January 2025
February 2025
Russia's Disinformation Campaign Targets German Elections
Russia's Doppelgänger disinformation campaign is targeting the German elections by using cloned websites to spread false narratives promoting the AfD and discrediting rival parties, prompting concerns about the effectiveness of sanctions and platform responses.
Russia's Disinformation Campaign Targets German Elections
Russia's Doppelgänger disinformation campaign is targeting the German elections by using cloned websites to spread false narratives promoting the AfD and discrediting rival parties, prompting concerns about the effectiveness of sanctions and platform responses.
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32% Bias Score
Tusk Urges Increased European Military Spending Amidst Geopolitical Uncertainty
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk urged increased European military spending, proposing EU-wide bonds to finance it, amidst concerns over Russia's actions and a potential return of a Trump presidency. This proposal faces opposition from Germany and the Netherlands but is supported by France and Denm...
Tusk Urges Increased European Military Spending Amidst Geopolitical Uncertainty
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk urged increased European military spending, proposing EU-wide bonds to finance it, amidst concerns over Russia's actions and a potential return of a Trump presidency. This proposal faces opposition from Germany and the Netherlands but is supported by France and Denm...
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48% Bias Score
Lagarde Warns Europe to Prepare for Potential US Trade Policy Shifts
ECB President Christine Lagarde urged Europe to prepare for potential US trade policy shifts, highlighting the Eurozone's significant trade surplus with the US and the need for internal reforms to enhance competitiveness amid global uncertainty.
Lagarde Warns Europe to Prepare for Potential US Trade Policy Shifts
ECB President Christine Lagarde urged Europe to prepare for potential US trade policy shifts, highlighting the Eurozone's significant trade surplus with the US and the need for internal reforms to enhance competitiveness amid global uncertainty.
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28% Bias Score
Resource Revenue and Military Success: A Study on Conflict Outcomes
A Kiel Institute study shows a 32% increase in winning chances in conflicts if military spending rises by 10% of GDP; Russia's recovered oil and gas revenue (€107 billion in 2024) boosted its military, highlighting the need for continued Western aid to Ukraine, which is debated within the German gov...
Resource Revenue and Military Success: A Study on Conflict Outcomes
A Kiel Institute study shows a 32% increase in winning chances in conflicts if military spending rises by 10% of GDP; Russia's recovered oil and gas revenue (€107 billion in 2024) boosted its military, highlighting the need for continued Western aid to Ukraine, which is debated within the German gov...
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36% Bias Score
Backlash Against DEI Initiatives Reaches German Corporations.
German corporate executives are facing increased scrutiny of their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives following a US trend of scaling back such programs amid concerns about reverse discrimination and aggressive identity politics.
Backlash Against DEI Initiatives Reaches German Corporations.
German corporate executives are facing increased scrutiny of their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives following a US trend of scaling back such programs amid concerns about reverse discrimination and aggressive identity politics.
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60% Bias Score
Ford Urges Dollar-for-Dollar Retaliation Against Potential U.S. Tariffs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford supports matching any U.S. tariffs dollar-for-dollar and removing internal trade barriers to bolster Canada's economy, while Alberta Premier Danielle Smith prefers a diplomatic response, creating divisions among Canadian leaders.
Ford Urges Dollar-for-Dollar Retaliation Against Potential U.S. Tariffs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford supports matching any U.S. tariffs dollar-for-dollar and removing internal trade barriers to bolster Canada's economy, while Alberta Premier Danielle Smith prefers a diplomatic response, creating divisions among Canadian leaders.
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60% Bias Score
Tusk's EU Address Sparks Debate on Green Deal and Migration
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's speech to the European Parliament on Wednesday received mixed reactions: his defense proposals were praised, but his criticism of the Green Deal and migration policies faced strong opposition from various MEP groups, particularly regarding Poland's border security...
Tusk's EU Address Sparks Debate on Green Deal and Migration
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's speech to the European Parliament on Wednesday received mixed reactions: his defense proposals were praised, but his criticism of the Green Deal and migration policies faced strong opposition from various MEP groups, particularly regarding Poland's border security...
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56% Bias Score
EU Excess Mortality Falls Despite Persistent Healthcare System Challenges
Excess mortality in the EU decreased to 5% in November 2024, down from 22,000 deaths compared to November 2023, despite ongoing healthcare system challenges including staff shortages and medicine supply issues; the EU's Essential Medicines Act is delayed.
EU Excess Mortality Falls Despite Persistent Healthcare System Challenges
Excess mortality in the EU decreased to 5% in November 2024, down from 22,000 deaths compared to November 2023, despite ongoing healthcare system challenges including staff shortages and medicine supply issues; the EU's Essential Medicines Act is delayed.
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44% Bias Score
Macron and Scholz: EU Unity Against Trump's Trade Threats
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met in Paris to discuss President Trump's threat to impose tariffs of $350 billion on EU goods, emphasizing the need for a united European response while maintaining transatlantic ties; they also discussed increased European defense ...
Macron and Scholz: EU Unity Against Trump's Trade Threats
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met in Paris to discuss President Trump's threat to impose tariffs of $350 billion on EU goods, emphasizing the need for a united European response while maintaining transatlantic ties; they also discussed increased European defense ...
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32% Bias Score
Over 100 Dead in Week of Colombian Armed Clashes
Recent armed clashes in three Colombian regions, driven by territorial disputes and drug trafficking, resulted in over 100 deaths and 32,000 displaced people in less than a week, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency and deploy 5,000 troops in the Catatumbo region.
Over 100 Dead in Week of Colombian Armed Clashes
Recent armed clashes in three Colombian regions, driven by territorial disputes and drug trafficking, resulted in over 100 deaths and 32,000 displaced people in less than a week, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency and deploy 5,000 troops in the Catatumbo region.
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48% Bias Score
Germany Stabbing: Two Dead, Including Toddler, Amid Calls for Immigration Reform
A 28-year-old Afghan asylum-seeker, previously ordered to leave Germany, stabbed two people to death, including a two-year-old boy, and injured three others in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, on Wednesday, prompting calls for stricter immigration controls.
Germany Stabbing: Two Dead, Including Toddler, Amid Calls for Immigration Reform
A 28-year-old Afghan asylum-seeker, previously ordered to leave Germany, stabbed two people to death, including a two-year-old boy, and injured three others in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, on Wednesday, prompting calls for stricter immigration controls.
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60% Bias Score
Global Trust in Science Remains High Despite Variations
A global survey of 71,922 people shows that trust in science remains high across countries, averaging above "three" on a five-point scale, despite political and social variations; however, experts caution that undifferentiated trust isn't ideal.
Global Trust in Science Remains High Despite Variations
A global survey of 71,922 people shows that trust in science remains high across countries, averaging above "three" on a five-point scale, despite political and social variations; however, experts caution that undifferentiated trust isn't ideal.
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20% Bias Score