March 2025
April 2025
Asda's Sales Fall, Profit Warning Issued Amidst Turnaround Efforts
Asda, a UK supermarket chain, reported a 0.8 percent sales decline to £21.7 billion in 2024, with lower profits expected this year, impacting rivals' shares and highlighting challenges following its 2020 takeover by the Issa brothers and TDR Capital.
Asda's Sales Fall, Profit Warning Issued Amidst Turnaround Efforts
Asda, a UK supermarket chain, reported a 0.8 percent sales decline to £21.7 billion in 2024, with lower profits expected this year, impacting rivals' shares and highlighting challenges following its 2020 takeover by the Issa brothers and TDR Capital.
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48% Bias Score
Vox's Solidaridad Union: Limited Impact After Four Years
Spain's Vox party created the Solidaridad union in 2020 to attract working-class voters; however, with only 15,000 members, it has failed to significantly impact the Spanish labor movement compared to major unions like CCOO and UGT, unlike other European far-right parties that engage directly with e...
Vox's Solidaridad Union: Limited Impact After Four Years
Spain's Vox party created the Solidaridad union in 2020 to attract working-class voters; however, with only 15,000 members, it has failed to significantly impact the Spanish labor movement compared to major unions like CCOO and UGT, unlike other European far-right parties that engage directly with e...
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48% Bias Score
10 kg Cocaine Seizure and Fugitive Arrest Highlight Spanish Drug Trafficking in Brazil
A Spanish couple was arrested in Rio de Janeiro with 10 kg of cocaine, while another Spanish fugitive was arrested in Florianópolis for various crimes, including drug trafficking and violence, showcasing continued Spanish involvement in Brazilian drug operations.
10 kg Cocaine Seizure and Fugitive Arrest Highlight Spanish Drug Trafficking in Brazil
A Spanish couple was arrested in Rio de Janeiro with 10 kg of cocaine, while another Spanish fugitive was arrested in Florianópolis for various crimes, including drug trafficking and violence, showcasing continued Spanish involvement in Brazilian drug operations.
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28% Bias Score
Netherlands vs. US: Why Direct Comparisons Fail
The author contrasts the Netherlands and the US, highlighting differences in their political systems, economic inequalities, social cohesion, and attitudes towards authority, arguing against uncritically importing US analyses into the Dutch context.
Netherlands vs. US: Why Direct Comparisons Fail
The author contrasts the Netherlands and the US, highlighting differences in their political systems, economic inequalities, social cohesion, and attitudes towards authority, arguing against uncritically importing US analyses into the Dutch context.
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56% Bias Score
Trump Executive Order Alters Federal Reserve Oversight
President Trump's February executive order increases White House control over Federal Reserve's financial system regulation but explicitly excludes monetary policy, raising concerns about the Fed's independence and future crisis response.
Trump Executive Order Alters Federal Reserve Oversight
President Trump's February executive order increases White House control over Federal Reserve's financial system regulation but explicitly excludes monetary policy, raising concerns about the Fed's independence and future crisis response.
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36% Bias Score
Falkland Islands Wildlife Threatened by Climate Change and Funding Uncertainty
The Falkland Islands, home to nearly a million penguins and other marine wildlife, face threats from climate change-induced wildfires, soil erosion, and potential funding cuts jeopardizing crucial conservation efforts.
Falkland Islands Wildlife Threatened by Climate Change and Funding Uncertainty
The Falkland Islands, home to nearly a million penguins and other marine wildlife, face threats from climate change-induced wildfires, soil erosion, and potential funding cuts jeopardizing crucial conservation efforts.
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40% Bias Score
Madrid Union Urges Healthcare Workers to Sue for Back Pay
The Comisiones Obreras Sanidad Madrid union is encouraging 80,000 Madrid Health Service (Sermas) professionals to sue for back pay on extra payments cut since 2010, potentially costing Sermas millions and impacting the region's healthcare system.
Madrid Union Urges Healthcare Workers to Sue for Back Pay
The Comisiones Obreras Sanidad Madrid union is encouraging 80,000 Madrid Health Service (Sermas) professionals to sue for back pay on extra payments cut since 2010, potentially costing Sermas millions and impacting the region's healthcare system.
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52% Bias Score
Coca-Cola Stops Sales in Mexican Primary Schools to Support National Health Initiative
The Mexican Coca-Cola company will cease selling its products in primary schools starting March 29th, supporting the government's "Healthy Life, Happy Life" program aimed at improving the health of over 11 million students by addressing issues like obesity and malnutrition.
Coca-Cola Stops Sales in Mexican Primary Schools to Support National Health Initiative
The Mexican Coca-Cola company will cease selling its products in primary schools starting March 29th, supporting the government's "Healthy Life, Happy Life" program aimed at improving the health of over 11 million students by addressing issues like obesity and malnutrition.
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36% Bias Score
Teacher Murder, Pandemic Lessons, and Political Implications in Spain
The murder of a teacher in Badajoz by two children prompts reflection on the COVID-19 pandemic's impact in Spain, contrasting it with Mexico's approach, and raises concerns about potential political ramifications from stored communications of the attorney general.
Teacher Murder, Pandemic Lessons, and Political Implications in Spain
The murder of a teacher in Badajoz by two children prompts reflection on the COVID-19 pandemic's impact in Spain, contrasting it with Mexico's approach, and raises concerns about potential political ramifications from stored communications of the attorney general.
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68% Bias Score
Max Launches in Australia, Disrupting Streaming Market
Max, Warner Bros' new streaming platform, launches in Australia on March 31st, adding to a crowded market and leading to a content shift with Foxtel's Binge. The deal includes free Max access for Foxtel's 1.3 million subscribers.
Max Launches in Australia, Disrupting Streaming Market
Max, Warner Bros' new streaming platform, launches in Australia on March 31st, adding to a crowded market and leading to a content shift with Foxtel's Binge. The deal includes free Max access for Foxtel's 1.3 million subscribers.
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36% Bias Score
NWSL to Implement Social Media Monitoring Tool to Protect Players from Online Abuse
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) plans to implement a social media monitoring tool by the 2025 season to protect players from online abuse, prompted by criticism of their handling of online harassment against Orlando Pride striker Barbra Banda following her BBC Women's Footballer of the Yea...
NWSL to Implement Social Media Monitoring Tool to Protect Players from Online Abuse
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) plans to implement a social media monitoring tool by the 2025 season to protect players from online abuse, prompted by criticism of their handling of online harassment against Orlando Pride striker Barbra Banda following her BBC Women's Footballer of the Yea...
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28% Bias Score
Europe's Economic Strength and the Need for Investment
Europe's consistent trade surpluses, averaging 2% of GDP annually over the past 15 years, contradict the narrative of overspending and necessitate investment rather than austerity to avoid stagnation, as highlighted by the Draghi report.
Europe's Economic Strength and the Need for Investment
Europe's consistent trade surpluses, averaging 2% of GDP annually over the past 15 years, contradict the narrative of overspending and necessitate investment rather than austerity to avoid stagnation, as highlighted by the Draghi report.
Progress
52% Bias Score