March 2025
April 2025
Oil Prices Unchanged Amidst Conflicting Market Forces
Oil prices remained largely unchanged on Thursday, despite a higher-than-expected drawdown in U.S. distillate fuel inventories and renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East; however, a stronger dollar and looming recession fears due to U.S. tariffs offset this.
Oil Prices Unchanged Amidst Conflicting Market Forces
Oil prices remained largely unchanged on Thursday, despite a higher-than-expected drawdown in U.S. distillate fuel inventories and renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East; however, a stronger dollar and looming recession fears due to U.S. tariffs offset this.
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32% Bias Score
Grad MLRS's Effectiveness in Modern Warfare Demonstrated
Grad multiple launch rocket systems are effectively used to strike enemy targets, including military installations, troop concentrations, and drone deployment points, at ranges up to 20 kilometers, showcasing coordinated efforts with drone operators, air defense, and electronic warfare units for pre...
Grad MLRS's Effectiveness in Modern Warfare Demonstrated
Grad multiple launch rocket systems are effectively used to strike enemy targets, including military installations, troop concentrations, and drone deployment points, at ranges up to 20 kilometers, showcasing coordinated efforts with drone operators, air defense, and electronic warfare units for pre...
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64% Bias Score
BoE Holds Base Rate at 4.5% Amid High Wage Growth
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted to hold the base interest rate at 4.5%, against market predictions of a cut, citing persistent 5.9% wage growth as a key concern despite slow economic growth; Yorkshire Water was fined £40 million for sewage overflow failings.
BoE Holds Base Rate at 4.5% Amid High Wage Growth
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted to hold the base interest rate at 4.5%, against market predictions of a cut, citing persistent 5.9% wage growth as a key concern despite slow economic growth; Yorkshire Water was fined £40 million for sewage overflow failings.
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52% Bias Score
EU's "ReArm Europe" Plan Faces Opposition from Spain
The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, opposes the EU's "reArm Europe" plan, preferring a broader "security" approach that avoids focusing on military investment, creating friction within the EU and domestic opposition due to Spain's traditionally pacifist stance.
EU's "ReArm Europe" Plan Faces Opposition from Spain
The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, opposes the EU's "reArm Europe" plan, preferring a broader "security" approach that avoids focusing on military investment, creating friction within the EU and domestic opposition due to Spain's traditionally pacifist stance.
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60% Bias Score
Italian Teenager's Partial Incapacity Plea in Triple Homicide
On August 31, 2023, Riccardo Chiarioni, then 17, murdered his father, mother, and 12-year-old brother in Paderno Dugnano, Italy, inflicting 108 stab wounds; a psychiatric evaluation found him partially incapacitated, potentially reducing his sentence.
Italian Teenager's Partial Incapacity Plea in Triple Homicide
On August 31, 2023, Riccardo Chiarioni, then 17, murdered his father, mother, and 12-year-old brother in Paderno Dugnano, Italy, inflicting 108 stab wounds; a psychiatric evaluation found him partially incapacitated, potentially reducing his sentence.
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44% Bias Score
Universities as Urban Development Catalysts: A Symbiotic Relationship
The 2025 University Day focuses on universities' role in urban development, highlighting their contribution to knowledge creation, innovation, and economic growth through teaching, research, and community engagement, emphasizing the symbiotic relationship between universities and their cities.
Universities as Urban Development Catalysts: A Symbiotic Relationship
The 2025 University Day focuses on universities' role in urban development, highlighting their contribution to knowledge creation, innovation, and economic growth through teaching, research, and community engagement, emphasizing the symbiotic relationship between universities and their cities.
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56% Bias Score
Deutsche Bank to Cut 2,000 Jobs Amidst German Economic Slowdown
Deutsche Bank, Germany's largest bank, announced plans to cut 2,000 jobs and close numerous branches in 2024 due to decreased profits, part of a broader trend of cost-cutting measures impacting major German companies amidst an economic slowdown.
Deutsche Bank to Cut 2,000 Jobs Amidst German Economic Slowdown
Deutsche Bank, Germany's largest bank, announced plans to cut 2,000 jobs and close numerous branches in 2024 due to decreased profits, part of a broader trend of cost-cutting measures impacting major German companies amidst an economic slowdown.
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20% Bias Score
Conservatives Brace for Major Local Election Losses
Conservative party co-chair Nigel Huddleston anticipates significant losses in the upcoming local elections, based on Electoral Calculus polling projecting hundreds of seat losses, primarily to the Reform UK party, impacting the party's standing and potentially reshaping the UK political landscape.
Conservatives Brace for Major Local Election Losses
Conservative party co-chair Nigel Huddleston anticipates significant losses in the upcoming local elections, based on Electoral Calculus polling projecting hundreds of seat losses, primarily to the Reform UK party, impacting the party's standing and potentially reshaping the UK political landscape.
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40% Bias Score
Record Spanish Home Sales Amidst Rising Occupied Property Listings
Spain's January 2025 home sales reached a record 60,650, up 11% year-over-year, despite 2.6% (20,464) of listed properties being occupied, a rising trend impacting market perception and supply, with Girona showing the highest concentration at 8.8%.
Record Spanish Home Sales Amidst Rising Occupied Property Listings
Spain's January 2025 home sales reached a record 60,650, up 11% year-over-year, despite 2.6% (20,464) of listed properties being occupied, a rising trend impacting market perception and supply, with Girona showing the highest concentration at 8.8%.
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40% Bias Score
Spanish Congress Defies Legal Counsel, Accepts Government Veto Amid Accusations of Unconstitutional Actions
The governing board of the Spanish Congress accepted the government's veto of amendments to a food waste bill, defying legal counsel and sparking accusations of unconstitutional behavior from the opposition Popular Party (PP), ERC, and Junts, who claim this action undermines parliamentary authority.
Spanish Congress Defies Legal Counsel, Accepts Government Veto Amid Accusations of Unconstitutional Actions
The governing board of the Spanish Congress accepted the government's veto of amendments to a food waste bill, defying legal counsel and sparking accusations of unconstitutional behavior from the opposition Popular Party (PP), ERC, and Junts, who claim this action undermines parliamentary authority.
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56% Bias Score
Catalonia's Economic Recovery Plan and Renewed Cooperation with Spain
Catalan President Pere Aragonès Illa announced an €18.5 billion investment plan, emphasizing economic recovery and cooperation with Spain following the 2017 independence referendum, while implicitly criticizing independence movements.
Catalonia's Economic Recovery Plan and Renewed Cooperation with Spain
Catalan President Pere Aragonès Illa announced an €18.5 billion investment plan, emphasizing economic recovery and cooperation with Spain following the 2017 independence referendum, while implicitly criticizing independence movements.
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48% Bias Score
Feijóo Demands Sánchez's Resignation Amidst Political Instability
PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo called for Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's resignation in Brussels today, citing budgetary issues, corruption allegations, and lack of support for increased defense spending, further highlighting the PP's boycott of the upcoming PPE congress in Valencia due to s...
Feijóo Demands Sánchez's Resignation Amidst Political Instability
PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo called for Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's resignation in Brussels today, citing budgetary issues, corruption allegations, and lack of support for increased defense spending, further highlighting the PP's boycott of the upcoming PPE congress in Valencia due to s...
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60% Bias Score