March 2025
April 2025
French Parliament Investigates TikTok's Impact on Youth Mental Health
The French National Assembly launched a six-month investigation into TikTok's influence on French children and adolescents' mental health, driven by concerns about suicide, self-harm, and hypersexualized content, with over 15 million users in France, many underage.
French Parliament Investigates TikTok's Impact on Youth Mental Health
The French National Assembly launched a six-month investigation into TikTok's influence on French children and adolescents' mental health, driven by concerns about suicide, self-harm, and hypersexualized content, with over 15 million users in France, many underage.
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44% Bias Score
France Implements Stricter Nutri-Score System Despite Industry Concerns
The French government finalized the implementation of a new, stricter Nutri-Score system despite initial opposition, aiming to combat obesity and related diseases, giving food companies two years to adapt.
France Implements Stricter Nutri-Score System Despite Industry Concerns
The French government finalized the implementation of a new, stricter Nutri-Score system despite initial opposition, aiming to combat obesity and related diseases, giving food companies two years to adapt.
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44% Bias Score
Lit.Cologne 2024: Democracy, Populism, and Literary Discourse
The 2024 Lit.Cologne literary festival, running from October 26th to 28th in Cologne, Germany, features over 200 events with notable guests such as Nick Hornby and Joschka Fischer, focusing discussions on threats to democracy and right-wing populism; celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2025.
Lit.Cologne 2024: Democracy, Populism, and Literary Discourse
The 2024 Lit.Cologne literary festival, running from October 26th to 28th in Cologne, Germany, features over 200 events with notable guests such as Nick Hornby and Joschka Fischer, focusing discussions on threats to democracy and right-wing populism; celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2025.
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24% Bias Score
German Consumers Paid €73.2 Billion Due to Price Fluctuations in 2024
Fluctuating prices of essential goods cost German consumers €73.2 billion in 2024 (€1,754 per household), less than in 2022 and 2023 but above the 2015-2021 average, according to Barclays analysis using German Federal Statistical Office data on 700 products.
German Consumers Paid €73.2 Billion Due to Price Fluctuations in 2024
Fluctuating prices of essential goods cost German consumers €73.2 billion in 2024 (€1,754 per household), less than in 2022 and 2023 but above the 2015-2021 average, according to Barclays analysis using German Federal Statistical Office data on 700 products.
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32% Bias Score
Queensland Delays Anti-Discrimination Law Reforms
Queensland's attorney-general indefinitely delayed the implementation of anti-discrimination law reforms designed to protect victims of domestic violence, homeless people, and others, sparking widespread criticism from advocacy groups and unions who say the laws had already undergone extensive consu...
Queensland Delays Anti-Discrimination Law Reforms
Queensland's attorney-general indefinitely delayed the implementation of anti-discrimination law reforms designed to protect victims of domestic violence, homeless people, and others, sparking widespread criticism from advocacy groups and unions who say the laws had already undergone extensive consu...
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52% Bias Score
London Book Fair 2025: China's Strong Showing and AI's Rising Influence
The 2025 London Book Fair, held March 12-14 in London, saw over 30,000 attendees and 1,000 exhibitors, with China prominently showcasing 4,000 titles and 40 events, highlighting international collaboration and AI's growing role in publishing.
London Book Fair 2025: China's Strong Showing and AI's Rising Influence
The 2025 London Book Fair, held March 12-14 in London, saw over 30,000 attendees and 1,000 exhibitors, with China prominently showcasing 4,000 titles and 40 events, highlighting international collaboration and AI's growing role in publishing.
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36% Bias Score
France Approves Stricter Nutri-Score Algorithm
The French government approved a stricter Nutri-Score food labeling system despite initial opposition, giving companies two years to adapt packaging to reflect changes designed to combat obesity and improve public health, while remaining vigilant about potential negative effects on some French produ...
France Approves Stricter Nutri-Score Algorithm
The French government approved a stricter Nutri-Score food labeling system despite initial opposition, giving companies two years to adapt packaging to reflect changes designed to combat obesity and improve public health, while remaining vigilant about potential negative effects on some French produ...
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40% Bias Score
Hamburg Opens Dublin Center, Expediting Asylum Seeker Deportations
Hamburg's new Dublin center, one of two in Germany, currently houses four asylum seekers awaiting deportation to Sweden (2), Poland (1), and Portugal (1) under the Dublin-III regulation, aiming for faster processing and deportations within the six-month timeframe.
Hamburg Opens Dublin Center, Expediting Asylum Seeker Deportations
Hamburg's new Dublin center, one of two in Germany, currently houses four asylum seekers awaiting deportation to Sweden (2), Poland (1), and Portugal (1) under the Dublin-III regulation, aiming for faster processing and deportations within the six-month timeframe.
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40% Bias Score
Verstappen Struggles in Melbourne as Leclerc Leads F1 Practice
Max Verstappen finished seventh in the second Formula 1 practice session in Melbourne, over half a second behind leader Charles Leclerc, raising concerns about Red Bull's title defense. McLaren showed strong pace with Oscar Piastri second and Lando Norris third, while Nico Hülkenberg impressed with ...
Verstappen Struggles in Melbourne as Leclerc Leads F1 Practice
Max Verstappen finished seventh in the second Formula 1 practice session in Melbourne, over half a second behind leader Charles Leclerc, raising concerns about Red Bull's title defense. McLaren showed strong pace with Oscar Piastri second and Lando Norris third, while Nico Hülkenberg impressed with ...
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32% Bias Score
Macfadyen Cast as George Smiley in New Le Carré Adaptation
Matthew Macfadyen will play George Smiley in "Legacy of Spies," a new TV series based on John le Carré's novels and produced by his sons, drawing on storylines from several novels including "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" and using some of le Carre's unpublished work.
Macfadyen Cast as George Smiley in New Le Carré Adaptation
Matthew Macfadyen will play George Smiley in "Legacy of Spies," a new TV series based on John le Carré's novels and produced by his sons, drawing on storylines from several novels including "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" and using some of le Carre's unpublished work.
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48% Bias Score
Spanish Mayor Blocks Memorial for Mauthausen Victim
The mayor of Hontoria de Cerrato, Spain, opposes a memorial for Antonio García Hevia, who died at Mauthausen-Gusen in 1941, citing potential discrimination against other families of victims and the length of time since the events, despite the family's request and supporting documentation.
Spanish Mayor Blocks Memorial for Mauthausen Victim
The mayor of Hontoria de Cerrato, Spain, opposes a memorial for Antonio García Hevia, who died at Mauthausen-Gusen in 1941, citing potential discrimination against other families of victims and the length of time since the events, despite the family's request and supporting documentation.
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48% Bias Score
Aktor Group Invests €1.4 Billion in Greek Renewable Energy
Aktor Group acquired a 51% stake in Sunforce One, expanding its renewable energy portfolio by 37 MW and planning a further 200 MW development, part of a €1.4 billion investment targeting 1,300 MW by 2027.
Aktor Group Invests €1.4 Billion in Greek Renewable Energy
Aktor Group acquired a 51% stake in Sunforce One, expanding its renewable energy portfolio by 37 MW and planning a further 200 MW development, part of a €1.4 billion investment targeting 1,300 MW by 2027.
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8% Bias Score