European Auto Industry Faces 2024 Challenges Amidst EV Transition
The European automotive industry anticipates a difficult 2024 despite rising EV sales, facing challenges from reduced government subsidies, stringent CO2 emission targets, and increased tariffs on Chinese EV imports, impacting profitability and R&D investment.
European Auto Industry Faces 2024 Challenges Amidst EV Transition
The European automotive industry anticipates a difficult 2024 despite rising EV sales, facing challenges from reduced government subsidies, stringent CO2 emission targets, and increased tariffs on Chinese EV imports, impacting profitability and R&D investment.
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40% Bias Score
Global Trade War Looms Amidst EU-China Electric Vehicle Dispute
The EU's tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, and subsequent Chinese retaliation, threaten a global trade war, potentially disrupting supply chains and raising prices like during the pandemic; tensions with the US under Trump further complicate the situation.
Global Trade War Looms Amidst EU-China Electric Vehicle Dispute
The EU's tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, and subsequent Chinese retaliation, threaten a global trade war, potentially disrupting supply chains and raising prices like during the pandemic; tensions with the US under Trump further complicate the situation.
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36% Bias Score
Macron and Scholz: EU Unity Against Trump's Trade Threats
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met in Paris to discuss President Trump's threat to impose tariffs of $350 billion on EU goods, emphasizing the need for a united European response while maintaining transatlantic ties; they also discussed increased European defense ...
Macron and Scholz: EU Unity Against Trump's Trade Threats
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met in Paris to discuss President Trump's threat to impose tariffs of $350 billion on EU goods, emphasizing the need for a united European response while maintaining transatlantic ties; they also discussed increased European defense ...
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32% Bias Score
Trump's First Day: Pardons, Tariffs, and a Return to "America First
On Monday, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, immediately issuing pardons for January 6th rioters, imposing tariffs, temporarily suspending the TikTok ban, withdrawing from the WHO, and reversing several Biden-era immigration policies.
Trump's First Day: Pardons, Tariffs, and a Return to "America First
On Monday, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, immediately issuing pardons for January 6th rioters, imposing tariffs, temporarily suspending the TikTok ban, withdrawing from the WHO, and reversing several Biden-era immigration policies.
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60% Bias Score
Trump's Factually Incorrect Inaugural Address Repeats False Claims
In his second inaugural address and a subsequent speech, Donald Trump made several false and misleading statements about the 2020 election, immigration, the Panama Canal, and President Biden's pardons, ignoring evidence disproving his claims and potentially impacting public trust.
Trump's Factually Incorrect Inaugural Address Repeats False Claims
In his second inaugural address and a subsequent speech, Donald Trump made several false and misleading statements about the 2020 election, immigration, the Panama Canal, and President Biden's pardons, ignoring evidence disproving his claims and potentially impacting public trust.
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24% Bias Score
Weight-Loss Drugs Show Reduced Alzheimer's Risk, But Increased Gastrointestinal Issues
A study of over two million US diabetic patients found that GLP-1 receptor agonist weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic reduced the risk of Alzheimer's by 12%, drug/alcohol dependence, and some blood clotting issues, but increased risks of gastrointestinal problems, low blood pressure, and kidn...
Weight-Loss Drugs Show Reduced Alzheimer's Risk, But Increased Gastrointestinal Issues
A study of over two million US diabetic patients found that GLP-1 receptor agonist weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic reduced the risk of Alzheimer's by 12%, drug/alcohol dependence, and some blood clotting issues, but increased risks of gastrointestinal problems, low blood pressure, and kidn...
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32% Bias Score
France to Change Rape Law to Include Consent
France will change its rape law to include the element of consent, inspired by the Gisèle Pelicot case where her husband recruited dozens of men to rape her, resulting in 50 convictions and highlighting the country's struggle with rape culture and a perceived climate of impunity.
France to Change Rape Law to Include Consent
France will change its rape law to include the element of consent, inspired by the Gisèle Pelicot case where her husband recruited dozens of men to rape her, resulting in 50 convictions and highlighting the country's struggle with rape culture and a perceived climate of impunity.
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52% Bias Score
EU Faces Pressure to Enforce Digital Services Act Against Tech Giants
The European Commission is under pressure from MEPs to more aggressively enforce the Digital Services Act (DSA) against tech companies, particularly Elon Musk's X, due to concerns about foreign interference in recent elections; Commissioner Virkkunen defended the Commission's actions, stating that i...
EU Faces Pressure to Enforce Digital Services Act Against Tech Giants
The European Commission is under pressure from MEPs to more aggressively enforce the Digital Services Act (DSA) against tech companies, particularly Elon Musk's X, due to concerns about foreign interference in recent elections; Commissioner Virkkunen defended the Commission's actions, stating that i...
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44% Bias Score
European Net-to-Gross Income Varies Widely by Family Status
Across 31 European countries, a single person without children receives 68.8% of their average gross annual salary as net income, ranging from 60.1% in Belgium to 85.9% in Cyprus; this significantly increases for families with children due to family benefits and lower taxes.
European Net-to-Gross Income Varies Widely by Family Status
Across 31 European countries, a single person without children receives 68.8% of their average gross annual salary as net income, ranging from 60.1% in Belgium to 85.9% in Cyprus; this significantly increases for families with children due to family benefits and lower taxes.
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20% Bias Score
EU Bans Bisphenol A from Food Contact Materials
The European Union banned Bisphenol A (BPA) from all food contact materials starting January 20, 2024, following a 2023 EFSA opinion citing health risks across all ages; the ban, years in the making, includes containers, bottles, and coatings, and may extend to other consumer products.
EU Bans Bisphenol A from Food Contact Materials
The European Union banned Bisphenol A (BPA) from all food contact materials starting January 20, 2024, following a 2023 EFSA opinion citing health risks across all ages; the ban, years in the making, includes containers, bottles, and coatings, and may extend to other consumer products.
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36% Bias Score
Iron Age Britain: Matrilocal Society Revealed by Genetic Research
Genetic analysis of 57 Iron Age individuals in Dorset reveals a matrilocal Celtic society, challenging previous assumptions about ancient European social structures and highlighting the unique role of women.
Iron Age Britain: Matrilocal Society Revealed by Genetic Research
Genetic analysis of 57 Iron Age individuals in Dorset reveals a matrilocal Celtic society, challenging previous assumptions about ancient European social structures and highlighting the unique role of women.
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48% Bias Score
Trump Initiates US Withdrawal from World Health Organization
President Donald Trump initiated the US withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) on his first day in office, citing a disproportionately high US financial contribution ($500 million compared to China's $39 million) and concerns about the organization's effectiveness. This decision was lat...
Trump Initiates US Withdrawal from World Health Organization
President Donald Trump initiated the US withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) on his first day in office, citing a disproportionately high US financial contribution ($500 million compared to China's $39 million) and concerns about the organization's effectiveness. This decision was lat...
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40% Bias Score