Greece's New Road Code: Stricter Penalties, Lower Speed Limits
Greece's revised Road Code, effective November 1st, 2025, lowers residential speed limits to 30 km/h, allows lane splitting for motorcyclists, and introduces stricter penalties for dangerous driving behaviors, including fines up to 1200 EUR, license suspensions, and potential jail time.
Greece's New Road Code: Stricter Penalties, Lower Speed Limits
Greece's revised Road Code, effective November 1st, 2025, lowers residential speed limits to 30 km/h, allows lane splitting for motorcyclists, and introduces stricter penalties for dangerous driving behaviors, including fines up to 1200 EUR, license suspensions, and potential jail time.
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36% Bias Score
Fred Kerley, World Champion Sprinter, Arrested in Miami Beach After Police Confrontation
Three-time sprint world champion Fred Kerley was tased and arrested in Miami Beach on Friday after a confrontation with police during an ongoing investigation; he was charged with battery, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct but released on Saturday.
Fred Kerley, World Champion Sprinter, Arrested in Miami Beach After Police Confrontation
Three-time sprint world champion Fred Kerley was tased and arrested in Miami Beach on Friday after a confrontation with police during an ongoing investigation; he was charged with battery, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct but released on Saturday.
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48% Bias Score
Barcelona Denied Licenses for Olmo and Victor Despite Financial Compliance
La Liga and the RFEF denied playing licenses to FC Barcelona's summer signings Dani Olmo and Pau Victor despite the club meeting Financial Fair Play rules due to articles 130.2 and 141.5 of the RFEF's General Regulations, prompting Barcelona to seek legal action.
Barcelona Denied Licenses for Olmo and Victor Despite Financial Compliance
La Liga and the RFEF denied playing licenses to FC Barcelona's summer signings Dani Olmo and Pau Victor despite the club meeting Financial Fair Play rules due to articles 130.2 and 141.5 of the RFEF's General Regulations, prompting Barcelona to seek legal action.
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36% Bias Score
Bouterse's Controversial Funeral Divides Suriname
In Paramaribo, Suriname, hundreds attended the funeral ceremony of former president Desi Bouterse at the NDP party headquarters, following a procession that passed locations significant to him; the cremation followed, with his co-defendants—three present, one absent—creating a stark display of his c...
Bouterse's Controversial Funeral Divides Suriname
In Paramaribo, Suriname, hundreds attended the funeral ceremony of former president Desi Bouterse at the NDP party headquarters, following a procession that passed locations significant to him; the cremation followed, with his co-defendants—three present, one absent—creating a stark display of his c...
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48% Bias Score
Influencer Arrested for New Year's Eve Firework Arson in Berlin
On New Year's Eve, a 23-year-old Arab influencer in Berlin-Neukölln fired a firework rocket into an apartment, causing property damage; he was apprehended at Berlin Brandenburg Airport attempting to leave the country, facing charges of aggravated arson.
Influencer Arrested for New Year's Eve Firework Arson in Berlin
On New Year's Eve, a 23-year-old Arab influencer in Berlin-Neukölln fired a firework rocket into an apartment, causing property damage; he was apprehended at Berlin Brandenburg Airport attempting to leave the country, facing charges of aggravated arson.
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40% Bias Score
Rotterdam Shootings: 24-Year-Old Arrested
In Rotterdam-Zuid's IJsselmonde neighborhood, a 24-year-old man without a fixed address was arrested for the shooting deaths of three people over two weeks, including an 81-year-old man and a 63-year-old man, causing fear among residents until his apprehension near a community center.
Rotterdam Shootings: 24-Year-Old Arrested
In Rotterdam-Zuid's IJsselmonde neighborhood, a 24-year-old man without a fixed address was arrested for the shooting deaths of three people over two weeks, including an 81-year-old man and a 63-year-old man, causing fear among residents until his apprehension near a community center.
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44% Bias Score
Montenegro Tightens Gun Control After Cetinje Mass Shooting
Montenegro will implement stricter gun control measures after a mass shooting in Cetinje on January 1, 2024, requiring psychological evaluations for existing license holders and a two-month surrender period for unregistered weapons, with severe penalties for non-compliance.
Montenegro Tightens Gun Control After Cetinje Mass Shooting
Montenegro will implement stricter gun control measures after a mass shooting in Cetinje on January 1, 2024, requiring psychological evaluations for existing license holders and a two-month surrender period for unregistered weapons, with severe penalties for non-compliance.
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44% Bias Score
Irkutsk Oblast Courts Conclude High-Profile Cases in 2024
In 2024, Irkutsk Oblast courts concluded several high-profile cases: a mother received 10 months for her toddler's accidental drowning; another received 12 years for starving her son; a driver got 3.3 years for fatally striking two brothers; and a 'king of prostitutes' was sentenced to 13.6 years.
Irkutsk Oblast Courts Conclude High-Profile Cases in 2024
In 2024, Irkutsk Oblast courts concluded several high-profile cases: a mother received 10 months for her toddler's accidental drowning; another received 12 years for starving her son; a driver got 3.3 years for fatally striking two brothers; and a 'king of prostitutes' was sentenced to 13.6 years.
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60% Bias Score
Greece Clarifies Short-Term Rental Tax Rules, Restricts New Listings in Athens
The Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) in Greece issued guidelines clarifying tax obligations for short-term rentals, defining them as rentals under 60 consecutive days. A 2025 restriction on issuing Property Registry Numbers (AMAs) in central Athens limits new short-term rentals.
Greece Clarifies Short-Term Rental Tax Rules, Restricts New Listings in Athens
The Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) in Greece issued guidelines clarifying tax obligations for short-term rentals, defining them as rentals under 60 consecutive days. A 2025 restriction on issuing Property Registry Numbers (AMAs) in central Athens limits new short-term rentals.
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0% Bias Score
Israel's Delayed Privacy Law Creates Unequal Data Protection
The Israeli Justice Minister's delay in publishing an amendment to the Privacy Protection Law creates a two-tiered privacy system from January 2025, affecting citizens differently based on data origin (EU or Israel) and highlighting legislative shortcomings.
Israel's Delayed Privacy Law Creates Unequal Data Protection
The Israeli Justice Minister's delay in publishing an amendment to the Privacy Protection Law creates a two-tiered privacy system from January 2025, affecting citizens differently based on data origin (EU or Israel) and highlighting legislative shortcomings.
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56% Bias Score
Rotterdam-Zuid: Arrest Made in Triple Homicide
A 24-year-old man was arrested in Rotterdam-Zuid for allegedly shooting three people dead in the IJsselmonde neighborhood over two weeks; the suspect, Sendric S., had no fixed address and seemingly did not know his victims; the arrest brought relief to the community, but the incident caused signific...
Rotterdam-Zuid: Arrest Made in Triple Homicide
A 24-year-old man was arrested in Rotterdam-Zuid for allegedly shooting three people dead in the IJsselmonde neighborhood over two weeks; the suspect, Sendric S., had no fixed address and seemingly did not know his victims; the arrest brought relief to the community, but the incident caused signific...
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44% Bias Score
Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Double Murder
A Minnesota man, Joseph Jorgenson, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for killing Fanta Xayavong and Manijeh Starren, whose dismembered bodies were discovered in storage units in 2023; he faces a maximum of 40 years in prison for each murder, to be served concurrently.
Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Double Murder
A Minnesota man, Joseph Jorgenson, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for killing Fanta Xayavong and Manijeh Starren, whose dismembered bodies were discovered in storage units in 2023; he faces a maximum of 40 years in prison for each murder, to be served concurrently.
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44% Bias Score