February 2025
March 2025
Plant-Based Diets, Personalized Nutrition Top German Food Trends
A German nutrition expert consortium's report reveals plant-based diets, personalized nutrition, and sustainable food choices are the top three food trends in Germany in 2024, based on a survey of 199 experts.
Plant-Based Diets, Personalized Nutrition Top German Food Trends
A German nutrition expert consortium's report reveals plant-based diets, personalized nutrition, and sustainable food choices are the top three food trends in Germany in 2024, based on a survey of 199 experts.
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32% Bias Score
Madrid Launches \$141 Million Urban Revitalization Plan
Madrid's \$141 million "Plan Regenera Madrid" aims to revitalize degraded residential areas, focusing on green spaces, pedestrian areas, and inter-block spaces across 87 square kilometers affecting 2.7 million residents; work has begun in districts like Moratalaz, Villaverde, and Villa de Vallecas.
Madrid Launches \$141 Million Urban Revitalization Plan
Madrid's \$141 million "Plan Regenera Madrid" aims to revitalize degraded residential areas, focusing on green spaces, pedestrian areas, and inter-block spaces across 87 square kilometers affecting 2.7 million residents; work has begun in districts like Moratalaz, Villaverde, and Villa de Vallecas.
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52% Bias Score
T. Rowe Price Fund Achieves Unprecedented 17-Year Outperformance Streak
David Giroux's T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund outperformed its Morningstar Moderate Allocation peer group for 17 consecutive years (2008-2024), a record among U.S. equity and multi-asset funds under the same manager, demonstrating the potential benefits of active investment management.
T. Rowe Price Fund Achieves Unprecedented 17-Year Outperformance Streak
David Giroux's T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund outperformed its Morningstar Moderate Allocation peer group for 17 consecutive years (2008-2024), a record among U.S. equity and multi-asset funds under the same manager, demonstrating the potential benefits of active investment management.
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48% Bias Score
Deutsche Bank's Fixed-Term Deposit: 2.25% Interest, €100,000 Limit
Deutsche Bank offers a 12-month fixed-term deposit with a 2.25% annual interest rate for new customers depositing up to €100,000, while existing customers receive rates based on term length from 1.8% to 2.25%, with interest credited annually.
Deutsche Bank's Fixed-Term Deposit: 2.25% Interest, €100,000 Limit
Deutsche Bank offers a 12-month fixed-term deposit with a 2.25% annual interest rate for new customers depositing up to €100,000, while existing customers receive rates based on term length from 1.8% to 2.25%, with interest credited annually.
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40% Bias Score
Dutch MP Lilian Helder Resigns Amidst Party Conflict
Lilian Helder, a member of the Dutch parliament's BoerBurgerBeweging (BBB) party, is resigning due to irreconcilable differences with fellow party members, citing a lack of collaboration and exclusion from key negotiations. Martin Oostenbrink will replace her.
Dutch MP Lilian Helder Resigns Amidst Party Conflict
Lilian Helder, a member of the Dutch parliament's BoerBurgerBeweging (BBB) party, is resigning due to irreconcilable differences with fellow party members, citing a lack of collaboration and exclusion from key negotiations. Martin Oostenbrink will replace her.
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36% Bias Score
Borgo": Prison Guard Entangled in Corsican Gang Violence
Borgo," a 2024 French film directed by Stéphane Demoustier, follows a Corsican prison guard, Melissa, who becomes involved in a gang's violent act after helping a former inmate, highlighting the insidious nature of compromise and systemic pressures.
Borgo": Prison Guard Entangled in Corsican Gang Violence
Borgo," a 2024 French film directed by Stéphane Demoustier, follows a Corsican prison guard, Melissa, who becomes involved in a gang's violent act after helping a former inmate, highlighting the insidious nature of compromise and systemic pressures.
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32% Bias Score
Spain Defends Ambassadorial Changes Amidst Regulatory Vacuum
Spain's Foreign Minister defended the government's decision to replace ambassadors in Croatia, Belgium, and South Korea, emphasizing the need for suitable candidates based on context and highlighting a lack of established regulations due to a 2017 Supreme Court ruling.
Spain Defends Ambassadorial Changes Amidst Regulatory Vacuum
Spain's Foreign Minister defended the government's decision to replace ambassadors in Croatia, Belgium, and South Korea, emphasizing the need for suitable candidates based on context and highlighting a lack of established regulations due to a 2017 Supreme Court ruling.
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56% Bias Score
Shifting US White Wine Market: Chardonnay Sales Decline as Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio Rise
In 2024, US Chardonnay sales fell 4.7% while Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio sales rose, possibly due to Chardonnay's higher prices and richer flavors; improved winemaking techniques for other varietals also contributed.
Shifting US White Wine Market: Chardonnay Sales Decline as Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio Rise
In 2024, US Chardonnay sales fell 4.7% while Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio sales rose, possibly due to Chardonnay's higher prices and richer flavors; improved winemaking techniques for other varietals also contributed.
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40% Bias Score
Barclays Offers 3% Daily Money Interest Rate for Three Months
Barclays Bank offers new customers a 3% annual interest rate on balances up to €250,000 for three months, then 1.2%, while competitors like Consorsbank (3.25% for three months) and Trade Republic (2.75% indefinitely) offer varying terms and rates.
Barclays Offers 3% Daily Money Interest Rate for Three Months
Barclays Bank offers new customers a 3% annual interest rate on balances up to €250,000 for three months, then 1.2%, while competitors like Consorsbank (3.25% for three months) and Trade Republic (2.75% indefinitely) offer varying terms and rates.
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32% Bias Score
Welsh Schoolgirl Found Guilty of Attempted Murder
A 14-year-old girl in Ammanford, Wales was found guilty of attempted murder after stabbing two teachers and a student with a bladed multitool at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman on April 24, 2023; all victims survived but required hospital treatment, and the girl awaits sentencing on April 28th.
Welsh Schoolgirl Found Guilty of Attempted Murder
A 14-year-old girl in Ammanford, Wales was found guilty of attempted murder after stabbing two teachers and a student with a bladed multitool at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman on April 24, 2023; all victims survived but required hospital treatment, and the girl awaits sentencing on April 28th.
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28% Bias Score
Lobato Resigns Senate Salary After Madrid PSOE Leadership Change
Following a leadership change in the Madrid PSOE, former leader Juan Lobato resigned from his Senate salary to return to his position at the Tax Agency, marking a significant political shift.
Lobato Resigns Senate Salary After Madrid PSOE Leadership Change
Following a leadership change in the Madrid PSOE, former leader Juan Lobato resigned from his Senate salary to return to his position at the Tax Agency, marking a significant political shift.
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40% Bias Score
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Preventative Detention: 12 Men Held, 13 More Possible
Twelve men are currently in preventative detention in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's Bützow correctional facility, a number consistent with recent years; 13 more may join after their sentences, based on court rulings; a 2014 treaty with Brandenburg dictates placement based on crime type.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Preventative Detention: 12 Men Held, 13 More Possible
Twelve men are currently in preventative detention in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's Bützow correctional facility, a number consistent with recent years; 13 more may join after their sentences, based on court rulings; a 2014 treaty with Brandenburg dictates placement based on crime type.
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44% Bias Score