December 2024
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Canada Sanctions Venezuelan Officials Over Disputed Election
Canada sanctioned five Venezuelan officials, including the head of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice, for alleged electoral fraud in the July 28 presidential election, prompting condemnation from the Maduro government and raising concerns about democratic legitimacy.
Canada Sanctions Venezuelan Officials Over Disputed Election
Canada sanctioned five Venezuelan officials, including the head of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice, for alleged electoral fraud in the July 28 presidential election, prompting condemnation from the Maduro government and raising concerns about democratic legitimacy.
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44% Bias Score
MLB Study Links Increased Pitcher Injuries to Velocity, Effort
A Major League Baseball study attributes the sharp increase in pitcher injuries to higher pitch velocities, optimized pitch movement, and maximum effort pitching, recommending rule changes to prioritize pitcher health and durability.
MLB Study Links Increased Pitcher Injuries to Velocity, Effort
A Major League Baseball study attributes the sharp increase in pitcher injuries to higher pitch velocities, optimized pitch movement, and maximum effort pitching, recommending rule changes to prioritize pitcher health and durability.
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36% Bias Score
Indiana to Execute Inmate Despite Claims of Mental Incompetence
Indiana is scheduled to execute Joseph Corcoran on Wednesday for the 1997 murders of four men, despite his lawyers' arguments that his severe mental illness makes him incompetent for execution; courts have refused to halt the execution.
Indiana to Execute Inmate Despite Claims of Mental Incompetence
Indiana is scheduled to execute Joseph Corcoran on Wednesday for the 1997 murders of four men, despite his lawyers' arguments that his severe mental illness makes him incompetent for execution; courts have refused to halt the execution.
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56% Bias Score
EU to Inspect Oil Tankers to Counter Russia's Sanctions Evasion
Six EU nations will inspect aging oil tankers suspected of helping Russia evade sanctions on oil exports, impacting its war funding and preventing potential environmental disasters; the move follows sanctions imposed on roughly 50 vessels.
EU to Inspect Oil Tankers to Counter Russia's Sanctions Evasion
Six EU nations will inspect aging oil tankers suspected of helping Russia evade sanctions on oil exports, impacting its war funding and preventing potential environmental disasters; the move follows sanctions imposed on roughly 50 vessels.
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44% Bias Score
EU Downgrades Wolf Protection Status Amidst Farmer Concerns and Environmental Opposition
The European Union recently downgraded the protection status of wolves, allowing for regulated hunting to address farmer concerns about livestock predation, despite a 70% public disapproval and concerns from environmental groups about the long-term impact on wolf populations.
EU Downgrades Wolf Protection Status Amidst Farmer Concerns and Environmental Opposition
The European Union recently downgraded the protection status of wolves, allowing for regulated hunting to address farmer concerns about livestock predation, despite a 70% public disapproval and concerns from environmental groups about the long-term impact on wolf populations.
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40% Bias Score
EU Downgrades Wolf Protection Status Amid Population Growth
The European Union has downgraded the protection status of wolves, allowing for potential hunting despite a population increase from 11,000 in 2012 to over 20,000 in 2023, driven by lobbying from agricultural interests and despite public opposition.
EU Downgrades Wolf Protection Status Amid Population Growth
The European Union has downgraded the protection status of wolves, allowing for potential hunting despite a population increase from 11,000 in 2012 to over 20,000 in 2023, driven by lobbying from agricultural interests and despite public opposition.
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48% Bias Score
Hong Kong-Taipei Reclaims Title of World's Busiest Flight Route
The Hong Kong-Taipei route topped OAG's 2024 list of busiest international flight routes with nearly 7 million seats, surpassing its pre-pandemic peak and last year's leader, Singapore-Kuala Lumpur (4.9 million seats); the Cairo-Jeddah route saw astonishing growth, moving from 14th in 2019 to second...
Hong Kong-Taipei Reclaims Title of World's Busiest Flight Route
The Hong Kong-Taipei route topped OAG's 2024 list of busiest international flight routes with nearly 7 million seats, surpassing its pre-pandemic peak and last year's leader, Singapore-Kuala Lumpur (4.9 million seats); the Cairo-Jeddah route saw astonishing growth, moving from 14th in 2019 to second...
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44% Bias Score
France Sees Record High in Workplace Fatalities in 2023
France's 2023 workplace fatality report reveals 759 deaths, a 21-death increase from 2022, driven by rising external causes and occupational illnesses, with transport and construction sectors most affected.
France Sees Record High in Workplace Fatalities in 2023
France's 2023 workplace fatality report reveals 759 deaths, a 21-death increase from 2022, driven by rising external causes and occupational illnesses, with transport and construction sectors most affected.
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28% Bias Score
EU's Planned Corporate Supply Chain Rule U-Turn Sparks Concern
The EU is considering revising its landmark Corporate Due Diligence Directive before its implementation, causing concern among center-left MEPs who supported Ursula von der Leyen's reelection, as the move contradicts earlier commitments. The potential changes raise questions about the EU's commitmen...
EU's Planned Corporate Supply Chain Rule U-Turn Sparks Concern
The EU is considering revising its landmark Corporate Due Diligence Directive before its implementation, causing concern among center-left MEPs who supported Ursula von der Leyen's reelection, as the move contradicts earlier commitments. The potential changes raise questions about the EU's commitmen...
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60% Bias Score
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Defies Maduro, Plans Return
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia, awarded the Sakharov Prize, plans to return to Venezuela on January 10th, defying President Nicolás Maduro, whose disputed election victory is questioned by the UN and EU; González claims support from European governments.
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Defies Maduro, Plans Return
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia, awarded the Sakharov Prize, plans to return to Venezuela on January 10th, defying President Nicolás Maduro, whose disputed election victory is questioned by the UN and EU; González claims support from European governments.
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60% Bias Score
Georgia's Pro-EU Protest Crackdown and Paused EU Integration
Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili defended the police crackdown on pro-EU protests in Budapest, citing violent protesters targeting police with fireworks, after the Georgian Dream party paused EU integration talks until 2028, despite Georgia's 2023 EU candidate status.
Georgia's Pro-EU Protest Crackdown and Paused EU Integration
Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili defended the police crackdown on pro-EU protests in Budapest, citing violent protesters targeting police with fireworks, after the Georgian Dream party paused EU integration talks until 2028, despite Georgia's 2023 EU candidate status.
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44% Bias Score
EU Downgrades Wolf Protection Status Amidst Conservation Concerns
The European Union has downgraded the protection status of wolves from "strictly protected" to "protected," allowing regulated hunting, despite 70% public opposition and concerns from environmental groups over potential population decline; this follows a population increase from 11,000 in 2012 to ov...
EU Downgrades Wolf Protection Status Amidst Conservation Concerns
The European Union has downgraded the protection status of wolves from "strictly protected" to "protected," allowing regulated hunting, despite 70% public opposition and concerns from environmental groups over potential population decline; this follows a population increase from 11,000 in 2012 to ov...
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48% Bias Score