EU Approves Landmark Mercosur Trade Deal Amidst National Opposition
The European Union approved a major free trade agreement with the Mercosur countries after 25 years of negotiations, despite opposition from several member states, including France, creating a vast free trade zone, but facing potential roadblocks from national governments and parliaments.
EU Approves Landmark Mercosur Trade Deal Amidst National Opposition
The European Union approved a major free trade agreement with the Mercosur countries after 25 years of negotiations, despite opposition from several member states, including France, creating a vast free trade zone, but facing potential roadblocks from national governments and parliaments.
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56% Bias Score
Syrian Rebels Advance on Homs, Threatening Damascus
Syrian rebels captured Aleppo and Hama, nearing Homs, potentially isolating Damascus; thousands fled Homs as government forces reportedly retreated, while Jordan closed its border due to reported clashes; the SDF captured Deir ez-Zor.
Syrian Rebels Advance on Homs, Threatening Damascus
Syrian rebels captured Aleppo and Hama, nearing Homs, potentially isolating Damascus; thousands fled Homs as government forces reportedly retreated, while Jordan closed its border due to reported clashes; the SDF captured Deir ez-Zor.
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40% Bias Score
Dutch Coalition Postpones Budget Votes Amid Education Spending Dispute
The Dutch coalition government failed to reach a deal with the opposition on the 2024 education budget before the deadline, leading to the postponement of all budget votes as they seek alternative funding to offset reduced cuts. Negotiations involved proposed cuts of €1.9 billion, initially reduced ...
Dutch Coalition Postpones Budget Votes Amid Education Spending Dispute
The Dutch coalition government failed to reach a deal with the opposition on the 2024 education budget before the deadline, leading to the postponement of all budget votes as they seek alternative funding to offset reduced cuts. Negotiations involved proposed cuts of €1.9 billion, initially reduced ...
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44% Bias Score
Men's Role in Contraception: Beyond the Individual
A Rutgers study shows many women having abortions don't use contraception; the author argues men need to take more responsibility for contraception, challenging societal expectations of parenthood.
Men's Role in Contraception: Beyond the Individual
A Rutgers study shows many women having abortions don't use contraception; the author argues men need to take more responsibility for contraception, challenging societal expectations of parenthood.
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48% Bias Score
Ien Dales: An Unconventional Dutch Politician
Ien Dales, a Dutch politician, served as State Secretary of Social Affairs and later Minister of the Interior, known for her unconventional style, controversial policies (like proposed sickness benefit cuts), and eventual success in passing the 1993 Equal Treatment Act; Sylvester Hoogmoed's biograph...
Ien Dales: An Unconventional Dutch Politician
Ien Dales, a Dutch politician, served as State Secretary of Social Affairs and later Minister of the Interior, known for her unconventional style, controversial policies (like proposed sickness benefit cuts), and eventual success in passing the 1993 Equal Treatment Act; Sylvester Hoogmoed's biograph...
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36% Bias Score
KNSB Launches Initiative to Save Dutch Natural Ice Skating
Facing climate change and bureaucratic challenges, the KNSB launched "Club van Natuurijs" to support 400 Dutch natural ice skating clubs, aiming to preserve this cultural tradition.
KNSB Launches Initiative to Save Dutch Natural Ice Skating
Facing climate change and bureaucratic challenges, the KNSB launched "Club van Natuurijs" to support 400 Dutch natural ice skating clubs, aiming to preserve this cultural tradition.
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48% Bias Score
South Korean President Faces Impeachment After Martial Law Reversal
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's unexpected declaration of martial law on Tuesday, aimed at purported "anti-state, pro-North Korea forces," was swiftly overturned by parliament, prompting calls for his impeachment, with his own party leader now advocating for his immediate removal.
South Korean President Faces Impeachment After Martial Law Reversal
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's unexpected declaration of martial law on Tuesday, aimed at purported "anti-state, pro-North Korea forces," was swiftly overturned by parliament, prompting calls for his impeachment, with his own party leader now advocating for his immediate removal.
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48% Bias Score
Dutch Mental Health Data Collection Sparks Privacy Lawsuit
From July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2023, the Netherlands Healthcare Authority (NZa) mandated that all mental healthcare providers submit HoNOS+ questionnaires containing the mental health data of nearly 800,000 patients, to train an algorithm for better resource allocation; this resulted in a lawsuit cla...
Dutch Mental Health Data Collection Sparks Privacy Lawsuit
From July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2023, the Netherlands Healthcare Authority (NZa) mandated that all mental healthcare providers submit HoNOS+ questionnaires containing the mental health data of nearly 800,000 patients, to train an algorithm for better resource allocation; this resulted in a lawsuit cla...
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56% Bias Score
"Stitch Witch" Exhibit Challenges Gender Stereotypes Through Playful Activism
Lara Schnitger's "Stitch Witch" exhibit at Museum Kranenburgh uses playful textile art to challenge negative female stereotypes, reclaiming derogatory terms and celebrating female sexuality; the exhibit, awarded the 2024 Agnes van den Brandeler Museum Prize, features large-scale installations and in...
"Stitch Witch" Exhibit Challenges Gender Stereotypes Through Playful Activism
Lara Schnitger's "Stitch Witch" exhibit at Museum Kranenburgh uses playful textile art to challenge negative female stereotypes, reclaiming derogatory terms and celebrating female sexuality; the exhibit, awarded the 2024 Agnes van den Brandeler Museum Prize, features large-scale installations and in...
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40% Bias Score
Dutch Coalition Postpones Budget Votes Amid Education Spending Dispute
The Dutch coalition government failed to reach a deal with the opposition on the 2024 education budget by Thursday, postponing all budget votes as they seek additional funding to cover potential concessions of up to €1.9 billion in cuts; the 'monster alliance' of opposition parties that initially of...
Dutch Coalition Postpones Budget Votes Amid Education Spending Dispute
The Dutch coalition government failed to reach a deal with the opposition on the 2024 education budget by Thursday, postponing all budget votes as they seek additional funding to cover potential concessions of up to €1.9 billion in cuts; the 'monster alliance' of opposition parties that initially of...
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40% Bias Score
Majalla's Mantel: Ritual, Remembrance, and Leiden's Slavery Legacy
The Majalla's Mantel exhibition in Leiden's Lakenhal museum uses performance art and installation to explore the story of Majalla, an enslaved boy whose name appeared in the correspondence of an 18th-century Leiden cloth merchant, revealing the city's link to transatlantic slavery and questioning th...
Majalla's Mantel: Ritual, Remembrance, and Leiden's Slavery Legacy
The Majalla's Mantel exhibition in Leiden's Lakenhal museum uses performance art and installation to explore the story of Majalla, an enslaved boy whose name appeared in the correspondence of an 18th-century Leiden cloth merchant, revealing the city's link to transatlantic slavery and questioning th...
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44% Bias Score
Panhuysen's "De burgerbaron": A New Perspective on Van der Capellen
Luc Panhuysen's "De burgerbaron" offers a nuanced biography of Joan Derk van der Capellen tot den Pol, tracing his political evolution and revealing the development of his ideas culminating in the influential 1781 pamphlet "Aan het volk van Nederland," challenging previous interpretations of his ano...
Panhuysen's "De burgerbaron": A New Perspective on Van der Capellen
Luc Panhuysen's "De burgerbaron" offers a nuanced biography of Joan Derk van der Capellen tot den Pol, tracing his political evolution and revealing the development of his ideas culminating in the influential 1781 pamphlet "Aan het volk van Nederland," challenging previous interpretations of his ano...
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12% Bias Score