March 2025
April 2025
Patras Court to Rule on Mother Accused of Killing Two Daughters
A Greek court is set to deliver its verdict today on Roula Pispirigou, who is accused of murdering her two youngest daughters, Malena (3.5) and Iris (6 months), by suffocation, following a lengthy trial and existing life sentence for the murder of her eldest daughter. The prosecutor is seeking a sec...
Patras Court to Rule on Mother Accused of Killing Two Daughters
A Greek court is set to deliver its verdict today on Roula Pispirigou, who is accused of murdering her two youngest daughters, Malena (3.5) and Iris (6 months), by suffocation, following a lengthy trial and existing life sentence for the murder of her eldest daughter. The prosecutor is seeking a sec...
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56% Bias Score
Greece-Turkey Leaders to Meet Amidst Aegean Tensions and Libyan Oil Exploration
Final negotiations are underway for a meeting between Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis and Turkish President Erdoğan, potentially alongside a Greece-Turkey Supreme Cooperation Council session, following discussions between foreign ministers in Geneva. This follows Greece's apparent concession in the ...
Greece-Turkey Leaders to Meet Amidst Aegean Tensions and Libyan Oil Exploration
Final negotiations are underway for a meeting between Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis and Turkish President Erdoğan, potentially alongside a Greece-Turkey Supreme Cooperation Council session, following discussions between foreign ministers in Geneva. This follows Greece's apparent concession in the ...
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24% Bias Score
Dutch Intelligence Sees 30% Surge in Special Powers Requests Amidst Geopolitical Tensions
Dutch intelligence agencies (AIVD and MIVD) saw a 30 percent increase in requests to use special powers in 2024, totaling 4445, due to international tensions like the war in Ukraine and threats from China and Russia; only 4 percent were rejected, but concerns remain about the AIVD's expanding role.
Dutch Intelligence Sees 30% Surge in Special Powers Requests Amidst Geopolitical Tensions
Dutch intelligence agencies (AIVD and MIVD) saw a 30 percent increase in requests to use special powers in 2024, totaling 4445, due to international tensions like the war in Ukraine and threats from China and Russia; only 4 percent were rejected, but concerns remain about the AIVD's expanding role.
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32% Bias Score
China's Economic Growth Accelerates in January-February
China's retail sales and fixed-asset investment growth accelerated in January-February 2025, exceeding expectations and boosting the country's economic outlook; government initiatives, such as a 300 billion yuan trade-in program, are driving this positive trend.
China's Economic Growth Accelerates in January-February
China's retail sales and fixed-asset investment growth accelerated in January-February 2025, exceeding expectations and boosting the country's economic outlook; government initiatives, such as a 300 billion yuan trade-in program, are driving this positive trend.
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44% Bias Score
UK's Strict Bitcoin Regulations Drive Businesses Away
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) broad classification of bitcoin with other cryptoassets is driving businesses away, harming investors, and undermining the UK's global financial competitiveness, unlike jurisdictions such as the US, UAE, and Singapore.
UK's Strict Bitcoin Regulations Drive Businesses Away
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) broad classification of bitcoin with other cryptoassets is driving businesses away, harming investors, and undermining the UK's global financial competitiveness, unlike jurisdictions such as the US, UAE, and Singapore.
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56% Bias Score
Tariffs on Chinese Goods Increase Sports Equipment Costs, Harming Low-Income Families
New tariffs on Chinese imports, a major supplier of sports equipment to the US, have increased the cost of sports gear by 46 percent since 2017, disproportionately impacting low-income families and reducing their children's sports participation, leading to concerns about declining physical and menta...
Tariffs on Chinese Goods Increase Sports Equipment Costs, Harming Low-Income Families
New tariffs on Chinese imports, a major supplier of sports equipment to the US, have increased the cost of sports gear by 46 percent since 2017, disproportionately impacting low-income families and reducing their children's sports participation, leading to concerns about declining physical and menta...
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56% Bias Score
Tuchel's First Three Months: Building Relationships and Culture for England's World Cup Bid
Thomas Tuchel, England's new football manager, has spent his first three months building relationships with players through personal contact, attending matches, and frequent communication to foster a strong team culture and prepare for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia.
Tuchel's First Three Months: Building Relationships and Culture for England's World Cup Bid
Thomas Tuchel, England's new football manager, has spent his first three months building relationships with players through personal contact, attending matches, and frequent communication to foster a strong team culture and prepare for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia.
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36% Bias Score
Cautious Investor Return to Russian Ruble and Bonds Amidst Potential Ceasefire
Amidst potential US-Russia rapprochement and a possible Ukraine ceasefire, investors are cautiously returning to the Russian ruble and bonds, though trading volumes remain low due to sanctions and geopolitical uncertainty.
Cautious Investor Return to Russian Ruble and Bonds Amidst Potential Ceasefire
Amidst potential US-Russia rapprochement and a possible Ukraine ceasefire, investors are cautiously returning to the Russian ruble and bonds, though trading volumes remain low due to sanctions and geopolitical uncertainty.
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44% Bias Score
Perm Businesswoman Sentenced for Murdering Son
In Perm, Russia, Irina Shatova, a 34-year-old businesswoman, murdered her 9-year-old son, strangling and stabbing him, then abandoning his body in a suitcase. She was sentenced to 18 years in prison.
Perm Businesswoman Sentenced for Murdering Son
In Perm, Russia, Irina Shatova, a 34-year-old businesswoman, murdered her 9-year-old son, strangling and stabbing him, then abandoning his body in a suitcase. She was sentenced to 18 years in prison.
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60% Bias Score
Chinese Manufacturers Drive Industrial Upgrades, Boosting Exports to Emerging Markets
Facing trade headwinds, Chinese manufacturers are upgrading to produce tech-intensive green products, significantly increasing exports to emerging markets; Risen Energy's energy storage exports surged 870 percent year-on-year, while Shenyang Yuanda Aluminium's new contracts exceeded 1 billion yuan, ...
Chinese Manufacturers Drive Industrial Upgrades, Boosting Exports to Emerging Markets
Facing trade headwinds, Chinese manufacturers are upgrading to produce tech-intensive green products, significantly increasing exports to emerging markets; Risen Energy's energy storage exports surged 870 percent year-on-year, while Shenyang Yuanda Aluminium's new contracts exceeded 1 billion yuan, ...
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44% Bias Score
Merz's Budget Cuts Face Legal, Political Hurdles in Germany
Germany's incoming chancellor, Friedrich Merz, plans budget cuts despite a debt-heavy spending plan requiring constitutional changes, facing political opposition and legal challenges, potentially impacting Germany's economic strength and international standing.
Merz's Budget Cuts Face Legal, Political Hurdles in Germany
Germany's incoming chancellor, Friedrich Merz, plans budget cuts despite a debt-heavy spending plan requiring constitutional changes, facing political opposition and legal challenges, potentially impacting Germany's economic strength and international standing.
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44% Bias Score
US Policy Shift on Houthis: Appeasement to Military Strikes
President Biden's 2021 decision to remove the Houthis from the terrorist list and reduce support for the Saudi-led coalition against them is now facing criticism for emboldening the group and disrupting global trade, prompting recent U.S. military strikes under President Trump targeting the group.
US Policy Shift on Houthis: Appeasement to Military Strikes
President Biden's 2021 decision to remove the Houthis from the terrorist list and reduce support for the Saudi-led coalition against them is now facing criticism for emboldening the group and disrupting global trade, prompting recent U.S. military strikes under President Trump targeting the group.
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56% Bias Score