December 2024
January 2025
Record Global Space Investment in 2023: Military Spending Surges
Global space investment hit a record \"106 billion euros\" in 2023, up 11% from 2022, with military spending exceeding civilian budgets for the first time since the 1990s; the US leads with 64% of the total, followed by China (12%) and Europe (11%); private investment decreased by 32%.
Record Global Space Investment in 2023: Military Spending Surges
Global space investment hit a record \"106 billion euros\" in 2023, up 11% from 2022, with military spending exceeding civilian budgets for the first time since the 1990s; the US leads with 64% of the total, followed by China (12%) and Europe (11%); private investment decreased by 32%.
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32% Bias Score
Record Global Space Investment in 2023: US Dominance, Private Sector Slowdown
Global public space investment hit \u20ac106 billion in 2023, a record high driven by increased US and Chinese spending, while private investment declined by 32%. Europe contributed \u20ac11.9 billion, with Luxembourg leading in public investment (0.135% of GDP).
Record Global Space Investment in 2023: US Dominance, Private Sector Slowdown
Global public space investment hit \u20ac106 billion in 2023, a record high driven by increased US and Chinese spending, while private investment declined by 32%. Europe contributed \u20ac11.9 billion, with Luxembourg leading in public investment (0.135% of GDP).
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44% Bias Score
Kazakhstan Plane Crash: 29 Survive Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 Crash
An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 carrying 67 passengers crashed in Kazakhstan after experiencing difficulties landing in Grozny due to bad weather; 29 survived, and investigations into bird strikes or involvement in Ukrainian drone activity near the North Caucasus are underway.
Kazakhstan Plane Crash: 29 Survive Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 Crash
An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 carrying 67 passengers crashed in Kazakhstan after experiencing difficulties landing in Grozny due to bad weather; 29 survived, and investigations into bird strikes or involvement in Ukrainian drone activity near the North Caucasus are underway.
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44% Bias Score
Pope Francis Calls for Global Peace and Reconciliation in Christmas Message
On Christmas Day, 2024, Pope Francis delivered his annual Christmas message, "Urbi et Orbi," calling for peace and reconciliation amid global conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East, and Africa, coinciding with the start of the 2025 Holy Year dedicated to hope.
Pope Francis Calls for Global Peace and Reconciliation in Christmas Message
On Christmas Day, 2024, Pope Francis delivered his annual Christmas message, "Urbi et Orbi," calling for peace and reconciliation amid global conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East, and Africa, coinciding with the start of the 2025 Holy Year dedicated to hope.
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32% Bias Score
Golan Heights Reopens After Ceasefire, but Dangers Remain
Road 99 in the Golan Heights, previously a military zone, reopened after a November ceasefire, despite lingering dangers like unexploded ordnance and the ongoing Israeli military presence in Syria, while tourists are slowly returning.
Golan Heights Reopens After Ceasefire, but Dangers Remain
Road 99 in the Golan Heights, previously a military zone, reopened after a November ceasefire, despite lingering dangers like unexploded ordnance and the ongoing Israeli military presence in Syria, while tourists are slowly returning.
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60% Bias Score
Nazi-Looted Painting Sells for £436,000 at Auction
A Nicolas de Largillierre painting, looted by the Nazis in 1941 and recovered by the Monuments Men, sold for £436,000 at a Paris auction, exceeding its estimate by seven times due to its historical significance and artistic merit.
Nazi-Looted Painting Sells for £436,000 at Auction
A Nicolas de Largillierre painting, looted by the Nazis in 1941 and recovered by the Monuments Men, sold for £436,000 at a Paris auction, exceeding its estimate by seven times due to its historical significance and artistic merit.
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48% Bias Score
Turkey Threatens Syrian Kurds, Pledges Syria Reconstruction
On December 25th, Turkish President Erdogan threatened Syrian Kurdish fighters, demanding disarmament or facing death, while simultaneously announcing increased Turkish involvement in Syria's reconstruction and praising Hayat Tahrir al-Sham's leader.
Turkey Threatens Syrian Kurds, Pledges Syria Reconstruction
On December 25th, Turkish President Erdogan threatened Syrian Kurdish fighters, demanding disarmament or facing death, while simultaneously announcing increased Turkish involvement in Syria's reconstruction and praising Hayat Tahrir al-Sham's leader.
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64% Bias Score
Pope Francis Calls for Global Peace and Reconciliation in Christmas Message
On Christmas Day, Pope Francis delivered his "Urbi et Orbi" message from St. Peter's Basilica, calling for peace in Ukraine, the Middle East, and other conflict zones, highlighting humanitarian crises in Gaza, the Horn of Africa, and several American nations; he also urged debt relief for poor count...
Pope Francis Calls for Global Peace and Reconciliation in Christmas Message
On Christmas Day, Pope Francis delivered his "Urbi et Orbi" message from St. Peter's Basilica, calling for peace in Ukraine, the Middle East, and other conflict zones, highlighting humanitarian crises in Gaza, the Horn of Africa, and several American nations; he also urged debt relief for poor count...
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32% Bias Score
One Million Captagon Pills Destroyed in Post-Assad Syria
On December 25th, new Syrian authorities burned approximately one million captagon pills and other drugs in Damascus, aiming to dismantle the Assad regime's alleged multi-billion dollar captagon production and trafficking operations impacting regional drug markets.
One Million Captagon Pills Destroyed in Post-Assad Syria
On December 25th, new Syrian authorities burned approximately one million captagon pills and other drugs in Damascus, aiming to dismantle the Assad regime's alleged multi-billion dollar captagon production and trafficking operations impacting regional drug markets.
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40% Bias Score
Russia Intensifies Political Work to Influence State Employee Voting
The Russian government is intensifying political work in state organizations and companies to influence employee voting behavior, using a hierarchical structure outlined in a newly distributed pamphlet, "Political Officer's Handbook," which promotes traditional values and leverages informal leaders,...
Russia Intensifies Political Work to Influence State Employee Voting
The Russian government is intensifying political work in state organizations and companies to influence employee voting behavior, using a hierarchical structure outlined in a newly distributed pamphlet, "Political Officer's Handbook," which promotes traditional values and leverages informal leaders,...
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56% Bias Score
King Charles Praises Healthcare Workers and Community Unity in Christmas Address
King Charles III's Christmas message thanked medical teams for supporting him and his family through cancer treatments and praised communities for their response to riots following the fatal Southport stabbings, highlighting the importance of healthcare, community cohesion, and national unity.
King Charles Praises Healthcare Workers and Community Unity in Christmas Address
King Charles III's Christmas message thanked medical teams for supporting him and his family through cancer treatments and praised communities for their response to riots following the fatal Southport stabbings, highlighting the importance of healthcare, community cohesion, and national unity.
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44% Bias Score
Moldova's Energy Crisis: Potential for Conflict
Ukraine's halting of Russian gas transit to Moldova on January 1st, 2024, has created an energy crisis, potentially leading to Moldova seizing the Moldovan State Regional Power Plant (GRES) in Transnistria, with Russia's potential intervention.
Moldova's Energy Crisis: Potential for Conflict
Ukraine's halting of Russian gas transit to Moldova on January 1st, 2024, has created an energy crisis, potentially leading to Moldova seizing the Moldovan State Regional Power Plant (GRES) in Transnistria, with Russia's potential intervention.
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56% Bias Score