January 2025
February 2025
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).
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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...
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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
Saxony-Anhalt Unemployment Surges to 91,800 in January 2025
Unemployment in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, surged to 91,800 in January 2025—a 6,000 increase from December—due to seasonal factors and an economic slowdown, impacting men and Ukrainian refugees disproportionately, with the construction and outdoor work sectors hardest hit.
Saxony-Anhalt Unemployment Surges to 91,800 in January 2025
Unemployment in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, surged to 91,800 in January 2025—a 6,000 increase from December—due to seasonal factors and an economic slowdown, impacting men and Ukrainian refugees disproportionately, with the construction and outdoor work sectors hardest hit.
Progress
28% Bias Score
Right-Wing Candidate Wins South Australian Senate Seat
Leah Blyth, a right-wing candidate backed by Alex Antic, won the South Australian Senate seat on Friday night, defeating moderate candidate Sam Hooper by approximately 50 votes in a party ballot of almost 120 votes.
Right-Wing Candidate Wins South Australian Senate Seat
Leah Blyth, a right-wing candidate backed by Alex Antic, won the South Australian Senate seat on Friday night, defeating moderate candidate Sam Hooper by approximately 50 votes in a party ballot of almost 120 votes.
Progress
56% 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...
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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.
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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
Driver Receives Suspended Sentence for Fatal Accident in Schaumburg County
A 31-year-old driver in Schaumburg County received a two-year suspended sentence for negligently killing a pedestrian while speeding at 142 km/h; charges of illegal street racing were dropped due to insufficient evidence, but a second driver was fined for participating in an illegal race.
Driver Receives Suspended Sentence for Fatal Accident in Schaumburg County
A 31-year-old driver in Schaumburg County received a two-year suspended sentence for negligently killing a pedestrian while speeding at 142 km/h; charges of illegal street racing were dropped due to insufficient evidence, but a second driver was fined for participating in an illegal race.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Greek Parliament Holds Second Presidential Vote
The Greek Parliament's second vote to elect a new President requires a supermajority of 200; in the first round on January 25th, Konstantinos Tasoulas received 160 votes, while other candidates received significantly fewer votes, highlighting political fragmentation.
Greek Parliament Holds Second Presidential Vote
The Greek Parliament's second vote to elect a new President requires a supermajority of 200; in the first round on January 25th, Konstantinos Tasoulas received 160 votes, while other candidates received significantly fewer votes, highlighting political fragmentation.
Progress
28% Bias Score