December 2024
January 2025
Argentina Dismantles Human Rights Institutions, Sparking International Concern
Argentina's new government under Javier Milei is defunding and dismantling key human rights institutions, including those dedicated to finding children who disappeared during the 1976-1983 dictatorship, causing international alarm and prompting a detailed report by Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo highlight...
Argentina Dismantles Human Rights Institutions, Sparking International Concern
Argentina's new government under Javier Milei is defunding and dismantling key human rights institutions, including those dedicated to finding children who disappeared during the 1976-1983 dictatorship, causing international alarm and prompting a detailed report by Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo highlight...
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52% Bias Score
Parker Solar Probe Achieves Record-Breaking Close Approach to the Sun
On December 25, 2023, NASA's Parker Solar Probe reached its closest approach to the Sun at six million kilometers, collecting crucial data on the Sun's corona to improve our understanding of solar activity and enhance future space mission safety.
Parker Solar Probe Achieves Record-Breaking Close Approach to the Sun
On December 25, 2023, NASA's Parker Solar Probe reached its closest approach to the Sun at six million kilometers, collecting crucial data on the Sun's corona to improve our understanding of solar activity and enhance future space mission safety.
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28% Bias Score
AI Blood Tests Detect Early-Stage Cancers, Including Uterine Cancer
AI-powered blood tests show promise in detecting early-stage cancers, including uterine cancer, by analyzing molecular patterns in blood samples too subtle for human detection; challenges include data scarcity and sharing limitations, but the technology could also expedite pneumonia diagnosis.
AI Blood Tests Detect Early-Stage Cancers, Including Uterine Cancer
AI-powered blood tests show promise in detecting early-stage cancers, including uterine cancer, by analyzing molecular patterns in blood samples too subtle for human detection; challenges include data scarcity and sharing limitations, but the technology could also expedite pneumonia diagnosis.
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44% Bias Score
Mossad's covert operation shifts Israel-Hezbollah war
Following a year-long war, Mossad detonated over 16,000 modified walkie-talkies and bombs planted among Hezbollah members in Lebanon in September 2024, resulting in widespread injuries and a subsequent ceasefire.
Mossad's covert operation shifts Israel-Hezbollah war
Following a year-long war, Mossad detonated over 16,000 modified walkie-talkies and bombs planted among Hezbollah members in Lebanon in September 2024, resulting in widespread injuries and a subsequent ceasefire.
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56% Bias Score
Progress in Gaza Hostage Negotiations Amidst Ongoing Conflict
Following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, indirect negotiations mediated by Qatar and Egypt show progress towards a ceasefire and prisoner exchange, with 96 Israeli hostages remaining in Gaza. Obstacles include the ceasefire's permanence and Gaza's post-war governance; three Israeli sold...
Progress in Gaza Hostage Negotiations Amidst Ongoing Conflict
Following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, indirect negotiations mediated by Qatar and Egypt show progress towards a ceasefire and prisoner exchange, with 96 Israeli hostages remaining in Gaza. Obstacles include the ceasefire's permanence and Gaza's post-war governance; three Israeli sold...
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40% Bias Score
Trump's Plan to Designate Mexican Cartels as Terrorist Organizations
President-elect Trump's announcement to label Mexican cartels as "terrorist organizations" upon taking office on January 20th has sparked strong reactions from Mexico, raising concerns about potential unilateral US actions and the implications for bilateral relations.
Trump's Plan to Designate Mexican Cartels as Terrorist Organizations
President-elect Trump's announcement to label Mexican cartels as "terrorist organizations" upon taking office on January 20th has sparked strong reactions from Mexico, raising concerns about potential unilateral US actions and the implications for bilateral relations.
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36% Bias Score
Israel Confirms Haniyeh Assassination, Threatens Yemen
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed on December 23, 2024, Israel's responsibility for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31, 2024, and threatened similar actions against Houthi leaders in Yemen, following the earlier killings of Yahya Sinwar and Hassan Nasr...
Israel Confirms Haniyeh Assassination, Threatens Yemen
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed on December 23, 2024, Israel's responsibility for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31, 2024, and threatened similar actions against Houthi leaders in Yemen, following the earlier killings of Yahya Sinwar and Hassan Nasr...
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44% Bias Score
Trump Plans Day-One WHO Withdrawal
Donald Trump's transition team plans a January 20th withdrawal from the World Health Organization, cutting its largest donor (16 percent of funding in 2022-23) and potentially weakening global pandemic response, driven by his long-standing criticism of the WHO's handling of COVID-19.
Trump Plans Day-One WHO Withdrawal
Donald Trump's transition team plans a January 20th withdrawal from the World Health Organization, cutting its largest donor (16 percent of funding in 2022-23) and potentially weakening global pandemic response, driven by his long-standing criticism of the WHO's handling of COVID-19.
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40% Bias Score
Parker Solar Probe Makes History with Closest-Ever Flyby of the Sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe successfully flew through the Sun's atmosphere on December 25th, 2023, reaching a record-breaking proximity of 3.8 million miles from the Sun's surface. Communication is down until December 27th, when scientists expect confirmation that it survived extreme heat and radiatio...
Parker Solar Probe Makes History with Closest-Ever Flyby of the Sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe successfully flew through the Sun's atmosphere on December 25th, 2023, reaching a record-breaking proximity of 3.8 million miles from the Sun's surface. Communication is down until December 27th, when scientists expect confirmation that it survived extreme heat and radiatio...
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20% Bias Score
South Korea's Opposition Party Seeks Impeachment of Acting President
South Korea's opposition party seeks to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo following the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law, creating a political crisis and raising international concerns.
South Korea's Opposition Party Seeks Impeachment of Acting President
South Korea's opposition party seeks to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo following the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law, creating a political crisis and raising international concerns.
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40% Bias Score
Intense Fighting in Eastern Ukraine; Over 3,000 North Korean Casualties Reported
Russia launched 164 attacks in eastern Ukraine on Monday, targeting Toretsk, Limansk, Pokrovsk, and Kurakhove, while Ukrainian drones struck southern Russia; Ukraine claims over 3,000 North Korean soldiers are dead or wounded fighting in Russia; and Slovakia's Prime Minister visited Putin despite Uk...
Intense Fighting in Eastern Ukraine; Over 3,000 North Korean Casualties Reported
Russia launched 164 attacks in eastern Ukraine on Monday, targeting Toretsk, Limansk, Pokrovsk, and Kurakhove, while Ukrainian drones struck southern Russia; Ukraine claims over 3,000 North Korean soldiers are dead or wounded fighting in Russia; and Slovakia's Prime Minister visited Putin despite Uk...
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32% Bias Score
Zelenskyy Accuses Slovak PM of Aiding Russia, Sparking Protests
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy publicly accused Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico of aiding Russia's war effort by maintaining Slovakia's dependence on Russian gas, costing Slovakia an estimated $1 billion annually and sparking large-scale protests in Bratislava.
Zelenskyy Accuses Slovak PM of Aiding Russia, Sparking Protests
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy publicly accused Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico of aiding Russia's war effort by maintaining Slovakia's dependence on Russian gas, costing Slovakia an estimated $1 billion annually and sparking large-scale protests in Bratislava.
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52% Bias Score