November 2024
December 2024
EU-Mercosur Trade Deal Faces Farmer Backlash Amidst Finalization
After over 20 years of negotiations, the European Union and Mercosur are finalizing a major trade deal despite protests from European farmers worried about South American competition; the deal aims to create a large free trade zone but faces opposition due to concerns about environmental and labor s...
EU-Mercosur Trade Deal Faces Farmer Backlash Amidst Finalization
After over 20 years of negotiations, the European Union and Mercosur are finalizing a major trade deal despite protests from European farmers worried about South American competition; the deal aims to create a large free trade zone but faces opposition due to concerns about environmental and labor s...
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48% Bias Score
Ishiba's Minority Government: A New Era of Japanese Politics
After his coalition lost the majority in Japan's lower house election on October 27th, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba must now cooperate with the opposition to maintain his government, signaling a shift towards a more inclusive policy-making process and potentially impacting Japan's domestic and fore...
Ishiba's Minority Government: A New Era of Japanese Politics
After his coalition lost the majority in Japan's lower house election on October 27th, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba must now cooperate with the opposition to maintain his government, signaling a shift towards a more inclusive policy-making process and potentially impacting Japan's domestic and fore...
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36% Bias Score
New Zealand Startup Achieves Fusion Breakthrough
New Zealand-based OpenStar Technologies created superheated plasma at 300,000 degrees Celsius using an innovative "inside-out" fusion reactor, a significant step toward commercializing clean fusion energy within six years after a \$10 million investment.
New Zealand Startup Achieves Fusion Breakthrough
New Zealand-based OpenStar Technologies created superheated plasma at 300,000 degrees Celsius using an innovative "inside-out" fusion reactor, a significant step toward commercializing clean fusion energy within six years after a \$10 million investment.
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40% Bias Score
Global Markets Show Mixed Performance Amidst Geopolitical Uncertainty
Global markets showed mixed results this week; European markets fell due to geopolitical uncertainty and French political instability, while US markets reached new highs due to a resilient economy and expected lower interest rates; Asian markets were mixed, with Australia hitting a record high and C...
Global Markets Show Mixed Performance Amidst Geopolitical Uncertainty
Global markets showed mixed results this week; European markets fell due to geopolitical uncertainty and French political instability, while US markets reached new highs due to a resilient economy and expected lower interest rates; Asian markets were mixed, with Australia hitting a record high and C...
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32% Bias Score
Notre Dame Cathedral Reopens After 2019 Fire
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris reopened on December 8, 2023, after a five-year reconstruction following a devastating fire on April 15, 2019, revealing a fully restored interior to the public.
Notre Dame Cathedral Reopens After 2019 Fire
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris reopened on December 8, 2023, after a five-year reconstruction following a devastating fire on April 15, 2019, revealing a fully restored interior to the public.
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44% Bias Score
Mexico Eliminates Seven Autonomous Bodies, Raising Transparency Concerns
Mexico's Senate approved a constitutional amendment eliminating seven autonomous bodies, including the INAI, transferring their functions to existing or newly created government agencies, despite concerns about reduced transparency and accountability.
Mexico Eliminates Seven Autonomous Bodies, Raising Transparency Concerns
Mexico's Senate approved a constitutional amendment eliminating seven autonomous bodies, including the INAI, transferring their functions to existing or newly created government agencies, despite concerns about reduced transparency and accountability.
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44% Bias Score
Trump to Establish Energy Council, Prioritizing "Energy Dominance"
President-elect Donald Trump will create a National Energy Council led by Gov. Doug Burgum to boost US oil and gas production, prioritizing energy dominance over climate concerns; however, this strategy faces challenges from market dynamics and potential trade conflicts.
Trump to Establish Energy Council, Prioritizing "Energy Dominance"
President-elect Donald Trump will create a National Energy Council led by Gov. Doug Burgum to boost US oil and gas production, prioritizing energy dominance over climate concerns; however, this strategy faces challenges from market dynamics and potential trade conflicts.
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40% Bias Score
Trump to Create Energy Council Aiming for Global "Energy Dominance"
President-elect Donald Trump will create a National Energy Council led by Gov. Doug Burgum to achieve global "energy dominance" by boosting domestic oil and gas production and reducing regulations, despite current record oil output and potential conflicts with proposed tariffs on Canadian and Mexica...
Trump to Create Energy Council Aiming for Global "Energy Dominance"
President-elect Donald Trump will create a National Energy Council led by Gov. Doug Burgum to achieve global "energy dominance" by boosting domestic oil and gas production and reducing regulations, despite current record oil output and potential conflicts with proposed tariffs on Canadian and Mexica...
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48% Bias Score
France Acknowledges 1944 Senegalese Massacre
France has officially acknowledged the 1944 Thiaroye massacre of dozens to hundreds of Senegalese Tirailleurs protesting unfair pay after returning from World War II, prompting Senegal to reassess its relationship with France, potentially including the closure of a French military base in Senegal.
France Acknowledges 1944 Senegalese Massacre
France has officially acknowledged the 1944 Thiaroye massacre of dozens to hundreds of Senegalese Tirailleurs protesting unfair pay after returning from World War II, prompting Senegal to reassess its relationship with France, potentially including the closure of a French military base in Senegal.
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20% Bias Score
UK Parliament to Vote on Physician-Assisted Suicide Law
The UK Parliament is set to vote on a new law allowing physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill adults who meet strict criteria, including capacity assessment, multiple declarations of intent, and High Court approval, sparking debate on end-of-life choices and safeguards against coercion.
UK Parliament to Vote on Physician-Assisted Suicide Law
The UK Parliament is set to vote on a new law allowing physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill adults who meet strict criteria, including capacity assessment, multiple declarations of intent, and High Court approval, sparking debate on end-of-life choices and safeguards against coercion.
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36% Bias Score
Italian Workers Strike Over Low Wages, High Costs
Thousands of Italian workers across multiple sectors, including teachers, healthcare professionals, and sanitation workers, participated in a nationwide strike on Friday, protesting low wages, rising living costs, and government policies. The strike, impacting public services and transportation, ref...
Italian Workers Strike Over Low Wages, High Costs
Thousands of Italian workers across multiple sectors, including teachers, healthcare professionals, and sanitation workers, participated in a nationwide strike on Friday, protesting low wages, rising living costs, and government policies. The strike, impacting public services and transportation, ref...
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36% Bias Score
Graphic Novel "Ressources" Details Unsustainable Resource Extraction and Promotes Techno-Discernment
Philippe Bihouix and Vincent Perriot's "Ressources. Un défi pour l'humanité" details the unsustainable rate of resource extraction, criticizing technosolutionism and advocating for "techno-discernment" to achieve a sustainable future, highlighting that more resources will be extracted in the next 30...
Graphic Novel "Ressources" Details Unsustainable Resource Extraction and Promotes Techno-Discernment
Philippe Bihouix and Vincent Perriot's "Ressources. Un défi pour l'humanité" details the unsustainable rate of resource extraction, criticizing technosolutionism and advocating for "techno-discernment" to achieve a sustainable future, highlighting that more resources will be extracted in the next 30...
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28% Bias Score