January 2025
February 2025
Green Investments Plunge 40% in 2024 Amid AI Funding Surge
International green investments plummeted by 40% in 2024 to $51 billion, primarily due to a shift towards AI funding, marking the third consecutive year of decline, although overall energy transition investments surpassed $2 trillion.
Green Investments Plunge 40% in 2024 Amid AI Funding Surge
International green investments plummeted by 40% in 2024 to $51 billion, primarily due to a shift towards AI funding, marking the third consecutive year of decline, although overall energy transition investments surpassed $2 trillion.
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40% Bias Score
Explosive Caravan Discovery Exposes Communication Failures in Response to Antisemitic Threat
A caravan containing explosives and the addresses of a Sydney synagogue and Holocaust museum was discovered on January 19; NSW authorities informed Premier Minns on January 20, but the Prime Minister's notification date remains undisclosed, sparking public concern and highlighting potential inter-ag...
Explosive Caravan Discovery Exposes Communication Failures in Response to Antisemitic Threat
A caravan containing explosives and the addresses of a Sydney synagogue and Holocaust museum was discovered on January 19; NSW authorities informed Premier Minns on January 20, but the Prime Minister's notification date remains undisclosed, sparking public concern and highlighting potential inter-ag...
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56% Bias Score
China Seen as Top Economic Partner for Southeast Asia
A survey of 2,028 Southeast Asians from August 19 to November 1, 2024, found China to be the most beneficial economic partner, with its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) recognized by 78% of respondents, exceeding awareness of other initiatives from Japan, the RCEP, and the US.
China Seen as Top Economic Partner for Southeast Asia
A survey of 2,028 Southeast Asians from August 19 to November 1, 2024, found China to be the most beneficial economic partner, with its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) recognized by 78% of respondents, exceeding awareness of other initiatives from Japan, the RCEP, and the US.
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40% Bias Score
Burgum's Fossil Fuel Ties Raise Concerns as Trump Appoints Him to Lead Interior Department
President Trump's nomination of Doug Burgum, former North Dakota governor with deep ties to the oil and gas industry, to lead the Interior Department raises concerns about potential conflicts of interest given his administration's assistance to the industry while profiting from family land leases an...
Burgum's Fossil Fuel Ties Raise Concerns as Trump Appoints Him to Lead Interior Department
President Trump's nomination of Doug Burgum, former North Dakota governor with deep ties to the oil and gas industry, to lead the Interior Department raises concerns about potential conflicts of interest given his administration's assistance to the industry while profiting from family land leases an...
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52% Bias Score
Patel's Contentious FBI Nomination Hearing Highlights Partisan Divisions
During a contentious Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, President Trump's FBI director nominee Kash Patel clashed with Democrats over his refusal to share grand jury testimony, his promotion of a song by a January 6th inmate choir, and his previous calls to shut down FBI headquarters. Senators ques...
Patel's Contentious FBI Nomination Hearing Highlights Partisan Divisions
During a contentious Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, President Trump's FBI director nominee Kash Patel clashed with Democrats over his refusal to share grand jury testimony, his promotion of a song by a January 6th inmate choir, and his previous calls to shut down FBI headquarters. Senators ques...
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48% Bias Score
Limited International Pressure on Rwanda Amidst Renewed Congo Conflict
Rwanda's support for M23 rebels led to the capture of Goma, prompting criticism but limited sanctions from Western nations, unlike the 2012 response, due to Rwanda's improved international standing and Western focus on other crises.
Limited International Pressure on Rwanda Amidst Renewed Congo Conflict
Rwanda's support for M23 rebels led to the capture of Goma, prompting criticism but limited sanctions from Western nations, unlike the 2012 response, due to Rwanda's improved international standing and Western focus on other crises.
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40% Bias Score
Parents Jailed for Daughter's Malnutrition
A Floreat couple was sentenced to jail for gross negligence of their 20-year-old ballerina daughter, who suffered severe malnutrition due to their repeated lies and failure to seek medical attention. The court heard the girl was chronically malnourished, hospitalised at age 16, and the parents false...
Parents Jailed for Daughter's Malnutrition
A Floreat couple was sentenced to jail for gross negligence of their 20-year-old ballerina daughter, who suffered severe malnutrition due to their repeated lies and failure to seek medical attention. The court heard the girl was chronically malnourished, hospitalised at age 16, and the parents false...
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36% Bias Score
Trump Imposes 25% Tariffs on Mexico and Canada
President Trump confirmed 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports starting February 1st, citing immigration, drugs, and trade deficits as reasons; oil imports' inclusion remains undecided, depending on pricing and treatment.
Trump Imposes 25% Tariffs on Mexico and Canada
President Trump confirmed 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports starting February 1st, citing immigration, drugs, and trade deficits as reasons; oil imports' inclusion remains undecided, depending on pricing and treatment.
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44% Bias Score
Brexit's Five-Year Impact: Economic Strain and Lingering Divisions
Five years after the U.K.'s departure from the European Union, businesses and citizens continue to experience Brexit's multifaceted consequences, from trade complexities to shifts in immigration, while political divisions persist and economic forecasts remain negative.
Brexit's Five-Year Impact: Economic Strain and Lingering Divisions
Five years after the U.K.'s departure from the European Union, businesses and citizens continue to experience Brexit's multifaceted consequences, from trade complexities to shifts in immigration, while political divisions persist and economic forecasts remain negative.
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56% Bias Score
Five Thai Hostages Released After Hamas Attack
Five of 31 Thai nationals held hostage by Hamas since its October 7 attack on Israel were released Thursday; 23 have been freed, 2 are dead, and 1 is unaccounted for; 46 Thais died in the conflict, among the tens of thousands of Thai workers in Israel.
Five Thai Hostages Released After Hamas Attack
Five of 31 Thai nationals held hostage by Hamas since its October 7 attack on Israel were released Thursday; 23 have been freed, 2 are dead, and 1 is unaccounted for; 46 Thais died in the conflict, among the tens of thousands of Thai workers in Israel.
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24% Bias Score
Kennedy's HHS Nomination Faces Uncertain Confirmation
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Senate confirmation hearings for HHS Secretary were contentious, with Democrats criticizing his anti-vaccine stance and some Republicans expressing reservations, creating uncertainty about his confirmation despite the GOP Senate majority.
Kennedy's HHS Nomination Faces Uncertain Confirmation
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Senate confirmation hearings for HHS Secretary were contentious, with Democrats criticizing his anti-vaccine stance and some Republicans expressing reservations, creating uncertainty about his confirmation despite the GOP Senate majority.
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60% Bias Score
US Tariffs Threaten Significant Price Increases for Gas and Groceries
Proposed 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods, set to take effect February 1st, threaten to increase gasoline prices by 40-70 cents per gallon in regions reliant on Canadian crude oil and significantly impact prices for various products, including avocados and tomatoes due to high import relian...
US Tariffs Threaten Significant Price Increases for Gas and Groceries
Proposed 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods, set to take effect February 1st, threaten to increase gasoline prices by 40-70 cents per gallon in regions reliant on Canadian crude oil and significantly impact prices for various products, including avocados and tomatoes due to high import relian...
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48% Bias Score