March 2025
April 2025
England's Stamp Duty Deadline: Higher Property Choice, Increased Tax Burden
In England, homebuyers face a March 31 stamp duty deadline, resulting in 25,000 first-time buyers paying an extra £142 million in taxes; however, they'll find the largest property selection since 2015 due to increased competition among sellers.
England's Stamp Duty Deadline: Higher Property Choice, Increased Tax Burden
In England, homebuyers face a March 31 stamp duty deadline, resulting in 25,000 first-time buyers paying an extra £142 million in taxes; however, they'll find the largest property selection since 2015 due to increased competition among sellers.
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36% Bias Score
Ayuso Addresses UK Conservatives Amidst Post-Brexit Shift
Madrid's President Isabel Díaz-Ayuso concluded a three-day visit to London on Monday with a speech at the Margaret Thatcher Conference, organized by the Centre for Policy Studies, highlighting Madrid's low-tax policies and bilingual education system, reflecting a shift in UK Conservative Party relat...
Ayuso Addresses UK Conservatives Amidst Post-Brexit Shift
Madrid's President Isabel Díaz-Ayuso concluded a three-day visit to London on Monday with a speech at the Margaret Thatcher Conference, organized by the Centre for Policy Studies, highlighting Madrid's low-tax policies and bilingual education system, reflecting a shift in UK Conservative Party relat...
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44% Bias Score
Potential Corruption: PSOE Appointments Benefit Sánchez's Brother
A judge's investigation reveals a position at the Diputación de Badajoz was created specifically for Pedro Sánchez's brother, David, potentially indicating corruption and highlighting overlapping careers of two PSOE figures, Miguel Ángel Gallardo and José Luis Quintana, who simultaneously held mayor...
Potential Corruption: PSOE Appointments Benefit Sánchez's Brother
A judge's investigation reveals a position at the Diputación de Badajoz was created specifically for Pedro Sánchez's brother, David, potentially indicating corruption and highlighting overlapping careers of two PSOE figures, Miguel Ángel Gallardo and José Luis Quintana, who simultaneously held mayor...
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44% Bias Score
Australia's World-First Shellfish Reef Restoration Project Shows Early Success
In Port Phillip Bay, Australia, a pioneering project is restoring a damaged shellfish reef using limestone fertilizer and donated shells containing oyster larvae, aiming to cover 1000 square meters and reverse decades of ecosystem decline caused by overfishing, pollution, and dredging.
Australia's World-First Shellfish Reef Restoration Project Shows Early Success
In Port Phillip Bay, Australia, a pioneering project is restoring a damaged shellfish reef using limestone fertilizer and donated shells containing oyster larvae, aiming to cover 1000 square meters and reverse decades of ecosystem decline caused by overfishing, pollution, and dredging.
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32% Bias Score
ISS Astronauts' 9-Month Delay: Return Planned for Tuesday
Due to technical problems with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, US astronauts Suni Williams and Barry Wilmore, initially scheduled for a one-week mission, have been stranded on the ISS for over nine months; their return to Earth is planned for Tuesday.
ISS Astronauts' 9-Month Delay: Return Planned for Tuesday
Due to technical problems with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, US astronauts Suni Williams and Barry Wilmore, initially scheduled for a one-week mission, have been stranded on the ISS for over nine months; their return to Earth is planned for Tuesday.
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40% Bias Score
Delayed Astronauts Returning to Earth on Tuesday
US astronauts Barry Wilmore and Suni Williams, along with NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, will return to Earth on Tuesday evening aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon after a nine-month ISS stay due to a Boeing Starliner spacecraft malfunction.
Delayed Astronauts Returning to Earth on Tuesday
US astronauts Barry Wilmore and Suni Williams, along with NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, will return to Earth on Tuesday evening aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon after a nine-month ISS stay due to a Boeing Starliner spacecraft malfunction.
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44% Bias Score
Spanish Election Poll: PP Leads, but Voter Loyalty a Concern
A Sigma Dos poll for EL MUNDO shows PP leading with 80% voter loyalty from the 2023 elections, while Sumar has 43.5%, PSOE and Vox 70%; voter shifts are mainly due to leadership dissatisfaction and government/opposition performance.
Spanish Election Poll: PP Leads, but Voter Loyalty a Concern
A Sigma Dos poll for EL MUNDO shows PP leading with 80% voter loyalty from the 2023 elections, while Sumar has 43.5%, PSOE and Vox 70%; voter shifts are mainly due to leadership dissatisfaction and government/opposition performance.
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36% Bias Score
Madrid Metro Line 11 Extension Faces Rain Delays, Uncovers Historical Canal
Construction on the Madrid Line 11 metro extension, from Plaza Elíptica to Conde de Casal (6.6km), is progressing despite recent heavy rains causing temporary delays; the project aims to alleviate Line 6 overcrowding, connect transport hubs, and serve new housing developments, with completion expect...
Madrid Metro Line 11 Extension Faces Rain Delays, Uncovers Historical Canal
Construction on the Madrid Line 11 metro extension, from Plaza Elíptica to Conde de Casal (6.6km), is progressing despite recent heavy rains causing temporary delays; the project aims to alleviate Line 6 overcrowding, connect transport hubs, and serve new housing developments, with completion expect...
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40% Bias Score
Spanish Government Strengthens Court Investigating 'Dana' Event in Valencia
The Spanish government will reinforce the Catarroja court investigating the 'dana' event in Valencia, adding a new judge to allow the current judge to focus exclusively on the case following requests from the Valencian High Court of Justice, the judge herself, and the Valencian Justice Department.
Spanish Government Strengthens Court Investigating 'Dana' Event in Valencia
The Spanish government will reinforce the Catarroja court investigating the 'dana' event in Valencia, adding a new judge to allow the current judge to focus exclusively on the case following requests from the Valencian High Court of Justice, the judge herself, and the Valencian Justice Department.
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40% Bias Score
Japan Requests Clarification on Taiwan's Osaka Expo Pavilion
Japan requested that Taiwan's Osaka Expo pavilion be explicitly labeled as privately operated to avoid any implication of official recognition, given the absence of diplomatic ties between the two.
Japan Requests Clarification on Taiwan's Osaka Expo Pavilion
Japan requested that Taiwan's Osaka Expo pavilion be explicitly labeled as privately operated to avoid any implication of official recognition, given the absence of diplomatic ties between the two.
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0% Bias Score
Political Affiliations Shape Perceptions of Fictional Characters
A recent study found that people tend to associate fictional heroes with their own political party and villains with the opposing party, a phenomenon that may contribute to political polarization.
Political Affiliations Shape Perceptions of Fictional Characters
A recent study found that people tend to associate fictional heroes with their own political party and villains with the opposing party, a phenomenon that may contribute to political polarization.
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32% Bias Score
ERC Congress: Junqueras Secures Leadership Amidst Internal Divisions
The Esquerra Republicana (ERC) congress in Martorell, Barcelona saw Oriol Junqueras secure his leadership, but internal divisions over the controversial Alzheimer's campaign posters and a low voter turnout highlighted persistent factionalism, despite the passage of key policy decisions with over 89%...
ERC Congress: Junqueras Secures Leadership Amidst Internal Divisions
The Esquerra Republicana (ERC) congress in Martorell, Barcelona saw Oriol Junqueras secure his leadership, but internal divisions over the controversial Alzheimer's campaign posters and a low voter turnout highlighted persistent factionalism, despite the passage of key policy decisions with over 89%...
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40% Bias Score