March 2025
April 2025
German Bundesrat Debates Unequal Healthcare Access Based on Insurance
The German Bundesrat is debating a Lower Saxony proposal to address unequal access to healthcare for those with statutory health insurance, focusing on potential discrimination in appointment scheduling and advocating for solutions such as appointment quotas or financial incentives for doctors.
German Bundesrat Debates Unequal Healthcare Access Based on Insurance
The German Bundesrat is debating a Lower Saxony proposal to address unequal access to healthcare for those with statutory health insurance, focusing on potential discrimination in appointment scheduling and advocating for solutions such as appointment quotas or financial incentives for doctors.
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52% Bias Score
Bali Flights Cancelled After Indonesian Volcano Erupts
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano erupted for 11 minutes on Thursday, causing seven international flight cancellations from Bali and prompting authorities to raise the volcano's alert level to the highest, establishing a 7–8km exclusion zone.
Bali Flights Cancelled After Indonesian Volcano Erupts
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano erupted for 11 minutes on Thursday, causing seven international flight cancellations from Bali and prompting authorities to raise the volcano's alert level to the highest, establishing a 7–8km exclusion zone.
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28% Bias Score
US Deports Long-Term Residents Despite Clean Record
Gladys and Nelson González, a couple with three US-citizen daughters and a clean criminal record, were deported to Colombia after 35 years in the US following a routine visit to immigration authorities, despite years of attempts to legalize their status.
US Deports Long-Term Residents Despite Clean Record
Gladys and Nelson González, a couple with three US-citizen daughters and a clean criminal record, were deported to Colombia after 35 years in the US following a routine visit to immigration authorities, despite years of attempts to legalize their status.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Greece to Gain Fiscal Space from EU's Stability Pact Escape Clause
The European Commission's White Paper introduces a Stability Pact escape clause allowing increased defense spending, potentially providing Greece with up to €500 million in fiscal space by 2025, enabling potential tax cuts or investment increases but with details pending.
Greece to Gain Fiscal Space from EU's Stability Pact Escape Clause
The European Commission's White Paper introduces a Stability Pact escape clause allowing increased defense spending, potentially providing Greece with up to €500 million in fiscal space by 2025, enabling potential tax cuts or investment increases but with details pending.
Progress
40% Bias Score
WA Nationals Win Albany, Jeopardizing Liberals' Opposition Bid
A recount in Albany gave the Nationals a seat, hindering the WA Liberals' bid for opposition status, which hinges on winning the extremely close Kalamunda seat where the margin is only 64 votes; this could lead to a Liberal-National alliance.
WA Nationals Win Albany, Jeopardizing Liberals' Opposition Bid
A recount in Albany gave the Nationals a seat, hindering the WA Liberals' bid for opposition status, which hinges on winning the extremely close Kalamunda seat where the margin is only 64 votes; this could lead to a Liberal-National alliance.
Progress
52% Bias Score
UK Borrowing Surge Exceeds Forecasts, Pressuring Chancellor
The UK government's February borrowing totalled £10.7bn, exceeding forecasts by £4.2bn, placing increased pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to implement spending cuts ahead of next week's Spring Statement.
UK Borrowing Surge Exceeds Forecasts, Pressuring Chancellor
The UK government's February borrowing totalled £10.7bn, exceeding forecasts by £4.2bn, placing increased pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to implement spending cuts ahead of next week's Spring Statement.
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40% Bias Score
UK Chancellor Faces Pressure to Breach Fiscal Rules
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves will present her spring statement next week, facing pressure to breach her fiscal rules due to rising borrowing costs, weak economic growth, and stubborn inflation; experts warn against kneejerk reactions and suggest a more flexible approach.
UK Chancellor Faces Pressure to Breach Fiscal Rules
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves will present her spring statement next week, facing pressure to breach her fiscal rules due to rising borrowing costs, weak economic growth, and stubborn inflation; experts warn against kneejerk reactions and suggest a more flexible approach.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Australia's Happiness Ranking Falls in 2025 World Happiness Report
The 2025 World Happiness Report ranks Australia 11th globally, a decline attributed to broader trends in Western industrial nations; Nordic countries maintain top rankings, highlighting the impact of caring and sharing on overall wellbeing.
Australia's Happiness Ranking Falls in 2025 World Happiness Report
The 2025 World Happiness Report ranks Australia 11th globally, a decline attributed to broader trends in Western industrial nations; Nordic countries maintain top rankings, highlighting the impact of caring and sharing on overall wellbeing.
Progress
40% Bias Score
1885 Madrid Cholera Outbreak: Vargas's Reports Reveal Public Health Failures
Journalist Julio Vargas's 1885 reports, compiled in the 2021 book "Cólera (La Felguera)", detail a devastating cholera outbreak in Madrid, exposing high mortality rates and the neglect of impoverished neighborhoods due to inadequate public health infrastructure.
1885 Madrid Cholera Outbreak: Vargas's Reports Reveal Public Health Failures
Journalist Julio Vargas's 1885 reports, compiled in the 2021 book "Cólera (La Felguera)", detail a devastating cholera outbreak in Madrid, exposing high mortality rates and the neglect of impoverished neighborhoods due to inadequate public health infrastructure.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Pulse Poll Shows Shifting Political Landscape in Greece
A Pulse poll reveals that almost all parties lost votes, except Plefsi Eleftherias (+5%) and Niki (+1%), highlighting the Tempe train disaster's impact; ND remains at 23%, with a double-digit lead, while PASOK is at 12%.
Pulse Poll Shows Shifting Political Landscape in Greece
A Pulse poll reveals that almost all parties lost votes, except Plefsi Eleftherias (+5%) and Niki (+1%), highlighting the Tempe train disaster's impact; ND remains at 23%, with a double-digit lead, while PASOK is at 12%.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Federal Funding for Melbourne Rail Project Halted Pending Cost Review
Infrastructure Australia declared low confidence in the A$35 billion cost estimate for Melbourne's Suburban Rail Loop East project, recommending against further federal funding without an updated cost estimate, cost-benefit analysis, and a comprehensive funding strategy.
Federal Funding for Melbourne Rail Project Halted Pending Cost Review
Infrastructure Australia declared low confidence in the A$35 billion cost estimate for Melbourne's Suburban Rail Loop East project, recommending against further federal funding without an updated cost estimate, cost-benefit analysis, and a comprehensive funding strategy.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Community Shop Combats Food Poverty with Innovative Social Supermarket Model
Community Shop, a social supermarket in Norwood, UK, combats food poverty by offering groceries at a third of the normal price, alongside cooking classes and community engagement, with plans to expand to four more London boroughs.
Community Shop Combats Food Poverty with Innovative Social Supermarket Model
Community Shop, a social supermarket in Norwood, UK, combats food poverty by offering groceries at a third of the normal price, alongside cooking classes and community engagement, with plans to expand to four more London boroughs.
Progress
60% Bias Score