February 2025
March 2025
Controversy Erupts as Far-Right AfD to Exhibit at Stuttgart Education Fair
One week before the Stuttgart Didacta education fair, the decision to include the far-right AfD party as a main exhibitor has sparked outrage, prompting calls for the AfD's removal due to its views conflicting with the fair's focus on 'democracy education'.
Controversy Erupts as Far-Right AfD to Exhibit at Stuttgart Education Fair
One week before the Stuttgart Didacta education fair, the decision to include the far-right AfD party as a main exhibitor has sparked outrage, prompting calls for the AfD's removal due to its views conflicting with the fair's focus on 'democracy education'.
Progress
56% Bias Score
AstraZeneca Profits Soar Despite UK Investment Cancellation and China Crisis
AstraZeneca's 2024 annual profits jumped 38% to $8.7bn due to strong sales of cancer, lung, and immunology treatments; however, the company cancelled a \Ā£450m UK investment after disagreements over state support, and faces a crisis in China with detained executives and potential fines.
AstraZeneca Profits Soar Despite UK Investment Cancellation and China Crisis
AstraZeneca's 2024 annual profits jumped 38% to $8.7bn due to strong sales of cancer, lung, and immunology treatments; however, the company cancelled a \Ā£450m UK investment after disagreements over state support, and faces a crisis in China with detained executives and potential fines.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Guernsey Beachcombers' Data Informs International Efforts to Combat Marine Plastic Pollution
A Guernsey beachcombing group's catalog of plastic bottles, sourced from international shipping lanes, provides evidence to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) regarding the extent of marine plastic pollution, revealing the inadequacy of current regulations and informing potential solution...
Guernsey Beachcombers' Data Informs International Efforts to Combat Marine Plastic Pollution
A Guernsey beachcombing group's catalog of plastic bottles, sourced from international shipping lanes, provides evidence to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) regarding the extent of marine plastic pollution, revealing the inadequacy of current regulations and informing potential solution...
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28% Bias Score
Colombian President Faces Backlash Over Controversial Chief of Staff Appointment
The appointment of Armando Benedetti as chief of staff by Colombian President Gustavo Petro has sparked a major crisis within the government, leading to public criticism and resignations from key ministers due to Benedetti's history of machismo accusations and corruption investigations.
Colombian President Faces Backlash Over Controversial Chief of Staff Appointment
The appointment of Armando Benedetti as chief of staff by Colombian President Gustavo Petro has sparked a major crisis within the government, leading to public criticism and resignations from key ministers due to Benedetti's history of machismo accusations and corruption investigations.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Trump Delays Tariffs on Mexico, Forcing USMCA Renegotiation
Donald Trump's one-month delay of a 25% tariff on Mexican imports offers temporary relief, but pressures Mexico to renegotiate the USMCA before its 2026 review to address US concerns over drug trafficking, migration, and trade imbalances.
Trump Delays Tariffs on Mexico, Forcing USMCA Renegotiation
Donald Trump's one-month delay of a 25% tariff on Mexican imports offers temporary relief, but pressures Mexico to renegotiate the USMCA before its 2026 review to address US concerns over drug trafficking, migration, and trade imbalances.
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44% Bias Score
State Bounty Programs Target Undocumented Immigrants
Republican lawmakers in Missouri and Mississippi proposed $1,000 rewards for information leading to the arrest of undocumented immigrants; the Missouri bill remains active, while the Mississippi bill failed despite claims it would improve community safety, highlighting the ongoing national debate ov...
State Bounty Programs Target Undocumented Immigrants
Republican lawmakers in Missouri and Mississippi proposed $1,000 rewards for information leading to the arrest of undocumented immigrants; the Missouri bill remains active, while the Mississippi bill failed despite claims it would improve community safety, highlighting the ongoing national debate ov...
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52% Bias Score
Former Amazon Exec's CMA Appointment Raises Concerns About Big Tech Regulation
Doug Gurr, former Amazon UK boss, was appointed interim chair of the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), prompting concerns about conflicts of interest and the CMA's ability to independently regulate big tech, particularly given the CMA's recent investigation into Amazon and Microsoft's cl...
Former Amazon Exec's CMA Appointment Raises Concerns About Big Tech Regulation
Doug Gurr, former Amazon UK boss, was appointed interim chair of the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), prompting concerns about conflicts of interest and the CMA's ability to independently regulate big tech, particularly given the CMA's recent investigation into Amazon and Microsoft's cl...
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44% Bias Score
Meticulously Planned Murder: Evidence Leads to Conviction of Stuart Ludlam's Killer
Colin Cheetham, a retired man with a fascination with guns, murdered taxi driver Stuart Ludlam in a planned execution at Cromford railway station on September 17, 2010; evidence found at Cheetham's home, including over 500 urine bottles and photos of the station, led to his conviction.
Meticulously Planned Murder: Evidence Leads to Conviction of Stuart Ludlam's Killer
Colin Cheetham, a retired man with a fascination with guns, murdered taxi driver Stuart Ludlam in a planned execution at Cromford railway station on September 17, 2010; evidence found at Cheetham's home, including over 500 urine bottles and photos of the station, led to his conviction.
Progress
56% Bias Score
\"Smartphone Use and Parental Overprotection Fueling Mental Health Crisis in Youth\"\
A surge in smartphone ownership among adolescents, coupled with parental overprotection, is significantly impacting children's mental health, leading to increased anxiety, reduced self-efficacy, and a decline in face-to-face interactions.
\"Smartphone Use and Parental Overprotection Fueling Mental Health Crisis in Youth\"\
A surge in smartphone ownership among adolescents, coupled with parental overprotection, is significantly impacting children's mental health, leading to increased anxiety, reduced self-efficacy, and a decline in face-to-face interactions.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Former Chilean President PiƱera Dies in Helicopter Crash
Former Chilean President SebastiƔn PiƱera died on February 6, 2024, when the helicopter he was piloting crashed into Lago Ranco, killing him from drowning, while three other passengers survived. Despite an ongoing investigation, the cause of the crash remains unclear, sparking a national debate abou...
Former Chilean President PiƱera Dies in Helicopter Crash
Former Chilean President SebastiƔn PiƱera died on February 6, 2024, when the helicopter he was piloting crashed into Lago Ranco, killing him from drowning, while three other passengers survived. Despite an ongoing investigation, the cause of the crash remains unclear, sparking a national debate abou...
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44% Bias Score
Slow Reconstruction Exacerbates Hardship Two Years After Turkey-Syria Earthquakes
Two years after the devastating February 2023 earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, reconstruction efforts are lagging, leaving 500,000 people in temporary shelters and creating widespread hardship, including high rates of mental health issues and child labor.
Slow Reconstruction Exacerbates Hardship Two Years After Turkey-Syria Earthquakes
Two years after the devastating February 2023 earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, reconstruction efforts are lagging, leaving 500,000 people in temporary shelters and creating widespread hardship, including high rates of mental health issues and child labor.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Canada's Potential EU Membership Amidst US Foreign Policy Uncertainty
Amidst trade tensions and President Trump's unpredictable actions, including the pursuit of buying Greenland and incorporating Canada into the US, a proposal for Canada to join the European Union gains traction, suggesting mutual economic benefits and addressing US foreign policy instability.
Canada's Potential EU Membership Amidst US Foreign Policy Uncertainty
Amidst trade tensions and President Trump's unpredictable actions, including the pursuit of buying Greenland and incorporating Canada into the US, a proposal for Canada to join the European Union gains traction, suggesting mutual economic benefits and addressing US foreign policy instability.
Progress
60% Bias Score