March 2025
April 2025
dFeria 2025: Balanced Dance and Theater Programming
dFeria, San Sebastian's Performing Arts Fair, celebrated its 31st edition from March 16-20, featuring a balanced program of dance and theater, with notable performances by Martin Zimmerman and Christos Papadopoulos, showcasing a commitment to promoting dance alongside theater.
dFeria 2025: Balanced Dance and Theater Programming
dFeria, San Sebastian's Performing Arts Fair, celebrated its 31st edition from March 16-20, featuring a balanced program of dance and theater, with notable performances by Martin Zimmerman and Christos Papadopoulos, showcasing a commitment to promoting dance alongside theater.
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24% Bias Score
Italian Farmers Protest Cultivated Meat Ban, Challenging EFSA
In Italy, despite a government ban, Coldiretti's protest against cultivated meat—with a planned March 19th demonstration in Parma—challenges the EFSA's approach, advocating for its reclassification as a pharmaceutical due to health concerns, prompting the EFSA to close its Parma office.
Italian Farmers Protest Cultivated Meat Ban, Challenging EFSA
In Italy, despite a government ban, Coldiretti's protest against cultivated meat—with a planned March 19th demonstration in Parma—challenges the EFSA's approach, advocating for its reclassification as a pharmaceutical due to health concerns, prompting the EFSA to close its Parma office.
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52% Bias Score
Olympic Rower Helen Glover Awarded OBE
Olympic rower Helen Glover, a mother of three, received an OBE on Tuesday for her rowing achievements, including gold medals at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics and a silver medal at Paris 2024, emphasizing the importance of female role models in sports.
Olympic Rower Helen Glover Awarded OBE
Olympic rower Helen Glover, a mother of three, received an OBE on Tuesday for her rowing achievements, including gold medals at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics and a silver medal at Paris 2024, emphasizing the importance of female role models in sports.
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44% Bias Score
Hungary Imposes Price Margin Caps on Basic Foods
In response to 7.1% food inflation in February, Hungary introduced price margin caps on 30 basic foods until May 31st, a measure economists deem potentially short-lived and risky due to past experiences with price controls and the added burden of existing taxes and rising utility costs on smaller re...
Hungary Imposes Price Margin Caps on Basic Foods
In response to 7.1% food inflation in February, Hungary introduced price margin caps on 30 basic foods until May 31st, a measure economists deem potentially short-lived and risky due to past experiences with price controls and the added burden of existing taxes and rising utility costs on smaller re...
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52% Bias Score
Mexico City Bans Traditional Bullfights, Replacing Them with Bloodless Spectacle
Mexico City's congress banned traditional bullfights, replacing them with 15-minute bloodless events where bulls are not killed, following a citizens' initiative and years of activism, despite industry opposition and concerns about economic impact.
Mexico City Bans Traditional Bullfights, Replacing Them with Bloodless Spectacle
Mexico City's congress banned traditional bullfights, replacing them with 15-minute bloodless events where bulls are not killed, following a citizens' initiative and years of activism, despite industry opposition and concerns about economic impact.
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44% Bias Score
Andalusian Health Service Contracts Under Investigation for Irregularities
A judge in Cádiz is investigating €458 million in Andalusian Health Service contracts from 2021, alleged to have been illegally fractioned; the regional government, claiming legal compliance, has joined the case as a victim.
Andalusian Health Service Contracts Under Investigation for Irregularities
A judge in Cádiz is investigating €458 million in Andalusian Health Service contracts from 2021, alleged to have been illegally fractioned; the regional government, claiming legal compliance, has joined the case as a victim.
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60% Bias Score
Controversial Lohengrin Premiere in Barcelona
Katharina Wagner's modern interpretation of Wagner's Lohengrin, premiered at Barcelona's Liceu opera house on March 17th, 2023, after a pandemic delay, depicts Lohengrin as a murderer and features a robotic black swan, resulting in significant audience disapproval.
Controversial Lohengrin Premiere in Barcelona
Katharina Wagner's modern interpretation of Wagner's Lohengrin, premiered at Barcelona's Liceu opera house on March 17th, 2023, after a pandemic delay, depicts Lohengrin as a murderer and features a robotic black swan, resulting in significant audience disapproval.
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52% Bias Score
Judge Orders Release of Prince Harry's Immigration Records
A US District Court judge ordered the release of redacted versions of Prince Harry's immigration records by Tuesday, following a lawsuit by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, that questioned whether the Duke of Sussex was properly vetted for admission to the United States given his ...
Judge Orders Release of Prince Harry's Immigration Records
A US District Court judge ordered the release of redacted versions of Prince Harry's immigration records by Tuesday, following a lawsuit by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, that questioned whether the Duke of Sussex was properly vetted for admission to the United States given his ...
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60% Bias Score
Snow White" Remake Projected to Earn $48-$58 Million Opening Weekend
Disney's live-action "Snow White" remake, starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, is projected to earn $48-$58 million in its opening weekend, facing controversies regarding casting and narrative changes, while the original 1937 film earned an adjusted $174 million.
Snow White" Remake Projected to Earn $48-$58 Million Opening Weekend
Disney's live-action "Snow White" remake, starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, is projected to earn $48-$58 million in its opening weekend, facing controversies regarding casting and narrative changes, while the original 1937 film earned an adjusted $174 million.
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40% Bias Score
Germany's Broadband Bottleneck: A Legacy of Copper and Missed Opportunities
Germany's slow broadband expansion, mirroring its railway issues, results from a 1982 decision prioritizing cheaper copper cable infrastructure over fiber optics, hindering future technological advancement and causing high data costs.
Germany's Broadband Bottleneck: A Legacy of Copper and Missed Opportunities
Germany's slow broadband expansion, mirroring its railway issues, results from a 1982 decision prioritizing cheaper copper cable infrastructure over fiber optics, hindering future technological advancement and causing high data costs.
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48% Bias Score
Russia Reduces OGE Exams to Address Skilled Labor Shortage
The Russian State Duma implemented a pilot program reducing the number of OGE exams from four to two for ninth graders in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Lipetsk, aiming to ease student stress, increase vocational school enrollment, and address a projected two-million-person shortage of skilled workers ...
Russia Reduces OGE Exams to Address Skilled Labor Shortage
The Russian State Duma implemented a pilot program reducing the number of OGE exams from four to two for ninth graders in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Lipetsk, aiming to ease student stress, increase vocational school enrollment, and address a projected two-million-person shortage of skilled workers ...
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56% Bias Score
Civic Plaque Honors Luchino Visconti's Role in Roman Resistance
A new civic plaque commemorating Luchino Visconti's role in the Roman Resistance was unveiled at Villa Ada on the 80th anniversary of Rome's liberation; the plaque includes a QR code to a mini-documentary detailing Visconti's contributions, including sheltering resistance fighters at his Villa Visco...
Civic Plaque Honors Luchino Visconti's Role in Roman Resistance
A new civic plaque commemorating Luchino Visconti's role in the Roman Resistance was unveiled at Villa Ada on the 80th anniversary of Rome's liberation; the plaque includes a QR code to a mini-documentary detailing Visconti's contributions, including sheltering resistance fighters at his Villa Visco...
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40% Bias Score