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Collingwood's Boom: Luxury Condos Fuel Housing Crisis
Collingwood, Ontario, a former shipbuilding town, has experienced explosive growth fueled by luxury condominium development, leading to a severe housing affordability crisis that disproportionately affects long-term residents while enriching others.
Collingwood's Boom: Luxury Condos Fuel Housing Crisis
Collingwood, Ontario, a former shipbuilding town, has experienced explosive growth fueled by luxury condominium development, leading to a severe housing affordability crisis that disproportionately affects long-term residents while enriching others.
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52% Bias Score
Food Insecurity Impacts 29% of Swedish Single-Parent Families
A study by four Swedish organizations, including the Red Cross, reveals that 29% of single-parent families struggle with food security due to inflation, high household debt, and rising food prices, disproportionately affecting children's access to education and social activities.
Food Insecurity Impacts 29% of Swedish Single-Parent Families
A study by four Swedish organizations, including the Red Cross, reveals that 29% of single-parent families struggle with food security due to inflation, high household debt, and rising food prices, disproportionately affecting children's access to education and social activities.
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28% Bias Score
Russia's Poverty Rate Hits Record Low of 7.2% in 2024
Russia's poverty rate hit a record low of 7.2% in 2024, according to government data, driven by increased minimum wage and social benefits like the Unified Social Allowance. The subsistence minimum, used to define poverty, was around 15,500 rubles in 2024.
Russia's Poverty Rate Hits Record Low of 7.2% in 2024
Russia's poverty rate hit a record low of 7.2% in 2024, according to government data, driven by increased minimum wage and social benefits like the Unified Social Allowance. The subsistence minimum, used to define poverty, was around 15,500 rubles in 2024.
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36% Bias Score
Australia's Banks' Implicit Bailout: A Costly Guarantee
Australia's major banks benefit from an implicit government bailout guarantee, costing taxpayers billions annually; a current levy generates only $1.7 billion yearly, far less than the estimated value of this insurance, which experts propose increasing to improve competition.
Australia's Banks' Implicit Bailout: A Costly Guarantee
Australia's major banks benefit from an implicit government bailout guarantee, costing taxpayers billions annually; a current levy generates only $1.7 billion yearly, far less than the estimated value of this insurance, which experts propose increasing to improve competition.
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48% Bias Score
Varoufakis's "Techno-Feudalism": Tech Giants as New Feudal Lords
Yanis Varoufakis's 2023 book, "Techno-feudalism," argues that large tech companies like Amazon and Google have replaced capitalism with a system where they extract rent from users' data, akin to feudal lords, a concept further developed by French economist Cédric Durand.
Varoufakis's "Techno-Feudalism": Tech Giants as New Feudal Lords
Yanis Varoufakis's 2023 book, "Techno-feudalism," argues that large tech companies like Amazon and Google have replaced capitalism with a system where they extract rent from users' data, akin to feudal lords, a concept further developed by French economist Cédric Durand.
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48% Bias Score
EU Minimum Wage Growth: 2015-2025
Between January 2015 and January 2025, the minimum monthly wage in the EU increased significantly, ranging from €551 in Bulgaria to €2,638 in Luxembourg, with Romania showing the highest percentage increase (273%) and Moldova (among candidate countries) at 438%, while France showed the least (24%).
EU Minimum Wage Growth: 2015-2025
Between January 2015 and January 2025, the minimum monthly wage in the EU increased significantly, ranging from €551 in Bulgaria to €2,638 in Luxembourg, with Romania showing the highest percentage increase (273%) and Moldova (among candidate countries) at 438%, while France showed the least (24%).
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16% Bias Score
EU Pay Transparency Directive Faces Opposition, Potentially Costing Women Billions
The EU's 2023 gender pay gap of 12% is targeted by the Pay Transparency Directive, facing opposition from business groups seeking exemptions for companies with 100–250 employees, potentially costing women €4.8–€7.2 billion annually according to the ETUC, while salary transparency in job postings rem...
EU Pay Transparency Directive Faces Opposition, Potentially Costing Women Billions
The EU's 2023 gender pay gap of 12% is targeted by the Pay Transparency Directive, facing opposition from business groups seeking exemptions for companies with 100–250 employees, potentially costing women €4.8–€7.2 billion annually according to the ETUC, while salary transparency in job postings rem...
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44% Bias Score
Global Digital Divide: 2.6 Billion Offline, Hindering Growth and Equity
A new report by ISPI and Deloitte reveals that 2.6 billion people lack internet access, severely impacting economic growth and social equity, particularly in low-income countries where only 27% of the population is online, hindering access to essential services, finance and creating significant gend...
Global Digital Divide: 2.6 Billion Offline, Hindering Growth and Equity
A new report by ISPI and Deloitte reveals that 2.6 billion people lack internet access, severely impacting economic growth and social equity, particularly in low-income countries where only 27% of the population is online, hindering access to essential services, finance and creating significant gend...
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28% Bias Score
Trump Administration's $2.6 Trillion Spending Cuts Risk Public Services and National Security
The Trump administration's proposed $2.6 trillion federal spending cuts, dubbed the "Trillions for Billionaires Act" by critics, aim to offset tax cuts for the wealthy but risk significant impacts on public services and national security due to a potential loss of 20-30% of the US public sector work...
Trump Administration's $2.6 Trillion Spending Cuts Risk Public Services and National Security
The Trump administration's proposed $2.6 trillion federal spending cuts, dubbed the "Trillions for Billionaires Act" by critics, aim to offset tax cuts for the wealthy but risk significant impacts on public services and national security due to a potential loss of 20-30% of the US public sector work...
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68% Bias Score
Soaring Spanish Real Estate Prices: Luxury Markets and Affordable Areas Affected
Spain's real estate market is booming, with luxury areas like Málaga and Palma de Mallorca experiencing price increases of 200% and 113%, respectively, driven by foreign investment. However, even traditionally affordable areas are seeing significant price rises, indicating a broader systemic issue o...
Soaring Spanish Real Estate Prices: Luxury Markets and Affordable Areas Affected
Spain's real estate market is booming, with luxury areas like Málaga and Palma de Mallorca experiencing price increases of 200% and 113%, respectively, driven by foreign investment. However, even traditionally affordable areas are seeing significant price rises, indicating a broader systemic issue o...
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40% Bias Score
Greek Workers Face Wage Stagnation Amidst Rising Living Costs
A survey of Greek private sector employees reveals that 60% had no salary increase last year, 88% cut essential food spending, and 58% of renters spend over 40% of income on rent and heating; only 29% are covered by collective bargaining agreements.
Greek Workers Face Wage Stagnation Amidst Rising Living Costs
A survey of Greek private sector employees reveals that 60% had no salary increase last year, 88% cut essential food spending, and 58% of renters spend over 40% of income on rent and heating; only 29% are covered by collective bargaining agreements.
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44% Bias Score
Tariffs on Chinese Imports Harm Health of Low-Income American Families
New tariffs on Chinese imports are increasing sports equipment costs, disproportionately affecting low-income families and potentially harming their physical and mental health, with youth sports participation rates declining significantly.
Tariffs on Chinese Imports Harm Health of Low-Income American Families
New tariffs on Chinese imports are increasing sports equipment costs, disproportionately affecting low-income families and potentially harming their physical and mental health, with youth sports participation rates declining significantly.
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56% Bias Score
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