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Australia's Tobacco Tax Backfires, Fueling Black Market and Gang Violence
Australia's attempt to eliminate tobacco through high taxes has created a thriving black market, costing billions in lost revenue, fueling gang violence, and harming public health; illicit tobacco accounts for nearly 40% of consumption.
Australia's Tobacco Tax Backfires, Fueling Black Market and Gang Violence
Australia's attempt to eliminate tobacco through high taxes has created a thriving black market, costing billions in lost revenue, fueling gang violence, and harming public health; illicit tobacco accounts for nearly 40% of consumption.
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48% Bias Score
Spain's Aging Population: A Looming Economic Crisis
Spain's aging population, with a rapidly increasing proportion of citizens over 65, is severely impacting the labor market, pension system, and public finances, demanding urgent structural reforms for long-term economic stability.
Spain's Aging Population: A Looming Economic Crisis
Spain's aging population, with a rapidly increasing proportion of citizens over 65, is severely impacting the labor market, pension system, and public finances, demanding urgent structural reforms for long-term economic stability.
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56% Bias Score
Italy's Cybersecurity Crisis: Ransomware Attacks Double in 2024
In 2024, Italy saw a near doubling of serious cybersecurity incidents (from 303 to 573), primarily ransomware attacks targeting healthcare and manufacturing, impacting 2,734 victims, due to insufficient past investment in cybersecurity; the Nis2 directive aims to improve this from 2026.
Italy's Cybersecurity Crisis: Ransomware Attacks Double in 2024
In 2024, Italy saw a near doubling of serious cybersecurity incidents (from 303 to 573), primarily ransomware attacks targeting healthcare and manufacturing, impacting 2,734 victims, due to insufficient past investment in cybersecurity; the Nis2 directive aims to improve this from 2026.
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36% Bias Score
Everton's Move Leaves Goodison Pubs Facing Uncertain Future
Everton's move from Goodison Park to Bramley Moore Dock after 133 years leaves local businesses, particularly pubs like the Harlech Castle, facing an uncertain future despite plans to mitigate losses with coach transport to the new stadium.
Everton's Move Leaves Goodison Pubs Facing Uncertain Future
Everton's move from Goodison Park to Bramley Moore Dock after 133 years leaves local businesses, particularly pubs like the Harlech Castle, facing an uncertain future despite plans to mitigate losses with coach transport to the new stadium.
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44% Bias Score
Avian Flu Outbreak in Brazil Halts Chicken Exports
Brazil's first commercial poultry farm avian flu outbreak has triggered a 60-day Chinese import ban on Brazilian chicken, impacting its \$10 billion export market, following previous cases in wild birds and a temporary import ban from Espirito Santo in June 2023.
Avian Flu Outbreak in Brazil Halts Chicken Exports
Brazil's first commercial poultry farm avian flu outbreak has triggered a 60-day Chinese import ban on Brazilian chicken, impacting its \$10 billion export market, following previous cases in wild birds and a temporary import ban from Espirito Santo in June 2023.
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52% Bias Score
Alberta Separation Talk Jeopardizes Billions in Investment
Former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and ATCO CEO Nancy Southern warn that discussions of an Alberta separation referendum are harming investor confidence and deterring billions in foreign investment in major energy projects, citing concerns from international partners about the uncertainty surroundi...
Alberta Separation Talk Jeopardizes Billions in Investment
Former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and ATCO CEO Nancy Southern warn that discussions of an Alberta separation referendum are harming investor confidence and deterring billions in foreign investment in major energy projects, citing concerns from international partners about the uncertainty surroundi...
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56% Bias Score
Europe's Massive Military Spending: A Gamble on Innovation
Europe is dramatically increasing military spending—€800 billion from the European Commission and a trillion euros from Germany—to enhance defense capabilities and technological innovation, but faces challenges in balancing economic strain, social programs, and effective investment strategies.
Europe's Massive Military Spending: A Gamble on Innovation
Europe is dramatically increasing military spending—€800 billion from the European Commission and a trillion euros from Germany—to enhance defense capabilities and technological innovation, but faces challenges in balancing economic strain, social programs, and effective investment strategies.
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44% Bias Score
EU's 2035 Zero-Emission Mandate Faces Industry Backlash Amidst Low EV Sales Forecasts
The European Union's mandate for zero-emission vehicles by 2035 clashes with automakers' warnings of economic crisis, while various forecasts predict significantly lower EV market share by 2030 and 2035, primarily due to affordability and infrastructure limitations.
EU's 2035 Zero-Emission Mandate Faces Industry Backlash Amidst Low EV Sales Forecasts
The European Union's mandate for zero-emission vehicles by 2035 clashes with automakers' warnings of economic crisis, while various forecasts predict significantly lower EV market share by 2030 and 2035, primarily due to affordability and infrastructure limitations.
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56% Bias Score
Australian Film Industry Booms, Then Faces Burnout and Trump's Tariff Threat
Fueled by a Covid-19 production boom and US investment, the Australian film industry saw spending increase from \$57 million to \$700 million in just three years, but now faces a potential mass exodus due to worker burnout and President Trump's threatened tariffs.
Australian Film Industry Booms, Then Faces Burnout and Trump's Tariff Threat
Fueled by a Covid-19 production boom and US investment, the Australian film industry saw spending increase from \$57 million to \$700 million in just three years, but now faces a potential mass exodus due to worker burnout and President Trump's threatened tariffs.
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44% Bias Score
CDC Study: Hundreds of Drowning Deaths Preventable, But Research Team Eliminated
A CDC study found that 348 of the 4,509 drowning deaths in 2022 could have been prevented with better pool fencing and wider life jacket use, resulting in an estimated \$4.5 billion economic cost; however, the team responsible for this research was eliminated in agency layoffs.
CDC Study: Hundreds of Drowning Deaths Preventable, But Research Team Eliminated
A CDC study found that 348 of the 4,509 drowning deaths in 2022 could have been prevented with better pool fencing and wider life jacket use, resulting in an estimated \$4.5 billion economic cost; however, the team responsible for this research was eliminated in agency layoffs.
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32% Bias Score
Canadians' US Real Estate Purchases to Decline, Boosting Domestic Vacation Property Market
A Leger survey reveals that 52% of Canadians feel unsafe traveling to the US, leading to a predicted decline in Canadian real estate purchases there (US\$5.9 billion in 2024), while boosting demand for Canadian vacation properties, particularly in British Columbia, with Summerland seeing an 11.4% pr...
Canadians' US Real Estate Purchases to Decline, Boosting Domestic Vacation Property Market
A Leger survey reveals that 52% of Canadians feel unsafe traveling to the US, leading to a predicted decline in Canadian real estate purchases there (US\$5.9 billion in 2024), while boosting demand for Canadian vacation properties, particularly in British Columbia, with Summerland seeing an 11.4% pr...
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44% Bias Score
Proposed U.S. Remittance Tax Threatens Global Economies
A proposed U.S. bill seeks to impose a 5% tax on remittances, impacting over 40 million people and potentially banning remittances from undocumented immigrants, threatening economies reliant on these funds and causing concern about increased illegal migration.
Proposed U.S. Remittance Tax Threatens Global Economies
A proposed U.S. bill seeks to impose a 5% tax on remittances, impacting over 40 million people and potentially banning remittances from undocumented immigrants, threatening economies reliant on these funds and causing concern about increased illegal migration.
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52% Bias Score
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