March 2025
April 2025
Hamburg Airport Shut Down by Verdi Union Warning Strike
All flights at Hamburg Airport were canceled on Monday due to a Verdi union warning strike affecting security personnel and other public services; the strike, which began Sunday morning, is part of a broader labor dispute involving 13 German airports, affecting over 40,000 passengers.
Hamburg Airport Shut Down by Verdi Union Warning Strike
All flights at Hamburg Airport were canceled on Monday due to a Verdi union warning strike affecting security personnel and other public services; the strike, which began Sunday morning, is part of a broader labor dispute involving 13 German airports, affecting over 40,000 passengers.
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44% Bias Score
80% of Flights Canceled at Munich Airport Due to Verdi Warning Strike
A 24-hour warning strike by Verdi union at 13 German airports, including Munich, on March 13, 2024, caused the cancellation of approximately 80 percent of flights, impacting nearly 650 flights at Munich alone. The strike resulted from the failure of employers to meet the union's demands for an 8 per...
80% of Flights Canceled at Munich Airport Due to Verdi Warning Strike
A 24-hour warning strike by Verdi union at 13 German airports, including Munich, on March 13, 2024, caused the cancellation of approximately 80 percent of flights, impacting nearly 650 flights at Munich alone. The strike resulted from the failure of employers to meet the union's demands for an 8 per...
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44% Bias Score
England and Wales to Use Less-Experienced Staff for Offender Rehabilitation, Raising Public Safety Concerns
Starting June 2024, England and Wales will use less-experienced staff for rehabilitating domestic abusers and sex offenders, reducing course requirements for low- to medium-risk offenders, prompting public safety concerns from a watchdog and internal sources within the Ministry of Justice.
England and Wales to Use Less-Experienced Staff for Offender Rehabilitation, Raising Public Safety Concerns
Starting June 2024, England and Wales will use less-experienced staff for rehabilitating domestic abusers and sex offenders, reducing course requirements for low- to medium-risk offenders, prompting public safety concerns from a watchdog and internal sources within the Ministry of Justice.
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52% Bias Score
Volunteer Rescue Saves Stranded Climbers on Fitz Roy
Three Chilean climbers were rescued from Fitz Roy in Patagonia after a climbing accident, highlighting the contrast between readily available helicopter rescues in Chamonix and the reliance on volunteer ground rescues in El Chaltén.
Volunteer Rescue Saves Stranded Climbers on Fitz Roy
Three Chilean climbers were rescued from Fitz Roy in Patagonia after a climbing accident, highlighting the contrast between readily available helicopter rescues in Chamonix and the reliance on volunteer ground rescues in El Chaltén.
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40% Bias Score
Madrid's Housing Crisis: Supply-Side Approach vs. National Policies
The Madrid regional government is tackling its housing crisis by increasing housing supply through legislative changes, public-private partnerships (resulting in 8,500 homes under construction, 3,000 delivered), and financial aid for young homebuyers, while opposing the national government's interve...
Madrid's Housing Crisis: Supply-Side Approach vs. National Policies
The Madrid regional government is tackling its housing crisis by increasing housing supply through legislative changes, public-private partnerships (resulting in 8,500 homes under construction, 3,000 delivered), and financial aid for young homebuyers, while opposing the national government's interve...
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64% Bias Score
Spanish Banks' Record Profits Fuel Highest Dividend Yields
Spanish banks' 2024 record profits (€32 billion) led to increased dividend yields (6% average, exceeding the IBEX 35), with Unicaja offering the highest at 7.9% due to a 179% dividend increase, while Sabadell's 7.4% yield is partly a defensive strategy against a takeover bid.
Spanish Banks' Record Profits Fuel Highest Dividend Yields
Spanish banks' 2024 record profits (€32 billion) led to increased dividend yields (6% average, exceeding the IBEX 35), with Unicaja offering the highest at 7.9% due to a 179% dividend increase, while Sabadell's 7.4% yield is partly a defensive strategy against a takeover bid.
