French Government Negotiates 2025 Budget: €50 Billion in Savings Targeted
France's new government is negotiating its 2025 budget, proposing a €50 billion effort via corporate surtaxes (€8 billion target), adjustments to high-income taxes, and indexing income tax brackets to inflation; discussions are ongoing with parliamentary groups, aiming for a compromise budget by Feb...
French Government Negotiates 2025 Budget: €50 Billion in Savings Targeted
France's new government is negotiating its 2025 budget, proposing a €50 billion effort via corporate surtaxes (€8 billion target), adjustments to high-income taxes, and indexing income tax brackets to inflation; discussions are ongoing with parliamentary groups, aiming for a compromise budget by Feb...
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32% Bias Score
Chad Legislative Elections: Ruling Party Wins Amidst Opposition Boycott and Fraud Allegations
Chad held legislative elections on October 28th, 2024, with a reported 75% voter turnout yielding a victory for the ruling party; however, the opposition boycotted the vote and denounced it as fraudulent due to missing ballots and pre-fabricated results, raising concerns about democratic processes.
Chad Legislative Elections: Ruling Party Wins Amidst Opposition Boycott and Fraud Allegations
Chad held legislative elections on October 28th, 2024, with a reported 75% voter turnout yielding a victory for the ruling party; however, the opposition boycotted the vote and denounced it as fraudulent due to missing ballots and pre-fabricated results, raising concerns about democratic processes.
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40% Bias Score
New Caledonia Government Collapses After Loyalist Party Resignation
Calédonie Ensemble, a loyalist party, resigned from New Caledonia's government on December 24, 2023, triggering its collapse due to disagreements over a 1 billion euro debt and new taxes imposed without congressional approval, following six months of political and social crisis with 14 deaths.
New Caledonia Government Collapses After Loyalist Party Resignation
Calédonie Ensemble, a loyalist party, resigned from New Caledonia's government on December 24, 2023, triggering its collapse due to disagreements over a 1 billion euro debt and new taxes imposed without congressional approval, following six months of political and social crisis with 14 deaths.
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36% Bias Score
Declining Popularity of French Mayors Amidst Bureaucratic Burdens and Societal Divisions
French mayors, usually highly popular, are facing declining approval due to increased bureaucratic burdens, societal divisions, and a loss of autonomy, leading to rising abstention rates and potential social unrest.
Declining Popularity of French Mayors Amidst Bureaucratic Burdens and Societal Divisions
French mayors, usually highly popular, are facing declining approval due to increased bureaucratic burdens, societal divisions, and a loss of autonomy, leading to rising abstention rates and potential social unrest.
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52% Bias Score
Cyclone Batsirai Devastates Mayotte, Leaving Dozens Dead
Cyclone Batsirai, the most intense in 90 years, ravaged Mayotte on Saturday, causing at least 22 deaths and 1373 injuries, destroying housing and infrastructure, leading to a French government response deploying aid and personnel.
Cyclone Batsirai Devastates Mayotte, Leaving Dozens Dead
Cyclone Batsirai, the most intense in 90 years, ravaged Mayotte on Saturday, causing at least 22 deaths and 1373 injuries, destroying housing and infrastructure, leading to a French government response deploying aid and personnel.
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24% Bias Score
Massive Data Breach Exposes 9,000 European Parliament Employees' Data
A massive data breach in May 2024 exposed the personal data of 9,000 European Parliament employees, including IDs, medical records, and other sensitive information, highlighting vulnerabilities and raising concerns about foreign interference and espionage.
Massive Data Breach Exposes 9,000 European Parliament Employees' Data
A massive data breach in May 2024 exposed the personal data of 9,000 European Parliament employees, including IDs, medical records, and other sensitive information, highlighting vulnerabilities and raising concerns about foreign interference and espionage.
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36% Bias Score
85 Dead in Jeju Air Plane Crash in South Korea
A Jeju Air Boeing 737-8AS crashed in Muan, South Korea on Sunday at 09:03 local time (00:03 GMT), resulting in 85 deaths and 2 survivors; the flight, JJA-2216, from Bangkok to Muan, carried 175 passengers and 6 crew members, and the suspected cause is a bird strike combined with bad weather.
85 Dead in Jeju Air Plane Crash in South Korea
A Jeju Air Boeing 737-8AS crashed in Muan, South Korea on Sunday at 09:03 local time (00:03 GMT), resulting in 85 deaths and 2 survivors; the flight, JJA-2216, from Bangkok to Muan, carried 175 passengers and 6 crew members, and the suspected cause is a bird strike combined with bad weather.
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24% Bias Score
Finland Investigates Oil Tanker for Sabotage of Baltic Sea Power Cable
Finnish authorities are investigating the oil tanker Eagle S, suspected of damaging the EstLink 2 submarine power cable connecting Finland and Estonia on December 25, 2023, with the ship's anchor; the incident is seen as potentially part of a pattern of hybrid warfare in the Baltic Sea.
Finland Investigates Oil Tanker for Sabotage of Baltic Sea Power Cable
Finnish authorities are investigating the oil tanker Eagle S, suspected of damaging the EstLink 2 submarine power cable connecting Finland and Estonia on December 25, 2023, with the ship's anchor; the incident is seen as potentially part of a pattern of hybrid warfare in the Baltic Sea.
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52% Bias Score
International Recognition of Syria's New HTS-Led Government
Following a takeover by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) on December 8th, several countries, including Turkey, the US, and Saudi Arabia, have initiated contact with the new Syrian leadership, signaling a potential shift in regional geopolitics.
International Recognition of Syria's New HTS-Led Government
Following a takeover by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) on December 8th, several countries, including Turkey, the US, and Saudi Arabia, have initiated contact with the new Syrian leadership, signaling a potential shift in regional geopolitics.
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52% Bias Score
US Congress Passes Spending Bill After Trump, Musk Opposition
Following days of turmoil involving Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the US Congress passed a bill funding the federal government until mid-March, including over $100 billion in disaster aid; President Biden signed it into law, averting a shutdown.
US Congress Passes Spending Bill After Trump, Musk Opposition
Following days of turmoil involving Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the US Congress passed a bill funding the federal government until mid-March, including over $100 billion in disaster aid; President Biden signed it into law, averting a shutdown.
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60% Bias Score
French Rape Trial: Gisèle Pelicot's Public Accusation Sparks International Attention
In a French trial, Gisèle Pelicot publicly accused 51 men, including her ex-husband, of rape and drugging over a decade; her decision sparked widespread feminist mobilization and international media coverage.
French Rape Trial: Gisèle Pelicot's Public Accusation Sparks International Attention
In a French trial, Gisèle Pelicot publicly accused 51 men, including her ex-husband, of rape and drugging over a decade; her decision sparked widespread feminist mobilization and international media coverage.
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32% Bias Score
Moscow Bombing Kills Top Russian General
On December 17, Major General Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's radiological, chemical, and biological defense forces, was killed in a bombing near a Moscow residential building; Ukraine's SBU claimed responsibility, citing his alleged use of chemical weapons in Ukraine.
Moscow Bombing Kills Top Russian General
On December 17, Major General Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's radiological, chemical, and biological defense forces, was killed in a bombing near a Moscow residential building; Ukraine's SBU claimed responsibility, citing his alleged use of chemical weapons in Ukraine.
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40% Bias Score