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France Addresses Gender Retirement Gap and Evolving Work Patterns
A 2025 French Court of Accounts report reveals persistent gender gaps in retirement payments due to occupational differences and unequal family responsibilities; a bill allowing combined family assistant work with other jobs passed its first Senate reading on May 29, 2024, aiming to improve work-lif...
France Addresses Gender Retirement Gap and Evolving Work Patterns
A 2025 French Court of Accounts report reveals persistent gender gaps in retirement payments due to occupational differences and unequal family responsibilities; a bill allowing combined family assistant work with other jobs passed its first Senate reading on May 29, 2024, aiming to improve work-lif...
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44% Bias Score
Labor's Win Presents Opportunity for Bold Policy Reform
Australia's Labor Party won a second term with an increased majority, securing 35% of the primary vote, despite a low overall primary vote for both major parties, presenting an opportunity for bolder policy changes in areas such as clean energy, housing, and tax reform.
Labor's Win Presents Opportunity for Bold Policy Reform
Australia's Labor Party won a second term with an increased majority, securing 35% of the primary vote, despite a low overall primary vote for both major parties, presenting an opportunity for bolder policy changes in areas such as clean energy, housing, and tax reform.
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52% Bias Score
Labour MPs Rebel Against Starmer's Disability Benefit Cuts
Over 80 Labour MPs oppose Keir Starmer's plan to cut £7 billion from disability benefits by June, citing concerns over the impact on three million vulnerable people and lack of transparency; this internal division threatens Starmer's leadership and increases the chance of Nigel Farage becoming Prime...
Labour MPs Rebel Against Starmer's Disability Benefit Cuts
Over 80 Labour MPs oppose Keir Starmer's plan to cut £7 billion from disability benefits by June, citing concerns over the impact on three million vulnerable people and lack of transparency; this internal division threatens Starmer's leadership and increases the chance of Nigel Farage becoming Prime...
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48% Bias Score
Limited US-UK Trade Deal Announced Amidst Trump's Economic Pressures
US President Trump announced a trade deal with the UK, reducing tariffs on certain British goods, but key US demands were deferred; experts deem the deal's benefits minimal and warn of potential future conflicts.
Limited US-UK Trade Deal Announced Amidst Trump's Economic Pressures
US President Trump announced a trade deal with the UK, reducing tariffs on certain British goods, but key US demands were deferred; experts deem the deal's benefits minimal and warn of potential future conflicts.
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52% Bias Score
Spain's Average Working Day Nears Government Target Amidst Regional Variations and Political Opposition
Spain's average working day is 38.37 hours, closer to the government's proposed 37.5-hour limit than the current 40-hour legal maximum; however, regional variations exist, with Basque Country, Navarre, and Catalonia averaging below 37.5 hours, while others are significantly higher. The proposed redu...
Spain's Average Working Day Nears Government Target Amidst Regional Variations and Political Opposition
Spain's average working day is 38.37 hours, closer to the government's proposed 37.5-hour limit than the current 40-hour legal maximum; however, regional variations exist, with Basque Country, Navarre, and Catalonia averaging below 37.5 hours, while others are significantly higher. The proposed redu...
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36% Bias Score
Spain Announces Substantial Public Transport Subsidies for 2025
Spain's Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility announced new public transport subsidies for the second half of 2025, including free fares for children under 14, up to 50% off youth fares, and at least 40% off other multi-trip tickets, requiring local governments to co-fund and have or commit...
Spain Announces Substantial Public Transport Subsidies for 2025
Spain's Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility announced new public transport subsidies for the second half of 2025, including free fares for children under 14, up to 50% off youth fares, and at least 40% off other multi-trip tickets, requiring local governments to co-fund and have or commit...
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36% Bias Score
Partial Trump Tax Plan Released, Key Issues Remain
House Republicans unveiled part of President Trump's tax plan, increasing the child tax credit to $2,500, raising the estate tax exemption to $15 million, and aiming to make the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent, while leaving key issues like SALT deductions unresolved.
Partial Trump Tax Plan Released, Key Issues Remain
House Republicans unveiled part of President Trump's tax plan, increasing the child tax credit to $2,500, raising the estate tax exemption to $15 million, and aiming to make the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent, while leaving key issues like SALT deductions unresolved.
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60% Bias Score
Argentina's Currency Controls Eased: "Arbolitos" Vanish from Buenos Aires
Following a $20 billion IMF bailout and a partial lifting of currency controls, informal dollar traders ("arbolitos") have virtually disappeared from Buenos Aires' Florida Street, as the peso has defied devaluation predictions and remained stable within the government-set range of 1000-1400 pesos.
Argentina's Currency Controls Eased: "Arbolitos" Vanish from Buenos Aires
Following a $20 billion IMF bailout and a partial lifting of currency controls, informal dollar traders ("arbolitos") have virtually disappeared from Buenos Aires' Florida Street, as the peso has defied devaluation predictions and remained stable within the government-set range of 1000-1400 pesos.
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48% Bias Score
Former Trump Aide Opposes Tax Hikes on Wealthy Americans
Marc Short, former Trump administration aide, opposes proposed tax increases on high-income earners, arguing it would harm job creation and small businesses, contrasting it with the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, while conservative groups express similar concerns.
Former Trump Aide Opposes Tax Hikes on Wealthy Americans
Marc Short, former Trump administration aide, opposes proposed tax increases on high-income earners, arguing it would harm job creation and small businesses, contrasting it with the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, while conservative groups express similar concerns.
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64% Bias Score
Ishiba Rejects Consumption Tax Cut Amid Inflation and Tariff Concerns
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba rejected calls to lower the consumption tax despite rising inflation and US tariffs, prioritizing fiscal responsibility and maintaining the tax as a key revenue source for social security, even as the Komeito party and opposition propose cuts.
Ishiba Rejects Consumption Tax Cut Amid Inflation and Tariff Concerns
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba rejected calls to lower the consumption tax despite rising inflation and US tariffs, prioritizing fiscal responsibility and maintaining the tax as a key revenue source for social security, even as the Komeito party and opposition propose cuts.
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44% Bias Score
ONS Head Resigns Amidst Data Accuracy Concerns
Sir Ian Diamond resigned as head of Britain's Office for National Statistics (ONS) due to health issues, following criticism over data inaccuracies, particularly in the labor market survey, which influences government spending and the Bank of England's interest rate decisions.
ONS Head Resigns Amidst Data Accuracy Concerns
Sir Ian Diamond resigned as head of Britain's Office for National Statistics (ONS) due to health issues, following criticism over data inaccuracies, particularly in the labor market survey, which influences government spending and the Bank of England's interest rate decisions.
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40% Bias Score
Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady Despite Q1 GDP Contraction
The Federal Reserve kept the federal funds rate unchanged at 4.25-4.50 percent this month, despite a 0.3 percent contraction in U.S. real GDP during the first quarter of 2025, citing continued economic expansion, stable unemployment, and elevated inflation.
Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady Despite Q1 GDP Contraction
The Federal Reserve kept the federal funds rate unchanged at 4.25-4.50 percent this month, despite a 0.3 percent contraction in U.S. real GDP during the first quarter of 2025, citing continued economic expansion, stable unemployment, and elevated inflation.
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44% Bias Score
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