December 2024
January 2025
1MDB Sues Amicorp for \$1 Billion Over \$7 Billion in Alleged Fraud
1MDB is suing Amicorp Group and its CEO for over \$1 billion for allegedly facilitating over \$7 billion in fraudulent transactions between 2009 and 2014, using shell companies and sham transactions to launder stolen funds through multiple jurisdictions, as part of a global effort to recover misappr...
1MDB Sues Amicorp for \$1 Billion Over \$7 Billion in Alleged Fraud
1MDB is suing Amicorp Group and its CEO for over \$1 billion for allegedly facilitating over \$7 billion in fraudulent transactions between 2009 and 2014, using shell companies and sham transactions to launder stolen funds through multiple jurisdictions, as part of a global effort to recover misappr...
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48% Bias Score
Syrian Women's Rights Under HTS Rule: Hopes and Concerns
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, women's rights activists are demanding increased representation and freedoms under the new HTS administration, despite concerns about the group's past and potential future restrictions on women's rights.
Syrian Women's Rights Under HTS Rule: Hopes and Concerns
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, women's rights activists are demanding increased representation and freedoms under the new HTS administration, despite concerns about the group's past and potential future restrictions on women's rights.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Biden Commutes Death Sentences of 37 Federal Inmates
President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row on December 23rd, 2024, responding to advocacy from human rights groups and fulfilling a campaign promise, while leaving high-profile cases like the Boston Marathon bomber on death row.
Biden Commutes Death Sentences of 37 Federal Inmates
President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row on December 23rd, 2024, responding to advocacy from human rights groups and fulfilling a campaign promise, while leaving high-profile cases like the Boston Marathon bomber on death row.
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36% Bias Score
Magdeburg Christmas Market Attack: Five Dead, Over 200 Injured
A vehicle plowed into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany on December 23, 2023, killing five and injuring over 200; the suspect, Taleb A., a Saudi national with extremist views, was apprehended within three minutes, raising questions about prior intelligence and security protocols.
Magdeburg Christmas Market Attack: Five Dead, Over 200 Injured
A vehicle plowed into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany on December 23, 2023, killing five and injuring over 200; the suspect, Taleb A., a Saudi national with extremist views, was apprehended within three minutes, raising questions about prior intelligence and security protocols.
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40% Bias Score
Over 1,100 North Korean Casualties Reported in Ukraine
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff reported on December 23rd that over 1,100 North Korean soldiers have been killed or injured fighting in Ukraine alongside Russia, out of approximately 10,000 deployed; North Korea is also supplying Russia with drones and artillery, and preparing to send more troop...
Over 1,100 North Korean Casualties Reported in Ukraine
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff reported on December 23rd that over 1,100 North Korean soldiers have been killed or injured fighting in Ukraine alongside Russia, out of approximately 10,000 deployed; North Korea is also supplying Russia with drones and artillery, and preparing to send more troop...
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36% Bias Score
Europe's Scramble for Influence as Trump Eyes Return
With Donald Trump's potential return to the White House, European leaders such as Macron, Meloni, Orbán, Starmer, Scholz, von der Leyen, and Rutte are strategizing to influence the next US administration, employing various methods based on shared political views, economic concessions, and pre-existi...
Europe's Scramble for Influence as Trump Eyes Return
With Donald Trump's potential return to the White House, European leaders such as Macron, Meloni, Orbán, Starmer, Scholz, von der Leyen, and Rutte are strategizing to influence the next US administration, employing various methods based on shared political views, economic concessions, and pre-existi...
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44% Bias Score
Cyclone Chido: 94 Dead, Thousands Affected in Mozambique
Cyclone Chido killed 94 people and injured 768 in Mozambique, affecting over 622,000 after making landfall on December 15th, causing widespread damage to schools and infrastructure in Cabo Delgado, Niassa, and Nampula provinces.
Cyclone Chido: 94 Dead, Thousands Affected in Mozambique
Cyclone Chido killed 94 people and injured 768 in Mozambique, affecting over 622,000 after making landfall on December 15th, causing widespread damage to schools and infrastructure in Cabo Delgado, Niassa, and Nampula provinces.
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36% Bias Score
Honda and Nissan to Explore Merger Amidst Chinese Competition and Nissan's Financial Crisis
Honda and Nissan formally agreed to explore a potential merger within six months, aiming to form the world's third-largest automaker to counter Chinese competition and address Nissan's severe financial issues, including a 94% profit drop in the last six months and planned job cuts.
Honda and Nissan to Explore Merger Amidst Chinese Competition and Nissan's Financial Crisis
Honda and Nissan formally agreed to explore a potential merger within six months, aiming to form the world's third-largest automaker to counter Chinese competition and address Nissan's severe financial issues, including a 94% profit drop in the last six months and planned job cuts.
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48% Bias Score
NYC Subway Arson: Man Arrested for Fatal Attack
On Sunday, a man was arrested in New York City for fatally setting a woman on fire on a subway train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station at about 7:30 am; three high school students identified the suspect from previously released images.
NYC Subway Arson: Man Arrested for Fatal Attack
On Sunday, a man was arrested in New York City for fatally setting a woman on fire on a subway train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station at about 7:30 am; three high school students identified the suspect from previously released images.
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52% Bias Score
Honda and Nissan to Merge, Creating Global Auto Giant
Honda and Nissan, facing challenges in the electric vehicle market and declining sales, are negotiating a merger to create the world's third-largest automaker by 2026, with Mitsubishi Motors to decide on participation by January.
Honda and Nissan to Merge, Creating Global Auto Giant
Honda and Nissan, facing challenges in the electric vehicle market and declining sales, are negotiating a merger to create the world's third-largest automaker by 2026, with Mitsubishi Motors to decide on participation by January.
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56% Bias Score
Honda and Nissan Explore Merger to Boost Competitiveness
Honda and Nissan signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday to explore a potential merger, with Mitsubishi Motors also participating, aiming to create a more competitive entity in the global automotive market and address challenges in the electric vehicle sector.
Honda and Nissan Explore Merger to Boost Competitiveness
Honda and Nissan signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday to explore a potential merger, with Mitsubishi Motors also participating, aiming to create a more competitive entity in the global automotive market and address challenges in the electric vehicle sector.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Romania Forms Pro-European Coalition Government to Counter Nationalist Rise
Following a December 1st election win and annulment of the prior presidential election, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis appointed Marcel Ciolacu to lead a new pro-European coalition government to address the resulting political crisis, aiming to counter the influence of far-right nationalist parti...
Romania Forms Pro-European Coalition Government to Counter Nationalist Rise
Following a December 1st election win and annulment of the prior presidential election, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis appointed Marcel Ciolacu to lead a new pro-European coalition government to address the resulting political crisis, aiming to counter the influence of far-right nationalist parti...
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48% Bias Score