March 2025
April 2025
Essex Boys Killer's Release Blocked
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is blocking the release of Michael Steele, an 82-year-old man serving a life sentence for the 1995 Essex Boys murders, citing concerns about public safety and the Parole Board's decision as "legally irrational".
Essex Boys Killer's Release Blocked
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is blocking the release of Michael Steele, an 82-year-old man serving a life sentence for the 1995 Essex Boys murders, citing concerns about public safety and the Parole Board's decision as "legally irrational".
Progress
48% Bias Score
Colmar's Citizen-Driven Park Project Revitalizes Impoverished District
Colmar, France, is transforming a 5.5-hectare vacant lot in its impoverished Europe-Schweitzer district into a park, engaging a citizen jury for design and leveraging €10 million in funding from a national initiative ("Petits Quartiers de demain") aimed at revitalizing underprivileged areas. The pro...
Colmar's Citizen-Driven Park Project Revitalizes Impoverished District
Colmar, France, is transforming a 5.5-hectare vacant lot in its impoverished Europe-Schweitzer district into a park, engaging a citizen jury for design and leveraging €10 million in funding from a national initiative ("Petits Quartiers de demain") aimed at revitalizing underprivileged areas. The pro...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Bribery Allegations Lead to Raids at Munich Immigration Office
Munich authorities investigated bribery allegations at the city's foreign affairs office, resulting in the arrest of four employees and the investigation of five current and one former employee for allegedly issuing illegal immigration permits for money between May 2022 and January 2024.
Bribery Allegations Lead to Raids at Munich Immigration Office
Munich authorities investigated bribery allegations at the city's foreign affairs office, resulting in the arrest of four employees and the investigation of five current and one former employee for allegedly issuing illegal immigration permits for money between May 2022 and January 2024.
Progress
40% Bias Score
German Chemical Industry Forecasts Stagnant Production, Slight Revenue Drop in 2025
Germany's chemical and pharmaceutical industry forecasts stagnant production and a 1% revenue drop to €219 billion in 2025, despite stable employment at 480,000, as high energy costs and weak domestic demand affect chemical production, while pharmaceuticals see growth in exports.
German Chemical Industry Forecasts Stagnant Production, Slight Revenue Drop in 2025
Germany's chemical and pharmaceutical industry forecasts stagnant production and a 1% revenue drop to €219 billion in 2025, despite stable employment at 480,000, as high energy costs and weak domestic demand affect chemical production, while pharmaceuticals see growth in exports.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Turkey's High Automobile Taxes Amidst Inflation: A Hidden Tax Increase
Tax expert Ozan Bingöl criticizes Turkey's high automobile taxes, noting that the failure to update tax brackets amidst high inflation results in a hidden tax increase, forcing citizens to pay a fortune for old or unsafe vehicles or go without; between 2015-2024, 1.35 trillion Turkish lira in ÖTV wa...
Turkey's High Automobile Taxes Amidst Inflation: A Hidden Tax Increase
Tax expert Ozan Bingöl criticizes Turkey's high automobile taxes, noting that the failure to update tax brackets amidst high inflation results in a hidden tax increase, forcing citizens to pay a fortune for old or unsafe vehicles or go without; between 2015-2024, 1.35 trillion Turkish lira in ÖTV wa...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Armenia Denies Aggressive Intentions, Highlights Turkey Dialogue
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan affirmed Armenia's lack of aggressive intentions, addressing Baku's concerns over Armenia's acquisition of $260 million in Indian-made defense equipment, including Pinaka systems, while also highlighting ongoing, albeit slow, progress in normalizing relation...
Armenia Denies Aggressive Intentions, Highlights Turkey Dialogue
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan affirmed Armenia's lack of aggressive intentions, addressing Baku's concerns over Armenia's acquisition of $260 million in Indian-made defense equipment, including Pinaka systems, while also highlighting ongoing, albeit slow, progress in normalizing relation...
Progress
32% Bias Score
German Chemical Industry Forecasts Stagnation for 2025
Germany's chemical and pharmaceutical industry faces a challenging 2025, with projected stagnation and a 1% turnover decrease to €219 billion, following a 2% drop in 2024; however, pharmaceutical production is expected to increase by 2%, offsetting job losses in the chemical sector, while high energ...
German Chemical Industry Forecasts Stagnation for 2025
Germany's chemical and pharmaceutical industry faces a challenging 2025, with projected stagnation and a 1% turnover decrease to €219 billion, following a 2% drop in 2024; however, pharmaceutical production is expected to increase by 2%, offsetting job losses in the chemical sector, while high energ...
Progress
52% Bias Score
France's Teacher Training: A Need for Reform
France's teacher training system, focused on disciplinary expertise over pedagogical skills, is insufficient; a new competency framework aims to improve this, requiring additional funding and resources.
France's Teacher Training: A Need for Reform
France's teacher training system, focused on disciplinary expertise over pedagogical skills, is insufficient; a new competency framework aims to improve this, requiring additional funding and resources.
Progress
48% Bias Score
HOOPP maintains Canadian investment focus amid global uncertainty
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) reported a 9.7 percent return in 2024, exceeding its benchmark, despite economic uncertainty; it maintains over $60 billion in Canadian assets while keeping liquidity to invest globally; rising life expectancies slightly lowered its funding ratio to 111...
HOOPP maintains Canadian investment focus amid global uncertainty
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) reported a 9.7 percent return in 2024, exceeding its benchmark, despite economic uncertainty; it maintains over $60 billion in Canadian assets while keeping liquidity to invest globally; rising life expectancies slightly lowered its funding ratio to 111...
Progress
24% Bias Score
BDDK Tightens Turkish Vehicle Loan Regulations
Turkey's Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) tightened vehicle loan regulations, limiting loans to 70% loan-to-value for vehicles up to 2,500,000 TL with a 48-month term, and eliminating loans for vehicles above 7,500,000 TL.
BDDK Tightens Turkish Vehicle Loan Regulations
Turkey's Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) tightened vehicle loan regulations, limiting loans to 70% loan-to-value for vehicles up to 2,500,000 TL with a 48-month term, and eliminating loans for vehicles above 7,500,000 TL.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Spanish Court Orders €35 Million Repayment in TV Production Dispute
A Madrid court ordered TV producer José Luis Moreno to repay €35,264,686 to his partner for failing to deliver episodes of their historical TV series, 'Resplandor y Tinieblas,' despite receiving over €35 million in funding; a separate investigation into the misappropriation of funds is also underway...
Spanish Court Orders €35 Million Repayment in TV Production Dispute
A Madrid court ordered TV producer José Luis Moreno to repay €35,264,686 to his partner for failing to deliver episodes of their historical TV series, 'Resplandor y Tinieblas,' despite receiving over €35 million in funding; a separate investigation into the misappropriation of funds is also underway...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Amsterdam Tightens Short-Term Rental Rules to Combat Overtourism
Amsterdam will limit short-term rentals to 15 nights per year in the Centrum and Pijp neighborhoods starting April 2024, aiming to reduce overtourism after previous restrictions failed to fully resolve the issue, while Airbnb argues this won't solve the problem.
Amsterdam Tightens Short-Term Rental Rules to Combat Overtourism
Amsterdam will limit short-term rentals to 15 nights per year in the Centrum and Pijp neighborhoods starting April 2024, aiming to reduce overtourism after previous restrictions failed to fully resolve the issue, while Airbnb argues this won't solve the problem.
Progress
48% Bias Score