December 2024
January 2025
China and Germany Emphasize Cooperation Amidst Trade Tensions
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock co-chaired the 7th China-Germany Strategic Dialogue on Diplomacy and Security in Beijing on December 2, 2024, emphasizing cooperation despite trade disagreements over EU anti-subsidy tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.
China and Germany Emphasize Cooperation Amidst Trade Tensions
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock co-chaired the 7th China-Germany Strategic Dialogue on Diplomacy and Security in Beijing on December 2, 2024, emphasizing cooperation despite trade disagreements over EU anti-subsidy tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.
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8% Bias Score
742 New Species Discovered in Congo Basin
A recent WWF report details the discovery of 742 new plant and animal species in the Congo Basin over the past 10 years, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, invertebrates, and plants, highlighting the region's immense biodiversity and the need for conservation.
742 New Species Discovered in Congo Basin
A recent WWF report details the discovery of 742 new plant and animal species in the Congo Basin over the past 10 years, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, invertebrates, and plants, highlighting the region's immense biodiversity and the need for conservation.
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20% Bias Score
NATO Ministers Convene Amidst Ukraine Crisis; Dutch Football Team Plays US
NATO foreign ministers meet in Brussels to discuss the Ukraine conflict; the Dutch women's football team plays the US; a British court sentences two Dutch nationals for large-scale drug smuggling.
NATO Ministers Convene Amidst Ukraine Crisis; Dutch Football Team Plays US
NATO foreign ministers meet in Brussels to discuss the Ukraine conflict; the Dutch women's football team plays the US; a British court sentences two Dutch nationals for large-scale drug smuggling.
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28% Bias Score
Pro-Iranian Fighters Bolster Syrian Army in Northwest
At least 300 pro-Iranian fighters crossed from Iraq into Syria overnight to reinforce the Syrian army battling rebels in the northwest, escalating the conflict and raising concerns about regional stability amid ongoing international involvement.
Pro-Iranian Fighters Bolster Syrian Army in Northwest
At least 300 pro-Iranian fighters crossed from Iraq into Syria overnight to reinforce the Syrian army battling rebels in the northwest, escalating the conflict and raising concerns about regional stability amid ongoing international involvement.
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36% Bias Score
Belgian State Convicted for Colonial-Era Child Kidnappings
A Belgian appeals court convicted the Belgian state for the systematic kidnapping of children of mixed heritage during its colonial rule in Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi between 1946 and 1960, awarding compensation to five women.
Belgian State Convicted for Colonial-Era Child Kidnappings
A Belgian appeals court convicted the Belgian state for the systematic kidnapping of children of mixed heritage during its colonial rule in Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi between 1946 and 1960, awarding compensation to five women.
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52% Bias Score
742 New Species Discovered in Congo Basin
A new report reveals the discovery of 742 previously unknown plant and animal species in the Congo Basin over the past decade, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects, fish, and plants, highlighting the region's immense biodiversity and the urgent need for conservation.
742 New Species Discovered in Congo Basin
A new report reveals the discovery of 742 previously unknown plant and animal species in the Congo Basin over the past decade, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects, fish, and plants, highlighting the region's immense biodiversity and the urgent need for conservation.
Progress
24% Bias Score
Intel CEO Resigns Amidst AI Competitiveness Challenges and Financial Losses
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger resigned after nearly four years, citing disappointing financial results and the company's inability to compete in the artificial intelligence market; Intel's stock rose 3% following the announcement despite a 50% drop in value over the last year, 15,000 job cuts, and reduced...
Intel CEO Resigns Amidst AI Competitiveness Challenges and Financial Losses
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger resigned after nearly four years, citing disappointing financial results and the company's inability to compete in the artificial intelligence market; Intel's stock rose 3% following the announcement despite a 50% drop in value over the last year, 15,000 job cuts, and reduced...
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40% Bias Score
French Government Faces No-Confidence Vote Amidst Austerity Crisis
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's austerity plan faces a no-confidence vote this week, potentially triggering the first fall of a French government due to such a motion in over 60 years amidst deep political divisions.
French Government Faces No-Confidence Vote Amidst Austerity Crisis
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's austerity plan faces a no-confidence vote this week, potentially triggering the first fall of a French government due to such a motion in over 60 years amidst deep political divisions.
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56% Bias Score
Vietnam Upholds Death Sentence for Billionaire in $12 Billion Embezzlement Case
A Vietnamese court upheld the death sentence for 68-year-old real estate tycoon Truong My Lan for embezzling $12 billion between 2012 and 2022 through shell companies, causing widespread financial losses and rare protests; she can have it commuted to life in prison by repaying $9 billion.
Vietnam Upholds Death Sentence for Billionaire in $12 Billion Embezzlement Case
A Vietnamese court upheld the death sentence for 68-year-old real estate tycoon Truong My Lan for embezzling $12 billion between 2012 and 2022 through shell companies, causing widespread financial losses and rare protests; she can have it commuted to life in prison by repaying $9 billion.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Ugandan Disability Rights Advocate Receives Human Rights Watch Fellowship
Benon Kabale, a Ugandan disability rights advocate, received the 2024 Human Rights Watch Marca Bristo Fellowship for his work challenging the seclusion of people with psychosocial disabilities in mental health facilities; the fellowship will provide him with training and networking opportunities.
Ugandan Disability Rights Advocate Receives Human Rights Watch Fellowship
Benon Kabale, a Ugandan disability rights advocate, received the 2024 Human Rights Watch Marca Bristo Fellowship for his work challenging the seclusion of people with psychosocial disabilities in mental health facilities; the fellowship will provide him with training and networking opportunities.
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16% Bias Score
Egypt's New Asylum Law Raises Human Rights Concerns Amid Sudanese Refugee Crackdown
Egypt's new asylum law, passed on November 19, 2024, transfers refugee status determination from the UNHCR to the Egyptian government, raising concerns about human rights abuses against refugees and asylum seekers amid mass arrests and deportations, particularly of Sudanese refugees, despite the EU'...
Egypt's New Asylum Law Raises Human Rights Concerns Amid Sudanese Refugee Crackdown
Egypt's new asylum law, passed on November 19, 2024, transfers refugee status determination from the UNHCR to the Egyptian government, raising concerns about human rights abuses against refugees and asylum seekers amid mass arrests and deportations, particularly of Sudanese refugees, despite the EU'...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Belgium to Compensate Congolese Women for Colonial-Era Abduction
A Belgian court ruled that the government must compensate five Congolese women for being forcibly separated from their mothers during colonial rule, declaring the actions crimes against humanity.
Belgium to Compensate Congolese Women for Colonial-Era Abduction
A Belgian court ruled that the government must compensate five Congolese women for being forcibly separated from their mothers during colonial rule, declaring the actions crimes against humanity.
Progress
28% Bias Score