December 2024
January 2025
Murmansk Fishing Company Faces Charges for Illegal Export
A Murmansk fishing company, Nord West F.K., faces administrative charges for exporting fish caught under a coastal quota to the EU, violating Russian law requiring domestic sales; this is the first such case in the region and highlights concerns about rising fish prices due to export practices.
Murmansk Fishing Company Faces Charges for Illegal Export
A Murmansk fishing company, Nord West F.K., faces administrative charges for exporting fish caught under a coastal quota to the EU, violating Russian law requiring domestic sales; this is the first such case in the region and highlights concerns about rising fish prices due to export practices.
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48% Bias Score
"World-renowned scientist to lead new AI laboratory in Russia"
"Professor Alexander Gorban, a leading scientist, will head a new AI laboratory jointly established by Central University and AIRI in Russia, focusing on fundamental research, algorithm development, and student mentorship, combining academic and applied expertise."
"World-renowned scientist to lead new AI laboratory in Russia"
"Professor Alexander Gorban, a leading scientist, will head a new AI laboratory jointly established by Central University and AIRI in Russia, focusing on fundamental research, algorithm development, and student mentorship, combining academic and applied expertise."
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48% Bias Score
UpWind Initiative Promotes Women in High-Performance Offshore Sailing
UpWind by MerConcept, a 2024 initiative led by Francesca Clapcich, provides women with high-performance offshore sailing opportunities; the team, selected from 120 applicants, achieved a podium finish and inspired young female sailors.
UpWind Initiative Promotes Women in High-Performance Offshore Sailing
UpWind by MerConcept, a 2024 initiative led by Francesca Clapcich, provides women with high-performance offshore sailing opportunities; the team, selected from 120 applicants, achieved a podium finish and inspired young female sailors.
Progress
48% Bias Score
International Workshop Seeks to Remove African Sites from UNESCO's Danger List
A five-day international workshop in Rabat aims to remove African sites from UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger by assessing them and finding solutions; ICESCO and the African World Heritage Fund signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on heritage preservation.
International Workshop Seeks to Remove African Sites from UNESCO's Danger List
A five-day international workshop in Rabat aims to remove African sites from UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger by assessing them and finding solutions; ICESCO and the African World Heritage Fund signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on heritage preservation.
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0% Bias Score
Senegal: Renewed Efforts to Close Lead Recycling Plant Amidst Health Concerns
In Ndiakhate, Senegal, the CRADESC and Ford Foundation are restarting efforts to close a lead recycling plant blamed for health issues in nearby communities; following a meeting with residents, they are engaging with new government authorities to seek a solution.
Senegal: Renewed Efforts to Close Lead Recycling Plant Amidst Health Concerns
In Ndiakhate, Senegal, the CRADESC and Ford Foundation are restarting efforts to close a lead recycling plant blamed for health issues in nearby communities; following a meeting with residents, they are engaging with new government authorities to seek a solution.
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48% Bias Score
Royal London in Talks to Acquire Infrastructure Investor Dalmore Capital
Royal London, a British financial mutual, is reportedly in talks to buy Dalmore Capital, an infrastructure investor with assets including a stake in the Thames Tideway super sewer, for an estimated £100 million, reflecting a broader trend of traditional asset managers expanding into alternative inve...
Royal London in Talks to Acquire Infrastructure Investor Dalmore Capital
Royal London, a British financial mutual, is reportedly in talks to buy Dalmore Capital, an infrastructure investor with assets including a stake in the Thames Tideway super sewer, for an estimated £100 million, reflecting a broader trend of traditional asset managers expanding into alternative inve...
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24% Bias Score
Ukrainian Public Opinion: Peace Talks vs. Trust in Trump
A new poll shows 64% of Ukrainians support negotiations to freeze the conflict, mainly due to acknowledging heavy losses, while 44% trust Donald Trump, more than in any other European country, indicating a potential reliance on external influence rather than independent decision-making.
Ukrainian Public Opinion: Peace Talks vs. Trust in Trump
A new poll shows 64% of Ukrainians support negotiations to freeze the conflict, mainly due to acknowledging heavy losses, while 44% trust Donald Trump, more than in any other European country, indicating a potential reliance on external influence rather than independent decision-making.
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56% Bias Score
UPS Stock Upgraded on Lower Rates, Economic Recovery
BMO Capital Markets upgraded United Parcel Service (UPS) stock to outperform from market perform, citing a projected return to low single-digit growth in business-to-business (B2B) volumes driven by lower interest rates and a recovering industrial economy, along with internal cost-cutting initiative...
UPS Stock Upgraded on Lower Rates, Economic Recovery
BMO Capital Markets upgraded United Parcel Service (UPS) stock to outperform from market perform, citing a projected return to low single-digit growth in business-to-business (B2B) volumes driven by lower interest rates and a recovering industrial economy, along with internal cost-cutting initiative...
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40% Bias Score
Google's Willow Chip: A Quantum Leap with Limited Real-World Applications
Google unveiled Willow, a 105-qubit quantum chip solving a complex computation in under five minutes that would take today's fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years, marking a major advancement in quantum error correction despite lacking current real-world applications.
Google's Willow Chip: A Quantum Leap with Limited Real-World Applications
Google unveiled Willow, a 105-qubit quantum chip solving a complex computation in under five minutes that would take today's fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years, marking a major advancement in quantum error correction despite lacking current real-world applications.
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44% Bias Score
Regional Cooperation and Sustainable Finance Essential for African Market Stability
At the Africa Financial Summit in Casablanca, AMMC President Nezha Hayat highlighted the crucial role of regional cooperation and sustainable finance in strengthening African financial markets, citing the AELP platform and the recent launch of a futures market in Morocco as key advancements.
Regional Cooperation and Sustainable Finance Essential for African Market Stability
At the Africa Financial Summit in Casablanca, AMMC President Nezha Hayat highlighted the crucial role of regional cooperation and sustainable finance in strengthening African financial markets, citing the AELP platform and the recent launch of a futures market in Morocco as key advancements.
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4% Bias Score
Uganda Parliament Defies EOC, Transparency Concerns Rise
Uganda's Parliament, with a Shs680 billion budget, is accused of bullying the EOC and refusing to provide financial information, raising concerns about transparency and accountability.
Uganda Parliament Defies EOC, Transparency Concerns Rise
Uganda's Parliament, with a Shs680 billion budget, is accused of bullying the EOC and refusing to provide financial information, raising concerns about transparency and accountability.
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44% Bias Score
Shell and Greenpeace Settle Lawsuit Over Sea Protest
Shell and Greenpeace settled a lawsuit over a January 2022 protest where four Greenpeace activists boarded a Shell vessel near the Canary Islands, resulting in Greenpeace paying £300,000 to the RNLI and agreeing to avoid protesting at four Shell North Sea sites for a period.
Shell and Greenpeace Settle Lawsuit Over Sea Protest
Shell and Greenpeace settled a lawsuit over a January 2022 protest where four Greenpeace activists boarded a Shell vessel near the Canary Islands, resulting in Greenpeace paying £300,000 to the RNLI and agreeing to avoid protesting at four Shell North Sea sites for a period.
Progress
44% Bias Score