February 2025
March 2025
Schiphol's \$6 Billion Investment Plan: Port Charges to Rise 41%
Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam announced a plan to increase port charges by 41% in 2025 and 5% in 2026 to fund a \$6 billion investment addressing maintenance backlog and aiming to improve its poor passenger service ranking, while facing an ACM review and airline opposition.
Schiphol's \$6 Billion Investment Plan: Port Charges to Rise 41%
Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam announced a plan to increase port charges by 41% in 2025 and 5% in 2026 to fund a \$6 billion investment addressing maintenance backlog and aiming to improve its poor passenger service ranking, while facing an ACM review and airline opposition.
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40% Bias Score
Trump's Aid Freeze Leaves Thousands of Zimbabwean Healthcare Workers Jobless
Following a Trump administration executive order halting foreign aid, thousands of Zimbabwean healthcare workers lost their jobs, impacting services for 1.2 million people on ART and leading to clinic closures, exposing the country's dependence on donor funding for its healthcare system.
Trump's Aid Freeze Leaves Thousands of Zimbabwean Healthcare Workers Jobless
Following a Trump administration executive order halting foreign aid, thousands of Zimbabwean healthcare workers lost their jobs, impacting services for 1.2 million people on ART and leading to clinic closures, exposing the country's dependence on donor funding for its healthcare system.
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44% Bias Score
Ransomware Victims Lack Choice, SMB Attacks Underreported: PhD Research
Tom Meurs' PhD research, conducted for the Dutch police, reveals that ransomware victims often have no choice but to pay, and that attacks on small and medium-sized businesses are significantly underreported; interventions such as taking down leak sites are effective deterrents.
Ransomware Victims Lack Choice, SMB Attacks Underreported: PhD Research
Tom Meurs' PhD research, conducted for the Dutch police, reveals that ransomware victims often have no choice but to pay, and that attacks on small and medium-sized businesses are significantly underreported; interventions such as taking down leak sites are effective deterrents.
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36% Bias Score
Weekly Semaglutide Shows Promise in Reducing Alcohol Consumption
A JAMA Psychiatry study shows weekly semaglutide significantly reduced alcohol cravings and heavy drinking days in 48 adults with alcohol use disorder, with nearly 40% of the semaglutide group reporting no heavy drinking days in the final month versus 20% in the placebo group.
Weekly Semaglutide Shows Promise in Reducing Alcohol Consumption
A JAMA Psychiatry study shows weekly semaglutide significantly reduced alcohol cravings and heavy drinking days in 48 adults with alcohol use disorder, with nearly 40% of the semaglutide group reporting no heavy drinking days in the final month versus 20% in the placebo group.
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40% Bias Score
Vance Speech Exposes Deep US-Europe Rift
At the Munich Security Conference, US Vice President J.D. Vance criticized European nations for suppressing right-wing views and declining freedom of speech, creating a major rift with European leaders and highlighting growing transatlantic divisions amidst global tensions.
Vance Speech Exposes Deep US-Europe Rift
At the Munich Security Conference, US Vice President J.D. Vance criticized European nations for suppressing right-wing views and declining freedom of speech, creating a major rift with European leaders and highlighting growing transatlantic divisions amidst global tensions.
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64% Bias Score
Injectable Gel Shows Promise in Osteoporosis Treatment
A new injectable gel for osteoporosis, containing hyaluronic acid and bone-mimicking nanoparticles, significantly increased bone density in a rat model, potentially offering a faster, more targeted treatment option. The results were published in Bone.
Injectable Gel Shows Promise in Osteoporosis Treatment
A new injectable gel for osteoporosis, containing hyaluronic acid and bone-mimicking nanoparticles, significantly increased bone density in a rat model, potentially offering a faster, more targeted treatment option. The results were published in Bone.
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44% Bias Score
Girl Dies After Bone Marrow Biopsy Complication
Six-year-old Amelia Ridout died in June 2022 at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, from massive internal bleeding after a bone marrow biopsy where a needle pierced a major artery; a coroner's inquest has called for national guidelines to be published for this type of procedure.
Girl Dies After Bone Marrow Biopsy Complication
Six-year-old Amelia Ridout died in June 2022 at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, from massive internal bleeding after a bone marrow biopsy where a needle pierced a major artery; a coroner's inquest has called for national guidelines to be published for this type of procedure.
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60% Bias Score
Eastern Europe Leads in Ukraine Aid; Future US Support Uncertain
The Kiel Institute's updated Ukraine Support Tracker reveals that Eastern and Northern European countries provided disproportionately more aid to Ukraine than larger Western nations, with the Netherlands leading among West European countries; however, total Western aid is considered historically low...
Eastern Europe Leads in Ukraine Aid; Future US Support Uncertain
The Kiel Institute's updated Ukraine Support Tracker reveals that Eastern and Northern European countries provided disproportionately more aid to Ukraine than larger Western nations, with the Netherlands leading among West European countries; however, total Western aid is considered historically low...
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32% Bias Score
PP Criticizes Trump Tariffs, Prioritizes Domestic Politics
Donald Trump's Thursday announcement of tariffs on EU imports prompted Spain's PP party to criticize the measure as economically misguided, but advocate for negotiation with the White House, highlighting the economic impact on Spain and the EU while using the situation for domestic political maneuve...
PP Criticizes Trump Tariffs, Prioritizes Domestic Politics
Donald Trump's Thursday announcement of tariffs on EU imports prompted Spain's PP party to criticize the measure as economically misguided, but advocate for negotiation with the White House, highlighting the economic impact on Spain and the EU while using the situation for domestic political maneuve...
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44% Bias Score
Piqué Summoned in Spanish Super Cup Corruption Investigation
A Spanish judge is investigating Gerard Piqué's role in a deal that moved the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia in 2019, focusing on his company Kosmos's commission and the RFEF's alleged guarantee of success bonuses; Piqué is summoned to testify on March 14th.
Piqué Summoned in Spanish Super Cup Corruption Investigation
A Spanish judge is investigating Gerard Piqué's role in a deal that moved the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia in 2019, focusing on his company Kosmos's commission and the RFEF's alleged guarantee of success bonuses; Piqué is summoned to testify on March 14th.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Promising Phase 1 Results for Personalized Kidney Cancer Vaccine NeoVax
A phase 1 trial of NeoVax, a personalized cancer vaccine for kidney cancer, showed promising results in 9 patients, with all remaining disease-free after nearly three years; the vaccine induced a significant increase in T cells, highlighting its potential to prevent recurrence.
Promising Phase 1 Results for Personalized Kidney Cancer Vaccine NeoVax
A phase 1 trial of NeoVax, a personalized cancer vaccine for kidney cancer, showed promising results in 9 patients, with all remaining disease-free after nearly three years; the vaccine induced a significant increase in T cells, highlighting its potential to prevent recurrence.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Vance Criticizes Europe's Free Speech Record at Munich Conference
At the Munich Security Conference, US Vice President J.D. Vance criticized Europe for suppressing free speech, citing specific instances in Germany, Sweden, and the UK, while offering no concrete proposals to end the Russia-Ukraine war and suggesting the US could use economic and military pressure i...
Vance Criticizes Europe's Free Speech Record at Munich Conference
At the Munich Security Conference, US Vice President J.D. Vance criticized Europe for suppressing free speech, citing specific instances in Germany, Sweden, and the UK, while offering no concrete proposals to end the Russia-Ukraine war and suggesting the US could use economic and military pressure i...
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52% Bias Score