February 2025
March 2025
EU Pledges Action on Overtourism
Apóstolos Tzitzikóstas, the EU's first tourism commissioner, announced plans to address overtourism and promote sustainable tourism practices at the Euronews Destination Europe Summit, pledging stakeholder engagement, data collection, and funding for responsible travel initiatives.
EU Pledges Action on Overtourism
Apóstolos Tzitzikóstas, the EU's first tourism commissioner, announced plans to address overtourism and promote sustainable tourism practices at the Euronews Destination Europe Summit, pledging stakeholder engagement, data collection, and funding for responsible travel initiatives.
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24% Bias Score
MEP Pürner Quits Sahra Wagenknecht's Alliance Amidst Internal Power Struggle
MEP Friedrich Pürner resigned from Sahra Wagenknecht's alliance (BSW) on Thursday, citing authoritarian tendencies and disagreements over the party's direction, while six other members resigned in Bavaria over the party's stance on the Union's immigration bill; Pürner's criticism points to internal ...
MEP Pürner Quits Sahra Wagenknecht's Alliance Amidst Internal Power Struggle
MEP Friedrich Pürner resigned from Sahra Wagenknecht's alliance (BSW) on Thursday, citing authoritarian tendencies and disagreements over the party's direction, while six other members resigned in Bavaria over the party's stance on the Union's immigration bill; Pürner's criticism points to internal ...
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56% Bias Score
Germany's Bundestag Election: Polarization Threatens Crucial Future Issues
Ahead of Germany's Bundestag election, crucial future issues like economic investments in Europe, defense, and digital infrastructure, as well as the impacts of an aging society, are being neglected amid growing societal polarization, hindering compromise and potentially threatening liberal democrac...
Germany's Bundestag Election: Polarization Threatens Crucial Future Issues
Ahead of Germany's Bundestag election, crucial future issues like economic investments in Europe, defense, and digital infrastructure, as well as the impacts of an aging society, are being neglected amid growing societal polarization, hindering compromise and potentially threatening liberal democrac...
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56% Bias Score
Cassandra": AI, Family, and the Digital Afterlife in Gutsche's New Thriller
Benjamin Gutsche's Netflix thriller series "Cassandra" explores a family's move into a 1970s smart home, where they activate a controlling AI, raising questions about technology, family dynamics, and the digital afterlife, contrasting present and past societal viewpoints on women.
Cassandra": AI, Family, and the Digital Afterlife in Gutsche's New Thriller
Benjamin Gutsche's Netflix thriller series "Cassandra" explores a family's move into a 1970s smart home, where they activate a controlling AI, raising questions about technology, family dynamics, and the digital afterlife, contrasting present and past societal viewpoints on women.
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44% Bias Score
Vocal Coaching Improves UK Prime Minister's Public Speaking
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's five-year vocal coaching program with Leonie Mellinger improved his public speaking, highlighting that effective speaking is a learnable skill, impacting political communication and demonstrating the value of speech coaching among high-profile figures.
Vocal Coaching Improves UK Prime Minister's Public Speaking
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's five-year vocal coaching program with Leonie Mellinger improved his public speaking, highlighting that effective speaking is a learnable skill, impacting political communication and demonstrating the value of speech coaching among high-profile figures.
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28% Bias Score
UK Poll Predicts Three-Way Deadlock in Parliament
A new poll predicts a potential three-way deadlock in the UK Parliament if a general election were held today, with the Conservative Party projected to win 178 seats, Reform UK 175, and Labour 174, highlighting significant shifts in voter sentiment and challenges for established parties.
UK Poll Predicts Three-Way Deadlock in Parliament
A new poll predicts a potential three-way deadlock in the UK Parliament if a general election were held today, with the Conservative Party projected to win 178 seats, Reform UK 175, and Labour 174, highlighting significant shifts in voter sentiment and challenges for established parties.
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56% Bias Score
Two escaped Portuguese prisoners recaptured in Spain
Two of five dangerous prisoners who escaped Portugal's high-security Vale de Judeus prison in September 2024 were captured in Alicante, Spain, following international collaboration between Portuguese and Spanish police; the remaining three were previously apprehended in Morocco, Portugal and Italy.
Two escaped Portuguese prisoners recaptured in Spain
Two of five dangerous prisoners who escaped Portugal's high-security Vale de Judeus prison in September 2024 were captured in Alicante, Spain, following international collaboration between Portuguese and Spanish police; the remaining three were previously apprehended in Morocco, Portugal and Italy.
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40% Bias Score
Bavaria's Queer Action Plan Faces Delays Amidst Controversy
Bavaria is creating a queer action plan to combat violence and discrimination against LGBTQ+ people, but its development faces delays and controversy after an influx of hateful online submissions, potentially from a Spanish conservative organization; completion is slated for 2026.
Bavaria's Queer Action Plan Faces Delays Amidst Controversy
Bavaria is creating a queer action plan to combat violence and discrimination against LGBTQ+ people, but its development faces delays and controversy after an influx of hateful online submissions, potentially from a Spanish conservative organization; completion is slated for 2026.
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44% Bias Score
German Negativity Bias and the Upcoming Elections
A German article examines the societal impact of a negativity bias, highlighting how fear and low trust in institutions are amplified by media and the current political climate, leading to uncertainty about the upcoming German elections.
German Negativity Bias and the Upcoming Elections
A German article examines the societal impact of a negativity bias, highlighting how fear and low trust in institutions are amplified by media and the current political climate, leading to uncertainty about the upcoming German elections.
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48% Bias Score
Lilienthal Appointed New Artistic Director of Volksbühne Berlin
Matthias Lilienthal, former Volksbühne employee and head of other major German theaters, will become the next artistic director of the Volksbühne Berlin in 2026, succeeding the late René Pollesch and aiming to stabilize the institution after a period of instability.
Lilienthal Appointed New Artistic Director of Volksbühne Berlin
Matthias Lilienthal, former Volksbühne employee and head of other major German theaters, will become the next artistic director of the Volksbühne Berlin in 2026, succeeding the late René Pollesch and aiming to stabilize the institution after a period of instability.
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40% Bias Score
Liquid Death Pauses International Sales Due to Production Bottleneck
Liquid Death, a \$1.4 billion canned beverage brand popular with Gen Z, is temporarily pausing international sales due to production constraints after shifting manufacturing from Austria back to the US, despite strong brand awareness and high social media engagement.
Liquid Death Pauses International Sales Due to Production Bottleneck
Liquid Death, a \$1.4 billion canned beverage brand popular with Gen Z, is temporarily pausing international sales due to production constraints after shifting manufacturing from Austria back to the US, despite strong brand awareness and high social media engagement.
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36% Bias Score
Australian Election: Labor's Policy Focus vs. Dutton's Attack Strategy
Australia's upcoming election sees Labor pushing for policy debates while the Coalition leader, Peter Dutton, avoids policy discussions, focusing instead on criticizing Prime Minister Albanese; Dutton's limited policy details and unconventional campaign approach raise concerns about his strategy.
Australian Election: Labor's Policy Focus vs. Dutton's Attack Strategy
Australia's upcoming election sees Labor pushing for policy debates while the Coalition leader, Peter Dutton, avoids policy discussions, focusing instead on criticizing Prime Minister Albanese; Dutton's limited policy details and unconventional campaign approach raise concerns about his strategy.
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56% Bias Score