January 2025
February 2025
German Election Security: No Imminent Threat Despite Disinformation Concerns
Despite concerns about potential foreign interference, particularly from Russia, German election security officials state that the February 23rd parliamentary elections are not currently at risk due to active monitoring and a paper-based voting system that mitigates the risk of electronic manipulati...
German Election Security: No Imminent Threat Despite Disinformation Concerns
Despite concerns about potential foreign interference, particularly from Russia, German election security officials state that the February 23rd parliamentary elections are not currently at risk due to active monitoring and a paper-based voting system that mitigates the risk of electronic manipulati...
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36% Bias Score
Germany's Feminist Foreign Policy: Progress and Challenges
Germany's feminist foreign and development policy, launched in March 2023 by Ministers Baerbock and Schulze, aims to strengthen women's rights, representation, and resources globally, but faces challenges in implementation and securing cross-ministerial alignment.
Germany's Feminist Foreign Policy: Progress and Challenges
Germany's feminist foreign and development policy, launched in March 2023 by Ministers Baerbock and Schulze, aims to strengthen women's rights, representation, and resources globally, but faces challenges in implementation and securing cross-ministerial alignment.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Sydney Trains Eliminates Platform Falls with Rubber Gap Fillers
Sydney Trains recently completed installing 'rubber gap fillers' on over 20 platforms across the Sydney Trains network to reduce falls between trains and platforms; this follows approximately 450 falls across the network in 2023, with over 50 at Redfern Station alone, and zero falls have been report...
Sydney Trains Eliminates Platform Falls with Rubber Gap Fillers
Sydney Trains recently completed installing 'rubber gap fillers' on over 20 platforms across the Sydney Trains network to reduce falls between trains and platforms; this follows approximately 450 falls across the network in 2023, with over 50 at Redfern Station alone, and zero falls have been report...
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28% Bias Score
Poverty and Special Needs, Not Ethnicity, Drive School Exclusions and Attainment in England
A study using 2019 English school data found poverty and special educational needs, not ethnicity, are the key factors in school exclusions and attainment; however, critics argue it overlooks informal exclusion and the complex intersection of race and class.
Poverty and Special Needs, Not Ethnicity, Drive School Exclusions and Attainment in England
A study using 2019 English school data found poverty and special educational needs, not ethnicity, are the key factors in school exclusions and attainment; however, critics argue it overlooks informal exclusion and the complex intersection of race and class.
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32% Bias Score
Turkey Unveils 2025 Economic Roadmap Prioritizing Fiscal Discipline and Structural Reforms
Turkey's Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek announced the 2025 economic roadmap focusing on fiscal discipline and structural reforms to curb inflation, aiming for sustainable high growth and fairer income distribution; he capped fuel excise tax increases at 6 percent, foregoing billion in r...
Turkey Unveils 2025 Economic Roadmap Prioritizing Fiscal Discipline and Structural Reforms
Turkey's Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek announced the 2025 economic roadmap focusing on fiscal discipline and structural reforms to curb inflation, aiming for sustainable high growth and fairer income distribution; he capped fuel excise tax increases at 6 percent, foregoing billion in r...
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48% Bias Score
CNIO Leadership Dismissed Amidst Crisis
The Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) dismissed its scientific director, María Blasco, and managing director, Juan Arroyo, following a crisis involving mismanagement, lack of resources for researchers, and allegations of workplace harassment, revealed after weeks of scandal and public p...
CNIO Leadership Dismissed Amidst Crisis
The Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) dismissed its scientific director, María Blasco, and managing director, Juan Arroyo, following a crisis involving mismanagement, lack of resources for researchers, and allegations of workplace harassment, revealed after weeks of scandal and public p...
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60% Bias Score
Germany Grants Maternity Leave for Miscarriages from 13th Week
The German Bundestag passed a law granting women maternity leave after miscarriages from the 13th week, following a petition based on the experiences of Natascha Sagorski, who highlighted the lack of support and awareness surrounding miscarriages in Germany.
Germany Grants Maternity Leave for Miscarriages from 13th Week
The German Bundestag passed a law granting women maternity leave after miscarriages from the 13th week, following a petition based on the experiences of Natascha Sagorski, who highlighted the lack of support and awareness surrounding miscarriages in Germany.
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48% Bias Score
Merkel's Opposition to Merz Shakes Germany's CDU
Four weeks before the German Bundestag elections, former Chancellor Angela Merkel openly opposed CDU's Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz, sparking concerns about internal party division and potential impact on election results, as reported by multiple German newspapers.
Merkel's Opposition to Merz Shakes Germany's CDU
Four weeks before the German Bundestag elections, former Chancellor Angela Merkel openly opposed CDU's Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz, sparking concerns about internal party division and potential impact on election results, as reported by multiple German newspapers.
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48% Bias Score
Photo Brussels Festival Explores AI Art's Potential and Biases
The Photo Brussels festival features 17 AI art projects exploring promptography's potential and limitations, revealing biases in datasets and prompting discussions on authorship, originality, and representation.
Photo Brussels Festival Explores AI Art's Potential and Biases
The Photo Brussels festival features 17 AI art projects exploring promptography's potential and limitations, revealing biases in datasets and prompting discussions on authorship, originality, and representation.
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44% Bias Score
Scientist Wins 7-Year Citizenship Battle Against Spanish Bureaucracy
Brazilian scientist Carlos Eduardo Pedreira, after a seven-year legal battle, won his Spanish citizenship application, which was initially denied due to a bureaucratic error despite his high-level Spanish proficiency and long-standing contributions to Spanish science, highlighting systemic issues in...
Scientist Wins 7-Year Citizenship Battle Against Spanish Bureaucracy
Brazilian scientist Carlos Eduardo Pedreira, after a seven-year legal battle, won his Spanish citizenship application, which was initially denied due to a bureaucratic error despite his high-level Spanish proficiency and long-standing contributions to Spanish science, highlighting systemic issues in...
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56% Bias Score
A Different Man" Explores Identity and Disability Through Tod Browning's Legacy
Aaron Schimberg's "A Different Man" (2023), starring Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson, reflects on Tod Browning's "Freaks" (1932) by exploring the life of a man with neurofibromatosis whose experimental cure forces him to confront the complexities of identity and societal perception.
A Different Man" Explores Identity and Disability Through Tod Browning's Legacy
Aaron Schimberg's "A Different Man" (2023), starring Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson, reflects on Tod Browning's "Freaks" (1932) by exploring the life of a man with neurofibromatosis whose experimental cure forces him to confront the complexities of identity and societal perception.
Progress
24% Bias Score
Mayor Faces Backlash After Denouncing Homophobic Event in Torremolinos
Torremolinos Mayor Margarita del Cid faced online hate after reporting a homophobic event, "Casa Fátima," which resulted in investigations and widespread support for her actions from across the political spectrum, highlighting the ongoing struggle for LGBTQ+ rights in Spain.
Mayor Faces Backlash After Denouncing Homophobic Event in Torremolinos
Torremolinos Mayor Margarita del Cid faced online hate after reporting a homophobic event, "Casa Fátima," which resulted in investigations and widespread support for her actions from across the political spectrum, highlighting the ongoing struggle for LGBTQ+ rights in Spain.
Progress
36% Bias Score