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Netherlands Scraps Lobby Register Plans Amid Transparency Concerns
The Dutch cabinet unexpectedly scrapped plans for a lobby register, opting instead to improve the use of ministers' diaries, despite commitments to transparency and recommendations from the EU transparency watchdog Greco, prompting criticism from transparency campaigners.
Netherlands Scraps Lobby Register Plans Amid Transparency Concerns
The Dutch cabinet unexpectedly scrapped plans for a lobby register, opting instead to improve the use of ministers' diaries, despite commitments to transparency and recommendations from the EU transparency watchdog Greco, prompting criticism from transparency campaigners.
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52% Bias Score
Basque Country Assumes Control of Work Permits and Meteorological Services
The Basque Country government and the central Spanish government finalized the transfer of authority over work permits for foreign nationals and meteorological services to the Basque Country, including the free transfer of the old AEMET headquarters in San Sebastian.
Basque Country Assumes Control of Work Permits and Meteorological Services
The Basque Country government and the central Spanish government finalized the transfer of authority over work permits for foreign nationals and meteorological services to the Basque Country, including the free transfer of the old AEMET headquarters in San Sebastian.
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32% Bias Score
Starmer's Win: A Warning from Scholz and Albanese
Keir Starmer's Labour Party won the 2024 UK election using a "small target" strategy, similar to Olaf Scholz and Anthony Albanese, but their subsequent governance struggles and declining approval ratings serve as a warning.
Starmer's Win: A Warning from Scholz and Albanese
Keir Starmer's Labour Party won the 2024 UK election using a "small target" strategy, similar to Olaf Scholz and Anthony Albanese, but their subsequent governance struggles and declining approval ratings serve as a warning.
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44% Bias Score
China's "Two Sessions" Conclude: 5% GDP Growth, Policy Focus on Consensus and Citizen Input
China's 2025 "Two Sessions" concluded with the NPC and CPPCC finalizing the 14th Five-Year Plan, achieving a 5% GDP growth target in 2024, and showcasing a unique governance model prioritizing citizen input and pragmatic action.
China's "Two Sessions" Conclude: 5% GDP Growth, Policy Focus on Consensus and Citizen Input
China's 2025 "Two Sessions" concluded with the NPC and CPPCC finalizing the 14th Five-Year Plan, achieving a 5% GDP growth target in 2024, and showcasing a unique governance model prioritizing citizen input and pragmatic action.
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60% Bias Score
Nevada Community Outraged Over \$250,000 Severance After General Manager Firing
The Incline Village General Improvement District (IVGID) in Nevada fired its general manager, Kent Walrack, costing \$250,000 in severance, sparking outrage among residents who question the decision amidst the district's financial crisis and recent discovery of \$6 million in duplicate invoices.
Nevada Community Outraged Over \$250,000 Severance After General Manager Firing
The Incline Village General Improvement District (IVGID) in Nevada fired its general manager, Kent Walrack, costing \$250,000 in severance, sparking outrage among residents who question the decision amidst the district's financial crisis and recent discovery of \$6 million in duplicate invoices.
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56% Bias Score
Mehdi Taj Re-Elected as Iranian Football Federation President Amidst Controversy
Mehdi Taj won a third term as president of the Iranian Football Federation, securing 72 of 82 valid votes, amidst controversies surrounding candidate disqualifications and his own legal case. He announced plans to mandate women's teams in the premier league.
Mehdi Taj Re-Elected as Iranian Football Federation President Amidst Controversy
Mehdi Taj won a third term as president of the Iranian Football Federation, securing 72 of 82 valid votes, amidst controversies surrounding candidate disqualifications and his own legal case. He announced plans to mandate women's teams in the premier league.
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48% Bias Score
Latin American Presidential Impotence: Corruption, Violence, and the Rise of Authoritarianism
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox exposed deep military-cartel collusion (2000-2006), illustrating Javier Moreno's book, "¿Quién manda aquí?", which argues that Latin American governments are significantly hampered by systemic corruption and violence, leading to a potential rise in authoritariani...
Latin American Presidential Impotence: Corruption, Violence, and the Rise of Authoritarianism
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox exposed deep military-cartel collusion (2000-2006), illustrating Javier Moreno's book, "¿Quién manda aquí?", which argues that Latin American governments are significantly hampered by systemic corruption and violence, leading to a potential rise in authoritariani...
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32% Bias Score
Ivory Coast Land Conflicts Fuel Protests, Threaten Elections
In Ivory Coast, land conflicts fueled by corruption within the construction ministry and conflicting land ownership systems—customary versus modern—are causing widespread protests and threaten the upcoming 2025 presidential elections.
Ivory Coast Land Conflicts Fuel Protests, Threaten Elections
In Ivory Coast, land conflicts fueled by corruption within the construction ministry and conflicting land ownership systems—customary versus modern—are causing widespread protests and threaten the upcoming 2025 presidential elections.
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48% Bias Score
Legal Dispute Shakes Spanish SME Employers' Association
A legal battle is brewing within the Spanish SME employers' association, Cepyme, over a controversial vote to modify voting rules, pitting the president against members who claim the process was illegal; two conflicting legal opinions have been presented, with the outcome potentially impacting upcom...
Legal Dispute Shakes Spanish SME Employers' Association
A legal battle is brewing within the Spanish SME employers' association, Cepyme, over a controversial vote to modify voting rules, pitting the president against members who claim the process was illegal; two conflicting legal opinions have been presented, with the outcome potentially impacting upcom...
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36% Bias Score
Vietnam to Amend Constitution for Administrative Reform
Vietnam's government plans to amend its constitution by June 30, 2025, to facilitate administrative reforms, specifically the elimination of the district level of government and the merging of provinces, necessitating constitutional changes due to existing laws.
Vietnam to Amend Constitution for Administrative Reform
Vietnam's government plans to amend its constitution by June 30, 2025, to facilitate administrative reforms, specifically the elimination of the district level of government and the merging of provinces, necessitating constitutional changes due to existing laws.
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36% Bias Score
IDF Morality: Contradiction Between Image and Reality
The Israeli army's image as morally superior is challenged by soldiers' accounts of misconduct and support for controversial figures like Itamar Ben-Gvir, creating a contradiction between public perception and on-the-ground realities.
IDF Morality: Contradiction Between Image and Reality
The Israeli army's image as morally superior is challenged by soldiers' accounts of misconduct and support for controversial figures like Itamar Ben-Gvir, creating a contradiction between public perception and on-the-ground realities.
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60% Bias Score
92 Lawsuits Target Trump's Executive Actions
Within his first month, President Trump faced 92 lawsuits from Democrats challenging his executive orders and attempts to curb government waste, potentially impacting his governing power and raising questions about the balance of power between the executive and judicial branches.
92 Lawsuits Target Trump's Executive Actions
Within his first month, President Trump faced 92 lawsuits from Democrats challenging his executive orders and attempts to curb government waste, potentially impacting his governing power and raising questions about the balance of power between the executive and judicial branches.
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64% Bias Score
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