January 2025
February 2025
Netherlands Crime Campaign, Charlie Hebdo Anniversary, and Damascus Flights Resume
The Netherlands launches a national campaign urging citizens to report suspicious criminal activity; Paris commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attack; international flights resume to Damascus; a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hits Tibet, causing significant damage and casualties; and fl...
Netherlands Crime Campaign, Charlie Hebdo Anniversary, and Damascus Flights Resume
The Netherlands launches a national campaign urging citizens to report suspicious criminal activity; Paris commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attack; international flights resume to Damascus; a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hits Tibet, causing significant damage and casualties; and fl...
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28% Bias Score
Increased Violence Mars Dutch New Year's Eve
The 2024 New Year's Eve in the Netherlands saw an increase in incidents (8292, up 850 from last year), including significantly more violence against police (295) and other emergency responders (49), despite fewer arrests (245). Fire incidents reached 4106, with six major fires and substantially more...
Increased Violence Mars Dutch New Year's Eve
The 2024 New Year's Eve in the Netherlands saw an increase in incidents (8292, up 850 from last year), including significantly more violence against police (295) and other emergency responders (49), despite fewer arrests (245). Fire incidents reached 4106, with six major fires and substantially more...
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48% Bias Score
Securing Lower Mortgage Rates in 2025: Proactive Strategies for Homebuyers
Rising mortgage interest rates are impacting homebuyers in 2025; however, proactive strategies such as improving credit scores, increasing down payments, and comparing loan terms can help secure lower rates, despite the Federal Reserve's planned rate cuts.
Securing Lower Mortgage Rates in 2025: Proactive Strategies for Homebuyers
Rising mortgage interest rates are impacting homebuyers in 2025; however, proactive strategies such as improving credit scores, increasing down payments, and comparing loan terms can help secure lower rates, despite the Federal Reserve's planned rate cuts.
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36% Bias Score
Marmoush's Stellar Season Spurs European Interest
Egyptian footballer Omar Marmoush's outstanding performance with Eintracht Frankfurt this season, including 18 goals and 11 assists in 24 matches, has attracted interest from European clubs during the January transfer window, marking a potential career milestone and inspiring other Egyptian players.
Marmoush's Stellar Season Spurs European Interest
Egyptian footballer Omar Marmoush's outstanding performance with Eintracht Frankfurt this season, including 18 goals and 11 assists in 24 matches, has attracted interest from European clubs during the January transfer window, marking a potential career milestone and inspiring other Egyptian players.
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20% Bias Score
Germany's 2024 GDP Shrinks 0.2%, Defying Economic Forecasts
Germany's 2024 GDP unexpectedly contracted by 0.2 percent, defying expert predictions of growth, primarily due to underestimated inflation impacts and the manufacturing sector's deep crisis, leading to subdued consumer spending and investment.
Germany's 2024 GDP Shrinks 0.2%, Defying Economic Forecasts
Germany's 2024 GDP unexpectedly contracted by 0.2 percent, defying expert predictions of growth, primarily due to underestimated inflation impacts and the manufacturing sector's deep crisis, leading to subdued consumer spending and investment.
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40% Bias Score
Berlin's "Lichtpfad" Offers Guaranteed Placement for Challenging Children
Berlin opened "Lichtpfad", a unique youth facility with a guaranteed placement policy for up to six highly challenging children (ages 8-13), addressing the city's overwhelmed child welfare system and aiming to prevent the cycle of children moving between temporary care settings. The €5 million proje...
Berlin's "Lichtpfad" Offers Guaranteed Placement for Challenging Children
Berlin opened "Lichtpfad", a unique youth facility with a guaranteed placement policy for up to six highly challenging children (ages 8-13), addressing the city's overwhelmed child welfare system and aiming to prevent the cycle of children moving between temporary care settings. The €5 million proje...
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52% Bias Score
Drag Queen The Vivienne Dies at 32
British drag queen The Vivienne, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK 2019, died at age 32; police reported no suspicious circumstances, and details about the cause of death have not been released.
Drag Queen The Vivienne Dies at 32
British drag queen The Vivienne, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK 2019, died at age 32; police reported no suspicious circumstances, and details about the cause of death have not been released.
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12% Bias Score
Samsung Galaxy S25 Launch: Pre-order Incentives and AI Integration
Samsung will launch its Galaxy S25 on January 22nd, offering registered users a £50 ($62) voucher and additional savings through a reservation program with enhanced trade-in values and an improved Bixby AI.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Launch: Pre-order Incentives and AI Integration
Samsung will launch its Galaxy S25 on January 22nd, offering registered users a £50 ($62) voucher and additional savings through a reservation program with enhanced trade-in values and an improved Bixby AI.
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36% Bias Score
UK Faces Sub-Zero Temperatures After Days of Flooding
Sub-zero temperatures are forecast across the UK this week, with lows potentially reaching -20°C, following days of flooding in central England causing travel disruption and school closures; the cold snap is expected to be colder than last winter and possibly the coldest since February 2021.
UK Faces Sub-Zero Temperatures After Days of Flooding
Sub-zero temperatures are forecast across the UK this week, with lows potentially reaching -20°C, following days of flooding in central England causing travel disruption and school closures; the cold snap is expected to be colder than last winter and possibly the coldest since February 2021.
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36% Bias Score
College Football's Potential Milestone: First Black National Title-Winning Coach
In the 2025 Orange Bowl, either James Franklin or Marcus Freeman could become the first Black coach to win a college football national championship, a milestone highlighting the persistent underrepresentation of Black coaches in college football compared to basketball, despite NCAA diversity initiat...
College Football's Potential Milestone: First Black National Title-Winning Coach
In the 2025 Orange Bowl, either James Franklin or Marcus Freeman could become the first Black coach to win a college football national championship, a milestone highlighting the persistent underrepresentation of Black coaches in college football compared to basketball, despite NCAA diversity initiat...
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28% Bias Score
Austria Faces €6 Billion Budget Cut Demands from EU
Austria must reduce its budget deficit to 3 percent of GDP by mid-January, facing pressure from the EU. Failed coalition talks leave the FPÖ and ÖVP to find €6 billion in cuts, potentially impacting the climate bonus, education funding, and renewable energy projects, while raising questions about th...
Austria Faces €6 Billion Budget Cut Demands from EU
Austria must reduce its budget deficit to 3 percent of GDP by mid-January, facing pressure from the EU. Failed coalition talks leave the FPÖ and ÖVP to find €6 billion in cuts, potentially impacting the climate bonus, education funding, and renewable energy projects, while raising questions about th...
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48% Bias Score
Death of Jean-Marie Le Pen: A Legacy of Far-Right Politics in France
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the 96-year-old co-founder of France's far-right National Front party, died; his controversial career, marked by hate speech convictions and a strained relationship with his daughter Marine, leaves a complex legacy on French politics.
Death of Jean-Marie Le Pen: A Legacy of Far-Right Politics in France
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the 96-year-old co-founder of France's far-right National Front party, died; his controversial career, marked by hate speech convictions and a strained relationship with his daughter Marine, leaves a complex legacy on French politics.
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52% Bias Score