Domain: elpais.com

Spanish newspaper

El País is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. El País is based in the capital city of Madrid and it is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA.

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Far-Right Attacks Target Lavapiés's Multicultural Businesses

Far-right groups are escalating attacks against businesses in Madrid's multicultural Lavapiés neighborhood, targeting leftist establishments with vandalism and threats, creating a climate of fear and highlighting the vulnerability of progressive communities.

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56% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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North Korean Soldier's Death Confirms Growing Involvement in Ukraine War

A captured North Korean soldier fighting alongside Russian troops in the Kursk region, near the Ukrainian border, has died from his wounds, confirming earlier reports of North Korean military involvement in the conflict and raising concerns about the escalating international implications.

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32% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Wrongful Conviction in Mexico: Family Seeks Amnesty for Imprisoned Man

Juan Carlos Ramírez Michaca, 39, serves a 70-year sentence in Oaxaca, Mexico, for a 2005 murder he didn't commit; his family seeks amnesty due to police torture, fabricated evidence, and ongoing judicial irregularities.

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56% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Spanish Economists Criticize New Bank and Energy Taxes

Spain's General Council of Economists criticizes new taxes on banks and energy companies, starting in 2025, citing a lack of economic justification and concerns over legal uncertainty and the potential demonization of profitable businesses. The tax on energy companies may not even pass parliamentary...

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52% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Spain Changes IRPF Refund Process for Mutualists

The Spanish Tax Agency altered the IRPF refund process for mutualists, suspending all unapproved refund requests before December 22, 2024, requiring yearly claims starting 2025 instead of lump-sum payments for multiple years, affecting thousands of retirees.

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52% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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Illa's Christmas Message Signals Shift in Catalan Politics

Catalan President Salvador Illa's 2024 Christmas message, delivered on December 26th from the Palau de la Generalitat, emphasized unity and facing challenges together, marking a significant departure from previous years' pro-independence messaging.

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48% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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EU Mandates Universal Charger for Electronics

The European Union's new directive, effective this Saturday, mandates USB-C charging ports for most electronic devices sold within the EU, aiming to reduce e-waste and consumer costs; by 2026, this will also include laptops.

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44% Bias Score

Responsible Consumption and Production
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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PP-Vox Budget Disagreements Cause Uncertainty in Several Spanish Regions

The differing outcomes of budget negotiations between Spain's PP and Vox parties across several regions resulted in Castilla y León extending its 2024 budget due to a lack of agreement, Baleares withdrawing its 2025 budget, while Zaragoza and Alicante approved their budgets. This inconsistency is ca...

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56% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Adeslas Rejects Muface Agreement, Leaving 1.5 Million Without Private Healthcare

Spain's largest health insurer, Adeslas, rejected the government's offer for a new Muface healthcare agreement due to insufficient funding, leaving 1.5 million public employees and their families without private healthcare options starting in 2025.

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48% Bias Score

Good Health and Well-being
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Spanish Congress to Decide on Lifting Ábalos's Immunity by January 13th

The Spanish Congress's Deputy Status Committee unanimously granted former Minister José Luis Ábalos until January 13, 2025, to present allegations regarding a Supreme Court investigation into four potential crimes: involvement in a criminal organization, influence peddling, bribery, and embezzlement...

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36% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Spain Challenges Madrid's Public Employee Agreement Over Protest Restrictions

Spain's Labour Minister challenges Madrid's public employee agreement (until 2028), which restricts protest rights by suspending salary increases for those participating in strikes or demonstrations; the Minister requests the Prosecutor's Office and Ombudsman to intervene.

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52% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
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🌐 95% Global Worthiness
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Ukraine Accuses Russia of Downing Azerbaijani Airliner

Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 of the 67 passengers; Ukraine claims a Russian missile downed the plane during a drone attack defense, while Russia cites a bird strike.

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48% Bias Score

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