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edition.cnn.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Asteroid Bennu Sample Reveals Clues to Life's Origins

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission successfully retrieved a sample from asteroid Bennu, which analysis revealed contains amino acids, DNA components, salts, and previously unknown minerals crucial to life, suggesting asteroids played a significant role in delivering life's building blocks to Earth.

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32% Bias Score

Life on Land
lemonde.fr
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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U.S. Airstrikes Target ISIS Leader in Somalia

On February 1st, 2024, U.S. airstrikes in Somalia's Golis Mountains targeted an ISIS leader responsible for planning attacks and recruiting terrorists; initial reports indicate multiple terrorists were killed, aiming to degrade ISIS's operational capabilities following a New Orleans attack allegedly...

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44% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
theguardian.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Mandelson Reverses Stance on Trump, Citing Changed Circumstances

British Ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, reversed his 2019 criticism of President Trump, describing his previous comments as "ill-judged", citing changed circumstances and Trump's reelection as key factors.

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56% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
kathimerini.gr
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Tempi Train Crash Investigation: Two Years of Unanswered Questions

Two years after the Tempi train crash in Greece, the lack of released technical reports and conflicting accounts hinder the investigation, fueling speculation and political debate while preventing the clear assignment of blame.

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36% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
kathimerini.gr
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Tempe Tragedy: Public Outrage Forces Government Admission of Uncertainty

Two years after the Tempe train crash that killed dozens, the Greek Prime Minister admitted to uncertainty regarding key facts due to widespread public protests across Greece and internationally, revealing systemic issues of corruption and state dysfunction.

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40% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
kathimerini.gr
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Tempe Train Crash: Court Awards €800,000 in Compensation, Blames OSE and Hellenic Train

A Greek court awarded €800,000 in compensation to the family of a train controller killed in the Tempe train crash, holding OSE and Hellenic Train responsible for negligence due to operational failures despite knowing of system malfunctions; a National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) report co...

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52% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
bbc.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Peru's Boiling River: A Microcosm of Amazonian Climate Change

A study of Peru's Boiling River, heated by geothermal sources to over 90°C, shows decreased plant density and altered species composition near its hottest parts, serving as a potential model for Amazonian climate change impacts.

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20% Bias Score

Climate Action
dw.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Moldova Sends Emergency Gas to Transnistria Amidst Energy Crisis

Moldovagaz sent 3 million cubic meters of natural gas to Transnistria on February 1st, 2024, as a loan, marking the first supply since Russia's transit halt via Ukraine; the EU provides emergency aid for additional gas purchases from European markets to sustain daily needs.

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40% Bias Score

Affordable and Clean Energy
mk.ru
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Anapa Oil Spill: Benzopyrene Contamination 22.5 Times Limit

Soil samples from Anapa's oil-spill-affected beaches show benzopyrene levels 22.5 times the limit; the Russian government is implementing various cleanup technologies, including bioremediation and magnetic materials, while monitoring the sunken tanker "Volgoneft-212".

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32% Bias Score

Life Below Water
kathimerini.gr
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Outdated Conservative View on Abortion Ignores Women's Rights

A Greek article discusses the outdated conservative view equating abortion with murder, arguing that it ignores the importance of a woman's right to choose and the practical implications of unwanted pregnancies, exposing the underlying sexism.

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52% Bias Score

Gender Equality
kathimerini.gr
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Greek Protests Force Prime Minister's Admission, Triggering Political Crisis

Massive, peaceful protests in Greece on January 26th, 2025, prompted the Prime Minister to admit a possible mistake about flammable materials on a derailed train, causing significant political fallout and demonstrating the power of organized civil action.

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56% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
kathimerini.gr
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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2003 Tempe Bus Crash: Systemic Failures and Lack of Accountability

On April 13, 2003, a truck carrying an overloaded, improperly secured load collided with a bus carrying students near Tempe, Greece, resulting in 21 deaths and 28 injuries due to multiple regulatory failures and inadequate infrastructure.

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56% Bias Score

Quality Education