December 2024
January 2025
Val Kilmer's Voice and Cancer Battle Mirrored in \"Top Gun: Maverick\"
Val Kilmer, celebrating his 65th birthday, reprised his role as Iceman in \"Top Gun: Maverick\", powerfully mirroring his real-life battle with throat cancer and subsequent voice loss, which he is now partially restoring with AI technology.
Val Kilmer's Voice and Cancer Battle Mirrored in \"Top Gun: Maverick\"
Val Kilmer, celebrating his 65th birthday, reprised his role as Iceman in \"Top Gun: Maverick\", powerfully mirroring his real-life battle with throat cancer and subsequent voice loss, which he is now partially restoring with AI technology.
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24% Bias Score
Surge in German Railway Graffiti Vandalism Costs 12 Million Euros in 2024
By October 2024, German railway reported 16,601 graffiti incidents nationwide, costing roughly 12 million euros annually; Berlin (1,866), Munich (843), and Frankfurt (233) were the hardest hit, while cleanup costs reach 30,000 euros per train.
Surge in German Railway Graffiti Vandalism Costs 12 Million Euros in 2024
By October 2024, German railway reported 16,601 graffiti incidents nationwide, costing roughly 12 million euros annually; Berlin (1,866), Munich (843), and Frankfurt (233) were the hardest hit, while cleanup costs reach 30,000 euros per train.
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52% Bias Score
Welsh Ambulance Service Declares Critical Incident Amidst Unprecedented Demand
On January 1, 2024, the Welsh Ambulance Service declared a critical incident due to over 340 unanswered 999 calls and more than 90 ambulances waiting to handover patients, causing significant delays and impacting patient care, attributed to increased demand and handover delays.
Welsh Ambulance Service Declares Critical Incident Amidst Unprecedented Demand
On January 1, 2024, the Welsh Ambulance Service declared a critical incident due to over 340 unanswered 999 calls and more than 90 ambulances waiting to handover patients, causing significant delays and impacting patient care, attributed to increased demand and handover delays.
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40% Bias Score
Mexico to Increase IEPS Tax by 4.5%, Raising Prices on Goods"
Mexico's IEPS tax will rise 4.5% from January 1, 2025, increasing prices of gasoline, diesel, soft drinks, and cigarettes; this follows 4.55% inflation in November 2024 (INEGI), and tax breaks on food and energy will end.
Mexico to Increase IEPS Tax by 4.5%, Raising Prices on Goods"
Mexico's IEPS tax will rise 4.5% from January 1, 2025, increasing prices of gasoline, diesel, soft drinks, and cigarettes; this follows 4.55% inflation in November 2024 (INEGI), and tax breaks on food and energy will end.
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36% Bias Score
CriteriaCaixa's ACS Investment Yields 23.9% Return in Seven Months
CriteriaCaixa's €983 million investment in ACS has yielded a 23.9% return in seven months, driven by ACS's large contract wins and strategic focus on infrastructure, although other Criteria investments have fared less well.
CriteriaCaixa's ACS Investment Yields 23.9% Return in Seven Months
CriteriaCaixa's €983 million investment in ACS has yielded a 23.9% return in seven months, driven by ACS's large contract wins and strategic focus on infrastructure, although other Criteria investments have fared less well.
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44% Bias Score
Spain Allows Early Pension Withdrawals: €64 Billion Accessible
In Spain, starting January 1, 2025, individuals can withdraw funds from their pension plans after a 10-year contribution period, impacting €64 billion (half the total) and potentially altering the long-term savings structure.
Spain Allows Early Pension Withdrawals: €64 Billion Accessible
In Spain, starting January 1, 2025, individuals can withdraw funds from their pension plans after a 10-year contribution period, impacting €64 billion (half the total) and potentially altering the long-term savings structure.
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60% Bias Score
Muti's Final Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert Emphasizes Peace Amidst Budget Cuts
Riccardo Muti will conduct the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Concert on January 1st, 2025, broadcasting globally on 93 TV stations, focusing on Johann Strauss's 200th birthday and featuring the first female composer in the concert's history, Constanze Geiger, while criticizing government cultural...
Muti's Final Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert Emphasizes Peace Amidst Budget Cuts
Riccardo Muti will conduct the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Concert on January 1st, 2025, broadcasting globally on 93 TV stations, focusing on Johann Strauss's 200th birthday and featuring the first female composer in the concert's history, Constanze Geiger, while criticizing government cultural...
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36% Bias Score
NHS Ombudsman Criticizes CQC for Failure in Investigating Child's Death
The NHS ombudsman criticized the CQC for failing to properly investigate the death of a five-year-old boy in a Surrey children's home, which was found to be caused by a loose cot bumper, leading to accusations of a cover-up by the care provider and highlighting systemic failures within health sector...
NHS Ombudsman Criticizes CQC for Failure in Investigating Child's Death
The NHS ombudsman criticized the CQC for failing to properly investigate the death of a five-year-old boy in a Surrey children's home, which was found to be caused by a loose cot bumper, leading to accusations of a cover-up by the care provider and highlighting systemic failures within health sector...
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52% Bias Score
Royal Family's Legacy in Combating Homelessness
Prince William's focus on homelessness follows his mother Diana's and grandmother Queen Elizabeth II's examples, with the Queen visiting homeless shelters in Hungary in 1993 and Crisis in London in 1999, meeting residents and underscoring the royal family's long-standing concern for this issue.
Royal Family's Legacy in Combating Homelessness
Prince William's focus on homelessness follows his mother Diana's and grandmother Queen Elizabeth II's examples, with the Queen visiting homeless shelters in Hungary in 1993 and Crisis in London in 1999, meeting residents and underscoring the royal family's long-standing concern for this issue.
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28% Bias Score
Bağcıoğlu Proposes Solutions to Boost Turkish Armed Forces Morale
CHP Deputy Chairman Yankı Bağcıoğlu proposed solutions to address Turkish Armed Forces personnel issues, including improved housing, compensation adjustments, fairer promotions, and a depoliticized early retirement process, emphasizing their importance for national security.
Bağcıoğlu Proposes Solutions to Boost Turkish Armed Forces Morale
CHP Deputy Chairman Yankı Bağcıoğlu proposed solutions to address Turkish Armed Forces personnel issues, including improved housing, compensation adjustments, fairer promotions, and a depoliticized early retirement process, emphasizing their importance for national security.
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44% Bias Score
Spain's Government Plans 2025 Housing Push Amidst Judicial Challenges
Spain's President Pedro Sánchez's press conference revealed positive economic data, but judicial issues have shifted the political focus; the government plans a 2025 initiative focusing on housing and a commemoration of Franco's death to counter this.
Spain's Government Plans 2025 Housing Push Amidst Judicial Challenges
Spain's President Pedro Sánchez's press conference revealed positive economic data, but judicial issues have shifted the political focus; the government plans a 2025 initiative focusing on housing and a commemoration of Franco's death to counter this.
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56% Bias Score
Spain's Economic Success Amidst Political Instability
Despite political chaos in Spain's Congress, the country's economy thrives due to a highly skilled workforce excelling in export services and competition among autonomous communities that drive innovation and efficiency.
Spain's Economic Success Amidst Political Instability
Despite political chaos in Spain's Congress, the country's economy thrives due to a highly skilled workforce excelling in export services and competition among autonomous communities that drive innovation and efficiency.
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52% Bias Score