February 2025
March 2025
Guatemala's Garifuna Fight to Preserve Language and Culture
In Livingston, Guatemala, the Garifuna community, comprising approximately 17,000 people (0.1% of Guatemala's population), is struggling to preserve their native language, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, due to historical discrimination and migration, with only 5% of the population still flue...
Guatemala's Garifuna Fight to Preserve Language and Culture
In Livingston, Guatemala, the Garifuna community, comprising approximately 17,000 people (0.1% of Guatemala's population), is struggling to preserve their native language, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, due to historical discrimination and migration, with only 5% of the population still flue...
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28% Bias Score
Record High Resignations in Spain Highlight Workplace Dissatisfaction
Rosa Sánchez's resignation exemplifies a growing trend in Spain: over 3.1 million people voluntarily left their jobs in 2024, a 49% increase since 2021, driven by factors like low salaries, lack of career progression, and poor work-life balance.
Record High Resignations in Spain Highlight Workplace Dissatisfaction
Rosa Sánchez's resignation exemplifies a growing trend in Spain: over 3.1 million people voluntarily left their jobs in 2024, a 49% increase since 2021, driven by factors like low salaries, lack of career progression, and poor work-life balance.
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24% Bias Score
Trump-Macron Meeting: Resource Deals and Ukraine Peacekeeping Claims
During a meeting between French President Macron and US President Trump, Trump announced potential resource deals and claimed Russia's acceptance of European peacekeepers in Ukraine; Putin later proposed US-Russia cooperation on rare earth mining, including in occupied territories.
Trump-Macron Meeting: Resource Deals and Ukraine Peacekeeping Claims
During a meeting between French President Macron and US President Trump, Trump announced potential resource deals and claimed Russia's acceptance of European peacekeepers in Ukraine; Putin later proposed US-Russia cooperation on rare earth mining, including in occupied territories.
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8% Bias Score
UAE's Ambitious AI Strategy: Economic Diversification and Geopolitical Balancing Act
The UAE is investing billions in AI to become a global leader by 2031, diversifying its economy and bolstering national security, but faces challenges balancing US and China relations in this competitive landscape.
UAE's Ambitious AI Strategy: Economic Diversification and Geopolitical Balancing Act
The UAE is investing billions in AI to become a global leader by 2031, diversifying its economy and bolstering national security, but faces challenges balancing US and China relations in this competitive landscape.
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36% Bias Score
Germany's Post-Election Foreign Policy Shift
Germany's new government faces significant foreign policy challenges due to reduced US security guarantees and rising concerns about China's influence, necessitating increased defense spending and a more assertive foreign policy; public opinion on military engagement remains divided.
Germany's Post-Election Foreign Policy Shift
Germany's new government faces significant foreign policy challenges due to reduced US security guarantees and rising concerns about China's influence, necessitating increased defense spending and a more assertive foreign policy; public opinion on military engagement remains divided.
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44% Bias Score
Germany vs. US: A Clash of Free Speech Philosophies
Germany's stricter limits on free speech, unlike the US's broader protection under the First Amendment, stem from its legal history emphasizing personal honor and its aim to prevent a repeat of its Nazi past; this contrast is debated, with some arguing that restricting speech can backfire.
Germany vs. US: A Clash of Free Speech Philosophies
Germany's stricter limits on free speech, unlike the US's broader protection under the First Amendment, stem from its legal history emphasizing personal honor and its aim to prevent a repeat of its Nazi past; this contrast is debated, with some arguing that restricting speech can backfire.
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44% Bias Score
Betar US and ADL Clash Over Extremism Accusations
The pro-Israel group Betar US was added to the ADL's extremism database for aggressive tactics, prompting Betar to retaliate by adding the ADL to its own list and making unsubstantiated claims about ADL staff. This highlights a growing clash between established and newer Jewish groups over approache...
Betar US and ADL Clash Over Extremism Accusations
The pro-Israel group Betar US was added to the ADL's extremism database for aggressive tactics, prompting Betar to retaliate by adding the ADL to its own list and making unsubstantiated claims about ADL staff. This highlights a growing clash between established and newer Jewish groups over approache...
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48% Bias Score
Western Negev Recovery Plan Faces Steep Budget Cuts
Following the October 7th attacks, a NIS 19 billion recovery plan for the Western Negev faces significant cuts, dropping to potentially NIS 14 billion by 2028 due to internal reallocations and across-the-board government budget cuts, despite initial commitments.
Western Negev Recovery Plan Faces Steep Budget Cuts
Following the October 7th attacks, a NIS 19 billion recovery plan for the Western Negev faces significant cuts, dropping to potentially NIS 14 billion by 2028 due to internal reallocations and across-the-board government budget cuts, despite initial commitments.
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56% Bias Score
German Election: CDU/CSU Wins Amid Recession, AfD Surge Creates Uncertainty
Germany's CDU/CSU bloc won the federal election with 28.5% of the vote amid a recession, while the AfD secured 20.8%, creating uncertainty about coalition formation and the country's economic future.
German Election: CDU/CSU Wins Amid Recession, AfD Surge Creates Uncertainty
Germany's CDU/CSU bloc won the federal election with 28.5% of the vote amid a recession, while the AfD secured 20.8%, creating uncertainty about coalition formation and the country's economic future.
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48% Bias Score
EU Seeks Special Tribunal to Prosecute Russian Leaders for Ukraine Aggression
The European Commission and Parliament advocate for a special tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders for the crime of aggression against Ukraine, facing challenges in securing UN support and collecting sufficient evidence, with alternative approaches under consideration.
EU Seeks Special Tribunal to Prosecute Russian Leaders for Ukraine Aggression
The European Commission and Parliament advocate for a special tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders for the crime of aggression against Ukraine, facing challenges in securing UN support and collecting sufficient evidence, with alternative approaches under consideration.
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48% Bias Score
Trump Administration's Research Cuts Threaten Global Science
The ALLAEA alliance of European science academies denounces the Trump administration's attacks on US research freedom, citing censorship and funding cuts impacting international projects, including the IPCC's climate report, with dozens of PhD programs affected and many more threatened.
Trump Administration's Research Cuts Threaten Global Science
The ALLAEA alliance of European science academies denounces the Trump administration's attacks on US research freedom, citing censorship and funding cuts impacting international projects, including the IPCC's climate report, with dozens of PhD programs affected and many more threatened.
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44% Bias Score
Germany's Climate Change Crisis: Economic and Political Implications of the 2027 CO2 Market Expansion
Germany faces rising climate change impacts, including deadly floods and heatwaves, and the 2027 expansion of the European CO2 market will increase energy costs unless a rapid transition to renewables occurs, necessitating political compromise.
Germany's Climate Change Crisis: Economic and Political Implications of the 2027 CO2 Market Expansion
Germany faces rising climate change impacts, including deadly floods and heatwaves, and the 2027 expansion of the European CO2 market will increase energy costs unless a rapid transition to renewables occurs, necessitating political compromise.
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52% Bias Score