February 2025
March 2025
Trump's Trade War: Escalating Tensions and Unlikely Solutions
President Trump's aggressive trade policies, including tariffs on steel, aluminum, and potential future tariffs on other goods, are escalating tensions with China and other trading partners, reflecting a bipartisan concern over the decline of US manufacturing jobs and economic precarity.
Trump's Trade War: Escalating Tensions and Unlikely Solutions
President Trump's aggressive trade policies, including tariffs on steel, aluminum, and potential future tariffs on other goods, are escalating tensions with China and other trading partners, reflecting a bipartisan concern over the decline of US manufacturing jobs and economic precarity.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Latvian Activist Gaponenko Arrested on Charges of Aiding Foreign State and Inciting Hatred
Latvian authorities arrested human rights activist Alexander Gaponenko on February 13, 2024, charging him with aiding a foreign state and inciting national hatred following his participation in a conference on the alleged "ethnocide of Russian compatriots in the Baltic states".
Latvian Activist Gaponenko Arrested on Charges of Aiding Foreign State and Inciting Hatred
Latvian authorities arrested human rights activist Alexander Gaponenko on February 13, 2024, charging him with aiding a foreign state and inciting national hatred following his participation in a conference on the alleged "ethnocide of Russian compatriots in the Baltic states".
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52% Bias Score
Trump's Aid Freeze Leaves Thousands of Zimbabwean Healthcare Workers Jobless
Following a Trump administration executive order halting foreign aid, thousands of Zimbabwean healthcare workers lost their jobs, impacting services for 1.2 million people on ART and leading to clinic closures, exposing the country's dependence on donor funding for its healthcare system.
Trump's Aid Freeze Leaves Thousands of Zimbabwean Healthcare Workers Jobless
Following a Trump administration executive order halting foreign aid, thousands of Zimbabwean healthcare workers lost their jobs, impacting services for 1.2 million people on ART and leading to clinic closures, exposing the country's dependence on donor funding for its healthcare system.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Weekly Semaglutide Shows Promise in Reducing Alcohol Consumption
A JAMA Psychiatry study shows weekly semaglutide significantly reduced alcohol cravings and heavy drinking days in 48 adults with alcohol use disorder, with nearly 40% of the semaglutide group reporting no heavy drinking days in the final month versus 20% in the placebo group.
Weekly Semaglutide Shows Promise in Reducing Alcohol Consumption
A JAMA Psychiatry study shows weekly semaglutide significantly reduced alcohol cravings and heavy drinking days in 48 adults with alcohol use disorder, with nearly 40% of the semaglutide group reporting no heavy drinking days in the final month versus 20% in the placebo group.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Babacan Urges Erdoğan to Address TÜSİAD's Economic and Rule of Law Concerns
DEVA Party leader Ali Babacan criticized President Erdoğan's handling of the economy and rule of law, urging him to address concerns raised by TÜSİAD, a prominent Turkish business association, warning that ignoring these issues will harm Turkey's future and that single-digit inflation is unrealistic...
Babacan Urges Erdoğan to Address TÜSİAD's Economic and Rule of Law Concerns
DEVA Party leader Ali Babacan criticized President Erdoğan's handling of the economy and rule of law, urging him to address concerns raised by TÜSİAD, a prominent Turkish business association, warning that ignoring these issues will harm Turkey's future and that single-digit inflation is unrealistic...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Valencian Flood Victims Sue Government for Negligence, Blaming President Mazón
A group of 20 victims of the October 29, 2024, Dana flood in Valencia, Spain, formed an association to sue the regional government, led by President Carlos Mazón, for negligence resulting in 227 deaths, alleging failures in emergency response, including the education minister's inaction and social s...
Valencian Flood Victims Sue Government for Negligence, Blaming President Mazón
A group of 20 victims of the October 29, 2024, Dana flood in Valencia, Spain, formed an association to sue the regional government, led by President Carlos Mazón, for negligence resulting in 227 deaths, alleging failures in emergency response, including the education minister's inaction and social s...
Progress
64% Bias Score
Munich Car Ramming: Afghan Asylum Seeker's Attack Injures 36
A 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker in Germany intentionally drove his car into a crowd of 1,500 at a Munich trade union rally on Sunday, injuring at least 36 people; police say the attack was Islamist-motivated.
Munich Car Ramming: Afghan Asylum Seeker's Attack Injures 36
A 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker in Germany intentionally drove his car into a crowd of 1,500 at a Munich trade union rally on Sunday, injuring at least 36 people; police say the attack was Islamist-motivated.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Girl Dies After Bone Marrow Biopsy Complication
Six-year-old Amelia Ridout died in June 2022 at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, from massive internal bleeding after a bone marrow biopsy where a needle pierced a major artery; a coroner's inquest has called for national guidelines to be published for this type of procedure.
Girl Dies After Bone Marrow Biopsy Complication
Six-year-old Amelia Ridout died in June 2022 at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, from massive internal bleeding after a bone marrow biopsy where a needle pierced a major artery; a coroner's inquest has called for national guidelines to be published for this type of procedure.
Progress
60% Bias Score
PP Criticizes Trump Tariffs, Prioritizes Domestic Politics
Donald Trump's Thursday announcement of tariffs on EU imports prompted Spain's PP party to criticize the measure as economically misguided, but advocate for negotiation with the White House, highlighting the economic impact on Spain and the EU while using the situation for domestic political maneuve...
PP Criticizes Trump Tariffs, Prioritizes Domestic Politics
Donald Trump's Thursday announcement of tariffs on EU imports prompted Spain's PP party to criticize the measure as economically misguided, but advocate for negotiation with the White House, highlighting the economic impact on Spain and the EU while using the situation for domestic political maneuve...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Terrorist Testifies in Spanish Congress Following Political Deal
Conceding to Junts' demands for a congressional inquiry into the 2017 Barcelona attacks, the Spanish government allowed convicted terrorist Mohamed Houli Chemlal to testify, sparking widespread criticism and a walkout by the PP.
Terrorist Testifies in Spanish Congress Following Political Deal
Conceding to Junts' demands for a congressional inquiry into the 2017 Barcelona attacks, the Spanish government allowed convicted terrorist Mohamed Houli Chemlal to testify, sparking widespread criticism and a walkout by the PP.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Syria's Stalled Negotiations with Kurds Fuel International Involvement
Despite ongoing high-level talks, the Syrian government's attempts to integrate the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into its army and resolve the conflict in Northeast Syria have stalled due to disagreements on disarmament and the Kurds' exclusion from the Syrian National Conference, prompting intern...
Syria's Stalled Negotiations with Kurds Fuel International Involvement
Despite ongoing high-level talks, the Syrian government's attempts to integrate the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into its army and resolve the conflict in Northeast Syria have stalled due to disagreements on disarmament and the Kurds' exclusion from the Syrian National Conference, prompting intern...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Pope Francis Hospitalized for Bronchitis
Pope Francis, 88, entered Rome's Gemelli hospital Friday for bronchitis treatment and tests, canceling his schedule until Monday due to a progressive health decline.
Pope Francis Hospitalized for Bronchitis
Pope Francis, 88, entered Rome's Gemelli hospital Friday for bronchitis treatment and tests, canceling his schedule until Monday due to a progressive health decline.
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16% Bias Score