January 2025
February 2025
CIA Suggests COVID-19 Lab Leak More Likely, China Rejects Claim
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the origin remains uncertain, with the CIA suggesting a lab leak is more likely than a natural origin, contradicting a joint WHO-China study, and prompting accusations of politicization from China.
CIA Suggests COVID-19 Lab Leak More Likely, China Rejects Claim
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the origin remains uncertain, with the CIA suggesting a lab leak is more likely than a natural origin, contradicting a joint WHO-China study, and prompting accusations of politicization from China.
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40% Bias Score
Holocaust Survivor Donates Childhood Doll to Yad Vashem
Lore Mayerfeld, a Holocaust survivor, donated her childhood doll, Inge, to Yad Vashem, a testament to her experiences fleeing Nazi Germany, immigrating to America and Israel, and grappling with the lasting impact of the Holocaust on her family.
Holocaust Survivor Donates Childhood Doll to Yad Vashem
Lore Mayerfeld, a Holocaust survivor, donated her childhood doll, Inge, to Yad Vashem, a testament to her experiences fleeing Nazi Germany, immigrating to America and Israel, and grappling with the lasting impact of the Holocaust on her family.
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24% Bias Score
Germany Commemorates 80th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation Amidst Rising Antisemitism
On January 27th, 2025, Germany marked the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation with commemorative events in Düsseldorf, Bonn, and Oberhausen, highlighting the resurgence of antisemitism and the urgent need to combat hate and historical ignorance, particularly among young adults.
Germany Commemorates 80th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation Amidst Rising Antisemitism
On January 27th, 2025, Germany marked the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation with commemorative events in Düsseldorf, Bonn, and Oberhausen, highlighting the resurgence of antisemitism and the urgent need to combat hate and historical ignorance, particularly among young adults.
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12% Bias Score
Serbian Protests Over Novi Sad Tragedy Echo 2000 Uprising
Following a deadly roof collapse at Novi Sad's train station, where the government's claim of no renovations was proven false, widespread protests in Serbia have prompted comparisons to the 2000 Milošević ouster, with daily 15-minute silences at the time of the collapse adding symbolic weight to the...
Serbian Protests Over Novi Sad Tragedy Echo 2000 Uprising
Following a deadly roof collapse at Novi Sad's train station, where the government's claim of no renovations was proven false, widespread protests in Serbia have prompted comparisons to the 2000 Milošević ouster, with daily 15-minute silences at the time of the collapse adding symbolic weight to the...
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36% Bias Score
US-Colombia Dispute Over Deportations Resolved, Averted Trade War
The U.S. and Colombia resolved a dispute over migrant deportations, averting a trade war after President Trump threatened tariffs on Colombian goods. Colombia agreed to accept all deported citizens, halting the threatened sanctions.
US-Colombia Dispute Over Deportations Resolved, Averted Trade War
The U.S. and Colombia resolved a dispute over migrant deportations, averting a trade war after President Trump threatened tariffs on Colombian goods. Colombia agreed to accept all deported citizens, halting the threatened sanctions.
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52% Bias Score
Swedish Probe into Baltic Sea Cable Damage
Swedish authorities launched a probe into suspected sabotage of an undersea fiber optic cable in the Baltic Sea, detaining the Bulgarian-owned, Maltese-flagged vessel Vezhen, which had recently left a Russian port, near the damaged cable, amid accusations of involvement by a sanctioned Russian shado...
Swedish Probe into Baltic Sea Cable Damage
Swedish authorities launched a probe into suspected sabotage of an undersea fiber optic cable in the Baltic Sea, detaining the Bulgarian-owned, Maltese-flagged vessel Vezhen, which had recently left a Russian port, near the damaged cable, amid accusations of involvement by a sanctioned Russian shado...
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40% Bias Score
Daughter Continues Holocaust Survivor Father's Legacy
Yifat Cohn-Meir shares the story of her father, Stefan Cohn, who secretly lived a double life as Thomas Geve, a Holocaust survivor who created powerful artwork depicting his experiences in Auschwitz; his daughter now continues his legacy by sharing his testimony with school children.
Daughter Continues Holocaust Survivor Father's Legacy
Yifat Cohn-Meir shares the story of her father, Stefan Cohn, who secretly lived a double life as Thomas Geve, a Holocaust survivor who created powerful artwork depicting his experiences in Auschwitz; his daughter now continues his legacy by sharing his testimony with school children.
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28% Bias Score
Sharp Rise in French Unemployment in Q4 2023
French unemployment saw its sharpest rise in a decade (excluding COVID) during Q4 2023, with a 3.9% increase in category A job seekers (3.138 million), 8.5% among those under 25 in metropolitan France. Hiring declarations also decreased 2.4% in Q4.
Sharp Rise in French Unemployment in Q4 2023
French unemployment saw its sharpest rise in a decade (excluding COVID) during Q4 2023, with a 3.9% increase in category A job seekers (3.138 million), 8.5% among those under 25 in metropolitan France. Hiring declarations also decreased 2.4% in Q4.
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24% Bias Score
Swedish Tanker Seized Over Baltic Sea Cable Sabotage
Swedish authorities seized the Bulgarian-owned tanker "Vezhen" on suspicion of aggravated sabotage after a fiber optic cable connecting Sweden and Latvia was damaged on Sunday; the ship was near the damaged cable and had recently departed from Russia, prompting a joint investigation with Latvia and ...
Swedish Tanker Seized Over Baltic Sea Cable Sabotage
Swedish authorities seized the Bulgarian-owned tanker "Vezhen" on suspicion of aggravated sabotage after a fiber optic cable connecting Sweden and Latvia was damaged on Sunday; the ship was near the damaged cable and had recently departed from Russia, prompting a joint investigation with Latvia and ...
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40% Bias Score
Musk's AfD Endorsement Sparks Controversy in Germany
Elon Musk publicly endorsed Germany's AfD party two days before the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation, stating Germany overemphasizes 'past guilt,' causing widespread criticism and raising concerns about the normalization of right-wing extremism.
Musk's AfD Endorsement Sparks Controversy in Germany
Elon Musk publicly endorsed Germany's AfD party two days before the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation, stating Germany overemphasizes 'past guilt,' causing widespread criticism and raising concerns about the normalization of right-wing extremism.
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48% Bias Score
Remembering the 'Holocaust by Bullets': A Polish Mass Grave Memorialized
In August 1941, German troops murdered approximately 1,500 Jews near Szumowo, Poland; a British man recently visited the newly memorialized mass grave of his grandfather, highlighting the ongoing efforts by the "Zapomniane" foundation and researchers to document and commemorate victims of the "Holoc...
Remembering the 'Holocaust by Bullets': A Polish Mass Grave Memorialized
In August 1941, German troops murdered approximately 1,500 Jews near Szumowo, Poland; a British man recently visited the newly memorialized mass grave of his grandfather, highlighting the ongoing efforts by the "Zapomniane" foundation and researchers to document and commemorate victims of the "Holoc...
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24% Bias Score
IOC Presidential Election to Reshape DSD and Transgender Athlete Policies
The upcoming IOC presidential election, likely resulting in Lord Sebastian Coe's victory, will significantly impact policies regarding the participation of athletes with differences in sexual development (DSD) and transgender athletes in the Olympics, potentially leading to stricter, standardized re...
IOC Presidential Election to Reshape DSD and Transgender Athlete Policies
The upcoming IOC presidential election, likely resulting in Lord Sebastian Coe's victory, will significantly impact policies regarding the participation of athletes with differences in sexual development (DSD) and transgender athletes in the Olympics, potentially leading to stricter, standardized re...
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16% Bias Score