December 2024
January 2025
Pope Opens Holy Door, Commencing Jubilee Year
Pope Francis opened the Holy Door in Rome, marking the start of a special jubilee year expected to attract over 30 million Catholic pilgrims.
Pope Opens Holy Door, Commencing Jubilee Year
Pope Francis opened the Holy Door in Rome, marking the start of a special jubilee year expected to attract over 30 million Catholic pilgrims.
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24% Bias Score
Gazprom Cuts Off Gas to Moldova, Primarily Impacting Transnistria
Gazprom cut off natural gas supplies to Moldova on January 1, 2025, due to a $709 million debt dispute, primarily affecting the pro-Russian Transnistria region while Moldova has secured alternative gas supplies through March 2025 but faces potential electricity shortages due to disruptions in Transn...
Gazprom Cuts Off Gas to Moldova, Primarily Impacting Transnistria
Gazprom cut off natural gas supplies to Moldova on January 1, 2025, due to a $709 million debt dispute, primarily affecting the pro-Russian Transnistria region while Moldova has secured alternative gas supplies through March 2025 but faces potential electricity shortages due to disruptions in Transn...
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44% Bias Score
Social Media's Political Influence: From Radicalization to Corporate Actions
Social media's impact on politics is evident in the AfD's strong presence on TikTok, the recruitment of Islamists online, and corporate actions like Meta's donation to Trump's inauguration; Australia's age restrictions on social media for minors, though well-intentioned, are criticized as a simplist...
Social Media's Political Influence: From Radicalization to Corporate Actions
Social media's impact on politics is evident in the AfD's strong presence on TikTok, the recruitment of Islamists online, and corporate actions like Meta's donation to Trump's inauguration; Australia's age restrictions on social media for minors, though well-intentioned, are criticized as a simplist...
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60% Bias Score
Trump's Re-election to Usher in Conservative Policy Shift
Following his November re-election, Donald Trump's administration, heavily influenced by the far-right "Project 2025" plan, is poised to implement sweeping policy changes, particularly restricting abortion access and potentially banning medication abortions, disproportionately impacting low-income i...
Trump's Re-election to Usher in Conservative Policy Shift
Following his November re-election, Donald Trump's administration, heavily influenced by the far-right "Project 2025" plan, is poised to implement sweeping policy changes, particularly restricting abortion access and potentially banning medication abortions, disproportionately impacting low-income i...
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60% Bias Score
Buffett Invests $563 Million in Occidental, Sirius XM, and VeriSign Amidst Market Volatility
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway invested $563 million in Occidental Petroleum ($405 million), Sirius XM ($113 million), and VeriSign ($45 million) despite recent market volatility and the underperformance of these stocks in 2024, signaling a long-term value investment strategy.
Buffett Invests $563 Million in Occidental, Sirius XM, and VeriSign Amidst Market Volatility
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway invested $563 million in Occidental Petroleum ($405 million), Sirius XM ($113 million), and VeriSign ($45 million) despite recent market volatility and the underperformance of these stocks in 2024, signaling a long-term value investment strategy.
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44% Bias Score
Venezuela-Argentina Conflict Escalates Over Gendarme's Arrest
Argentine gendarme Nahuel Gallo was arrested in Venezuela on December 8th and charged with terrorism, prompting a strong response from Argentina's government who called it a political kidnapping. Venezuela links Gallo to Argentina's top officials.
Venezuela-Argentina Conflict Escalates Over Gendarme's Arrest
Argentine gendarme Nahuel Gallo was arrested in Venezuela on December 8th and charged with terrorism, prompting a strong response from Argentina's government who called it a political kidnapping. Venezuela links Gallo to Argentina's top officials.
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68% Bias Score
US Homelessness Soars 18%, Reaching Record High
The US homeless population increased by more than 18% to over 770,000 in 2024, driven by high housing costs, natural disasters, and migration, with family homelessness rising 39% and child homelessness increasing significantly, although some cities saw declines due to targeted programs.
US Homelessness Soars 18%, Reaching Record High
The US homeless population increased by more than 18% to over 770,000 in 2024, driven by high housing costs, natural disasters, and migration, with family homelessness rising 39% and child homelessness increasing significantly, although some cities saw declines due to targeted programs.
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44% Bias Score
Georgia: Thousands Protest Election Results, Demand New Vote
On Saturday, thousands of Georgians formed a human chain in Tbilisi to protest October's parliamentary elections, which saw the ruling Georgian Dream party win 54% of the vote amid allegations of fraud and the postponement of EU integration talks. The demonstration comes a month after protests erupt...
Georgia: Thousands Protest Election Results, Demand New Vote
On Saturday, thousands of Georgians formed a human chain in Tbilisi to protest October's parliamentary elections, which saw the ruling Georgian Dream party win 54% of the vote amid allegations of fraud and the postponement of EU integration talks. The demonstration comes a month after protests erupt...
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40% Bias Score
138th Grandchild Found by Argentina's Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo
In Argentina, the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo found their 138th grandchild, the adult son of two Montoneros guerrillas abducted in December 1976, whose birth likely took place in the ESMA clandestine detention center in Buenos Aires, adding to their decades-long search for children stolen during t...
138th Grandchild Found by Argentina's Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo
In Argentina, the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo found their 138th grandchild, the adult son of two Montoneros guerrillas abducted in December 1976, whose birth likely took place in the ESMA clandestine detention center in Buenos Aires, adding to their decades-long search for children stolen during t...
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52% Bias Score
£13.8bn Hospital Repair Backlog Cripples English NHS
England's hospitals face a £13.8bn repair backlog, causing 600 lost clinical days in the past year due to high-risk issues like roof failures and broken lifts, resulting from a decade of underfunding and bureaucratic delays; the government is investing £1bn to address this.
£13.8bn Hospital Repair Backlog Cripples English NHS
England's hospitals face a £13.8bn repair backlog, causing 600 lost clinical days in the past year due to high-risk issues like roof failures and broken lifts, resulting from a decade of underfunding and bureaucratic delays; the government is investing £1bn to address this.
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44% Bias Score
Parents' Grief Spurs Charity Amidst Disparities in Perinatal Care
In Ballarat, Australia, the deaths of two babies, Lenny and Rosie, at 22 weeks gestation, prompted the creation of Babies Above, a charity offering support to families experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal death, highlighting disparities in regional perinatal care.
Parents' Grief Spurs Charity Amidst Disparities in Perinatal Care
In Ballarat, Australia, the deaths of two babies, Lenny and Rosie, at 22 weeks gestation, prompted the creation of Babies Above, a charity offering support to families experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal death, highlighting disparities in regional perinatal care.
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20% Bias Score
Western Tech Fuels Russia's New Ballistic Missiles
Russia's new Oreshnik ballistic missiles, tested against Ukraine, utilize Western high-tech components from Germany and Japan, despite sanctions, highlighting continued reliance on foreign technology for precision manufacturing and challenging international efforts to curb arms production.
Western Tech Fuels Russia's New Ballistic Missiles
Russia's new Oreshnik ballistic missiles, tested against Ukraine, utilize Western high-tech components from Germany and Japan, despite sanctions, highlighting continued reliance on foreign technology for precision manufacturing and challenging international efforts to curb arms production.
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40% Bias Score