Syria's New Leader Announces Weapon Control, Turkey Requests Sanctions Relief
Syria's new leader, Ahmad al Sarraj, announced government control over all weapons following a visit by Turkey's foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, who requested sanctions relief. A major Islamist group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), is disarming and integrating armed factions into the Syrian army. T...
Syria's New Leader Announces Weapon Control, Turkey Requests Sanctions Relief
Syria's new leader, Ahmad al Sarraj, announced government control over all weapons following a visit by Turkey's foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, who requested sanctions relief. A major Islamist group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), is disarming and integrating armed factions into the Syrian army. T...
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EU Summit Highlights Increased Funding for Border Security
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, participating in a North-South Summit in Lapland with leaders from Finland, other unspecified countries, and the EU's foreign policy chief, stressed the importance of increased EU funding for border security and innovative approaches to defense, referencing ...
EU Summit Highlights Increased Funding for Border Security
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, participating in a North-South Summit in Lapland with leaders from Finland, other unspecified countries, and the EU's foreign policy chief, stressed the importance of increased EU funding for border security and innovative approaches to defense, referencing ...
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Digital Screens Rewiring Brains: Impact on Reading and Attention
This article explores the neurological impact of digital screens on reading comprehension and attention spans, particularly among children, arguing that constant digital stimulation "rewires" the brain, potentially hindering cognitive development and critical thinking.
Digital Screens Rewiring Brains: Impact on Reading and Attention
This article explores the neurological impact of digital screens on reading comprehension and attention spans, particularly among children, arguing that constant digital stimulation "rewires" the brain, potentially hindering cognitive development and critical thinking.
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64% Bias Score
Zelenskyy Confirms Meeting with CIA Director Burns Amid Concerns over Trump Presidency
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly announced a meeting with CIA Director William Burns in Ukraine, thanking him for his assistance during the war, a month before Donald Trump's inauguration, raising concerns about potential shifts in US support for Ukraine.
Zelenskyy Confirms Meeting with CIA Director Burns Amid Concerns over Trump Presidency
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly announced a meeting with CIA Director William Burns in Ukraine, thanking him for his assistance during the war, a month before Donald Trump's inauguration, raising concerns about potential shifts in US support for Ukraine.
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36% Bias Score
Assad Regime's Hidden Wealth: A Global Hunt Underway
The US State Department estimates Bashar al-Assad and his family's wealth at $1-$2 billion, accumulated through involvement in Syria's large-scale economic activities and laundered through seemingly legitimate businesses; a global effort to recover these assets is underway, highlighting Russia's rol...
Assad Regime's Hidden Wealth: A Global Hunt Underway
The US State Department estimates Bashar al-Assad and his family's wealth at $1-$2 billion, accumulated through involvement in Syria's large-scale economic activities and laundered through seemingly legitimate businesses; a global effort to recover these assets is underway, highlighting Russia's rol...
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44% Bias Score
Greece Launches €100 Million Program to Boost Entrepreneurship Among Unemployed
Greece's Public Employment Service (DYPA) launched a €100 million program on December 19th, 2024, to support 5,880 unemployed individuals (aged 30-59) in creating new businesses, prioritizing women, with funding from the Greek government and the European Social Fund Plus.
Greece Launches €100 Million Program to Boost Entrepreneurship Among Unemployed
Greece's Public Employment Service (DYPA) launched a €100 million program on December 19th, 2024, to support 5,880 unemployed individuals (aged 30-59) in creating new businesses, prioritizing women, with funding from the Greek government and the European Social Fund Plus.
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20% Bias Score
Deregulation and Fee-Based Banking: Lessons from 2008 and Current Trends in Greece
The repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act in 1999 facilitated the spread of the 2008 financial crisis, while Greek banks' current focus on high-fee services (50% of their 2023 profits) raises concerns about their role in supporting the real economy.
Deregulation and Fee-Based Banking: Lessons from 2008 and Current Trends in Greece
The repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act in 1999 facilitated the spread of the 2008 financial crisis, while Greek banks' current focus on high-fee services (50% of their 2023 profits) raises concerns about their role in supporting the real economy.
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Greece's Systemic Failures: High Resource Numbers Mask Deep-Rooted Problems
Greece, despite having a high number of police and doctors per capita compared to the EU, faces uncontrolled crime, a struggling healthcare system, under-enrolled universities, persistent gender-based violence, and widespread tax evasion, indicating deep-seated systemic issues.
Greece's Systemic Failures: High Resource Numbers Mask Deep-Rooted Problems
Greece, despite having a high number of police and doctors per capita compared to the EU, faces uncontrolled crime, a struggling healthcare system, under-enrolled universities, persistent gender-based violence, and widespread tax evasion, indicating deep-seated systemic issues.
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56% Bias Score
Greece's Anxieties: Confronting a Monarchic Past
Greece's republican government grapples with its monarchical past, evident in the renaming of public spaces and neglect of royal sites, stemming from anxieties about authoritarianism and a desire to distance itself from the 1967-1974 dictatorship, impacting current discussions about national identit...
Greece's Anxieties: Confronting a Monarchic Past
Greece's republican government grapples with its monarchical past, evident in the renaming of public spaces and neglect of royal sites, stemming from anxieties about authoritarianism and a desire to distance itself from the 1967-1974 dictatorship, impacting current discussions about national identit...
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60% Bias Score
Five Dead in Magdeburg Christmas Market Car Attack
On Friday evening, a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian doctor drove a car into a Magdeburg, Germany Christmas market, killing five including a child and injuring over 200; the suspect, with a history of legal issues, is in custody.
Five Dead in Magdeburg Christmas Market Car Attack
On Friday evening, a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian doctor drove a car into a Magdeburg, Germany Christmas market, killing five including a child and injuring over 200; the suspect, with a history of legal issues, is in custody.
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Politician's Endorsement of Vigilantism Highlights Growing Authoritarianism
A leading politician's endorsement of vigilantism, coupled with high public approval for authoritarian leaders in recent polls, raises concerns about the stability of the country's democratic system.
Politician's Endorsement of Vigilantism Highlights Growing Authoritarianism
A leading politician's endorsement of vigilantism, coupled with high public approval for authoritarian leaders in recent polls, raises concerns about the stability of the country's democratic system.
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48% Bias Score
Turkish-Led Athens Travel Guide Highlights Potential for Greek-Turkish Collaboration
A new English-language travel guide to Athens, "Monday to Sunday Athens," primarily produced by Turkish creators, highlights the potential for cross-cultural understanding and collaboration between Greece and Turkey, demonstrating a deep connection to Athens despite the complex historical relationsh...
Turkish-Led Athens Travel Guide Highlights Potential for Greek-Turkish Collaboration
A new English-language travel guide to Athens, "Monday to Sunday Athens," primarily produced by Turkish creators, highlights the potential for cross-cultural understanding and collaboration between Greece and Turkey, demonstrating a deep connection to Athens despite the complex historical relationsh...
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40% Bias Score