Madrid Government Investigated for Alleged €3 Million Contract Fraud
In September 2023, two Madrid schools received burofaxes demanding €1,460,724.80 from Virelec for school renovations, leading to a 2024 investigation into the Madrid regional government for allegedly fractionating over €3 million in contracts awarded to Virelec, bypassing public bidding, and potenti...
Madrid Government Investigated for Alleged €3 Million Contract Fraud
In September 2023, two Madrid schools received burofaxes demanding €1,460,724.80 from Virelec for school renovations, leading to a 2024 investigation into the Madrid regional government for allegedly fractionating over €3 million in contracts awarded to Virelec, bypassing public bidding, and potenti...
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60% Bias Score
Serbian Protests: Corruption, Incompetence, and a Government Under Siege
Three months of protests in Serbia, sparked by a train station canopy collapse that killed 15, show no signs of abating, with students, teachers, and citizens demanding accountability for corruption and government incompetence.
Serbian Protests: Corruption, Incompetence, and a Government Under Siege
Three months of protests in Serbia, sparked by a train station canopy collapse that killed 15, show no signs of abating, with students, teachers, and citizens demanding accountability for corruption and government incompetence.
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40% 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
Veteran Diplomat Beaten to Death: Lenient Sentence Sparks Outrage
73-year-old veteran Russian diplomat Alexander Nikolaev was beaten to death on June 17, 2023, in the Tver region by Alexander Konopeлько, a local influential figure; the initial murder charge was reduced to involuntary manslaughter, resulting in a lenient one-year sentence for Konopeлько.
Veteran Diplomat Beaten to Death: Lenient Sentence Sparks Outrage
73-year-old veteran Russian diplomat Alexander Nikolaev was beaten to death on June 17, 2023, in the Tver region by Alexander Konopeлько, a local influential figure; the initial murder charge was reduced to involuntary manslaughter, resulting in a lenient one-year sentence for Konopeлько.
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60% Bias Score
Turkey: 100 Million TL Embezzlement from Bankrupt Insurance Company Results in Arrests
Eleven individuals were arrested in a three-province operation in Turkey for allegedly embezzling 100 million TL from a bankrupt insurance company, with five suspects jailed and six released under judicial control.
Turkey: 100 Million TL Embezzlement from Bankrupt Insurance Company Results in Arrests
Eleven individuals were arrested in a three-province operation in Turkey for allegedly embezzling 100 million TL from a bankrupt insurance company, with five suspects jailed and six released under judicial control.
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48% Bias Score
Seized Funds from Corruption Case to Electrify Rural Nigeria
The United States is returning almost $53 million seized from Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former Nigerian oil minister accused of corruption, to Nigeria; the funds will be used to electrify rural areas, where only 26% of the population has access to power.
Seized Funds from Corruption Case to Electrify Rural Nigeria
The United States is returning almost $53 million seized from Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former Nigerian oil minister accused of corruption, to Nigeria; the funds will be used to electrify rural areas, where only 26% of the population has access to power.
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48% 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
Mone PPE Scandal: Criminal Investigation Launched
Baroness Michelle Mone and her husband face a criminal investigation over a £200 million PPE deal awarded during the COVID-19 pandemic, with allegations of using political connections and misleading the public to secure contracts for PPE MedPro, a company linked to her husband who stood to gain £60 ...
Mone PPE Scandal: Criminal Investigation Launched
Baroness Michelle Mone and her husband face a criminal investigation over a £200 million PPE deal awarded during the COVID-19 pandemic, with allegations of using political connections and misleading the public to secure contracts for PPE MedPro, a company linked to her husband who stood to gain £60 ...
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60% Bias Score
Controversial Escape of Illegal Miner Leader Roils South African Politics
South Africa's political landscape is roiled by a controversy surrounding the escape of a suspected leader of 1,907 illegal miners rescued from a mine, with a prominent politician calling for their execution.
Controversial Escape of Illegal Miner Leader Roils South African Politics
South Africa's political landscape is roiled by a controversy surrounding the escape of a suspected leader of 1,907 illegal miners rescued from a mine, with a prominent politician calling for their execution.
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60% Bias Score
Armenian Anti-Corruption Body Head Position Remains Vacant
Rafael Yeritsyan, an National Security Service employee, failed to become head of Armenia's anti-corruption body due to unexplained discrepancies in his wealth declarations, leaving the position vacant since November 2023.
Armenian Anti-Corruption Body Head Position Remains Vacant
Rafael Yeritsyan, an National Security Service employee, failed to become head of Armenia's anti-corruption body due to unexplained discrepancies in his wealth declarations, leaving the position vacant since November 2023.
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48% Bias Score
Former MEP Maria Arena Charged in Qatargate Scandal
Former European Parliament member Maria Arena faces charges of belonging to a criminal organization in the ongoing Qatargate scandal, following reports in La Libre newspaper and a statement by a Belgian federal prosecutor to Euronews; the case involves allegations of corruption and money laundering ...
Former MEP Maria Arena Charged in Qatargate Scandal
Former European Parliament member Maria Arena faces charges of belonging to a criminal organization in the ongoing Qatargate scandal, following reports in La Libre newspaper and a statement by a Belgian federal prosecutor to Euronews; the case involves allegations of corruption and money laundering ...
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52% Bias Score
Spanish Attorney General Investigated for Leaked Email
A Supreme Court judge is investigating Spain's Attorney General for allegedly leaking an email where Alberto González Amador's lawyer admitted to tax fraud and proposed a plea bargain; the information reached several media outlets, including EL PAÍS, 31 hours before the Attorney General's request.
Spanish Attorney General Investigated for Leaked Email
A Supreme Court judge is investigating Spain's Attorney General for allegedly leaking an email where Alberto González Amador's lawyer admitted to tax fraud and proposed a plea bargain; the information reached several media outlets, including EL PAÍS, 31 hours before the Attorney General's request.
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52% Bias Score