Amsterdam Scraps Smart Traffic Lights Over Privacy Concerns
Amsterdam cancelled its plan for city-wide smart traffic lights due to privacy concerns from the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP), which warned of potential tracking of citizens' movements via apps. A limited trial at two intersections ended in 2023, with the city citing maintenance costs and ha...
Amsterdam Scraps Smart Traffic Lights Over Privacy Concerns
Amsterdam cancelled its plan for city-wide smart traffic lights due to privacy concerns from the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP), which warned of potential tracking of citizens' movements via apps. A limited trial at two intersections ended in 2023, with the city citing maintenance costs and ha...
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48% Bias Score
HMPV Surge in Northern China Raises Global Health Concerns
A surge in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections in Northern China is causing concern, with social media showing crowded hospitals, although the WHO states it typically causes mild symptoms. Neighboring countries are monitoring the situation, highlighting global health security concerns.
HMPV Surge in Northern China Raises Global Health Concerns
A surge in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections in Northern China is causing concern, with social media showing crowded hospitals, although the WHO states it typically causes mild symptoms. Neighboring countries are monitoring the situation, highlighting global health security concerns.
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32% Bias Score
Myanmar Junta Releases Over 6,000 Prisoners on Independence Day",
Myanmar's military regime released over 6,000 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, for Independence Day, a common practice following the 2021 coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi and triggered a civil war; the reasons for the releases remain unclear.",",ShortTitle="Myanmar Junta Releases Over 6,000 Pri...
Myanmar Junta Releases Over 6,000 Prisoners on Independence Day",
Myanmar's military regime released over 6,000 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, for Independence Day, a common practice following the 2021 coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi and triggered a civil war; the reasons for the releases remain unclear.",",ShortTitle="Myanmar Junta Releases Over 6,000 Pri...
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44% Bias Score
NATO Frigate Deployed Amidst Baltic Sea Cable Sabotage
The Netherlands' frigate Zr.Ms. Tromp now leads a NATO naval task force patrolling the North Sea, Baltic Sea, and Atlantic Ocean following recent suspected sabotage of undersea cables in the Baltic, potentially linked to Russia and aimed at disrupting energy infrastructure.
NATO Frigate Deployed Amidst Baltic Sea Cable Sabotage
The Netherlands' frigate Zr.Ms. Tromp now leads a NATO naval task force patrolling the North Sea, Baltic Sea, and Atlantic Ocean following recent suspected sabotage of undersea cables in the Baltic, potentially linked to Russia and aimed at disrupting energy infrastructure.
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44% Bias Score
Unusual Triple Homicide in Rotterdam Highlights Low Murder Rate in Netherlands
Three men were randomly shot dead in Rotterdam-IJsselmonde over two weeks, leading to the arrest of Sendric S., a suspect in a case deemed highly unusual for the Netherlands due to its random nature and the low national murder rate.
Unusual Triple Homicide in Rotterdam Highlights Low Murder Rate in Netherlands
Three men were randomly shot dead in Rotterdam-IJsselmonde over two weeks, leading to the arrest of Sendric S., a suspect in a case deemed highly unusual for the Netherlands due to its random nature and the low national murder rate.
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36% Bias Score
1963 Elfstedentocht: Archival Footage Reveals New 'Furthest Female' Participant
New analysis of 1963 Elfstedentocht footage reveals Annigje van Dijk-Bajema, not Meike de Vlas, skated furthest among women, reaching the Bartlehiem bridge before needing to stop due to breastfeeding, challenging previous accounts of the race.
1963 Elfstedentocht: Archival Footage Reveals New 'Furthest Female' Participant
New analysis of 1963 Elfstedentocht footage reveals Annigje van Dijk-Bajema, not Meike de Vlas, skated furthest among women, reaching the Bartlehiem bridge before needing to stop due to breastfeeding, challenging previous accounts of the race.
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52% Bias Score
Netherlands Approves 10% Early Pension Withdrawal, Raising Financial Risk Concerns
Starting July 1, 2025, Dutch pensioners can withdraw 10% of their savings upon retirement; this measure, approved by the lower house and likely to pass the upper house, aims to grant pensioners greater control over their funds, though concerns exist about potential financial risks, particularly for ...
Netherlands Approves 10% Early Pension Withdrawal, Raising Financial Risk Concerns
Starting July 1, 2025, Dutch pensioners can withdraw 10% of their savings upon retirement; this measure, approved by the lower house and likely to pass the upper house, aims to grant pensioners greater control over their funds, though concerns exist about potential financial risks, particularly for ...
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48% Bias Score
Mosaqua Swimming Paradise in Netherlands Closes After 32 Years
Mosaqua, a subtropical swimming paradise in Gulpen, Netherlands, is closing after 32 years due to the municipality's inability to continue its financial support, impacting 200,000 annual visitors and causing significant distress among locals who have fond memories associated with the facility; a pot...
Mosaqua Swimming Paradise in Netherlands Closes After 32 Years
Mosaqua, a subtropical swimming paradise in Gulpen, Netherlands, is closing after 32 years due to the municipality's inability to continue its financial support, impacting 200,000 annual visitors and causing significant distress among locals who have fond memories associated with the facility; a pot...
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48% Bias Score
Amsterdam Writer's Research Exposes GVB's Role in Holocaust
Amsterdam-based writer Guus Luijters, who died at 81, dedicated his life to uncovering the GVB's role in transporting Jewish Amsterdammers to their deaths during WWII, documenting the names and death dates of all murdered Jewish, Roma, and Sinti children in his book "In Memoriam.
Amsterdam Writer's Research Exposes GVB's Role in Holocaust
Amsterdam-based writer Guus Luijters, who died at 81, dedicated his life to uncovering the GVB's role in transporting Jewish Amsterdammers to their deaths during WWII, documenting the names and death dates of all murdered Jewish, Roma, and Sinti children in his book "In Memoriam.
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20% Bias Score
China's Economic Slowdown: Youth Unemployment Hits 18.8 Percent
China's economic growth is slowing due to decreased consumer spending, an aging population, potential trade conflicts with the US, and a large skills gap stemming from inadequate education; youth unemployment stands at 18.8 percent.
China's Economic Slowdown: Youth Unemployment Hits 18.8 Percent
China's economic growth is slowing due to decreased consumer spending, an aging population, potential trade conflicts with the US, and a large skills gap stemming from inadequate education; youth unemployment stands at 18.8 percent.
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40% Bias Score
Rare Pacific Diver Spotted in Netherlands
A Pacific Diver, a bird species typically found in Alaska and East Siberia, was sighted for the first time in the Netherlands near the Oosterscheldekering yesterday, raising questions about its migration patterns and survival prospects.
Rare Pacific Diver Spotted in Netherlands
A Pacific Diver, a bird species typically found in Alaska and East Siberia, was sighted for the first time in the Netherlands near the Oosterscheldekering yesterday, raising questions about its migration patterns and survival prospects.
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36% Bias Score
Large Crowds Attend Bouterse's Funeral Despite Conviction
The funeral of former Surinamese president Desi Bouterse, convicted for the 1982 December Murders, drew large crowds in Paramaribo despite not being a state funeral, highlighting continued public polarization and the complexities of his legacy.
Large Crowds Attend Bouterse's Funeral Despite Conviction
The funeral of former Surinamese president Desi Bouterse, convicted for the 1982 December Murders, drew large crowds in Paramaribo despite not being a state funeral, highlighting continued public polarization and the complexities of his legacy.
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40% Bias Score