January 2025
February 2025
SSW Aims for Second Bundestag Seat
The South Schleswig Voter Association (SSW) aims for a second Bundestag seat in the February 23rd election, with Stefan Seidler leading their campaign focusing on regional issues like high energy prices and minority rights; they need roughly 40,000 votes to retain their seat.
SSW Aims for Second Bundestag Seat
The South Schleswig Voter Association (SSW) aims for a second Bundestag seat in the February 23rd election, with Stefan Seidler leading their campaign focusing on regional issues like high energy prices and minority rights; they need roughly 40,000 votes to retain their seat.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Berlin Senate Threatens Takeover of Urbane Mitte Project Planning
The Berlin Senate threatens to take over planning for the "Urbane Mitte" development project in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg due to delays, despite local opposition to the large-scale office building plan, further complicated by the pending S21 rail line.
Berlin Senate Threatens Takeover of Urbane Mitte Project Planning
The Berlin Senate threatens to take over planning for the "Urbane Mitte" development project in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg due to delays, despite local opposition to the large-scale office building plan, further complicated by the pending S21 rail line.
Progress
60% Bias Score
North Aegean Region Extends Export Promotion Program Deadline
The North Aegean Region revised its "Promoting sales and exports" program (4 million euro budget), clarifying eligibility criteria, including minimum two fiscal years and 25% private investment, extending the deadline to January 22, 2025, and focusing on boosting business competitiveness and interna...
North Aegean Region Extends Export Promotion Program Deadline
The North Aegean Region revised its "Promoting sales and exports" program (4 million euro budget), clarifying eligibility criteria, including minimum two fiscal years and 25% private investment, extending the deadline to January 22, 2025, and focusing on boosting business competitiveness and interna...
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8% Bias Score
Death of Mariano Antolín Rato: A Loss for Spanish Literature
Spanish writer and translator Mariano Antolín Rato (1943-2024) died unexpectedly at his home in Motril, Spain. A pioneer of Spain's underground literary scene and a translator of Beat Generation writers, he is celebrated for his 1973 novel "Cuando 900 mil Mach aprox" and his significant contribution...
Death of Mariano Antolín Rato: A Loss for Spanish Literature
Spanish writer and translator Mariano Antolín Rato (1943-2024) died unexpectedly at his home in Motril, Spain. A pioneer of Spain's underground literary scene and a translator of Beat Generation writers, he is celebrated for his 1973 novel "Cuando 900 mil Mach aprox" and his significant contribution...
Progress
20% Bias Score
Vanadzor Construction Halt Due to Master Plan Delay
Due to the Vanadzor city council's failure to approve a new master plan after its 2021 expansion, construction permits and land allocation have been suspended for six months, impacting approximately 8000 residents across three newly incorporated villages, despite 42 million AMD being spent on the pl...
Vanadzor Construction Halt Due to Master Plan Delay
Due to the Vanadzor city council's failure to approve a new master plan after its 2021 expansion, construction permits and land allocation have been suspended for six months, impacting approximately 8000 residents across three newly incorporated villages, despite 42 million AMD being spent on the pl...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Pellmann to Lead Left Party's Saxony Bundestag List
Sören Pellmann, a 47-year-old Left party politician from Leipzig, will lead the party's list for the September 23rd Bundestag election in Saxony after receiving 92.4% of the vote at a Dresden convention. The top three candidates will also run as direct candidates, aiming to overcome the 5% hurdle af...
Pellmann to Lead Left Party's Saxony Bundestag List
Sören Pellmann, a 47-year-old Left party politician from Leipzig, will lead the party's list for the September 23rd Bundestag election in Saxony after receiving 92.4% of the vote at a Dresden convention. The top three candidates will also run as direct candidates, aiming to overcome the 5% hurdle af...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Eisenberg: Inherited Trauma and Envy of Unburdened Men
Actor Jesse Eisenberg discusses his envy of men who seem less burdened by anxiety, contrasting this with his own inherited paranoia stemming from his family's Holocaust history, a theme reflected in his new film, "A Real Pain," which premieres January 16th.
Eisenberg: Inherited Trauma and Envy of Unburdened Men
Actor Jesse Eisenberg discusses his envy of men who seem less burdened by anxiety, contrasting this with his own inherited paranoia stemming from his family's Holocaust history, a theme reflected in his new film, "A Real Pain," which premieres January 16th.
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56% Bias Score
BP Garage Fuel Contamination Causes Multiple Vehicle Breakdowns
Contaminated fuel at a BP garage in Rayleigh, Essex, caused vehicle breakdowns starting January 6th, prompting a temporary closure and an ongoing BP investigation into the cause, suspected to be water contamination, impacting an estimated 40-100 motorists.
BP Garage Fuel Contamination Causes Multiple Vehicle Breakdowns
Contaminated fuel at a BP garage in Rayleigh, Essex, caused vehicle breakdowns starting January 6th, prompting a temporary closure and an ongoing BP investigation into the cause, suspected to be water contamination, impacting an estimated 40-100 motorists.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Alès Slaughterhouse Closure Threatens Gard's Food System
After nine months of receivership, the Alès slaughterhouse in Gard, France, will close on January 15th, 2025, leaving 600 clients and raising concerns about the region's food supply chain; a potential local takeover is being explored.
Alès Slaughterhouse Closure Threatens Gard's Food System
After nine months of receivership, the Alès slaughterhouse in Gard, France, will close on January 15th, 2025, leaving 600 clients and raising concerns about the region's food supply chain; a potential local takeover is being explored.
Progress
40% Bias Score
CHP Delegation Inspects Earthquake Preparedness in Elazığ
A CHP delegation visited Elazığ Governor Numan Hatipoğlu on [Date not specified] to discuss earthquake preparedness, touring post-earthquake housing and assessing ongoing efforts to improve local emergency response capabilities.
CHP Delegation Inspects Earthquake Preparedness in Elazığ
A CHP delegation visited Elazığ Governor Numan Hatipoğlu on [Date not specified] to discuss earthquake preparedness, touring post-earthquake housing and assessing ongoing efforts to improve local emergency response capabilities.
Progress
24% Bias Score
American Retirees Find Superior Healthcare, Community in Spain
American retirees Madeline and Jim Wade moved from Vermont to Valencia, Spain in 2019 for a lower cost of living and a change of pace, ultimately finding the Spanish healthcare system superior after Jim's terminal cancer diagnosis and death in 2022; Madeline remains in Spain.
American Retirees Find Superior Healthcare, Community in Spain
American retirees Madeline and Jim Wade moved from Vermont to Valencia, Spain in 2019 for a lower cost of living and a change of pace, ultimately finding the Spanish healthcare system superior after Jim's terminal cancer diagnosis and death in 2022; Madeline remains in Spain.
Progress
36% Bias Score
15-Year-Old Kills Father in Palencia Street Stabbing
On Saturday, a 15-year-old boy fatally stabbed his 55-year-old father in Palencia, Spain, during a public argument involving family members. The assailant is in custody.
15-Year-Old Kills Father in Palencia Street Stabbing
On Saturday, a 15-year-old boy fatally stabbed his 55-year-old father in Palencia, Spain, during a public argument involving family members. The assailant is in custody.
Progress
36% Bias Score