts for reform.
German Insurance Delays Assistive Device for Disabled Child
Korbinian, a nonverbal child in Germany, was denied a replacement speech computer by his insurance company despite a doctor's prescription, highlighting systemic issues faced by families of disabled children in accessing necessary assistive devices, despite ongoing political efforts for reform.
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60% Bias Score
Security Risks Rise with Expansion of German Offshore Wind Energy"
Germany's approximately 1600 offshore wind turbines face growing security threats, including potential sabotage and espionage, as evidenced by recent damage to Baltic Sea cables and increased unauthorized vessel activity near wind farms; while individual turbine attacks are less likely, damage to po...
Security Risks Rise with Expansion of German Offshore Wind Energy"
Germany's approximately 1600 offshore wind turbines face growing security threats, including potential sabotage and espionage, as evidenced by recent damage to Baltic Sea cables and increased unauthorized vessel activity near wind farms; while individual turbine attacks are less likely, damage to po...
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40% Bias Score
Data Breach Exposes Location Data of 800,000 VW Electric Vehicles
A data breach at VW's Cariad exposed location data of 800,000 electric vehicles and contact information of their owners due to a software flaw in an Amazon cloud server, allowing access to precise location data of 460,000 vehicles for months; VW claims the issue is resolved and no sensitive data was...
Data Breach Exposes Location Data of 800,000 VW Electric Vehicles
A data breach at VW's Cariad exposed location data of 800,000 electric vehicles and contact information of their owners due to a software flaw in an Amazon cloud server, allowing access to precise location data of 460,000 vehicles for months; VW claims the issue is resolved and no sensitive data was...
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40% Bias Score
German Hiring Freezes Amidst Economic Crisis
German businesses are drastically reducing hiring plans, reaching the lowest point in four and a half years due to a combination of weak orders and economic crisis; concurrently, insolvencies rose by 12.6 percent in November.
German Hiring Freezes Amidst Economic Crisis
German businesses are drastically reducing hiring plans, reaching the lowest point in four and a half years due to a combination of weak orders and economic crisis; concurrently, insolvencies rose by 12.6 percent in November.
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44% Bias Score
Paris Tourism Booms After Olympics and Notre-Dame Reopening
Post-Olympic Paris sees a tourism boom, with hotel bookings surging nearly 70% during the Christmas holidays, driven by the Games' global reach and Notre-Dame's reopening, attracting 1.3 million international air arrivals (Nov 1st-Dec 8th).
Paris Tourism Booms After Olympics and Notre-Dame Reopening
Post-Olympic Paris sees a tourism boom, with hotel bookings surging nearly 70% during the Christmas holidays, driven by the Games' global reach and Notre-Dame's reopening, attracting 1.3 million international air arrivals (Nov 1st-Dec 8th).
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48% Bias Score
German Economy Faces Deep Crisis Amidst Job Cuts and Production Decline
A recent study reveals a pessimistic outlook for the German economy in 2024 and 2025, with 31 of 49 industry associations reporting worsening conditions, job losses anticipated, and major companies expecting revenue and profit declines; the automotive industry's struggles are highlighted as a key fa...
German Economy Faces Deep Crisis Amidst Job Cuts and Production Decline
A recent study reveals a pessimistic outlook for the German economy in 2024 and 2025, with 31 of 49 industry associations reporting worsening conditions, job losses anticipated, and major companies expecting revenue and profit declines; the automotive industry's struggles are highlighted as a key fa...
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60% Bias Score
German Mother Arrested for Murder of Two Children
A 39-year-old German mother was arrested for the murder of her six and seven-year-old children in their home on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day; a concerned acquaintance discovered the scene and called emergency services.
German Mother Arrested for Murder of Two Children
A 39-year-old German mother was arrested for the murder of her six and seven-year-old children in their home on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day; a concerned acquaintance discovered the scene and called emergency services.
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28% Bias Score
Argentine Gendarme Arrested in Venezuela, Exacerbating Diplomatic Tensions
A 33-year-old Argentine gendarme, Nahuel Agustin Gallo, was arrested in Venezuela on December 8th for alleged involvement in a plot to destabilize the country, further straining already tense relations between Argentina and Venezuela.
Argentine Gendarme Arrested in Venezuela, Exacerbating Diplomatic Tensions
A 33-year-old Argentine gendarme, Nahuel Agustin Gallo, was arrested in Venezuela on December 8th for alleged involvement in a plot to destabilize the country, further straining already tense relations between Argentina and Venezuela.
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64% Bias Score
Poland's New Government Seeks EU Reconciliation Amidst Internal Challenges
Poland's new liberal-conservative coalition government, led by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, aims to improve its relationship with the EU after years of conflict with the previous PiS government, focusing on defense and migration while facing internal political challenges and an upcoming presid...
Poland's New Government Seeks EU Reconciliation Amidst Internal Challenges
Poland's new liberal-conservative coalition government, led by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, aims to improve its relationship with the EU after years of conflict with the previous PiS government, focusing on defense and migration while facing internal political challenges and an upcoming presid...
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48% Bias Score
Germany Seeks to Eliminate Healthcare Appointment Disparities
Germany's dual health insurance system faces criticism for unequal access to healthcare appointments, with publicly insured individuals experiencing significantly longer wait times than privately insured individuals; proposed solutions include prioritizing medical necessity in scheduling and creatin...
Germany Seeks to Eliminate Healthcare Appointment Disparities
Germany's dual health insurance system faces criticism for unequal access to healthcare appointments, with publicly insured individuals experiencing significantly longer wait times than privately insured individuals; proposed solutions include prioritizing medical necessity in scheduling and creatin...
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52% Bias Score