December 2024
January 2025
Europe Halts Syrian Asylum Requests Amidst Assad's Ouster
Multiple European nations, including Germany, France, and several Nordic countries, announced a freeze on pending Syrian asylum requests on December 9th, following reports of former President Bashar al-Assad's removal from power, citing evolving conditions in Syria.
Europe Halts Syrian Asylum Requests Amidst Assad's Ouster
Multiple European nations, including Germany, France, and several Nordic countries, announced a freeze on pending Syrian asylum requests on December 9th, following reports of former President Bashar al-Assad's removal from power, citing evolving conditions in Syria.
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56% Bias Score
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Boston School's Zip-Code Admissions Policy
The Supreme Court refused to hear a case challenging Boston public schools' zip-code admissions policy, which decreased the proportion of White and Asian American students admitted from 61% to 49%, leaving a lower court ruling that upheld the policy in place; the policy was adopted after the Supreme...
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Boston School's Zip-Code Admissions Policy
The Supreme Court refused to hear a case challenging Boston public schools' zip-code admissions policy, which decreased the proportion of White and Asian American students admitted from 61% to 49%, leaving a lower court ruling that upheld the policy in place; the policy was adopted after the Supreme...
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48% Bias Score
French School Faces Funding Loss Over Teacher's YouTube Videos and Controversial Library Books
Shakeel Siddiq, a teacher at Al-Kindi school and YouTube personality, faces potential funding loss for his videos supporting a traditional interpretation of Islam and criticizing French policies, alongside concerns about books promoting jihad and traditional gender roles found in the school's librar...
French School Faces Funding Loss Over Teacher's YouTube Videos and Controversial Library Books
Shakeel Siddiq, a teacher at Al-Kindi school and YouTube personality, faces potential funding loss for his videos supporting a traditional interpretation of Islam and criticizing French policies, alongside concerns about books promoting jihad and traditional gender roles found in the school's librar...
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64% Bias Score
Messika's meteoric rise in the luxury jewelry market
Valérie Messika, a Parisian jewelry designer, has built a global luxury brand in two decades, leveraging celebrity collaborations (Beyoncé, Gigi Hadid) and strategic online and retail expansion; currently, her brand is sold in over 600 locations worldwide.
Messika's meteoric rise in the luxury jewelry market
Valérie Messika, a Parisian jewelry designer, has built a global luxury brand in two decades, leveraging celebrity collaborations (Beyoncé, Gigi Hadid) and strategic online and retail expansion; currently, her brand is sold in over 600 locations worldwide.
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12% Bias Score
Lundin Mining Sells European Mines for US$1.52 Billion
Lundin Mining Corp. is selling its Zinkgruvan and Neves-Corvo mines to Boliden AB for up to US$1.52 billion, eliminating its net debt and enabling funding for South American copper projects, subject to regulatory approvals.
Lundin Mining Sells European Mines for US$1.52 Billion
Lundin Mining Corp. is selling its Zinkgruvan and Neves-Corvo mines to Boliden AB for up to US$1.52 billion, eliminating its net debt and enabling funding for South American copper projects, subject to regulatory approvals.
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8% Bias Score
Omnicom to Acquire Interpublic, Forming World's Largest Ad Agency
Omnicom Group is acquiring Interpublic Group for $13.25 billion in an all-stock deal, creating the world's largest advertising agency to better compete with Big Tech and AI.
Omnicom to Acquire Interpublic, Forming World's Largest Ad Agency
Omnicom Group is acquiring Interpublic Group for $13.25 billion in an all-stock deal, creating the world's largest advertising agency to better compete with Big Tech and AI.
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32% Bias Score
Former Olenivka Prison Chief Killed in Donetsk Car Bombing
Sergei Yevsyukov, former Olenivka Prison chief, was killed in a car bombing in Donetsk, Russia; his wife was critically injured; the incident is the latest in a series of attacks on pro-Kremlin figures in occupied Ukraine.
Former Olenivka Prison Chief Killed in Donetsk Car Bombing
Sergei Yevsyukov, former Olenivka Prison chief, was killed in a car bombing in Donetsk, Russia; his wife was critically injured; the incident is the latest in a series of attacks on pro-Kremlin figures in occupied Ukraine.
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48% Bias Score
Caution urged on Syrian refugee returns after Assad's fall
German ministers react cautiously to the end of Assad's rule in Syria, highlighting uncertainty about the security situation and the implications for refugee returns, while some politicians call for ending subsidiary protection for Syrian refugees in Germany and providing financial incentives for th...
Caution urged on Syrian refugee returns after Assad's fall
German ministers react cautiously to the end of Assad's rule in Syria, highlighting uncertainty about the security situation and the implications for refugee returns, while some politicians call for ending subsidiary protection for Syrian refugees in Germany and providing financial incentives for th...
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36% Bias Score
Scholz Announces Measures to Combat German Steel Crisis
Facing an industrial crisis marked by job cuts in the steel and auto sectors, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced plans to extend unemployment benefits, cap energy costs, and seek EU protection against cheap foreign steel, while the opposition calls these measures insufficient and merely a show.
Scholz Announces Measures to Combat German Steel Crisis
Facing an industrial crisis marked by job cuts in the steel and auto sectors, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced plans to extend unemployment benefits, cap energy costs, and seek EU protection against cheap foreign steel, while the opposition calls these measures insufficient and merely a show.
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44% Bias Score
Hessian Greens Chairwoman Resigns Amidst Funding Scandal
Nadine Anders, chairwoman of the Hessian Greens, resigned on Monday due to an internal conflict regarding potentially illegal campaign donations related to multiple trips taken by state chairman Kai Ewald to Israel and the U.S., funded by foreign organizations; investigations are ongoing.
Hessian Greens Chairwoman Resigns Amidst Funding Scandal
Nadine Anders, chairwoman of the Hessian Greens, resigned on Monday due to an internal conflict regarding potentially illegal campaign donations related to multiple trips taken by state chairman Kai Ewald to Israel and the U.S., funded by foreign organizations; investigations are ongoing.
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44% Bias Score
Champions League Crisis: Top Teams Face Elimination
With three matches left in the Champions League group stage, top teams like PSG (25th), Real Madrid (24th), and Manchester City (17th) risk elimination due to poor form and key injuries, facing crucial matches against Salzburg, Atalanta, and Juventus respectively.
Champions League Crisis: Top Teams Face Elimination
With three matches left in the Champions League group stage, top teams like PSG (25th), Real Madrid (24th), and Manchester City (17th) risk elimination due to poor form and key injuries, facing crucial matches against Salzburg, Atalanta, and Juventus respectively.
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44% Bias Score
"Syria's Regime Change: EU Faces Complex Refugee Return and Stability Challenges"
"The fall of the Assad regime in Syria presents the EU with a complex situation, potentially allowing millions of refugees to return home while posing risks of renewed conflict and extremist resurgence."
"Syria's Regime Change: EU Faces Complex Refugee Return and Stability Challenges"
"The fall of the Assad regime in Syria presents the EU with a complex situation, potentially allowing millions of refugees to return home while posing risks of renewed conflict and extremist resurgence."
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56% Bias Score