February 2025
March 2025
EU Threatens US Tech Firms with Retaliation Over Potential Tariffs
The European Union threatens retaliatory measures against major US tech companies, including intellectual property restrictions and market access limitations, in response to potential US tariffs on EU goods, aiming for a quicker response than in 2018.
EU Threatens US Tech Firms with Retaliation Over Potential Tariffs
The European Union threatens retaliatory measures against major US tech companies, including intellectual property restrictions and market access limitations, in response to potential US tariffs on EU goods, aiming for a quicker response than in 2018.
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48% Bias Score
US Tariffs Indirectly Impact Southeast Asia's Export-Dependent Economy
The US imposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, indirectly impacting Southeast Asia's export-dependent economy by potentially slowing global trade and reducing export revenues and investment. ASEAN nations are exploring diversification of trade partners to mitigate the effects.
US Tariffs Indirectly Impact Southeast Asia's Export-Dependent Economy
The US imposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, indirectly impacting Southeast Asia's export-dependent economy by potentially slowing global trade and reducing export revenues and investment. ASEAN nations are exploring diversification of trade partners to mitigate the effects.
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36% Bias Score
China's Coordinated Push for Brain-Computer Interface Dominance
China's National Medical Products Administration is drafting standards for BCI medical devices, while Beijing and Shanghai aim to cultivate globally influential BCI tech leaders by 2030, reflecting a national push to transition BCI technology from exploration to implementation, with a market project...
China's Coordinated Push for Brain-Computer Interface Dominance
China's National Medical Products Administration is drafting standards for BCI medical devices, while Beijing and Shanghai aim to cultivate globally influential BCI tech leaders by 2030, reflecting a national push to transition BCI technology from exploration to implementation, with a market project...
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36% Bias Score
Trump Proposes Relocating Palestinians from Gaza
President Trump, during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, proposed relocating Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and redeveloping the region, sparking controversy among Palestinians, some U.S. Jewish leaders, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations, while receiving support from ev...
Trump Proposes Relocating Palestinians from Gaza
President Trump, during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, proposed relocating Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and redeveloping the region, sparking controversy among Palestinians, some U.S. Jewish leaders, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations, while receiving support from ev...
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44% Bias Score
CIA Offers Buyouts to Employees, Excluding Key Personnel
The CIA is offering buyouts to some employees for voluntary early retirement or resignation, differing from other federal agencies and excluding those deemed critical to national security; this is part of President Trump's plan to restructure the agency.
CIA Offers Buyouts to Employees, Excluding Key Personnel
The CIA is offering buyouts to some employees for voluntary early retirement or resignation, differing from other federal agencies and excluding those deemed critical to national security; this is part of President Trump's plan to restructure the agency.
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40% Bias Score
EU Military Mobility Fund Criticized as Ineffective
Auditors criticize the European Union's 1.7 billion euro military mobility fund as too small and poorly managed to be effective, highlighting delays at internal borders (one country requires 45 days' notice for military convoys) and a lack of strategic planning in project selection, despite the urge...
EU Military Mobility Fund Criticized as Ineffective
Auditors criticize the European Union's 1.7 billion euro military mobility fund as too small and poorly managed to be effective, highlighting delays at internal borders (one country requires 45 days' notice for military convoys) and a lack of strategic planning in project selection, despite the urge...
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48% Bias Score
China's Green Electricity Certificates Surge 21-Fold in 2024
In 2024, China issued 4.955 billion green electricity certificates—a 21.42-fold increase—representing 553 billion kilowatt-hours of renewable energy, mostly purchased by manufacturing enterprises; this surge reflects growing corporate sustainability efforts and addresses global carbon emission conce...
China's Green Electricity Certificates Surge 21-Fold in 2024
In 2024, China issued 4.955 billion green electricity certificates—a 21.42-fold increase—representing 553 billion kilowatt-hours of renewable energy, mostly purchased by manufacturing enterprises; this surge reflects growing corporate sustainability efforts and addresses global carbon emission conce...
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44% Bias Score
China's Green Electricity Certificates Surge 21-Fold in 2024
In 2024, China issued 4.955 billion green electricity certificates, a 21.42-fold increase, facilitating green power transactions and addressing carbon emissions in global trade by tracing product carbon footprints, with 70 percent of purchases from manufacturing sectors.
China's Green Electricity Certificates Surge 21-Fold in 2024
In 2024, China issued 4.955 billion green electricity certificates, a 21.42-fold increase, facilitating green power transactions and addressing carbon emissions in global trade by tracing product carbon footprints, with 70 percent of purchases from manufacturing sectors.
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36% Bias Score
Sydney Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting Wife, Causing Paralysis
A Sydney man, Kamal El Jamal, pleaded guilty to shooting his wife, Georgina Vlahos, causing permanent spinal injuries, after firing a gun through their garage ceiling; he then abandoned her at a hospital before fleeing, resulting in a four-week manhunt.
Sydney Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting Wife, Causing Paralysis
A Sydney man, Kamal El Jamal, pleaded guilty to shooting his wife, Georgina Vlahos, causing permanent spinal injuries, after firing a gun through their garage ceiling; he then abandoned her at a hospital before fleeing, resulting in a four-week manhunt.
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52% Bias Score
Rubio Boycotts G20 Summit Over South Africa's Land Seizure Bill
Senator Marco Rubio is boycotting the G20 summit in Johannesburg, protesting South Africa's new land expropriation bill that allows the government to seize land, with or without compensation, raising concerns in the US regarding human rights and economic policy.
Rubio Boycotts G20 Summit Over South Africa's Land Seizure Bill
Senator Marco Rubio is boycotting the G20 summit in Johannesburg, protesting South Africa's new land expropriation bill that allows the government to seize land, with or without compensation, raising concerns in the US regarding human rights and economic policy.
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56% Bias Score
Gates Urges Trump to Preserve USAID Funding Amidst Administration Cuts
Bill Gates met with President Trump and his chief of staff to advocate for maintaining funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which has faced cuts and staff suspensions under the Trump administration, temporarily halting foreign aid disbursement.
Gates Urges Trump to Preserve USAID Funding Amidst Administration Cuts
Bill Gates met with President Trump and his chief of staff to advocate for maintaining funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which has faced cuts and staff suspensions under the Trump administration, temporarily halting foreign aid disbursement.
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40% Bias Score
Trump Prioritizes Antisemitism Complaints, Raising Civil Rights Concerns
President Trump ordered the U.S. Office for Civil Rights to prioritize antisemitism complaints, initiating investigations at five universities and a Denver school, while freezing daily operations and potentially diminishing attention to other civil rights violations.
Trump Prioritizes Antisemitism Complaints, Raising Civil Rights Concerns
President Trump ordered the U.S. Office for Civil Rights to prioritize antisemitism complaints, initiating investigations at five universities and a Denver school, while freezing daily operations and potentially diminishing attention to other civil rights violations.
Progress
48% Bias Score