NRW Orders Audit of State Building Company Amidst Chancellery Corruption Scandal
Following allegations of corruption during the renovation of the North Rhine-Westphalia state chancellery, costing millions, the Ministry of Finance ordered an independent audit of the state-owned building and property management company (BLB), including internal controls, compliance systems, and al...
NRW Orders Audit of State Building Company Amidst Chancellery Corruption Scandal
Following allegations of corruption during the renovation of the North Rhine-Westphalia state chancellery, costing millions, the Ministry of Finance ordered an independent audit of the state-owned building and property management company (BLB), including internal controls, compliance systems, and al...
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24% Bias Score
Ukraine Rearrests General Over Kharkiv Defense Failures
Brigadier General Yuriy Galushkin, along with two other officers, faces new charges of negligence and aiding troop desertion during the May 2024 Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region, following their initial arrest and subsequent release on bail.
Ukraine Rearrests General Over Kharkiv Defense Failures
Brigadier General Yuriy Galushkin, along with two other officers, faces new charges of negligence and aiding troop desertion during the May 2024 Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region, following their initial arrest and subsequent release on bail.
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40% Bias Score
Former El Salvador President Funes Dies in Nicaraguan Asylum
Former Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes, who governed from 2009-2014, died at age 65 in Nicaragua, where he had been granted asylum after facing corruption charges and a 14-year prison sentence in absentia in his home country.
Former El Salvador President Funes Dies in Nicaraguan Asylum
Former Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes, who governed from 2009-2014, died at age 65 in Nicaragua, where he had been granted asylum after facing corruption charges and a 14-year prison sentence in absentia in his home country.
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44% Bias Score
NRW Orders Wide-Ranging Audit of State Building Company Amid Corruption Scandal
Following a suspected corruption scandal involving the renovation of the NRW state chancellery, the Ministry of Finance ordered five immediate measures for the state-owned building and property management company (BLB), including a comprehensive audit of all internal controls and compliance systems ...
NRW Orders Wide-Ranging Audit of State Building Company Amid Corruption Scandal
Following a suspected corruption scandal involving the renovation of the NRW state chancellery, the Ministry of Finance ordered five immediate measures for the state-owned building and property management company (BLB), including a comprehensive audit of all internal controls and compliance systems ...
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24% Bias Score
Trump Launches Cryptocurrency Amid Conflict-of-Interest Accusations
Days after his inauguration, President Trump launched a multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency, $TRUMP, alongside his wife's $MELANIA coin, prompting accusations of a "shameful" conflict of interest from former ethics officials due to his planned deregulation of the digital currency market.
Trump Launches Cryptocurrency Amid Conflict-of-Interest Accusations
Days after his inauguration, President Trump launched a multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency, $TRUMP, alongside his wife's $MELANIA coin, prompting accusations of a "shameful" conflict of interest from former ethics officials due to his planned deregulation of the digital currency market.
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60% Bias Score
€200 Million Hydrocarbon VAT Fraud Leads to Arrests, Seizure of Luxury Goods
Spanish authorities arrested businessman Claudio Rivas and Víctor de Aldama in October for their alleged involvement in a €200 million VAT fraud scheme in the hydrocarbon sector, seizing nearly €24,000 in cash and luxury watches from Rivas; the investigation links them to former Minister José Luis Á...
€200 Million Hydrocarbon VAT Fraud Leads to Arrests, Seizure of Luxury Goods
Spanish authorities arrested businessman Claudio Rivas and Víctor de Aldama in October for their alleged involvement in a €200 million VAT fraud scheme in the hydrocarbon sector, seizing nearly €24,000 in cash and luxury watches from Rivas; the investigation links them to former Minister José Luis Á...
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52% Bias Score
Gaddafi Accuses Sarkozy of Libyan Campaign Funding in Ongoing Trial
Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, during Nicolas Sarkozy's trial in Paris, accused Sarkozy of receiving Libyan funds for his 2007 presidential campaign, providing details of the transaction and intermediaries involved, adding to Sarkozy's existing legal issues.
Gaddafi Accuses Sarkozy of Libyan Campaign Funding in Ongoing Trial
Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, during Nicolas Sarkozy's trial in Paris, accused Sarkozy of receiving Libyan funds for his 2007 presidential campaign, providing details of the transaction and intermediaries involved, adding to Sarkozy's existing legal issues.
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48% Bias Score
Journalist Murder Highlights Deteriorating Press Freedom in India
Indian freelance journalist Mukesh Chandrakar was murdered in Chhattisgarh, India, after reporting on corruption; his death highlights the deteriorating press freedom environment in India, where the killers of other journalists remain largely unpunished.
Journalist Murder Highlights Deteriorating Press Freedom in India
Indian freelance journalist Mukesh Chandrakar was murdered in Chhattisgarh, India, after reporting on corruption; his death highlights the deteriorating press freedom environment in India, where the killers of other journalists remain largely unpunished.
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56% Bias Score
Liberia's Medtech Faces FIA Probe for Alleged Financial Misconduct
Medtech Scientific Liberia Limited, holding an 80% revenue share from imported goods, faces an FIA investigation for alleged financial misconduct, including overcharging customers and obstructing justice, potentially leading to administrative and criminal sanctions.
Liberia's Medtech Faces FIA Probe for Alleged Financial Misconduct
Medtech Scientific Liberia Limited, holding an 80% revenue share from imported goods, faces an FIA investigation for alleged financial misconduct, including overcharging customers and obstructing justice, potentially leading to administrative and criminal sanctions.
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52% Bias Score
Russian Official Loses Record 430 Million Rubles to Scammers
Olga Serova, a former high-ranking official in the Samara region, lost 430 million rubles—a record sum—to scammers, but still retained substantial savings, raising questions about the source of her wealth and the management of public funds in regional development corporations.
Russian Official Loses Record 430 Million Rubles to Scammers
Olga Serova, a former high-ranking official in the Samara region, lost 430 million rubles—a record sum—to scammers, but still retained substantial savings, raising questions about the source of her wealth and the management of public funds in regional development corporations.
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76% Bias Score
Bolu Hotel Fire: 66 Dead After Removal of Fire Safety Inspections
A fire at the Grand Kartalkaya Hotel in Bolu, Turkey, on [Date], resulted in 66 deaths due to the removal of fire department oversight in 2012, allowing construction of the hotel without adequate fire safety measures.
Bolu Hotel Fire: 66 Dead After Removal of Fire Safety Inspections
A fire at the Grand Kartalkaya Hotel in Bolu, Turkey, on [Date], resulted in 66 deaths due to the removal of fire department oversight in 2012, allowing construction of the hotel without adequate fire safety measures.
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56% Bias Score
Karachi Affair: Appeals Court Acquits Balladur's Campaign Manager, Others Convicted
The Paris appeals court acquitted Nicolas Bazire in the Karachi affair's financial aspect on January 21, 2025, overturning a prior conviction linking arms deal commissions to Edouard Balladur's 1995 presidential campaign; however, five others were convicted, with Ziad Takieddine receiving a five-yea...
Karachi Affair: Appeals Court Acquits Balladur's Campaign Manager, Others Convicted
The Paris appeals court acquitted Nicolas Bazire in the Karachi affair's financial aspect on January 21, 2025, overturning a prior conviction linking arms deal commissions to Edouard Balladur's 1995 presidential campaign; however, five others were convicted, with Ziad Takieddine receiving a five-yea...
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32% Bias Score