Netanyahu Leaves Hospital to Secure Crucial Vote Amidst Coalition Divisions
Following prostate surgery, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left the hospital against medical advice to ensure the passage of a controversial budget law by a single vote, highlighting deep divisions within his right-wing coalition government.
Netanyahu Leaves Hospital to Secure Crucial Vote Amidst Coalition Divisions
Following prostate surgery, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left the hospital against medical advice to ensure the passage of a controversial budget law by a single vote, highlighting deep divisions within his right-wing coalition government.
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48% Bias Score
Delayed French Budget Cuts Energy Bill Aid to 800,000 Households
Due to a delayed 2025 budget, 800,000 French households will lose energy bill assistance (Chèque Energie) by December 31, 2024, despite a supplementary online platform processing 122,500 applications (averaging \u20ac136).
Delayed French Budget Cuts Energy Bill Aid to 800,000 Households
Due to a delayed 2025 budget, 800,000 French households will lose energy bill assistance (Chèque Energie) by December 31, 2024, despite a supplementary online platform processing 122,500 applications (averaging \u20ac136).
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36% Bias Score
French Households to See 14% Electricity Bill Decrease
The French government's electricity price shield will end February 1st, 2025, leading to a 14% decrease in household electricity bills due to lower international prices, despite a canceled planned tax increase that would have limited the decrease to 9%.
French Households to See 14% Electricity Bill Decrease
The French government's electricity price shield will end February 1st, 2025, leading to a 14% decrease in household electricity bills due to lower international prices, despite a canceled planned tax increase that would have limited the decrease to 9%.
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52% Bias Score
Spain's 2025 Outlook: Economic Growth Amidst Political and Legal Challenges
The Spanish government anticipates challenges in 2025, including legal battles, budget approval, and maintaining parliamentary support, while highlighting strong economic growth and progress towards normalizing relations in Catalonia.
Spain's 2025 Outlook: Economic Growth Amidst Political and Legal Challenges
The Spanish government anticipates challenges in 2025, including legal battles, budget approval, and maintaining parliamentary support, while highlighting strong economic growth and progress towards normalizing relations in Catalonia.
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64% Bias Score
UK Economy Stagnates: Zero Growth in Q3 2024
Revised UK economic figures show zero growth between July and September 2024, down from an initial estimate of 0.1%, prompting concerns about the government's economic strategy and impacting business and consumer confidence.
UK Economy Stagnates: Zero Growth in Q3 2024
Revised UK economic figures show zero growth between July and September 2024, down from an initial estimate of 0.1%, prompting concerns about the government's economic strategy and impacting business and consumer confidence.
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56% Bias Score
Turkey's 2025 Budget: Increased Spending on Education and Health, but Growing Burden on Families
CHP deputy Ali Öztunç criticized Turkey's 2025 budget, highlighting 2.186 trillion TL for education and 1.020 trillion TL for health, while noting increased family spending on these sectors despite government budget increases and rising overall spending.
Turkey's 2025 Budget: Increased Spending on Education and Health, but Growing Burden on Families
CHP deputy Ali Öztunç criticized Turkey's 2025 budget, highlighting 2.186 trillion TL for education and 1.020 trillion TL for health, while noting increased family spending on these sectors despite government budget increases and rising overall spending.
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64% Bias Score
Netanyahu Leaves Hospital to Secure Budget Vote Amidst Government Divisions
Two days after prostate surgery, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left a Jerusalem hospital against medical advice to help pass a controversial budget bill by a single vote, highlighting deep divisions within his right-wing government, before returning to the hospital for continued recovery...
Netanyahu Leaves Hospital to Secure Budget Vote Amidst Government Divisions
Two days after prostate surgery, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left a Jerusalem hospital against medical advice to help pass a controversial budget bill by a single vote, highlighting deep divisions within his right-wing government, before returning to the hospital for continued recovery...
Progress
52% Bias Score
EU Urged to Increase Global Engagement Budget to Address Global Crises
The EU faces a \$2.5 trillion annual funding gap to address global crises, risking 132 million people falling into extreme poverty by 2030; the mid-term MFF revision raised concerns about the EU's commitment to global issues, prompting calls for increased external action budget in the next MFF to re...
EU Urged to Increase Global Engagement Budget to Address Global Crises
The EU faces a \$2.5 trillion annual funding gap to address global crises, risking 132 million people falling into extreme poverty by 2030; the mid-term MFF revision raised concerns about the EU's commitment to global issues, prompting calls for increased external action budget in the next MFF to re...
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44% Bias Score
French Retirees Receive Unexpected 2.2% Pension Increase
The French government's rejection of the 2025 social security budget resulted in a 2.2% increase in basic retirement pensions for retirees starting January 1, 2025, impacting various pension funds with varying payment dates.
French Retirees Receive Unexpected 2.2% Pension Increase
The French government's rejection of the 2025 social security budget resulted in a 2.2% increase in basic retirement pensions for retirees starting January 1, 2025, impacting various pension funds with varying payment dates.
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44% Bias Score
Liberian Senate Approves Controversial US\$880M Budget Amidst Legal Dispute
The Liberian Senate approved the US$880.07 million 2025 National Budget despite a Supreme Court ruling questioning the legality of the House's actions, including the election of Representative Richard Nagbe Koon as Speaker following a fire at the Legislature and subsequent violent protests.
Liberian Senate Approves Controversial US\$880M Budget Amidst Legal Dispute
The Liberian Senate approved the US$880.07 million 2025 National Budget despite a Supreme Court ruling questioning the legality of the House's actions, including the election of Representative Richard Nagbe Koon as Speaker following a fire at the Legislature and subsequent violent protests.
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60% Bias Score
UK Budget Measures Threaten Family-Run Construction Firms
The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) warns that the UK government's budget will "fatally undermine" family-run construction companies due to changes in Business Property Relief and Inheritance Tax, impacting investment, hiring, and expansion plans, and potentially jeopardizing the governmen...
UK Budget Measures Threaten Family-Run Construction Firms
The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) warns that the UK government's budget will "fatally undermine" family-run construction companies due to changes in Business Property Relief and Inheritance Tax, impacting investment, hiring, and expansion plans, and potentially jeopardizing the governmen...
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48% Bias Score
Congress Averts Shutdown With Last-Minute Spending Bill
Facing a looming government shutdown, Congress initially passed a massive 1,547-page spending bill, but it faced intense Republican criticism and failed. Subsequent negotiations, complicated by interventions from Elon Musk and President-elect Trump, led to a smaller bill that maintained current fund...
Congress Averts Shutdown With Last-Minute Spending Bill
Facing a looming government shutdown, Congress initially passed a massive 1,547-page spending bill, but it faced intense Republican criticism and failed. Subsequent negotiations, complicated by interventions from Elon Musk and President-elect Trump, led to a smaller bill that maintained current fund...
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56% Bias Score