February 2025
March 2025
Romania Faces Respiratory Infection Surge, 22 Deaths Reported
Romania's health authorities are grappling with a 6% weekly surge in respiratory infections (133,600 cases, Jan 20-26), resulting in 22 deaths; the government is implementing containment measures in hospitals and schools, while avoiding widespread restrictions despite low vaccination rates (slightly...
Romania Faces Respiratory Infection Surge, 22 Deaths Reported
Romania's health authorities are grappling with a 6% weekly surge in respiratory infections (133,600 cases, Jan 20-26), resulting in 22 deaths; the government is implementing containment measures in hospitals and schools, while avoiding widespread restrictions despite low vaccination rates (slightly...
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32% Bias Score
German Rents Surge Amidst Stable Housing Prices
German rents increased by 4.7 percent year-on-year in Q4 2024, with Berlin, Essen, and Frankfurt seeing the largest rises; this is due to high demand and low housing construction; purchase prices remained relatively stable.
German Rents Surge Amidst Stable Housing Prices
German rents increased by 4.7 percent year-on-year in Q4 2024, with Berlin, Essen, and Frankfurt seeing the largest rises; this is due to high demand and low housing construction; purchase prices remained relatively stable.
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36% Bias Score
Bavaria Sees More Female Doctors Than Male Doctors for the First Time
In Bavaria, female doctors now outnumber male doctors (18,270 to 18,214), primarily due to women's higher Abitur scores and the Numerus Clausus system. While this is considered a positive development, concerns remain about gender inequality in career advancement and the insufficient number of physic...
Bavaria Sees More Female Doctors Than Male Doctors for the First Time
In Bavaria, female doctors now outnumber male doctors (18,270 to 18,214), primarily due to women's higher Abitur scores and the Numerus Clausus system. While this is considered a positive development, concerns remain about gender inequality in career advancement and the insufficient number of physic...
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44% Bias Score
Antonescu's Presidential Bid Raises Concerns in Romania
Crin Antonescu, supported by PSD leader Marcel Ciolacu, officially launched his presidential campaign in Romania after a narrow vote within the PSD, raising concerns about his ambiguous stance on Euro-Atlantic integration and his potential impact on Romania's foreign policy.
Antonescu's Presidential Bid Raises Concerns in Romania
Crin Antonescu, supported by PSD leader Marcel Ciolacu, officially launched his presidential campaign in Romania after a narrow vote within the PSD, raising concerns about his ambiguous stance on Euro-Atlantic integration and his potential impact on Romania's foreign policy.
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40% Bias Score
German Customs Seizes €1.75 Million in Illegal Cigarettes and Vapes
German customs authorities confiscated 210,000 illegal vapes and 1.6 million cigarettes in Hesse and Saarland on January 9th, arresting two suspects and calculating a combined tax loss of approximately €1.75 million.
German Customs Seizes €1.75 Million in Illegal Cigarettes and Vapes
German customs authorities confiscated 210,000 illegal vapes and 1.6 million cigarettes in Hesse and Saarland on January 9th, arresting two suspects and calculating a combined tax loss of approximately €1.75 million.
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32% Bias Score
Underfunded Nigerian Museum Highlights Colonial Legacy
The dilapidated Nanna Living History Museum in Koko, Nigeria, dedicated to exiled 19th-century chief Nanna Olomu, suffers from underfunding despite its national monument status; discussions are underway to repatriate artifacts taken by the British, highlighting the uneven distribution of resources f...
Underfunded Nigerian Museum Highlights Colonial Legacy
The dilapidated Nanna Living History Museum in Koko, Nigeria, dedicated to exiled 19th-century chief Nanna Olomu, suffers from underfunding despite its national monument status; discussions are underway to repatriate artifacts taken by the British, highlighting the uneven distribution of resources f...
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40% Bias Score
German Customs Seizes Millions of Illegal Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes
German customs authorities confiscated 47 pallets of illegal e-cigarettes (approx. 210,000 units) in Saarlouis and over 1.6 million illegal cigarettes in Friedberg, resulting in a combined tax loss of approximately €1.75 million; two suspects were arrested.
German Customs Seizes Millions of Illegal Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes
German customs authorities confiscated 47 pallets of illegal e-cigarettes (approx. 210,000 units) in Saarlouis and over 1.6 million illegal cigarettes in Friedberg, resulting in a combined tax loss of approximately €1.75 million; two suspects were arrested.
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36% Bias Score
FCA Decision Limits CRA's Tax Claim on RRSP Beneficiaries
The Federal Court of Appeal ruled that a widow wasn't liable for her deceased husband's $146,000 tax debt because the RRSP was transferred to her via beneficiary designation, not through the estate; this highlights the importance of reviewing beneficiary designations on registered plans.
FCA Decision Limits CRA's Tax Claim on RRSP Beneficiaries
The Federal Court of Appeal ruled that a widow wasn't liable for her deceased husband's $146,000 tax debt because the RRSP was transferred to her via beneficiary designation, not through the estate; this highlights the importance of reviewing beneficiary designations on registered plans.
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40% Bias Score
German Church Leader Condemns Politicization of Terror Attacks
The head of the Rhineland Protestant Church, Thorsten Latzel, criticized the instrumentlization of recent terror attacks for political gain, warning against using asylum as a tool for political point-scoring during the election campaign. He also called for a fact-based discussion on migration, empha...
German Church Leader Condemns Politicization of Terror Attacks
The head of the Rhineland Protestant Church, Thorsten Latzel, criticized the instrumentlization of recent terror attacks for political gain, warning against using asylum as a tool for political point-scoring during the election campaign. He also called for a fact-based discussion on migration, empha...
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44% Bias Score
Legal Limits Restrict German Bürgergeld Cut Plans
Germany's CDU and FDP parties plan to cut billions from the Bürgergeld welfare program by reducing benefits and imposing stricter sanctions, but legal constraints and a low number of current sanction recipients limit the potential savings. The existing 'Job Turbo' initiative is already showing posit...
Legal Limits Restrict German Bürgergeld Cut Plans
Germany's CDU and FDP parties plan to cut billions from the Bürgergeld welfare program by reducing benefits and imposing stricter sanctions, but legal constraints and a low number of current sanction recipients limit the potential savings. The existing 'Job Turbo' initiative is already showing posit...
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44% Bias Score
UK Farm Shops Face Mass Closures Due to Budgetary Tax Hikes
The UK's recent budget is expected to cause the closure of approximately 700 farm shops—nearly half of the 1,580 currently operating—due to increased costs from higher minimum wage, employers' national insurance, and inheritance tax, resulting in thousands of job losses and sparking protests.
UK Farm Shops Face Mass Closures Due to Budgetary Tax Hikes
The UK's recent budget is expected to cause the closure of approximately 700 farm shops—nearly half of the 1,580 currently operating—due to increased costs from higher minimum wage, employers' national insurance, and inheritance tax, resulting in thousands of job losses and sparking protests.
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60% Bias Score
Luxury Hotel to Open in Milan's Torre Velasca
Hines and Sunset Hospitality Group (SHG) are converting the upper seven floors of Milan's Torre Velasca into a 72-room luxury hotel, opening in late 2025, featuring two SHG restaurants and showcasing SHG's expansion into hotels.
Luxury Hotel to Open in Milan's Torre Velasca
Hines and Sunset Hospitality Group (SHG) are converting the upper seven floors of Milan's Torre Velasca into a 72-room luxury hotel, opening in late 2025, featuring two SHG restaurants and showcasing SHG's expansion into hotels.
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52% Bias Score