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bbc.com
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100+ Couples Lose Wedding Videos, Videographer Offers Flawed Footage in Lieu of Refunds

Wallflower Weddings Videography, run by Sarah Stanton, has failed to deliver wedding videos to over 100 couples, some waiting over two years, despite receiving payments of hundreds of pounds; Stanton claims family issues and offers unedited, flawed footage in exchange for a liability waiver, causing...

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52% Bias Score

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welt.de
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Thuringia Phone Scams: €4.5 Million in Losses by November 2024

By the end of November 2024, phone scams in Thuringia, Germany, caused approximately €4.5 million in losses, exceeding the €4.4 million total for 2023; 3200 cases were reported in 2024, with scammers succeeding in 500.

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16% Bias Score

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forbes.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Data Breach Recovery Plan: Six Steps To Safeguard Your Information

This guide details a six-step recovery plan following a data breach, including verifying the breach, securing accounts, addressing email and phone risks, protecting identity, reviewing online presence, and exploring legal and financial recourse.

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32% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
es.euronews.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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€17 Million Luxury Vehicle Import Fraud Ring Dismantled

A joint operation by Spanish and German authorities has dismantled an international luxury vehicle import fraud ring, resulting in 30 arrests and the recovery of €307,860 in cash, luxury vehicles, and the seizure of assets valued at over €11 million, causing over €17 million in VAT losses to the Spa...

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20% Bias Score

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pda.msk.kp.ru
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Moscow Woman Loses Apartment in Suspicious Low-Value Auction

A Moscow woman, Elena Shapoval, lost her apartment at a drastically undervalued auction after accumulating debt from a 2007 foreign currency mortgage; the auction's legitimacy is under investigation by the Investigative Committee due to suspicious circumstances.

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56% Bias Score

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allafrica.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Mozambique Election Results Revised Amidst Fraud Allegations

Following widespread allegations of fraud, Mozambique's Constitutional Council (CC) revised the election results, significantly reducing Frelimo's victory margin after finding the National Election Commission (CNE) used a PowerPoint presentation instead of official documents, and highlighting incons...

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60% Bias Score

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t24.com.tr
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BDDK Proposes 10-Year Term Limits for Turkish Bank CEOs

The Turkish Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) proposed a draft limiting the tenure of bank CEOs to 10 years and other executives to varying limits, following a major fraud case involving a former Denizbank branch manager; banks must comply by June 30, 2025.

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36% Bias Score

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theglobeandmail.com
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Canada Urged to Establish Art-Crime Unit

Former FBI agent Robert Wittman urges Canada to create an art-crime unit, citing the FBI's success in recovering over \$900 million in stolen art and the \$100-million Norval Morrisseau forgery case as evidence of the need for specialized investigators.

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40% Bias Score

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elmundo.es
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498 Tons of Frozen Seafood Seized in Spain Due to Fraud and Health Violations

Spanish authorities seized 498 tons of frozen seafood due to fraud and health violations, involving 13 suspects and prompting three health alerts across Spain, Germany, and the Netherlands following a supermarket's report of potentially unsafe seafood being reintroduced into the market.

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40% Bias Score

Good Health and Well-being
fr.euronews.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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€17 Million VAT Fraud Ring Dismantled in Spain and Germany

Spanish and German authorities arrested 30 individuals and seized over €11 million in assets, dismantling a luxury vehicle import fraud ring that evaded over €17 million in Spanish VAT through shell companies and the exploitation of vulnerable individuals.

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12% Bias Score

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t24.com.tr
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Criminal Organization Seizes Istanbul Property of Deceased Psychiatrist

Following the hospitalization of Haydar Dümen and his wife, Gülten Dümen was defrauded of their 5-story building in Cihangir, Istanbul, by a criminal organization after she sought financial assistance, resulting in a legal case involving 9 suspects.

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52% Bias Score

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t24.com.tr
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Hornet App Criticized for Failure to Prevent Fraud and Blackmail Targeting LGBTİ+ Users

The LGBTİ+ dating app Hornet is facing criticism for its failure to prevent fraud and blackmail schemes, where scammers use the app to gain access to users' personal information and blackmail them with threats of revealing intimate photos to their families unless they receive money; victims report t...

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44% Bias Score

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