January 2025
February 2025
Peat-Free Potting Soil: Environmental Benefits and Gardening Adjustments
German gardeners are encouraged to switch to peat-free potting soil to reduce carbon emissions from peat extraction, a non-renewable and significant CO2 source; however, peat-free soil requires more frequent watering and fertilization.
Peat-Free Potting Soil: Environmental Benefits and Gardening Adjustments
German gardeners are encouraged to switch to peat-free potting soil to reduce carbon emissions from peat extraction, a non-renewable and significant CO2 source; however, peat-free soil requires more frequent watering and fertilization.
Progress
40% Bias Score
FC Twente Edges Besiktas, Advances in Europa League
FC Twente defeated Besiktas 1-0 in a Europa League group stage match on November 24th, securing a knockout round berth, with Daan Rots scoring the winning goal in the 75th minute.
FC Twente Edges Besiktas, Advances in Europa League
FC Twente defeated Besiktas 1-0 in a Europa League group stage match on November 24th, securing a knockout round berth, with Daan Rots scoring the winning goal in the 75th minute.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Germany Pilots Faster Asylum Seeker Transfer Process at Austrian Border
Germany and Austria are piloting a new process at their shared border to speed up the return of asylum seekers to the EU country responsible for their case, addressing a low transfer rate (5,827 of 74,583 requests in 2024).
Germany Pilots Faster Asylum Seeker Transfer Process at Austrian Border
Germany and Austria are piloting a new process at their shared border to speed up the return of asylum seekers to the EU country responsible for their case, addressing a low transfer rate (5,827 of 74,583 requests in 2024).
Progress
36% Bias Score
Isapres Begin Returning Surplus Funds to Users in Late January 2025
Chilean private health insurers (isapres) started returning surplus funds to users in late January 2025, after a 2024 Supreme Court ruling on overcharges and subsequent legislation, with the returned money usable only for medical expenses.
Isapres Begin Returning Surplus Funds to Users in Late January 2025
Chilean private health insurers (isapres) started returning surplus funds to users in late January 2025, after a 2024 Supreme Court ruling on overcharges and subsequent legislation, with the returned money usable only for medical expenses.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Alcohol Duty Cut Offset by Rising Employment Costs in UK Pubs
A 1.7% alcohol duty cut will lower the price of draught beer by 1 pence from Thursday, but this is offset by rising employment costs, potentially increasing pint prices by 30-40 pence due to a 6.7% minimum wage rise and higher National Insurance contributions, impacting an industry already strugglin...
Alcohol Duty Cut Offset by Rising Employment Costs in UK Pubs
A 1.7% alcohol duty cut will lower the price of draught beer by 1 pence from Thursday, but this is offset by rising employment costs, potentially increasing pint prices by 30-40 pence due to a 6.7% minimum wage rise and higher National Insurance contributions, impacting an industry already strugglin...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Dutch ATM Failures Highlight Cash Access Challenges
Dutch ATMs failed to meet availability targets in 2023, averaging 97.5% uptime only in February, due to factors including increased cash demand and ATM replacements. Geldmaat proposes a revised metric considering nearby ATMs, while the government prepares legislation to ensure cash access.
Dutch ATM Failures Highlight Cash Access Challenges
Dutch ATMs failed to meet availability targets in 2023, averaging 97.5% uptime only in February, due to factors including increased cash demand and ATM replacements. Geldmaat proposes a revised metric considering nearby ATMs, while the government prepares legislation to ensure cash access.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Madrid's Prostitution Paradox: Massage Parlors Near Police Station
Yesterday's sunset at 6:30 PM in Madrid was followed by a walk revealing three massage parlors openly offering prostitution services along Leganitos street, near the National Police Station, highlighting the juxtaposition between apparent legality and illegal activity.
Madrid's Prostitution Paradox: Massage Parlors Near Police Station
Yesterday's sunset at 6:30 PM in Madrid was followed by a walk revealing three massage parlors openly offering prostitution services along Leganitos street, near the National Police Station, highlighting the juxtaposition between apparent legality and illegal activity.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Pakistani Actress Nilo's Defiance and its Impact
In 1965, Pakistani actress Nilo refused to perform at a show, leading to harassment that resulted in a suicide attempt; this event fueled public outrage and shaped her career, including her marriage to filmmaker Riaz Shahid and her role in the pro-Palestinian film "Zarqa".
Pakistani Actress Nilo's Defiance and its Impact
In 1965, Pakistani actress Nilo refused to perform at a show, leading to harassment that resulted in a suicide attempt; this event fueled public outrage and shaped her career, including her marriage to filmmaker Riaz Shahid and her role in the pro-Palestinian film "Zarqa".
Progress
48% Bias Score
NRW's 2025 Diverse Music Festival Season
North Rhine-Westphalia's 2025 festival season boasts a diverse range of music genres and artists, from techno to jazz, with events like Pollerwiesen, Moers Festival, Traumzeitfestival, Sunset Beach Festival, Summerjam Festival, Parookaville, Juicy Beats Festival, San Hejmo Festival, Zeltfestival Ruh...
NRW's 2025 Diverse Music Festival Season
North Rhine-Westphalia's 2025 festival season boasts a diverse range of music genres and artists, from techno to jazz, with events like Pollerwiesen, Moers Festival, Traumzeitfestival, Sunset Beach Festival, Summerjam Festival, Parookaville, Juicy Beats Festival, San Hejmo Festival, Zeltfestival Ruh...
Progress
20% Bias Score
Senators Owner Reverses Stance on Quebec City Regular Season Games
Ottawa Senators owner Michael Andlauer initially expressed openness to playing regular-season games in Quebec City but reversed his decision after facing fan backlash due to past relocation discussions and a lack of awareness of the negative impact on the existing fanbase. The team will still play t...
Senators Owner Reverses Stance on Quebec City Regular Season Games
Ottawa Senators owner Michael Andlauer initially expressed openness to playing regular-season games in Quebec City but reversed his decision after facing fan backlash due to past relocation discussions and a lack of awareness of the negative impact on the existing fanbase. The team will still play t...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Drents Museum Reopens, "De slimste mens" Concludes, Police Faults Revealed
The Drents Museum reopened after an art theft, Minister Bruins visited, and the final episode of "De slimste mens" aired, marking the end of Philip Freriks and Maarten van Rossem's tenure. A police self-evaluation revealed critical failures leading to a double homicide in Weiteveen.
Drents Museum Reopens, "De slimste mens" Concludes, Police Faults Revealed
The Drents Museum reopened after an art theft, Minister Bruins visited, and the final episode of "De slimste mens" aired, marking the end of Philip Freriks and Maarten van Rossem's tenure. A police self-evaluation revealed critical failures leading to a double homicide in Weiteveen.
Progress
12% Bias Score
Pioneer Community Energy Seeks Expansion to Lower Electricity Costs in California
Pioneer Community Energy, a non-profit electricity provider serving 800,000 customers, plans to expand to Sutter and Nevada counties in California by the end of 2027, offering lower-cost electricity as an alternative to PG&E, pending CPUC approval; Yuba City has already approved the plan.
Pioneer Community Energy Seeks Expansion to Lower Electricity Costs in California
Pioneer Community Energy, a non-profit electricity provider serving 800,000 customers, plans to expand to Sutter and Nevada counties in California by the end of 2027, offering lower-cost electricity as an alternative to PG&E, pending CPUC approval; Yuba City has already approved the plan.
Progress
56% Bias Score