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Record-High Housing Prices in Spain: A Consequence of Post-2008 Austerity
Spain's average housing price hit a record âŹ2,086 per square meter in 2024 due to a decade-long housing shortage caused by post-2008 austerity measures that restricted construction and credit, creating a high-demand, low-supply market significantly impacting affordability for the middle class and yo...
Record-High Housing Prices in Spain: A Consequence of Post-2008 Austerity
Spain's average housing price hit a record âŹ2,086 per square meter in 2024 due to a decade-long housing shortage caused by post-2008 austerity measures that restricted construction and credit, creating a high-demand, low-supply market significantly impacting affordability for the middle class and yo...
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60% Bias Score
Musk's Federal Job Cuts Disproportionately Harm Older Black Workers"
Elon Musk's federal job cuts, temporarily blocked by a judge, disproportionately threaten older Black workers due to age and racial biases in employment; lacking safety nets, this risks widespread financial instability.
Musk's Federal Job Cuts Disproportionately Harm Older Black Workers"
Elon Musk's federal job cuts, temporarily blocked by a judge, disproportionately threaten older Black workers due to age and racial biases in employment; lacking safety nets, this risks widespread financial instability.
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64% Bias Score
South Africa's Land Expropriation Law Sparks Domestic and International Controversy
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a controversial land expropriation law on January 23rd, aiming to correct historical land ownership inequalities from apartheid; the law faces strong opposition from Afrikaners and international figures, raising concerns about economic impacts and comp...
South Africa's Land Expropriation Law Sparks Domestic and International Controversy
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a controversial land expropriation law on January 23rd, aiming to correct historical land ownership inequalities from apartheid; the law faces strong opposition from Afrikaners and international figures, raising concerns about economic impacts and comp...
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32% Bias Score
Russian Food Prices Soar, Exposing Inflation Discrepancy
Soaring food prices in Russia during 2024, particularly potatoes (up 92%), onions (48%), and cabbage (45%), significantly impacted consumer spending, with citizens reporting higher personal inflation rates (15.9% in December) than the official rate (9.52%).
Russian Food Prices Soar, Exposing Inflation Discrepancy
Soaring food prices in Russia during 2024, particularly potatoes (up 92%), onions (48%), and cabbage (45%), significantly impacted consumer spending, with citizens reporting higher personal inflation rates (15.9% in December) than the official rate (9.52%).
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24% Bias Score
Trump's Return and the Uncertain Future of Progress
The potential return of Donald Trump and his MAGA movement raises concerns about the future of progress in the United States, threatening scientific advancements and social well-being due to its rejection of Enlightenment values and focus on wealth accumulation through exploitation, potentially lead...
Trump's Return and the Uncertain Future of Progress
The potential return of Donald Trump and his MAGA movement raises concerns about the future of progress in the United States, threatening scientific advancements and social well-being due to its rejection of Enlightenment values and focus on wealth accumulation through exploitation, potentially lead...
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56% Bias Score
EU Minimum Wage Disparities and the Impact of the New Directive
As of January 2025, gross monthly minimum wages in the EU ranged from âŹ551 in Bulgaria to âŹ2,638 in Luxembourg, with significant disparities remaining even when adjusted for purchasing power. The EU's Minimum Wage Directive aims to address these inequalities.
EU Minimum Wage Disparities and the Impact of the New Directive
As of January 2025, gross monthly minimum wages in the EU ranged from âŹ551 in Bulgaria to âŹ2,638 in Luxembourg, with significant disparities remaining even when adjusted for purchasing power. The EU's Minimum Wage Directive aims to address these inequalities.
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36% Bias Score
Spain's Economic Success: A Contrast Between Perception and Reality
Despite similar economic growth rates to 1997, Spain boasts significantly lower unemployment and public debt in 2024, though internal perceptions of the economy remain negative despite positive international assessments.
Spain's Economic Success: A Contrast Between Perception and Reality
Despite similar economic growth rates to 1997, Spain boasts significantly lower unemployment and public debt in 2024, though internal perceptions of the economy remain negative despite positive international assessments.
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44% Bias Score
Two-Thirds of Renting Australian Retirees Live in Poverty
A new report reveals that two-thirds of renting retirees in Australia live below the poverty line, a figure set to worsen as younger generations, facing a housing crisis, age into retirement without owning their homes. The report calls for a 50 percent increase in rental assistance.
Two-Thirds of Renting Australian Retirees Live in Poverty
A new report reveals that two-thirds of renting retirees in Australia live below the poverty line, a figure set to worsen as younger generations, facing a housing crisis, age into retirement without owning their homes. The report calls for a 50 percent increase in rental assistance.
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44% Bias Score
Club of Rome Report Urges Five Critical Transformations to Avoid Societal Collapse
The Club of Rome's new report, "A Planet for All," identifies five crucial transformationsâpoverty reduction, inequality reduction, women's empowerment, food security, and energy transitionâas necessary to avoid a projected collapse of food production and other societal challenges, based on simulati...
Club of Rome Report Urges Five Critical Transformations to Avoid Societal Collapse
The Club of Rome's new report, "A Planet for All," identifies five crucial transformationsâpoverty reduction, inequality reduction, women's empowerment, food security, and energy transitionâas necessary to avoid a projected collapse of food production and other societal challenges, based on simulati...
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52% Bias Score
EU Housing Costs: 19.7% of Disposable Income, Greece Outlier at 35.2%
In 2023, EU residents spent 19.7% of their disposable income on housing, ranging from 11.6% in Cyprus to 35.2% in Greece, largely due to the economic crisis and subsequent inflation in Greece, affecting household income while increasing demand from abroad.
EU Housing Costs: 19.7% of Disposable Income, Greece Outlier at 35.2%
In 2023, EU residents spent 19.7% of their disposable income on housing, ranging from 11.6% in Cyprus to 35.2% in Greece, largely due to the economic crisis and subsequent inflation in Greece, affecting household income while increasing demand from abroad.
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36% Bias Score
DeepSeek: A Sputnik Moment for AI, or a Turbocapitalist Power Grab?
The Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek, cheaper and as capable as US models, has sparked concerns in Silicon Valley, drawing comparisons to the Sputnik moment, raising questions about US competitiveness and the broader societal implications of the AI race.
DeepSeek: A Sputnik Moment for AI, or a Turbocapitalist Power Grab?
The Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek, cheaper and as capable as US models, has sparked concerns in Silicon Valley, drawing comparisons to the Sputnik moment, raising questions about US competitiveness and the broader societal implications of the AI race.
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52% Bias Score
DeepSeek: Low-Cost AI Challenges Global Narrative
The low-cost development of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI application, challenges existing economic and narrative assumptions surrounding AI, creating opportunities for developing nations like those in Latin America and the Caribbean, but also raising concerns about equitable distribution of benefits and e...
DeepSeek: Low-Cost AI Challenges Global Narrative
The low-cost development of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI application, challenges existing economic and narrative assumptions surrounding AI, creating opportunities for developing nations like those in Latin America and the Caribbean, but also raising concerns about equitable distribution of benefits and e...
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48% Bias Score
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