January 2025
February 2025
Netherlands Explores Ban on Face Coverings at Demonstrations
The Dutch cabinet is exploring a ban on face coverings at demonstrations, with exceptions for safety concerns, following a parliamentary debate highlighting disagreements on limiting demonstration rights while ensuring public order. A government study, due in April, will inform future policy.
Netherlands Explores Ban on Face Coverings at Demonstrations
The Dutch cabinet is exploring a ban on face coverings at demonstrations, with exceptions for safety concerns, following a parliamentary debate highlighting disagreements on limiting demonstration rights while ensuring public order. A government study, due in April, will inform future policy.
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48% Bias Score
Dutch Social Rental Housing Construction Falls Short of Government Targets
From 2020-2023, 275 of 342 Dutch municipalities built less than 30 percent social rental housing, despite government targets and long waiting lists; the government may mandate construction, but corporations cite funding shortages and sustainability upgrades as obstacles.
Dutch Social Rental Housing Construction Falls Short of Government Targets
From 2020-2023, 275 of 342 Dutch municipalities built less than 30 percent social rental housing, despite government targets and long waiting lists; the government may mandate construction, but corporations cite funding shortages and sustainability upgrades as obstacles.
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36% Bias Score
Dutch Government Urges Halt to In-Store "Buy Now, Pay Later" Expansion
The Dutch government urges, but cannot ban, "buy now, pay later" services in stores before 2026 EU regulations, expressing concern for vulnerable consumers while Klarna adds information screens and explores an opt-out feature.
Dutch Government Urges Halt to In-Store "Buy Now, Pay Later" Expansion
The Dutch government urges, but cannot ban, "buy now, pay later" services in stores before 2026 EU regulations, expressing concern for vulnerable consumers while Klarna adds information screens and explores an opt-out feature.
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52% Bias Score
Trump's Scottish Roots: Mary Anne MacLeod's Journey from Isle of Lewis to the White House
Donald Trump's mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, emigrated from the Isle of Lewis, Scotland to New York in 1930, married Fred Trump, and became a US citizen in 1942; their son, Donald J. Trump, is now president.
Trump's Scottish Roots: Mary Anne MacLeod's Journey from Isle of Lewis to the White House
Donald Trump's mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, emigrated from the Isle of Lewis, Scotland to New York in 1930, married Fred Trump, and became a US citizen in 1942; their son, Donald J. Trump, is now president.
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24% Bias Score
Lufthansa Invests €200 Million to Improve Service Amidst Delivery Delays
Lufthansa, aiming to become Europe's leading premium airline, is investing €200 million in Frankfurt and Munich airports to improve services and operational efficiency, addressing persistent delays and customer dissatisfaction, while facing aircraft delivery delays from Boeing and Airbus.
Lufthansa Invests €200 Million to Improve Service Amidst Delivery Delays
Lufthansa, aiming to become Europe's leading premium airline, is investing €200 million in Frankfurt and Munich airports to improve services and operational efficiency, addressing persistent delays and customer dissatisfaction, while facing aircraft delivery delays from Boeing and Airbus.
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24% Bias Score
Mother of Four Battles Stage 4 Melanoma After Delayed Diagnosis
Kelly Heather, 38, from Kent, UK, is battling stage 4 metastatic melanoma after a dark line on her fingernail, initially dismissed, proved to be aggressive skin cancer that spread to her brain; her case highlights the importance of early detection and persistent advocacy for additional testing in ca...
Mother of Four Battles Stage 4 Melanoma After Delayed Diagnosis
Kelly Heather, 38, from Kent, UK, is battling stage 4 metastatic melanoma after a dark line on her fingernail, initially dismissed, proved to be aggressive skin cancer that spread to her brain; her case highlights the importance of early detection and persistent advocacy for additional testing in ca...
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48% Bias Score
Eindhoven Acquires Brainport Industries Campus Section
The municipality of Eindhoven will purchase the Brainport Industries Campus section BIC1 from Capreon for an undisclosed sum, exceeding the 2020 sale price of 130 million euros, to gain control over its development and tenant selection, prioritizing local interests and addressing foreign influence.
Eindhoven Acquires Brainport Industries Campus Section
The municipality of Eindhoven will purchase the Brainport Industries Campus section BIC1 from Capreon for an undisclosed sum, exceeding the 2020 sale price of 130 million euros, to gain control over its development and tenant selection, prioritizing local interests and addressing foreign influence.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Dutch Government Urges Halt to "Buy Now, Pay Later" Expansion
The Dutch government urged, but cannot ban, "buy now, pay later" services in stores before 2026 due to upcoming EU regulation, expressing concern for vulnerable consumers who may accumulate debt; Klarna, a major provider, is considering a credit opt-out feature.
Dutch Government Urges Halt to "Buy Now, Pay Later" Expansion
The Dutch government urged, but cannot ban, "buy now, pay later" services in stores before 2026 due to upcoming EU regulation, expressing concern for vulnerable consumers who may accumulate debt; Klarna, a major provider, is considering a credit opt-out feature.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Council Rejected Child's Plea for Crossing, Leading to Grandmother's Death
Eleven-year-old Safa's plea for a pedestrian crossing on the A457 in Smethwick was rejected by Sandwell Council, resulting in her grandmother's death a year later in a car accident on the same road. The road, with a history of four deaths in the last five years, has prompted renewed calls for safety...
Council Rejected Child's Plea for Crossing, Leading to Grandmother's Death
Eleven-year-old Safa's plea for a pedestrian crossing on the A457 in Smethwick was rejected by Sandwell Council, resulting in her grandmother's death a year later in a car accident on the same road. The road, with a history of four deaths in the last five years, has prompted renewed calls for safety...
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52% Bias Score
Somali Woman's Equestrian Triumph Symbolizes Peace
Shukri Osman Muse, 25, is Somalia's first female equestrian, overcoming societal barriers and decades of conflict to pursue her passion in Mogadishu, inspiring others and symbolizing a return to peace.
Somali Woman's Equestrian Triumph Symbolizes Peace
Shukri Osman Muse, 25, is Somalia's first female equestrian, overcoming societal barriers and decades of conflict to pursue her passion in Mogadishu, inspiring others and symbolizing a return to peace.
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44% Bias Score
Record Norovirus Surge Overwhelms England's Hospitals
England's hospitals are facing an unprecedented surge in norovirus cases, reaching the highest level since January 2020, overwhelming hospitals already struggling with high flu rates and delayed discharges, leading to dangerously high bed occupancy rates of 96 percent.
Record Norovirus Surge Overwhelms England's Hospitals
England's hospitals are facing an unprecedented surge in norovirus cases, reaching the highest level since January 2020, overwhelming hospitals already struggling with high flu rates and delayed discharges, leading to dangerously high bed occupancy rates of 96 percent.
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44% Bias Score
Italy's 2024 Business Climate: Positive Net Growth Masks Regional Disparities and Zero-Start-Up Municipalities
In 2024, Italy recorded a net increase of 36,856 businesses, despite a low rate of new business creation and a significant rise in municipalities with zero new business registrations—478 in total, compared to 212 in 2004. Growth was concentrated in professional services, construction, and hospitalit...
Italy's 2024 Business Climate: Positive Net Growth Masks Regional Disparities and Zero-Start-Up Municipalities
In 2024, Italy recorded a net increase of 36,856 businesses, despite a low rate of new business creation and a significant rise in municipalities with zero new business registrations—478 in total, compared to 212 in 2004. Growth was concentrated in professional services, construction, and hospitalit...
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20% Bias Score