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Spain Mandates Accessibility Upgrades in Residential Buildings
Spain's Council of Ministers approved a bill mandating accessibility upgrades in residential buildings, obligating communities of neighbors to apply for grants to fund works like elevator and ramp installations, impacting an estimated 100,000 homebound people due to inaccessibility.
Spain Mandates Accessibility Upgrades in Residential Buildings
Spain's Council of Ministers approved a bill mandating accessibility upgrades in residential buildings, obligating communities of neighbors to apply for grants to fund works like elevator and ramp installations, impacting an estimated 100,000 homebound people due to inaccessibility.
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24% Bias Score
Italy's Animal Welfare Laws: A Critical Assessment
Legambiente's analysis of Italian legislation from February 2022 to January 2024 reveals that only one-third of laws concerning pets improved animal welfare, while significantly fewer laws improved welfare for livestock and wildlife, highlighting insufficient penalties for poaching and lack of natio...
Italy's Animal Welfare Laws: A Critical Assessment
Legambiente's analysis of Italian legislation from February 2022 to January 2024 reveals that only one-third of laws concerning pets improved animal welfare, while significantly fewer laws improved welfare for livestock and wildlife, highlighting insufficient penalties for poaching and lack of natio...
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48% Bias Score
German Civil Society Urges Abortion Legalization Vote
Fifty German civil society groups, including Pro Familia and the German Trade Union Confederation, petitioned the Bundestag for abortion legalization up to twelve weeks, supported by over 300 MPs' motion aiming to remove it from the penal code, with a decision pending from the legal committee.
German Civil Society Urges Abortion Legalization Vote
Fifty German civil society groups, including Pro Familia and the German Trade Union Confederation, petitioned the Bundestag for abortion legalization up to twelve weeks, supported by over 300 MPs' motion aiming to remove it from the penal code, with a decision pending from the legal committee.
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44% Bias Score
Germany Strengthens Child Sexual Abuse Laws Amidst Rising Case Numbers
Germany's parliament passed a law enhancing child sexual abuse prevention and investigation, following a reported 5.5% increase in cases in 2023, with 54 children daily affected, mostly by known perpetrators.
Germany Strengthens Child Sexual Abuse Laws Amidst Rising Case Numbers
Germany's parliament passed a law enhancing child sexual abuse prevention and investigation, following a reported 5.5% increase in cases in 2023, with 54 children daily affected, mostly by known perpetrators.
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28% Bias Score
Australia Enacts Tougher Hate Crime Laws After Antisemitic Attack Surge
Australia introduced mandatory jail sentences for hate crimes and terror offences, ranging from one to six years, following a sharp increase in antisemitic attacks since October 2023, resulting in over 200 charges in New South Wales alone.
Australia Enacts Tougher Hate Crime Laws After Antisemitic Attack Surge
Australia introduced mandatory jail sentences for hate crimes and terror offences, ranging from one to six years, following a sharp increase in antisemitic attacks since October 2023, resulting in over 200 charges in New South Wales alone.
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36% Bias Score
Study Shows High School Students Spend Significant Time on Phones During School; States Consider Legislation
A Seattle Children's Hospital study found that 25% of high school students spend over two hours daily on their phones during school, prompting states like Colorado to consider legislation limiting student cellphone use during school hours.
Study Shows High School Students Spend Significant Time on Phones During School; States Consider Legislation
A Seattle Children's Hospital study found that 25% of high school students spend over two hours daily on their phones during school, prompting states like Colorado to consider legislation limiting student cellphone use during school hours.
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48% Bias Score
Russia Proposes Bill to Expedite Extradition of Citizens Accused of Crimes
A bill introduced to the Russian State Duma on February 11th proposes amending the Criminal Procedure Code to allow extradition of Russian citizens accused of crimes committed in Russia, regardless of their current location, to address challenges in securing extradition from foreign countries.
Russia Proposes Bill to Expedite Extradition of Citizens Accused of Crimes
A bill introduced to the Russian State Duma on February 11th proposes amending the Criminal Procedure Code to allow extradition of Russian citizens accused of crimes committed in Russia, regardless of their current location, to address challenges in securing extradition from foreign countries.
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52% Bias Score
Spanish Senate Rejects Government's Judicial Law Correction
The Spanish Senate, controlled by the PP, voted 148-90 to revoke a government correction to the Judicial Efficiency Law, which the PSOE defended as necessary to address an error affecting 2,000 justice officials; the PP views the correction as an overreach of executive power, while Junts criticizes ...
Spanish Senate Rejects Government's Judicial Law Correction
The Spanish Senate, controlled by the PP, voted 148-90 to revoke a government correction to the Judicial Efficiency Law, which the PSOE defended as necessary to address an error affecting 2,000 justice officials; the PP views the correction as an overreach of executive power, while Junts criticizes ...
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56% Bias Score
Dutch Coalition Faces Crisis Over Controversial Asylum Laws
The Dutch government plans to implement three restrictive asylum seeker laws despite warnings from the Council of State about their ineffectiveness and potential to worsen backlogs, causing internal coalition tensions and threats from the far-right.
Dutch Coalition Faces Crisis Over Controversial Asylum Laws
The Dutch government plans to implement three restrictive asylum seeker laws despite warnings from the Council of State about their ineffectiveness and potential to worsen backlogs, causing internal coalition tensions and threats from the far-right.
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60% Bias Score
Bavaria Eases Monument Protection Rules
Bavaria plans to significantly simplify its monument protection laws in 2025, allowing for many renovations and modernizations without permits, including installing solar panels, fiber optics, and e-car charging stations, impacting 159,000 monuments.
Bavaria Eases Monument Protection Rules
Bavaria plans to significantly simplify its monument protection laws in 2025, allowing for many renovations and modernizations without permits, including installing solar panels, fiber optics, and e-car charging stations, impacting 159,000 monuments.
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52% Bias Score
Germany Passes Landmark Law to Combat Child Sexual Abuse
Germany's Bundestag passed a landmark law on Friday to combat child sexual abuse, strengthening prevention, improving data access for victims, and increasing government accountability, following intense lobbying efforts by the Federal Government Commissioner and advocacy groups.
Germany Passes Landmark Law to Combat Child Sexual Abuse
Germany's Bundestag passed a landmark law on Friday to combat child sexual abuse, strengthening prevention, improving data access for victims, and increasing government accountability, following intense lobbying efforts by the Federal Government Commissioner and advocacy groups.
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44% Bias Score
North Macedonia Proposes Stricter Traffic Laws After Fatal Accident
In response to a fatal traffic accident in Skopje caused by a reckless driver, North Macedonia's political parties are proposing stricter traffic laws, including harsher penalties and increased police presence near schools, to improve road safety.
North Macedonia Proposes Stricter Traffic Laws After Fatal Accident
In response to a fatal traffic accident in Skopje caused by a reckless driver, North Macedonia's political parties are proposing stricter traffic laws, including harsher penalties and increased police presence near schools, to improve road safety.
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40% Bias Score
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