February 2025
March 2025
Augsburg Prison: Anti-Torture Committee Reveals Severe Shortcomings
An unannounced visit by Germany's Anti-Torture Committee to the Augsburg-Gablingen prison in August 2024 revealed severe shortcomings, including insufficient yard time, privacy violations, and potential evidence tampering by staff, leading to an independent inquiry into Bavarian prison practices.
Augsburg Prison: Anti-Torture Committee Reveals Severe Shortcomings
An unannounced visit by Germany's Anti-Torture Committee to the Augsburg-Gablingen prison in August 2024 revealed severe shortcomings, including insufficient yard time, privacy violations, and potential evidence tampering by staff, leading to an independent inquiry into Bavarian prison practices.
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44% Bias Score
Germany's Election: Coalition Uncertainty Despite Conservative Lead
Germany's upcoming election on February 23rd is likely to see Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU/CSU bloc win, but the subsequent coalition formation remains uncertain, with potential alliances including a grand coalition with the SPD, a coalition with the Greens, or an unstable three-way alliance.
Germany's Election: Coalition Uncertainty Despite Conservative Lead
Germany's upcoming election on February 23rd is likely to see Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU/CSU bloc win, but the subsequent coalition formation remains uncertain, with potential alliances including a grand coalition with the SPD, a coalition with the Greens, or an unstable three-way alliance.
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44% Bias Score
Gen Z's Authoritarian Leanings Revealed in UK Polls
Recent polls suggest a significant portion of Gen Z in the UK favors authoritarian measures, including chemical castration for sex offenders and the death penalty, alongside support for a strong leader bypassing parliament, potentially reflecting disillusionment with established political systems an...
Gen Z's Authoritarian Leanings Revealed in UK Polls
Recent polls suggest a significant portion of Gen Z in the UK favors authoritarian measures, including chemical castration for sex offenders and the death penalty, alongside support for a strong leader bypassing parliament, potentially reflecting disillusionment with established political systems an...
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52% Bias Score
Impeachment Proceedings Launched Against Philippine Vice President Duterte
Philippine legislators impeached Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, citing accusations of plotting President Marcos' assassination, corruption, and weak stance against China in the South China Sea; the move deepens political division.
Impeachment Proceedings Launched Against Philippine Vice President Duterte
Philippine legislators impeached Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, citing accusations of plotting President Marcos' assassination, corruption, and weak stance against China in the South China Sea; the move deepens political division.
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48% Bias Score
Bank of England to Cut Rates, Downgrade Growth Forecast
The Bank of England is expected to cut interest rates to 4.5% on Thursday and lower its 2025 GDP growth forecast to around 1%, impacting Chancellor Rachel Reeves's budget plans and potentially leading to spending cuts.
Bank of England to Cut Rates, Downgrade Growth Forecast
The Bank of England is expected to cut interest rates to 4.5% on Thursday and lower its 2025 GDP growth forecast to around 1%, impacting Chancellor Rachel Reeves's budget plans and potentially leading to spending cuts.
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44% Bias Score
Record Waitangi Day Crowd Protests Government's Māori Policy Rollbacks
On Waitangi Day 2025, record crowds, including many first-time attendees protesting government rollbacks of Māori policies, gathered at Waitangi treaty grounds in New Zealand, highlighting ongoing tensions over treaty obligations and Māori rights.
Record Waitangi Day Crowd Protests Government's Māori Policy Rollbacks
On Waitangi Day 2025, record crowds, including many first-time attendees protesting government rollbacks of Māori policies, gathered at Waitangi treaty grounds in New Zealand, highlighting ongoing tensions over treaty obligations and Māori rights.
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36% Bias Score
UK Transfers Chagos Islands Sovereignty to Mauritius Amidst Controversy
The UK transferred sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending a long-standing dispute but sparking controversy due to concerns about strategic implications for the US, potential Chinese influence, and the displacement of Chagossian islanders.
UK Transfers Chagos Islands Sovereignty to Mauritius Amidst Controversy
The UK transferred sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending a long-standing dispute but sparking controversy due to concerns about strategic implications for the US, potential Chinese influence, and the displacement of Chagossian islanders.
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60% Bias Score
EU Hires Republican-Linked Lobbying Firm Amidst Trump's Re-election
The European Union hired DCI Group, a Republican-linked lobbying firm with a controversial past, to advise on its US trade and investment communication strategy in October 2024, days before Trump's re-election, raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest.
EU Hires Republican-Linked Lobbying Firm Amidst Trump's Re-election
The European Union hired DCI Group, a Republican-linked lobbying firm with a controversial past, to advise on its US trade and investment communication strategy in October 2024, days before Trump's re-election, raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest.
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40% Bias Score
World-First Lab-Grown Dog Treats on Sale at Pets at Home
Pets at Home, in a world first, is selling Chick Bites, dog treats made from lab-grown chicken meat produced by Meatly using a single cell sample and plant-based ingredients, after UK approval in July.
World-First Lab-Grown Dog Treats on Sale at Pets at Home
Pets at Home, in a world first, is selling Chick Bites, dog treats made from lab-grown chicken meat produced by Meatly using a single cell sample and plant-based ingredients, after UK approval in July.
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48% Bias Score
BJP Poised to Win Delhi State Elections, Ending AAP's Rule
Exit polls predict a BJP victory in Delhi's state elections, ending AAP's nine-year rule; a composite poll shows BJP with 43 seats, AAP with 26, and Congress with 1.
BJP Poised to Win Delhi State Elections, Ending AAP's Rule
Exit polls predict a BJP victory in Delhi's state elections, ending AAP's nine-year rule; a composite poll shows BJP with 43 seats, AAP with 26, and Congress with 1.
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44% Bias Score
Irv Gotti, Hip-Hop Producer and Murder Inc. Founder, Dies at 54
Music producer Irv Gotti, co-founder of Murder Inc. Records and key figure in the careers of Ja Rule, Ashanti, and DMX, died Wednesday at age 54 in New York City; cause of death unannounced.
Irv Gotti, Hip-Hop Producer and Murder Inc. Founder, Dies at 54
Music producer Irv Gotti, co-founder of Murder Inc. Records and key figure in the careers of Ja Rule, Ashanti, and DMX, died Wednesday at age 54 in New York City; cause of death unannounced.
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24% Bias Score
Spain's 37.5-Hour Workweek Bill Faces Political and Economic Headwinds
A Spanish bill proposes reducing the workweek to 37.5 hours without pay cuts, impacting 12.55 million workers, with Catalonia, Madrid, and Andalusia most affected, sparking political debate and business opposition.
Spain's 37.5-Hour Workweek Bill Faces Political and Economic Headwinds
A Spanish bill proposes reducing the workweek to 37.5 hours without pay cuts, impacting 12.55 million workers, with Catalonia, Madrid, and Andalusia most affected, sparking political debate and business opposition.
Progress
48% Bias Score