Spanish Unions Call for Nationwide Protests Against Annulment of Social Measures
Spanish unions CCOO and UGT announced nationwide protests for February 2nd against the Congress's annulment of pension increases and social measures impacting millions, demanding the government reinstate them via a Royal Decree-Law.
Spanish Unions Call for Nationwide Protests Against Annulment of Social Measures
Spanish unions CCOO and UGT announced nationwide protests for February 2nd against the Congress's annulment of pension increases and social measures impacting millions, demanding the government reinstate them via a Royal Decree-Law.
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44% Bias Score
Labour Eases Non-Dom Crackdown Amid Millionaire Exodus
Facing a £33.8 billion shortfall over five years due to 10,800 millionaires leaving the UK in 2024, Labour's Chancellor Rachel Reeves will amend the Finance Bill to ease the crackdown on non-doms, aiming to attract high-net-worth individuals and boost the economy.
Labour Eases Non-Dom Crackdown Amid Millionaire Exodus
Facing a £33.8 billion shortfall over five years due to 10,800 millionaires leaving the UK in 2024, Labour's Chancellor Rachel Reeves will amend the Finance Bill to ease the crackdown on non-doms, aiming to attract high-net-worth individuals and boost the economy.
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56% Bias Score
Russian Oil Spill Causes Tourism Collapse, Environmental Disaster
A massive oil spill from two sunken tankers off the coast of Anapa, Russia, on December 15th, 2023, has caused a 40 percent drop in summer tourism bookings, killed thousands of animals, and sparked criticism of the government's response.
Russian Oil Spill Causes Tourism Collapse, Environmental Disaster
A massive oil spill from two sunken tankers off the coast of Anapa, Russia, on December 15th, 2023, has caused a 40 percent drop in summer tourism bookings, killed thousands of animals, and sparked criticism of the government's response.
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36% Bias Score
U.S. Targets Canada's Digital Services Tax
The U.S. administration, under President Trump, is targeting Canada's digital services tax, a 3% levy on foreign tech companies' revenue from Canadian users, potentially escalating trade tensions.
U.S. Targets Canada's Digital Services Tax
The U.S. administration, under President Trump, is targeting Canada's digital services tax, a 3% levy on foreign tech companies' revenue from Canadian users, potentially escalating trade tensions.
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36% Bias Score
Netflix Raises Canadian Subscription Prices Amid Industry-Wide Trend
Netflix implemented a price increase in Canada, raising its subscription plans by $2 to $7.99 for the basic plan with ads, $2.50 to $18.99 for the standard plan without ads, and $3 to $23.99 for the premium plan, reflecting a broader industry trend of rising streaming costs and competitive pressures...
Netflix Raises Canadian Subscription Prices Amid Industry-Wide Trend
Netflix implemented a price increase in Canada, raising its subscription plans by $2 to $7.99 for the basic plan with ads, $2.50 to $18.99 for the standard plan without ads, and $3 to $23.99 for the premium plan, reflecting a broader industry trend of rising streaming costs and competitive pressures...
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40% Bias Score
European VC Investment Dips Despite AI Boom and Exit Surge
European venture capital investment totaled less in 2024 than in 2023, despite larger average deals, due to fewer deals; however, AI investment boomed to €14.6 billion, and exits increased, creating cautious optimism for the future.
European VC Investment Dips Despite AI Boom and Exit Surge
European venture capital investment totaled less in 2024 than in 2023, despite larger average deals, due to fewer deals; however, AI investment boomed to €14.6 billion, and exits increased, creating cautious optimism for the future.
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44% Bias Score
Spain's Parliament Rejects Energy Bill, Leaving 1.8 Million Vulnerable Households at Risk
The Spanish parliament's rejection of the omnibus bill eliminates protections against utility shutoffs for 1.8 million vulnerable households and reduces energy discounts, impacting energy poverty initiatives and increasing electricity costs for energy-intensive industries.
Spain's Parliament Rejects Energy Bill, Leaving 1.8 Million Vulnerable Households at Risk
The Spanish parliament's rejection of the omnibus bill eliminates protections against utility shutoffs for 1.8 million vulnerable households and reduces energy discounts, impacting energy poverty initiatives and increasing electricity costs for energy-intensive industries.
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48% Bias Score
Labor pledges \$626m to boost construction apprenticeships
The Australian Labor government announced a \$626 million initiative to boost the number of apprentices in the construction industry by providing \$10,000 in installments to those in housing or clean energy construction, aiming to address a shortage of workers needed to meet its 1.2 million-home bui...
Labor pledges \$626m to boost construction apprenticeships
The Australian Labor government announced a \$626 million initiative to boost the number of apprentices in the construction industry by providing \$10,000 in installments to those in housing or clean energy construction, aiming to address a shortage of workers needed to meet its 1.2 million-home bui...
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36% Bias Score
Trump Rejects Global Minimum Tax Deal, Threatening International Trade
President Trump signed an executive order rejecting the OECD's global corporate minimum tax deal, leaving it without US support and potentially opening the door to retaliatory trade actions from other countries. This decision reverses prior US support and leaves the future of the agreement uncertain...
Trump Rejects Global Minimum Tax Deal, Threatening International Trade
President Trump signed an executive order rejecting the OECD's global corporate minimum tax deal, leaving it without US support and potentially opening the door to retaliatory trade actions from other countries. This decision reverses prior US support and leaves the future of the agreement uncertain...
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52% Bias Score
Milei's Davos Speech: A Populist Critique of 'Wokeism' and Western Decline
At the 2025 Davos World Economic Forum, Argentinian President Javier Milei delivered a controversial speech attacking "wokeism" and promoting international alliances with figures like Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni, while also highlighting his economic successes in reducing inflation and restoring ...
Milei's Davos Speech: A Populist Critique of 'Wokeism' and Western Decline
At the 2025 Davos World Economic Forum, Argentinian President Javier Milei delivered a controversial speech attacking "wokeism" and promoting international alliances with figures like Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni, while also highlighting his economic successes in reducing inflation and restoring ...
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60% Bias Score
China Mandates Increased Stock Investment to Boost Economy
The Chinese government is implementing policies to increase domestic stock investment by pension funds and investment firms by at least 10% annually for the next three years to stimulate consumer spending and counter economic slowdown, with commercial insurance funds required to invest 30% of new pr...
China Mandates Increased Stock Investment to Boost Economy
The Chinese government is implementing policies to increase domestic stock investment by pension funds and investment firms by at least 10% annually for the next three years to stimulate consumer spending and counter economic slowdown, with commercial insurance funds required to invest 30% of new pr...
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36% Bias Score
EU Plans €1 Billion Reserve to Protect Farmers from Mercosur Trade Deal
The EU plans a minimum €1 billion reserve to aid farmers if the Mercosur trade deal harms European agriculture, particularly in beef and poultry, mirroring a similar, but slower, Brexit support system. The money will likely come from the Common Agricultural Policy.
EU Plans €1 Billion Reserve to Protect Farmers from Mercosur Trade Deal
The EU plans a minimum €1 billion reserve to aid farmers if the Mercosur trade deal harms European agriculture, particularly in beef and poultry, mirroring a similar, but slower, Brexit support system. The money will likely come from the Common Agricultural Policy.
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36% Bias Score