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40% Bias Score
Verdi Strikes Cancel Thousands of Flights Across Germany
Verdi's warning strikes at 13 German airports, including Stuttgart and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, canceled over 3,400 flights, affecting 510,000 passengers due to demands for increased pay and improved working conditions; Stuttgart saw over 100 of 180 flights canceled, while Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden saw 16...
Verdi Strikes Cancel Thousands of Flights Across Germany
Verdi's warning strikes at 13 German airports, including Stuttgart and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, canceled over 3,400 flights, affecting 510,000 passengers due to demands for increased pay and improved working conditions; Stuttgart saw over 100 of 180 flights canceled, while Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden saw 16...
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16% Bias Score
Reach's Print Losses Projected, Digital Strategy to Save the Day
Reach, the publisher of the Mirror and other UK newspapers, projects its print titles to become loss-making in six to eight years but plans to offset this with a successful digital strategy that grew 2.1% to £130m in 2024, while print revenue decreased 6% to £406m.
Reach's Print Losses Projected, Digital Strategy to Save the Day
Reach, the publisher of the Mirror and other UK newspapers, projects its print titles to become loss-making in six to eight years but plans to offset this with a successful digital strategy that grew 2.1% to £130m in 2024, while print revenue decreased 6% to £406m.
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48% Bias Score
Spanish Prosecutor Investigates Vox for Alleged Illegal Financing
Spain's Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office is investigating Vox for alleged illegal financing following a PSOE complaint detailing opaque fundraising methods, including €5 million in cash donations and a €6.5 million loan from a Hungarian bank linked to Viktor Orban.
Spanish Prosecutor Investigates Vox for Alleged Illegal Financing
Spain's Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office is investigating Vox for alleged illegal financing following a PSOE complaint detailing opaque fundraising methods, including €5 million in cash donations and a €6.5 million loan from a Hungarian bank linked to Viktor Orban.
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40% Bias Score
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Valladares in Zinkia Share Dispute
The Spanish Supreme Court ruled in favor of Miguel Valladares, ordering José María Castillejo to pay €6.76 million for a 2009 Zinkia Entertainment stock deal, granting Valladares priority in Castillejo's bankruptcy.
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Valladares in Zinkia Share Dispute
The Spanish Supreme Court ruled in favor of Miguel Valladares, ordering José María Castillejo to pay €6.76 million for a 2009 Zinkia Entertainment stock deal, granting Valladares priority in Castillejo's bankruptcy.
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36% Bias Score
Santander's Private Banking Push: 12 New Hires, Focus on Higher Margins
Banco Santander is bolstering its private banking dominance in Spain with a significant hiring campaign, adding 12 employees—including CaixaBank's private banking head, Víctor Allende—to capitalize on higher-margin businesses amid falling interest rates, resulting in a 21% increase in private bankin...
Santander's Private Banking Push: 12 New Hires, Focus on Higher Margins
Banco Santander is bolstering its private banking dominance in Spain with a significant hiring campaign, adding 12 employees—including CaixaBank's private banking head, Víctor Allende—to capitalize on higher-margin businesses amid falling interest rates, resulting in a 21% increase in private bankin...
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48% Bias Score
Turkey Appeals EUIPO Cancellation of "Turkaegean" Trademark
Turkey appealed the EUIPO's January 10, 2025, decision to cancel its "Turkaegean" trademark, registered December 16, 2021, for six uses. The EUIPO cited geographical indications and lack of distinctiveness as reasons, rejecting Turkey's claims of abuse of rights by Greece.
Turkey Appeals EUIPO Cancellation of "Turkaegean" Trademark
Turkey appealed the EUIPO's January 10, 2025, decision to cancel its "Turkaegean" trademark, registered December 16, 2021, for six uses. The EUIPO cited geographical indications and lack of distinctiveness as reasons, rejecting Turkey's claims of abuse of rights by Greece.
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40% Bias Score