December 2024
January 2025
Lebanon Grapples with Triple Crisis Amidst Ceasefire and Impending Presidential Election
Lebanon faces multiple crises in 2024: a devastating Hezbollah-Israel conflict (Oct. 8, 2023-Dec. 2024) resulting in over 4,000 deaths and \$8.5 billion in damages; a prolonged financial collapse since 2019 with 44 percent of the population in poverty; and an ongoing presidential vacuum since Octobe...
Lebanon Grapples with Triple Crisis Amidst Ceasefire and Impending Presidential Election
Lebanon faces multiple crises in 2024: a devastating Hezbollah-Israel conflict (Oct. 8, 2023-Dec. 2024) resulting in over 4,000 deaths and \$8.5 billion in damages; a prolonged financial collapse since 2019 with 44 percent of the population in poverty; and an ongoing presidential vacuum since Octobe...
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48% Bias Score
Honda, Nissan Explore Manufacturing Partnership Amid EV Market Competition
Honda and Nissan are in talks to form a manufacturing partnership, possibly including a merger, to improve production efficiency and compete in the global EV market, particularly in North America where Nissan is struggling due to a lack of hybrid vehicles; the deal is contingent on Nissan's recovery...
Honda, Nissan Explore Manufacturing Partnership Amid EV Market Competition
Honda and Nissan are in talks to form a manufacturing partnership, possibly including a merger, to improve production efficiency and compete in the global EV market, particularly in North America where Nissan is struggling due to a lack of hybrid vehicles; the deal is contingent on Nissan's recovery...
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32% Bias Score
Camille Claudel: A Tragic Story of Genius Silenced
Camille Claudel, a brilliant French sculptor and Rodin's lover, saw her career stifled by their relationship and societal pressures, leading to her tragic decline and eventual institutionalization; her talent was rediscovered posthumously.
Camille Claudel: A Tragic Story of Genius Silenced
Camille Claudel, a brilliant French sculptor and Rodin's lover, saw her career stifled by their relationship and societal pressures, leading to her tragic decline and eventual institutionalization; her talent was rediscovered posthumously.
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48% Bias Score
China's United Front: Espionage Accusations and Western Concerns
China's United Front Work Department (UFWD), a state-led initiative, faces Western accusations of international espionage and influence operations, exemplified by recent cases in the US and UK involving individuals with UFWD ties, prompting concerns about Chinese influence and prompting countermeasu...
China's United Front: Espionage Accusations and Western Concerns
China's United Front Work Department (UFWD), a state-led initiative, faces Western accusations of international espionage and influence operations, exemplified by recent cases in the US and UK involving individuals with UFWD ties, prompting concerns about Chinese influence and prompting countermeasu...
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48% Bias Score
Cyclone Chido: 76 Dead in Mozambique, Mayotte Also Devastated
Cyclone Chido, after devastating Mayotte, caused at least 76 deaths and impacted over 380,000 people in Mozambique, destroying nearly 62,000 homes and leaving urgent needs for shelter, food, and hygiene kits; Mayotte, with 35 deaths, faces water shortages and potential disease outbreaks while the Co...
Cyclone Chido: 76 Dead in Mozambique, Mayotte Also Devastated
Cyclone Chido, after devastating Mayotte, caused at least 76 deaths and impacted over 380,000 people in Mozambique, destroying nearly 62,000 homes and leaving urgent needs for shelter, food, and hygiene kits; Mayotte, with 35 deaths, faces water shortages and potential disease outbreaks while the Co...
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24% Bias Score
Orbán Shifts Focus to Families Amidst Ukraine War Tensions and EU Conflicts
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared 2023 a year of struggles and aims to prioritize families in 2024, while facing EU criticism for his stance on the Ukraine war, opposing EU financial aid for Ukraine, and maintaining a strict anti-immigration policy.
Orbán Shifts Focus to Families Amidst Ukraine War Tensions and EU Conflicts
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared 2023 a year of struggles and aims to prioritize families in 2024, while facing EU criticism for his stance on the Ukraine war, opposing EU financial aid for Ukraine, and maintaining a strict anti-immigration policy.
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56% Bias Score
Dutch Parties Propose Mandatory Reporting of Female Genital Mutilation
The VVD and SP propose mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation (FGM) by education and healthcare professionals in the Netherlands to improve data and prosecution, highlighting insufficient current data and legal challenges demonstrated by recent court cases involving the As-Soennah mosque a...
Dutch Parties Propose Mandatory Reporting of Female Genital Mutilation
The VVD and SP propose mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation (FGM) by education and healthcare professionals in the Netherlands to improve data and prosecution, highlighting insufficient current data and legal challenges demonstrated by recent court cases involving the As-Soennah mosque a...
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52% Bias Score
Washington D.C. Deploys AI-Powered Air Defense System
Washington, D.C. has implemented the Enhanced Regional Situational Awareness (ERSA) system, an AI-powered air defense system using infrared cameras with laser range finders and machine learning for enhanced target detection and tracking; two cameras are currently operational, with plans to add seven...
Washington D.C. Deploys AI-Powered Air Defense System
Washington, D.C. has implemented the Enhanced Regional Situational Awareness (ERSA) system, an AI-powered air defense system using infrared cameras with laser range finders and machine learning for enhanced target detection and tracking; two cameras are currently operational, with plans to add seven...
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40% Bias Score
Senate Passes Stopgap Spending Bill, Averts Shutdown
The Senate passed a stopgap spending bill averting a government shutdown, including $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion in farm aid, but excluding a debt ceiling increase; Senator Mitt Romney voted against it in protest; the bill also transfers land around the RFK stadium to Washington, D.C...
Senate Passes Stopgap Spending Bill, Averts Shutdown
The Senate passed a stopgap spending bill averting a government shutdown, including $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion in farm aid, but excluding a debt ceiling increase; Senator Mitt Romney voted against it in protest; the bill also transfers land around the RFK stadium to Washington, D.C...
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44% Bias Score
Iran's Weakened "Axis of Resistance" After Syria's Fall
The collapse of the Syrian government significantly weakens Iran's "axis of resistance," impacting its proxies in Lebanon and Yemen and emboldening Israel and the US.
Iran's Weakened "Axis of Resistance" After Syria's Fall
The collapse of the Syrian government significantly weakens Iran's "axis of resistance," impacting its proxies in Lebanon and Yemen and emboldening Israel and the US.
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52% Bias Score
Car attack at Magdeburg Christmas market kills at least four
A car drove into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany on Friday evening, killing at least four people and injuring at least 200, the suspect is a 50 year old Saudi national who has lived in Germany for almost 20 years and has expressed anti-Islamic views online and support for the far-right AfD ...
Car attack at Magdeburg Christmas market kills at least four
A car drove into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany on Friday evening, killing at least four people and injuring at least 200, the suspect is a 50 year old Saudi national who has lived in Germany for almost 20 years and has expressed anti-Islamic views online and support for the far-right AfD ...
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44% Bias Score
Sweden Halts UNRWA Funding Amidst Israeli Ban
Sweden ended direct funding to UNRWA, redirecting \$69.3 million to other organizations due to an Israeli Knesset vote banning UNRWA operations; this impacts hundreds of thousands of Palestinian children's access to education and healthcare.
Sweden Halts UNRWA Funding Amidst Israeli Ban
Sweden ended direct funding to UNRWA, redirecting \$69.3 million to other organizations due to an Israeli Knesset vote banning UNRWA operations; this impacts hundreds of thousands of Palestinian children's access to education and healthcare.
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48% Bias Score