January 2025
February 2025
German TV Series Explores Fictional Prison Release Program
A Better Place", a new German TV series, follows a fictional prison release program in Rheinstadt, Germany, where 300 inmates are released, given housing and jobs, and monitored by Trust program staff, with varying degrees of success, highlighting the complexities of reintegration and the perspectiv...
German TV Series Explores Fictional Prison Release Program
A Better Place", a new German TV series, follows a fictional prison release program in Rheinstadt, Germany, where 300 inmates are released, given housing and jobs, and monitored by Trust program staff, with varying degrees of success, highlighting the complexities of reintegration and the perspectiv...
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52% Bias Score
\"Germany Sees Sharp Drop in Asylum Applications in 2024\"
\"Germany experienced a significant decrease in asylum applications in 2024, with initial applications down 30.2% compared to 2023, totaling 229,751, while overall applications fell to 250,945. This decline is linked to stricter border controls and increased deportations, although opposition parties...
\"Germany Sees Sharp Drop in Asylum Applications in 2024\"
\"Germany experienced a significant decrease in asylum applications in 2024, with initial applications down 30.2% compared to 2023, totaling 229,751, while overall applications fell to 250,945. This decline is linked to stricter border controls and increased deportations, although opposition parties...
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44% Bias Score
UK Borrowing Costs Surge to Highest Level Since 1998
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces rising borrowing costs, a weakened pound, and market volatility, prompting concerns about potential spending cuts and a possible economic 'doom loop'.
UK Borrowing Costs Surge to Highest Level Since 1998
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces rising borrowing costs, a weakened pound, and market volatility, prompting concerns about potential spending cuts and a possible economic 'doom loop'.
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52% Bias Score
Body of Missing Irishman Found in Spain; Arrest Made
The body of John George, a 37-year-old man from Northern Ireland, was found in Spain three weeks after he went missing in December; a 32-year-old man was arrested, and another suspect may have fled to Thailand.
Body of Missing Irishman Found in Spain; Arrest Made
The body of John George, a 37-year-old man from Northern Ireland, was found in Spain three weeks after he went missing in December; a 32-year-old man was arrested, and another suspect may have fled to Thailand.
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24% Bias Score
Tower Hamlets to Offer Universal School Uniform Payments
Tower Hamlets council in London plans to offer up to £150 per child in school uniform payments to families earning under £50,350, costing £3 million over three years, in response to the cost of living crisis and exceeding the government's planned restrictions on branded uniform items.
Tower Hamlets to Offer Universal School Uniform Payments
Tower Hamlets council in London plans to offer up to £150 per child in school uniform payments to families earning under £50,350, costing £3 million over three years, in response to the cost of living crisis and exceeding the government's planned restrictions on branded uniform items.
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48% Bias Score
Birkenstock Seeks Copyright Protection for Iconic Sandals
Birkenstock is suing competitors in Germany's Federal Court of Justice for copyright infringement, claiming its iconic sandals are "works of applied art," a designation that would grant them perpetual protection.
Birkenstock Seeks Copyright Protection for Iconic Sandals
Birkenstock is suing competitors in Germany's Federal Court of Justice for copyright infringement, claiming its iconic sandals are "works of applied art," a designation that would grant them perpetual protection.
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48% Bias Score
German Nursing Home Employees Charged with Attempted Murder
Four employees of two German nursing homes face attempted murder charges for allegedly administering or being aware of the administration of lethal doses of medication to three elderly residents between 2018 and 2023; while a direct causal link wasn't definitively proven, the lack of medical justifi...
German Nursing Home Employees Charged with Attempted Murder
Four employees of two German nursing homes face attempted murder charges for allegedly administering or being aware of the administration of lethal doses of medication to three elderly residents between 2018 and 2023; while a direct causal link wasn't definitively proven, the lack of medical justifi...
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48% Bias Score
German Government Considers Stake in PCK Oil Refinery
Brandenburg's Minister President Dietmar Woidke considers federal participation in the PCK oil refinery in Schwedt, currently under trusteeship due to its Russian ownership, to secure energy supply and jobs after the next German federal election.
German Government Considers Stake in PCK Oil Refinery
Brandenburg's Minister President Dietmar Woidke considers federal participation in the PCK oil refinery in Schwedt, currently under trusteeship due to its Russian ownership, to secure energy supply and jobs after the next German federal election.
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44% Bias Score
Lechleitner Criticizes Biden's Border Security Response
Outgoing ICE director PJ Lechleitner criticizes President Biden's handling of the US-Mexico border crisis, claiming delayed action led to ICE's inability to fulfill its core mission and resulted in only 47,000 migrant deportations in fiscal year 2024; border crossings dropped below 54,000 in Septemb...
Lechleitner Criticizes Biden's Border Security Response
Outgoing ICE director PJ Lechleitner criticizes President Biden's handling of the US-Mexico border crisis, claiming delayed action led to ICE's inability to fulfill its core mission and resulted in only 47,000 migrant deportations in fiscal year 2024; border crossings dropped below 54,000 in Septemb...
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40% Bias Score
Truss Sues Starmer for Defamation Over "Crashed Economy" Claim
Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss is suing Labour leader Keir Starmer for defamation for claiming her economic policies "crashed the economy", arguing that the term is inaccurate because it didn't meet the technical definition of a crash, despite the financial hardship faced by many.
Truss Sues Starmer for Defamation Over "Crashed Economy" Claim
Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss is suing Labour leader Keir Starmer for defamation for claiming her economic policies "crashed the economy", arguing that the term is inaccurate because it didn't meet the technical definition of a crash, despite the financial hardship faced by many.
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60% Bias Score
Truell Bids £245 Million for De La Rue
City financier Edi Truell made a conditional £245 million takeover bid for De La Rue, the British banknote printer, contingent on the sale of its authentication division to Crane NXT for £300 million. Truell aims to pay down debt and focus on international banknote printing, particularly in Africa a...
Truell Bids £245 Million for De La Rue
City financier Edi Truell made a conditional £245 million takeover bid for De La Rue, the British banknote printer, contingent on the sale of its authentication division to Crane NXT for £300 million. Truell aims to pay down debt and focus on international banknote printing, particularly in Africa a...
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36% Bias Score
Ayuso Accuses Sánchez of Five-Year Attack Campaign
Isabel Díaz Ayuso, President of the Community of Madrid, directly accuses Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of a five-year campaign of attacks against her, citing the leak of her partner's confidential data currently under investigation by the Supreme Court and implicating the Attorney General. Ayuso lin...
Ayuso Accuses Sánchez of Five-Year Attack Campaign
Isabel Díaz Ayuso, President of the Community of Madrid, directly accuses Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of a five-year campaign of attacks against her, citing the leak of her partner's confidential data currently under investigation by the Supreme Court and implicating the Attorney General. Ayuso lin...
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52% Bias Score