January 2025
February 2025
Suspected Marburg Virus Outbreak in Tanzania: Eight Deaths Reported
Following a Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda, nine suspected cases, resulting in eight deaths, have been reported in Tanzania's Kagera region; the WHO is investigating, currently assessing global risk as low, but national risk as high.
Suspected Marburg Virus Outbreak in Tanzania: Eight Deaths Reported
Following a Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda, nine suspected cases, resulting in eight deaths, have been reported in Tanzania's Kagera region; the WHO is investigating, currently assessing global risk as low, but national risk as high.
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36% Bias Score
Schama's Documentary Explores Post-1953 British Society
Simon Schama's new documentary series, airing on BBC Two at 9 pm, explores post-1953 British society through cultural touchstones like the Queen's coronation, mass immigration, James Bond, and the music of the Specials, revealing the realities of these historical events.
Schama's Documentary Explores Post-1953 British Society
Simon Schama's new documentary series, airing on BBC Two at 9 pm, explores post-1953 British society through cultural touchstones like the Queen's coronation, mass immigration, James Bond, and the music of the Specials, revealing the realities of these historical events.
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16% Bias Score
Madrid Hotels: Soaring Profits Amid Stagnant Worker Salaries
Madrid's hotel industry shows a stark contrast between booming profits—with revenues tripling and prices increasing by 61.5% since 2021—and stagnant worker salaries, which only saw a 10% rise, prompting crucial wage negotiations affecting 16,000 employees and potentially influencing other Spanish re...
Madrid Hotels: Soaring Profits Amid Stagnant Worker Salaries
Madrid's hotel industry shows a stark contrast between booming profits—with revenues tripling and prices increasing by 61.5% since 2021—and stagnant worker salaries, which only saw a 10% rise, prompting crucial wage negotiations affecting 16,000 employees and potentially influencing other Spanish re...
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56% Bias Score
Spain's Insufficient Housing Plan Amidst Soaring Demand
Spain's recent housing plan, announced by President Pedro Sánchez in November 2023, aims to tackle rising housing costs and limited access, but critics argue it's insufficient to address the doubling of housing demand in the last decade, driven by investment and household growth; the plan includes m...
Spain's Insufficient Housing Plan Amidst Soaring Demand
Spain's recent housing plan, announced by President Pedro Sánchez in November 2023, aims to tackle rising housing costs and limited access, but critics argue it's insufficient to address the doubling of housing demand in the last decade, driven by investment and household growth; the plan includes m...
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36% Bias Score
Trump's Greenland Interest Fuels ETM's Stock Surge Amidst Mining Dispute
Donald Trump's interest in Greenland has boosted the Australian mining company Energy Transition Minerals (ETM) by 350%, despite Greenland revoking its mining license for the Kvanefjeld rare earth deposit, leading to a $11.5 billion lawsuit.
Trump's Greenland Interest Fuels ETM's Stock Surge Amidst Mining Dispute
Donald Trump's interest in Greenland has boosted the Australian mining company Energy Transition Minerals (ETM) by 350%, despite Greenland revoking its mining license for the Kvanefjeld rare earth deposit, leading to a $11.5 billion lawsuit.
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52% Bias Score
Spain to Acquire 40,000 Homes from Sareb, Expanding Public Housing
The Spanish government will purchase around 40,000 homes from Sareb, a partly public entity, for an estimated €4 billion, expanding public housing and potentially impacting the construction sector; the acquisition method and long-term effects are still undefined.
Spain to Acquire 40,000 Homes from Sareb, Expanding Public Housing
The Spanish government will purchase around 40,000 homes from Sareb, a partly public entity, for an estimated €4 billion, expanding public housing and potentially impacting the construction sector; the acquisition method and long-term effects are still undefined.
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36% Bias Score
Vietnamese Monk's Barefoot Pilgrimage to India Becomes Internet Sensation
Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Minh Tue's 2,700km barefoot pilgrimage to India, begun in November 2022, has become an internet sensation due to daily video updates showcasing his ascetic lifestyle, attracting millions of views and hundreds of thousands of followers across social media platforms.
Vietnamese Monk's Barefoot Pilgrimage to India Becomes Internet Sensation
Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Minh Tue's 2,700km barefoot pilgrimage to India, begun in November 2022, has become an internet sensation due to daily video updates showcasing his ascetic lifestyle, attracting millions of views and hundreds of thousands of followers across social media platforms.
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40% Bias Score
UK Funeral Costs Hit Record High
The average cost of a basic funeral in the UK has hit a record high of £4,285, a 3.5% increase from last year, forcing many families to use crowdfunding or sell possessions to pay, according to insurer SunLife's report.
UK Funeral Costs Hit Record High
The average cost of a basic funeral in the UK has hit a record high of £4,285, a 3.5% increase from last year, forcing many families to use crowdfunding or sell possessions to pay, according to insurer SunLife's report.
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32% Bias Score
PNV Faces Leadership Change Amidst Internal Dissent
The Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) is facing a leadership transition as three regional presidents step down, amidst internal dissent over leadership and accusations of insufficient internal democracy; the party's president, Andoni Ortuzar, will decide whether to continue his mandate in January 2024.
PNV Faces Leadership Change Amidst Internal Dissent
The Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) is facing a leadership transition as three regional presidents step down, amidst internal dissent over leadership and accusations of insufficient internal democracy; the party's president, Andoni Ortuzar, will decide whether to continue his mandate in January 2024.
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44% Bias Score
Spain's Ministry of Finance Considers Not Adapting IRPF to SMI Increase
Spain's Ministry of Finance is considering not adapting the personal income tax (IRPF) to the upcoming increase of the minimum interprofessional salary (SMI), which would cause low-income earners to pay over 40% tax on income above €15,876, resulting in additional tax burdens of €233-€300 annually f...
Spain's Ministry of Finance Considers Not Adapting IRPF to SMI Increase
Spain's Ministry of Finance is considering not adapting the personal income tax (IRPF) to the upcoming increase of the minimum interprofessional salary (SMI), which would cause low-income earners to pay over 40% tax on income above €15,876, resulting in additional tax burdens of €233-€300 annually f...
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56% Bias Score
Spanish Parliament Approves Amendment to Eliminate 7% Electricity Tax
A parliamentary error allowed an amendment to eliminate Spain's 7% tax on electricity sales to pass, supported by the PP, Junts, PNV, ERC, and VOX, after the PSOE failed to veto it. The PSOE postponed the committee meeting to discuss this amendment, which aims to reduce energy costs for consumers an...
Spanish Parliament Approves Amendment to Eliminate 7% Electricity Tax
A parliamentary error allowed an amendment to eliminate Spain's 7% tax on electricity sales to pass, supported by the PP, Junts, PNV, ERC, and VOX, after the PSOE failed to veto it. The PSOE postponed the committee meeting to discuss this amendment, which aims to reduce energy costs for consumers an...
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40% Bias Score
Aragon Launches €400 Million Housing Plan to Combat Shortage
Octavio López, Aragon's Minister of Development, details a €400 million, six-year housing plan including 1,157 new rental units for young people in Zaragoza, with unique subsidies, and 470 public rental units in tourist areas, rejecting rent caps but emphasizing construction and public-private partn...
Aragon Launches €400 Million Housing Plan to Combat Shortage
Octavio López, Aragon's Minister of Development, details a €400 million, six-year housing plan including 1,157 new rental units for young people in Zaragoza, with unique subsidies, and 470 public rental units in tourist areas, rejecting rent caps but emphasizing construction and public-private partn...
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44% Bias Score