Spaniards Opt for Alternative Christmas Celebrations, Driving Tourism Boom
A significant 55% of Spaniards plan to celebrate Christmas outside their homes this year, favoring hotels (56%), with Madrid leading as the top destination, showing an 85% occupancy rate in vacation rentals and over 90% in hotels, while unique venues like converted warehouses and lofts are also gain...
Spaniards Opt for Alternative Christmas Celebrations, Driving Tourism Boom
A significant 55% of Spaniards plan to celebrate Christmas outside their homes this year, favoring hotels (56%), with Madrid leading as the top destination, showing an 85% occupancy rate in vacation rentals and over 90% in hotels, while unique venues like converted warehouses and lofts are also gain...
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48% Bias Score
Disney+'s "Invisible": A Raw Portrayal of Bullying
"Invisible," a six-episode Disney+ series premiering this Saturday, depicts a 12-year-old boy's struggle with post-traumatic stress stemming from bullying, creatively visualizing his internal world to raise awareness and spark conversations about societal responses to youth issues.
Disney+'s "Invisible": A Raw Portrayal of Bullying
"Invisible," a six-episode Disney+ series premiering this Saturday, depicts a 12-year-old boy's struggle with post-traumatic stress stemming from bullying, creatively visualizing his internal world to raise awareness and spark conversations about societal responses to youth issues.
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44% Bias Score
CNIO Crisis: Equipment Shortages, Mismanagement, and Funding Deficit Threaten Cancer Research
The Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) faces a severe crisis due to equipment malfunction, a €4.5 million deficit, and alleged mismanagement by its director, María Blasco, impacting research and threatening its future.
CNIO Crisis: Equipment Shortages, Mismanagement, and Funding Deficit Threaten Cancer Research
The Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) faces a severe crisis due to equipment malfunction, a €4.5 million deficit, and alleged mismanagement by its director, María Blasco, impacting research and threatening its future.
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48% Bias Score
White Ring Demands Immediate Implementation of Electronic Anklets for Domestic Violence Offenders
The White Ring, a German victim support organization, demands immediate implementation of a federal draft law on electronic monitoring anklets for domestic violence offenders, citing Spain's successful reduction in femicides since 2009, estimating that 40 German women's lives could be saved annually...
White Ring Demands Immediate Implementation of Electronic Anklets for Domestic Violence Offenders
The White Ring, a German victim support organization, demands immediate implementation of a federal draft law on electronic monitoring anklets for domestic violence offenders, citing Spain's successful reduction in femicides since 2009, estimating that 40 German women's lives could be saved annually...
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60% Bias Score
INE to Improve Job Vacancy Data Collection in Spain
Spain's National Statistics Institute (INE) will improve its job vacancy data collection by 2027, incorporating online job portals to address criticisms of its current methodology, which shows a low vacancy rate despite high unemployment. The improved data is expected to give a more accurate picture...
INE to Improve Job Vacancy Data Collection in Spain
Spain's National Statistics Institute (INE) will improve its job vacancy data collection by 2027, incorporating online job portals to address criticisms of its current methodology, which shows a low vacancy rate despite high unemployment. The improved data is expected to give a more accurate picture...
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40% Bias Score
Madrid Police Arrest Couple for Murder of Woman, Aunt of Notorious Carjacker
Madrid police arrested a 36-year-old man and his 20-year-old girlfriend for the January shooting death of their 42-year-old victim, Natalia S.S., aunt of a known carjacker, in Puente de Vallecas; the suspects were found hiding in Castellón, Valencia, and Tarragona after a months-long manhunt.
Madrid Police Arrest Couple for Murder of Woman, Aunt of Notorious Carjacker
Madrid police arrested a 36-year-old man and his 20-year-old girlfriend for the January shooting death of their 42-year-old victim, Natalia S.S., aunt of a known carjacker, in Puente de Vallecas; the suspects were found hiding in Castellón, Valencia, and Tarragona after a months-long manhunt.
