January 2025
February 2025
Bafin Warns of Rising Cyber and Climate Risks to German Financial Sector
Germany's financial regulator, Bafin, is urging banks and insurers to enhance their cybersecurity measures and climate risk assessments in response to a surge in IT incidents (258 in the first three quarters of 2024), the escalating climate crisis, and Germany's economic downturn, anticipating a ris...
Bafin Warns of Rising Cyber and Climate Risks to German Financial Sector
Germany's financial regulator, Bafin, is urging banks and insurers to enhance their cybersecurity measures and climate risk assessments in response to a surge in IT incidents (258 in the first three quarters of 2024), the escalating climate crisis, and Germany's economic downturn, anticipating a ris...
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24% Bias Score
DNA Match Leads to Arrest in 40-Year-Old Rape Case
Michael Martin, 69, a former neighbor, has been charged with two counts of rape and other offenses against Jessie Grace Lauder in 1981 and 1983 in Newport, Australia, after a DNA match linked him to the cold case.
DNA Match Leads to Arrest in 40-Year-Old Rape Case
Michael Martin, 69, a former neighbor, has been charged with two counts of rape and other offenses against Jessie Grace Lauder in 1981 and 1983 in Newport, Australia, after a DNA match linked him to the cold case.
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44% Bias Score
High-Street Exodus: Major Brands Abandon London's Oxford Street
Facing dwindling foot traffic and poor retail performance, major fashion brands are leaving London's Oxford Street, highlighting the broader decline of UK high streets and the need for regeneration efforts.
High-Street Exodus: Major Brands Abandon London's Oxford Street
Facing dwindling foot traffic and poor retail performance, major fashion brands are leaving London's Oxford Street, highlighting the broader decline of UK high streets and the need for regeneration efforts.
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52% Bias Score
Frasers Group Takes Nearly 5% Stake in Struggling THG
Frasers Group purchased nearly 4.8% of THG, a British e-commerce company facing financial difficulties since its 2021 IPO, after THG demerged its tech unit to cut costs and reported plans to resume growth this year. This follows Frasers' previous investments of £10 million in THG and the purchase of...
Frasers Group Takes Nearly 5% Stake in Struggling THG
Frasers Group purchased nearly 4.8% of THG, a British e-commerce company facing financial difficulties since its 2021 IPO, after THG demerged its tech unit to cut costs and reported plans to resume growth this year. This follows Frasers' previous investments of £10 million in THG and the purchase of...
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44% Bias Score
Spain to Reduce Maximum Workweek to 37.5 Hours
Spain's government is fast-tracking a bill to reduce the maximum workweek to 37.5 hours by December 31, 2025, including provisions for part-time contracts and digital disconnection rights, following an agreement with unions but excluding the CEOE.
Spain to Reduce Maximum Workweek to 37.5 Hours
Spain's government is fast-tracking a bill to reduce the maximum workweek to 37.5 hours by December 31, 2025, including provisions for part-time contracts and digital disconnection rights, following an agreement with unions but excluding the CEOE.
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36% Bias Score
Turkey's Public Debt: Hidden Risks and the Critical Year of 2025
Dr. Coşkun Cangöz warns that Turkey's public debt, while appearing manageable due to exchange rate dynamics, carries significant risks due to high foreign currency debt and variable interest rates, making 2025 a crucial year for economic program success, with inflation and exchange rate stability be...
Turkey's Public Debt: Hidden Risks and the Critical Year of 2025
Dr. Coşkun Cangöz warns that Turkey's public debt, while appearing manageable due to exchange rate dynamics, carries significant risks due to high foreign currency debt and variable interest rates, making 2025 a crucial year for economic program success, with inflation and exchange rate stability be...
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40% Bias Score
UK Competition Regulator Aims for Faster Merger Reviews to Boost Investment
Doug Gurr, former Amazon UK boss, was appointed interim chair of the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), promising faster merger investigations to stimulate business investment, a move criticized by some due to his background.
UK Competition Regulator Aims for Faster Merger Reviews to Boost Investment
Doug Gurr, former Amazon UK boss, was appointed interim chair of the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), promising faster merger investigations to stimulate business investment, a move criticized by some due to his background.
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40% Bias Score
VGHF Launches Searchable Archive of Video Game Magazines
The Video Game History Foundation launched a searchable online archive of 1,500 out-of-print American video game magazines and related materials on January 30th, providing valuable historical context for video game research and study.
VGHF Launches Searchable Archive of Video Game Magazines
The Video Game History Foundation launched a searchable online archive of 1,500 out-of-print American video game magazines and related materials on January 30th, providing valuable historical context for video game research and study.
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48% Bias Score
Green Party's Struggle to Counter Rising Radical Right
The Green Party of England and Wales faces challenges in effectively countering the rising influence of the radical right despite recent electoral gains, due to their perceived 'niceness', ineffective social media presence, and insufficient focus on class politics.
Green Party's Struggle to Counter Rising Radical Right
The Green Party of England and Wales faces challenges in effectively countering the rising influence of the radical right despite recent electoral gains, due to their perceived 'niceness', ineffective social media presence, and insufficient focus on class politics.
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64% Bias Score
UK Pension Anxiety: Half of Over-55s Fear Savings Won't Last
A new study finds that half of over-55s in the UK are worried about outliving their pension savings, revealing concerns about defined contribution schemes and the need for additional income sources beyond the state pension.
UK Pension Anxiety: Half of Over-55s Fear Savings Won't Last
A new study finds that half of over-55s in the UK are worried about outliving their pension savings, revealing concerns about defined contribution schemes and the need for additional income sources beyond the state pension.
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40% Bias Score
Spain Reaches Record Low in Early School Leaving, but Lags Behind EU
Spain's early school-leaving rate hit a record low of 13% in 2024, down from 13.7% in 2023, due to higher parental education and successful vocational training programs; however, Spain still lags behind the EU average.
Spain Reaches Record Low in Early School Leaving, but Lags Behind EU
Spain's early school-leaving rate hit a record low of 13% in 2024, down from 13.7% in 2023, due to higher parental education and successful vocational training programs; however, Spain still lags behind the EU average.
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44% Bias Score
Spain's Cancer Cases Rise 20 Percent, Mortality Decreases
Spain's estimated 296,103 cancer diagnoses in 2025 show a 20 percent increase over the past decade, with colon, breast, lung, prostate, and bladder cancers most prevalent; decreased mortality reflects improved treatments and prevention, while rising lung cancer in women is linked to increased tobacc...
Spain's Cancer Cases Rise 20 Percent, Mortality Decreases
Spain's estimated 296,103 cancer diagnoses in 2025 show a 20 percent increase over the past decade, with colon, breast, lung, prostate, and bladder cancers most prevalent; decreased mortality reflects improved treatments and prevention, while rising lung cancer in women is linked to increased tobacc...
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40% Bias Score