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Cyclone Chido Devastates Mayotte, Leaving Thousands Homeless and Facing Reconstruction Challenges
Cyclone Chido, the most devastating to hit Mayotte in 90 years, caused at least 39 deaths and over 5,600 injuries on December 14th, leaving 1,500 homes damaged and many residents, like Hamidat Soilihi whose apartment was destroyed, uninsured and facing significant reconstruction challenges due to ma...
Cyclone Chido Devastates Mayotte, Leaving Thousands Homeless and Facing Reconstruction Challenges
Cyclone Chido, the most devastating to hit Mayotte in 90 years, caused at least 39 deaths and over 5,600 injuries on December 14th, leaving 1,500 homes damaged and many residents, like Hamidat Soilihi whose apartment was destroyed, uninsured and facing significant reconstruction challenges due to ma...
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40% Bias Score
Alberta Revokes Wildfire Housing Funds, Leaving Jasper Residents Homeless
Following a wildfire that displaced 2,000 Jasper residents, Alberta's UCP government revoked a $112 million commitment for 250 modular homes, leaving 600 families without temporary housing six months after the disaster, prompting a resident-led protest highlighting broken promises and a worsening ho...
Alberta Revokes Wildfire Housing Funds, Leaving Jasper Residents Homeless
Following a wildfire that displaced 2,000 Jasper residents, Alberta's UCP government revoked a $112 million commitment for 250 modular homes, leaving 600 families without temporary housing six months after the disaster, prompting a resident-led protest highlighting broken promises and a worsening ho...
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56% Bias Score
German Housing Crisis Hampers Economic Growth
Germany faces a critical labor shortage exacerbated by a severe housing crisis, forcing companies like Munich's Stadtwerke to recruit internationally and even build their own housing to attract employees, highlighting a systemic economic challenge.
German Housing Crisis Hampers Economic Growth
Germany faces a critical labor shortage exacerbated by a severe housing crisis, forcing companies like Munich's Stadtwerke to recruit internationally and even build their own housing to attract employees, highlighting a systemic economic challenge.
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36% Bias Score
Hesse to Combat Housing Vacancy with Strict New Law
Hesse plans to introduce a law allowing municipalities to limit housing vacancy to six months via ordinances, punishable by fines up to €500,000, to alleviate housing shortages; exceptions exist for justifiable reasons like renovations.
Hesse to Combat Housing Vacancy with Strict New Law
Hesse plans to introduce a law allowing municipalities to limit housing vacancy to six months via ordinances, punishable by fines up to €500,000, to alleviate housing shortages; exceptions exist for justifiable reasons like renovations.
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44% Bias Score
Netherlands Falls Short of Social Housing Goals
In the Netherlands, only 26 percent of new housing construction from 2020-2023 was social rental housing, falling short of the government's 30 percent target; 34 municipalities had zero social rental construction, prompting a new law to mandate this 30 percent target in municipalities with lower tha...
Netherlands Falls Short of Social Housing Goals
In the Netherlands, only 26 percent of new housing construction from 2020-2023 was social rental housing, falling short of the government's 30 percent target; 34 municipalities had zero social rental construction, prompting a new law to mandate this 30 percent target in municipalities with lower tha...
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40% Bias Score
Irish Parliament Deadlocked, New Prime Minister Appointment Delayed
The Irish parliament failed to appoint a new prime minister on Wednesday due to disputes over parliamentary procedure, delaying the nomination of Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin until at least Thursday, as Sinn Fein protested plans to let independent pro-government lawmakers sit with the oppositio...
Irish Parliament Deadlocked, New Prime Minister Appointment Delayed
The Irish parliament failed to appoint a new prime minister on Wednesday due to disputes over parliamentary procedure, delaying the nomination of Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin until at least Thursday, as Sinn Fein protested plans to let independent pro-government lawmakers sit with the oppositio...
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44% Bias Score
LA Wildfires Expose Housing Crisis as Landlords Face Price-Gouging Charges
Following the January 7th Los Angeles wildfires, landlords illegally raised rents by 30-130%, violating California's price-gouging law; tenant organizer Chelsea Kirk's online spreadsheet documenting these increases prompted investigations and legal action against 500 landlords and one realtor.
LA Wildfires Expose Housing Crisis as Landlords Face Price-Gouging Charges
Following the January 7th Los Angeles wildfires, landlords illegally raised rents by 30-130%, violating California's price-gouging law; tenant organizer Chelsea Kirk's online spreadsheet documenting these increases prompted investigations and legal action against 500 landlords and one realtor.
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20% Bias Score
PP Rejects Spanish Anti-Eviction Decree, Shifts Housing Policy Stance
The Spanish People's Party (PP) rejected a government decree containing anti-eviction measures, despite previously supporting similar ones, framing the rejection as preventing homeowners from reclaiming their properties; the PP's leader simultaneously presented alternative housing initiatives.
PP Rejects Spanish Anti-Eviction Decree, Shifts Housing Policy Stance
The Spanish People's Party (PP) rejected a government decree containing anti-eviction measures, despite previously supporting similar ones, framing the rejection as preventing homeowners from reclaiming their properties; the PP's leader simultaneously presented alternative housing initiatives.
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56% Bias Score
Delayed Modular Housing Units Finally Deployed in Vernon
Forty modular housing units, built in 2022 but delayed due to a failed initial project and subsequent remediation, will be transported from Penticton to Vernon to create 52 supportive housing units, highlighting challenges in BC's modular housing program.
Delayed Modular Housing Units Finally Deployed in Vernon
Forty modular housing units, built in 2022 but delayed due to a failed initial project and subsequent remediation, will be transported from Penticton to Vernon to create 52 supportive housing units, highlighting challenges in BC's modular housing program.
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52% 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
Spain's Housing Tax Plan Backfires, Fueling Sales Surge
Spain's plan to tax international homebuyers, potentially up to 100% for non-Europeans, has unexpectedly fueled a surge in sales as buyers rush to avoid higher taxes; this mirrors Canada's extended ban on foreign buyers.
Spain's Housing Tax Plan Backfires, Fueling Sales Surge
Spain's plan to tax international homebuyers, potentially up to 100% for non-Europeans, has unexpectedly fueled a surge in sales as buyers rush to avoid higher taxes; this mirrors Canada's extended ban on foreign buyers.
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52% Bias Score
Devastating LA Wildfires Displace Tens of Thousands, Exacerbating Housing Crisis
The recent LA wildfires, fueled by extreme weather, destroyed over 60 square miles, killed at least 27, and displaced tens of thousands, highlighting the growing climate crisis and its impact on housing.
Devastating LA Wildfires Displace Tens of Thousands, Exacerbating Housing Crisis
The recent LA wildfires, fueled by extreme weather, destroyed over 60 square miles, killed at least 27, and displaced tens of thousands, highlighting the growing climate crisis and its impact on housing.
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40% Bias Score
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