December 2024
January 2025
"Milei's First Year: Economic Austerity and Soaring Poverty in Argentina"
"Argentine President Javier Milei's first year in office saw reduced inflation and a deficit, but at the cost of soaring poverty (over 50% of Argentinians are now poor, including two out of three children) amid Latin America's worst recession, despite IMF and World Bank growth predictions for 2025. ...
"Milei's First Year: Economic Austerity and Soaring Poverty in Argentina"
"Argentine President Javier Milei's first year in office saw reduced inflation and a deficit, but at the cost of soaring poverty (over 50% of Argentinians are now poor, including two out of three children) amid Latin America's worst recession, despite IMF and World Bank growth predictions for 2025. ...
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36% Bias Score
Nikki Giovanni, Celebrated Poet and Activist, Dies at 81
Acclaimed poet and activist Nikki Giovanni died peacefully on December 9, 2024, at age 81; her work significantly impacted the Black Arts Movement and Civil Rights Movement, leaving a lasting legacy on literature and social justice.
Nikki Giovanni, Celebrated Poet and Activist, Dies at 81
Acclaimed poet and activist Nikki Giovanni died peacefully on December 9, 2024, at age 81; her work significantly impacted the Black Arts Movement and Civil Rights Movement, leaving a lasting legacy on literature and social justice.
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20% Bias Score
Saydnaya Prison Search Yields No Additional Prisoners After Rebel Victory
Following the rebel victory in Damascus, Syrians stormed Saydnaya prison, infamous for mass killings under Assad's regime, searching for missing loved ones. Despite initial rumors of hidden cells, the White Helmets found no evidence of additional prisoners; approximately 3,000 detainees had been pre...
Saydnaya Prison Search Yields No Additional Prisoners After Rebel Victory
Following the rebel victory in Damascus, Syrians stormed Saydnaya prison, infamous for mass killings under Assad's regime, searching for missing loved ones. Despite initial rumors of hidden cells, the White Helmets found no evidence of additional prisoners; approximately 3,000 detainees had been pre...
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44% Bias Score
EU Fishing Plan Sparks Spanish Outrage, Threatening 17,000 Jobs
The European Commission's plan to slash Mediterranean fishing days by 79% has sparked major protests in Spain, with fishermen and the government denouncing the measure as economically devastating and threatening 17,000 jobs and 556 vessels, creating a clash between environmental goals and socioecono...
EU Fishing Plan Sparks Spanish Outrage, Threatening 17,000 Jobs
The European Commission's plan to slash Mediterranean fishing days by 79% has sparked major protests in Spain, with fishermen and the government denouncing the measure as economically devastating and threatening 17,000 jobs and 556 vessels, creating a clash between environmental goals and socioecono...
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60% Bias Score
"Iran's Nuclear Debate Intensifies Amidst Regional Power Shift"
"Following significant setbacks for Iran and its allies, a renewed debate over military deterrence, including the development of nuclear weapons, has erupted within Iran, despite the Supreme Leader's religious objections to WMDs. A recent Hamas attack and Israel's subsequent counteroffensive dramati...
"Iran's Nuclear Debate Intensifies Amidst Regional Power Shift"
"Following significant setbacks for Iran and its allies, a renewed debate over military deterrence, including the development of nuclear weapons, has erupted within Iran, despite the Supreme Leader's religious objections to WMDs. A recent Hamas attack and Israel's subsequent counteroffensive dramati...
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36% Bias Score
Berlin Climate Activists Clash with Police at LNG Summit
In Berlin, over 120 climate activists were temporarily detained after protesting the World LNG Summit on Tuesday, engaging in paint attacks, sit-ins, and clashes with police, highlighting concerns about LNG's environmental impact and accusations of greenwashing.
Berlin Climate Activists Clash with Police at LNG Summit
In Berlin, over 120 climate activists were temporarily detained after protesting the World LNG Summit on Tuesday, engaging in paint attacks, sit-ins, and clashes with police, highlighting concerns about LNG's environmental impact and accusations of greenwashing.
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48% Bias Score
French Government Collapses Amidst Political Crisis
France's government collapsed after a no-confidence vote, throwing the country into political chaos for the second time this year and leaving it without a budget for 2025, triggering a political crisis with uncertain consequences for the upcoming presidential elections.
French Government Collapses Amidst Political Crisis
France's government collapsed after a no-confidence vote, throwing the country into political chaos for the second time this year and leaving it without a budget for 2025, triggering a political crisis with uncertain consequences for the upcoming presidential elections.
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56% Bias Score
"Netanyahu's Corruption Trial Resumes in Tel Aviv"
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court on December 10th, 2023, for the resumption of his trial on charges of corruption, fraud, and breach of trust, a trial initially opened in May 2020 and delayed by the Gaza war."
"Netanyahu's Corruption Trial Resumes in Tel Aviv"
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court on December 10th, 2023, for the resumption of his trial on charges of corruption, fraud, and breach of trust, a trial initially opened in May 2020 and delayed by the Gaza war."
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48% Bias Score
"Israeli Forces Seize Syrian Post, Declare 1974 Disengagement Agreement Void"
"Following armed incursions into a buffer zone separating the Golan Heights and Syria, the Israeli army deployed forces, seizing a Syrian military post after Syrian forces withdrew; this follows Prime Minister Netanyahu's declaration of a 1974 disengagement agreement's collapse and an order to seize...
"Israeli Forces Seize Syrian Post, Declare 1974 Disengagement Agreement Void"
"Following armed incursions into a buffer zone separating the Golan Heights and Syria, the Israeli army deployed forces, seizing a Syrian military post after Syrian forces withdrew; this follows Prime Minister Netanyahu's declaration of a 1974 disengagement agreement's collapse and an order to seize...
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40% Bias Score
Three Dead in Eni Fuel Depot Explosion
A massive explosion at an Eni fuel depot in Calenzano, Italy, on Monday at 10:15 AM, killed three and injured 26, with one victim identified as Vincenzo Martinelli; investigations into the cause are ongoing, focusing on possible safety violations.
Three Dead in Eni Fuel Depot Explosion
A massive explosion at an Eni fuel depot in Calenzano, Italy, on Monday at 10:15 AM, killed three and injured 26, with one victim identified as Vincenzo Martinelli; investigations into the cause are ongoing, focusing on possible safety violations.
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28% Bias Score
"Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse: Royal Navy's Worst WWII Defeat"
"On December 10, 1941, Japanese carrier-based aircraft sank the British battleships Prince of Wales and Repulse near Malaya, killing over 800 sailors, marking the Royal Navy's worst defeat and highlighting the vulnerability of capital ships to air power during World War II."
"Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse: Royal Navy's Worst WWII Defeat"
"On December 10, 1941, Japanese carrier-based aircraft sank the British battleships Prince of Wales and Repulse near Malaya, killing over 800 sailors, marking the Royal Navy's worst defeat and highlighting the vulnerability of capital ships to air power during World War II."
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44% Bias Score
Air Pollution in the EU Linked to 239,000 Deaths in 2022
A new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) estimates that at least 239,000 deaths in the EU in 2022 were attributable to air pollution, exceeding WHO recommendations, although a 45% decrease since 2005 in PM2.5-related deaths is noted.
Air Pollution in the EU Linked to 239,000 Deaths in 2022
A new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) estimates that at least 239,000 deaths in the EU in 2022 were attributable to air pollution, exceeding WHO recommendations, although a 45% decrease since 2005 in PM2.5-related deaths is noted.
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36% Bias Score