January 2025
February 2025
Turkish DEM Party Condemns Detention of Akdeniz Municipality Officials
The co-mayors and four council members of Mersin's Akdeniz Municipality from the DEM party were detained, sparking condemnation from the DEM party as an attack on democracy and the will of the people.
Turkish DEM Party Condemns Detention of Akdeniz Municipality Officials
The co-mayors and four council members of Mersin's Akdeniz Municipality from the DEM party were detained, sparking condemnation from the DEM party as an attack on democracy and the will of the people.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Turkish MP Proposes Minimum Pension Hike to Minimum Wage
CHP MP Ibrahim Arslan submitted a bill to Turkey's parliament to raise the minimum pension to the level of the minimum wage and index it annually; this follows a government announcement of a 15.75% increase to 14,469 lira for the first half of 2025, a figure Arslan deems insufficient.
Turkish MP Proposes Minimum Pension Hike to Minimum Wage
CHP MP Ibrahim Arslan submitted a bill to Turkey's parliament to raise the minimum pension to the level of the minimum wage and index it annually; this follows a government announcement of a 15.75% increase to 14,469 lira for the first half of 2025, a figure Arslan deems insufficient.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Government Intervention Allows Barcelona Players to Play Despite La Liga Financial Rules
The Spanish government, through the CSD, overturned La Liga's decision to deny FC Barcelona licenses for players Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor due to financial fair play violations, prompting criticism from the Popular Party who accused the government of political interference.
Government Intervention Allows Barcelona Players to Play Despite La Liga Financial Rules
The Spanish government, through the CSD, overturned La Liga's decision to deny FC Barcelona licenses for players Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor due to financial fair play violations, prompting criticism from the Popular Party who accused the government of political interference.
Progress
60% Bias Score
EAE Business School Delays 824 Master's Degrees Amidst Legal Action
Following the termination of its affiliation with Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC) in 2022, EAE Business School faces legal action from 15 students who paid €13,500 for a master's degree and haven't received their diplomas due to procedural failures and alleged falsified documents for visa applicat...
EAE Business School Delays 824 Master's Degrees Amidst Legal Action
Following the termination of its affiliation with Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC) in 2022, EAE Business School faces legal action from 15 students who paid €13,500 for a master's degree and haven't received their diplomas due to procedural failures and alleged falsified documents for visa applicat...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Freeport-McMoRan Stock Drops 25% Amidst Weak Copper Demand
Freeport-McMoRan's (FCX) stock has fallen 25% in three months, mirroring industry trends due to weak copper demand amid global economic slowdown concerns; despite Q3 2024 revenue rising 17% to $6.7 billion, copper sales fell 7% year-over-year.
Freeport-McMoRan Stock Drops 25% Amidst Weak Copper Demand
Freeport-McMoRan's (FCX) stock has fallen 25% in three months, mirroring industry trends due to weak copper demand amid global economic slowdown concerns; despite Q3 2024 revenue rising 17% to $6.7 billion, copper sales fell 7% year-over-year.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Public Support for Murder Suspect Raises Jury Nullification Concerns
Luigi Mangione, 26, is charged with the first-degree murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson; unusual public support for Mangione raises the possibility of jury nullification, a controversial legal practice where a jury can acquit despite evidence of guilt due to political or moral objections.
Public Support for Murder Suspect Raises Jury Nullification Concerns
Luigi Mangione, 26, is charged with the first-degree murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson; unusual public support for Mangione raises the possibility of jury nullification, a controversial legal practice where a jury can acquit despite evidence of guilt due to political or moral objections.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Spanish Court Blocks Child's Return to Italy Amidst Abuse Allegations
A Spanish court temporarily halted the return of 10-year-old Daniel Arcuri to Italy with his father, who is under investigation for alleged child abuse, due to the child's credible fear of harm; the decision follows a jurisdictional dispute between Spanish and Italian courts over prior accusations o...
Spanish Court Blocks Child's Return to Italy Amidst Abuse Allegations
A Spanish court temporarily halted the return of 10-year-old Daniel Arcuri to Italy with his father, who is under investigation for alleged child abuse, due to the child's credible fear of harm; the decision follows a jurisdictional dispute between Spanish and Italian courts over prior accusations o...
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44% Bias Score
Turkey Extends Force Majeure for Earthquake-Hit SMEs
Turkey extended force majeure for 80% of SMEs in Kahramanmaraş earthquake-affected cities until May 31, 2024, impacting 73,087 businesses with 2022 turnover under 2.5 million lira (approx. 6 million lira by 2024), per a statement by Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek.
Turkey Extends Force Majeure for Earthquake-Hit SMEs
Turkey extended force majeure for 80% of SMEs in Kahramanmaraş earthquake-affected cities until May 31, 2024, impacting 73,087 businesses with 2022 turnover under 2.5 million lira (approx. 6 million lira by 2024), per a statement by Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Akdeniz Municipality Takeover in Mersin: Detention of Co-Mayors and Council Members
In Mersin, Turkey, the co-mayors and four council members of Akdeniz Municipality were detained in pre-dawn raids, with the municipality sealed off, and access denied; DEM Party MP Ali Bozan decried this as an attack on citizens' will, highlighting the government's contradictory actions.
Akdeniz Municipality Takeover in Mersin: Detention of Co-Mayors and Council Members
In Mersin, Turkey, the co-mayors and four council members of Akdeniz Municipality were detained in pre-dawn raids, with the municipality sealed off, and access denied; DEM Party MP Ali Bozan decried this as an attack on citizens' will, highlighting the government's contradictory actions.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Starbucks China Shifts to Digital to Combat Sales Decline
Starbucks China is pivoting to digital innovation and targeted marketing under new growth director Yang Zhen, following a 7% sales decline in Q4 2024, while competitors like Ora Coffee emphasize affordability and operational efficiency in a rapidly evolving Chinese coffee market.
Starbucks China Shifts to Digital to Combat Sales Decline
Starbucks China is pivoting to digital innovation and targeted marketing under new growth director Yang Zhen, following a 7% sales decline in Q4 2024, while competitors like Ora Coffee emphasize affordability and operational efficiency in a rapidly evolving Chinese coffee market.
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32% Bias Score
Undetermined Death Hinders Search for Missing Children
Angelica Bravo was found dead in her Sacramento home six months ago, and her two children, Athena and Mateo Lee, are missing and believed to be with their father, Cameron Lee, who fled to Mexico; the cause of Bravo's death is undetermined, hindering the investigation.
Undetermined Death Hinders Search for Missing Children
Angelica Bravo was found dead in her Sacramento home six months ago, and her two children, Athena and Mateo Lee, are missing and believed to be with their father, Cameron Lee, who fled to Mexico; the cause of Bravo's death is undetermined, hindering the investigation.
Progress
44% Bias Score
UK Gas Supply Sufficient Despite Low Storage Levels, Government Assures
The UK government insists it has enough gas to meet winter demand despite Centrica warning of critically low gas storage levels (less than a week's supply) due to colder weather; milder weather is forecast next week.
UK Gas Supply Sufficient Despite Low Storage Levels, Government Assures
The UK government insists it has enough gas to meet winter demand despite Centrica warning of critically low gas storage levels (less than a week's supply) due to colder weather; milder weather is forecast next week.
Progress
40% Bias Score