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44% Bias Score
Spain to Restructure Pharmaceutical Co-payments, Expand Prescribing Rights
Spain's Ministry of Health proposes a new pharmaceutical co-payment law, creating six income brackets, capping monthly expenses for low earners, expanding prescription rights for nurses and physiotherapists, prioritizing generic drugs, and granting the AEMPS more power over drug supply.
Spain to Restructure Pharmaceutical Co-payments, Expand Prescribing Rights
Spain's Ministry of Health proposes a new pharmaceutical co-payment law, creating six income brackets, capping monthly expenses for low earners, expanding prescription rights for nurses and physiotherapists, prioritizing generic drugs, and granting the AEMPS more power over drug supply.
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36% Bias Score
"Long COVID in Spain: Unclear Prevalence, Urgent Need for Improved Care"
"In Spain, five years after the initial coronavirus outbreak, the exact number of long COVID sufferers remains unknown, due to the lack of a specific test. While estimates reach millions, the ongoing impact and the prevalence of chronic symptoms are not precisely known. The situation highlights the ...
"Long COVID in Spain: Unclear Prevalence, Urgent Need for Improved Care"
"In Spain, five years after the initial coronavirus outbreak, the exact number of long COVID sufferers remains unknown, due to the lack of a specific test. While estimates reach millions, the ongoing impact and the prevalence of chronic symptoms are not precisely known. The situation highlights the ...
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48% Bias Score
Valencia's DANA Storm: €60 Billion Debt and Economic Fallout Until 2026
The October 29th DANA storm in Valencia, Spain, caused at least 223 deaths and widespread destruction, impacting infrastructure, agriculture, tourism, and the regional economy, which is expected to see negative effects until 2026, with the agricultural sector being the most affected.
Valencia's DANA Storm: €60 Billion Debt and Economic Fallout Until 2026
The October 29th DANA storm in Valencia, Spain, caused at least 223 deaths and widespread destruction, impacting infrastructure, agriculture, tourism, and the regional economy, which is expected to see negative effects until 2026, with the agricultural sector being the most affected.
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20% Bias Score
Schleswig-Holstein to Implement Electronic Ankle Bracelets to Combat Femicides
In response to 14 femicides in Schleswig-Holstein in 2023, Interior Minister Sabine Sütterlin-Waack proposes a Spanish-style electronic ankle bracelet system to monitor perpetrators and protect victims, addressing enforcement gaps in existing protection measures and supported by the White Ring victi...
Schleswig-Holstein to Implement Electronic Ankle Bracelets to Combat Femicides
In response to 14 femicides in Schleswig-Holstein in 2023, Interior Minister Sabine Sütterlin-Waack proposes a Spanish-style electronic ankle bracelet system to monitor perpetrators and protect victims, addressing enforcement gaps in existing protection measures and supported by the White Ring victi...
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52% Bias Score
Coalition Government Replaces PP Mayor in Chiva Following Flood Disaster
In Chiva, Spain, a motion of no confidence ousted the PP mayor, Amparo Fort, installing a socialist-led coalition government after the October 29th floods, amid accusations of prioritizing politics over reconstruction.
Coalition Government Replaces PP Mayor in Chiva Following Flood Disaster
In Chiva, Spain, a motion of no confidence ousted the PP mayor, Amparo Fort, installing a socialist-led coalition government after the October 29th floods, amid accusations of prioritizing politics over reconstruction.
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44% Bias Score
Valencian Law Changes Spark Concerns Over Elder Care Quality
The Valencian regional government's new administrative simplification law, passed with PP and Vox support, increases the capacity of elder care residences to 150 places, reduces staff ratios by a third, eliminates the preference for public management, and weakens labor protections, sparking criticis...
Valencian Law Changes Spark Concerns Over Elder Care Quality
The Valencian regional government's new administrative simplification law, passed with PP and Vox support, increases the capacity of elder care residences to 150 places, reduces staff ratios by a third, eliminates the preference for public management, and weakens labor protections, sparking criticis...
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56% Bias Score