February 2025
March 2025
COP16 Reaches Last-Minute Funding Deal for Biodiversity
At the UN COP16 biodiversity conference in Rome, 154 countries reached a last-minute compromise on financing biodiversity conservation with billions of dollars annually, aiming for 30 billion by 2030, to protect 30% of global land and marine areas, after previous negotiations failed.
COP16 Reaches Last-Minute Funding Deal for Biodiversity
At the UN COP16 biodiversity conference in Rome, 154 countries reached a last-minute compromise on financing biodiversity conservation with billions of dollars annually, aiming for 30 billion by 2030, to protect 30% of global land and marine areas, after previous negotiations failed.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Gene Hackman and Wife Found Dead in Santa Fe Home; Investigation Underway
Actors Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their Santa Fe home, along with their dog. Police found pills near Arakawa and although initial tests ruled out carbon monoxide poisoning, an investigation is underway.
Gene Hackman and Wife Found Dead in Santa Fe Home; Investigation Underway
Actors Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their Santa Fe home, along with their dog. Police found pills near Arakawa and although initial tests ruled out carbon monoxide poisoning, an investigation is underway.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Cosentino's Sustainable Innovation: Reducing Silica in Silestone and Transforming Industrial Waste
Cosentino, a Spanish multinational, has reduced silica content in its Silestone product line by using Hybriq+ technology and invested 90 million euros in Cantera Tecnológica Circular (CT Quarry), a project that will transform 100,000+ tons of industrial waste into new raw materials annually, showcas...
Cosentino's Sustainable Innovation: Reducing Silica in Silestone and Transforming Industrial Waste
Cosentino, a Spanish multinational, has reduced silica content in its Silestone product line by using Hybriq+ technology and invested 90 million euros in Cantera Tecnológica Circular (CT Quarry), a project that will transform 100,000+ tons of industrial waste into new raw materials annually, showcas...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Africa Security: Attacks in Niger, CAR, and DRC
The Nigerien army neutralized 15 terrorists; the UN is deploying troops to the northwest CAR due to rising violence; explosions in Bukavu, DRC, after a political rally killed 11 and injured 65; ceasefire negotiations started in Cairo.
Africa Security: Attacks in Niger, CAR, and DRC
The Nigerien army neutralized 15 terrorists; the UN is deploying troops to the northwest CAR due to rising violence; explosions in Bukavu, DRC, after a political rally killed 11 and injured 65; ceasefire negotiations started in Cairo.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Warsaw Cemetery Restoration Uncovers Lost Jewish History
In Warsaw, Poland, archaeology students are carefully restoring the Okopowa Street Jewish cemetery, uncovering lost graves and names while respecting Jewish burial laws, revealing a deeper connection to the past for the Polish Jewish community.
Warsaw Cemetery Restoration Uncovers Lost Jewish History
In Warsaw, Poland, archaeology students are carefully restoring the Okopowa Street Jewish cemetery, uncovering lost graves and names while respecting Jewish burial laws, revealing a deeper connection to the past for the Polish Jewish community.
Progress
24% Bias Score
China's High-Tech Zones Fuel 7.6% GDP Growth, Drive Technological Advancement
China's high-tech zones, contributing half of the nation's R&D and invention patents, achieved a 7.6% GDP growth in 2024, reaching 19.3 trillion yuan ($2.67 trillion), while attracting 24.6% more foreign investment year-on-year, and actively promoting AI applications.
China's High-Tech Zones Fuel 7.6% GDP Growth, Drive Technological Advancement
China's high-tech zones, contributing half of the nation's R&D and invention patents, achieved a 7.6% GDP growth in 2024, reaching 19.3 trillion yuan ($2.67 trillion), while attracting 24.6% more foreign investment year-on-year, and actively promoting AI applications.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Canadian LNG poised for growth amid rising global demand and US competition
Global LNG demand is expected to increase by 60% over the next 15 years, creating opportunities for Canadian companies like TC Energy and LNG Canada, but also increasing competition from the US following the lifting of its export moratorium.
Canadian LNG poised for growth amid rising global demand and US competition
Global LNG demand is expected to increase by 60% over the next 15 years, creating opportunities for Canadian companies like TC Energy and LNG Canada, but also increasing competition from the US following the lifting of its export moratorium.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Epstein File Release Delayed: New FBI Material Surfaces
US Attorney General Pam Bondi's promised release of Jeffrey Epstein's files is delayed due to newly discovered FBI material; a partial release revealed no new information, and a victim list remains redacted.
Epstein File Release Delayed: New FBI Material Surfaces
US Attorney General Pam Bondi's promised release of Jeffrey Epstein's files is delayed due to newly discovered FBI material; a partial release revealed no new information, and a victim list remains redacted.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Repsol Faces $1.1 Billion Loss as US Threatens to Revoke Venezuela Licenses
Spain's 2024 crude oil imports from Venezuela reached a 10-year high of 3 million tons, a 116% increase from 2023, mainly imported by Repsol, which faces potential $1.1 billion losses if US licenses are revoked.
Repsol Faces $1.1 Billion Loss as US Threatens to Revoke Venezuela Licenses
Spain's 2024 crude oil imports from Venezuela reached a 10-year high of 3 million tons, a 116% increase from 2023, mainly imported by Repsol, which faces potential $1.1 billion losses if US licenses are revoked.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Austria Forms Three-Party Coalition to Tackle Budget Deficit
Austria's new coalition government, formed by the ÖVP, SPÖ, and Neos, aims to address a nearly €9 billion budget deficit by cutting spending and restricting asylum seekers, contrasting sharply with the far-right FPÖ's policies. This comes after failed negotiations with the FPÖ and internal disagreem...
Austria Forms Three-Party Coalition to Tackle Budget Deficit
Austria's new coalition government, formed by the ÖVP, SPÖ, and Neos, aims to address a nearly €9 billion budget deficit by cutting spending and restricting asylum seekers, contrasting sharply with the far-right FPÖ's policies. This comes after failed negotiations with the FPÖ and internal disagreem...
Progress
60% Bias Score
Hamas Hostage Details Impregnable Tunnels, Horrific Conditions
Eli Sharabi, released after 491 days as a Hamas hostage, described nearly insurmountable tunnel fortifications, horrific conditions, and the impact of Israeli government statements on hostage treatment, revealing the murder of fellow hostages and the challenges of future rescue operations.
Hamas Hostage Details Impregnable Tunnels, Horrific Conditions
Eli Sharabi, released after 491 days as a Hamas hostage, described nearly insurmountable tunnel fortifications, horrific conditions, and the impact of Israeli government statements on hostage treatment, revealing the murder of fellow hostages and the challenges of future rescue operations.
Progress
40% Bias Score
AI's Environmental Impact and the Expanding XR Market
Business Energy UK estimates ChatGPT's yearly electricity use surpasses that of 112 countries, while Meta invests $50 million in Horizon Worlds to boost content creation, and new platforms like VIVERSE Worlds and Into the Scaniverse expand XR accessibility.
AI's Environmental Impact and the Expanding XR Market
Business Energy UK estimates ChatGPT's yearly electricity use surpasses that of 112 countries, while Meta invests $50 million in Horizon Worlds to boost content creation, and new platforms like VIVERSE Worlds and Into the Scaniverse expand XR accessibility.
Progress
24% Bias Score