March 2025
April 2025
Death of German Journalist and Activist Peggy Parnass at 97
Peggy Parnass, a German journalist known for her court reporting and activism against injustice, died at age 97; her work was profoundly shaped by her family's Holocaust experience and her own experiences as a child refugee.
Death of German Journalist and Activist Peggy Parnass at 97
Peggy Parnass, a German journalist known for her court reporting and activism against injustice, died at age 97; her work was profoundly shaped by her family's Holocaust experience and her own experiences as a child refugee.
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32% Bias Score
Germany's Outgoing Bundestag to Decide on Debt Brake Amendment
The outgoing German Bundestag will hold a special session on March 13th to potentially amend the debt brake, enabling increased military spending and infrastructure investment—a move criticized for bypassing the newly elected parliament's lack of a two-thirds majority.
Germany's Outgoing Bundestag to Decide on Debt Brake Amendment
The outgoing German Bundestag will hold a special session on March 13th to potentially amend the debt brake, enabling increased military spending and infrastructure investment—a move criticized for bypassing the newly elected parliament's lack of a two-thirds majority.
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52% Bias Score
Gabonese Election: Military Leader's Candidacy Challenges Transition
Gabon's April 12th presidential election features four candidates, notably General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, the coup leader, and Alain-Claude Bilie By Nze, Ali Bongo's former prime minister; despite promises of a civilian handover, Oligui Nguema's candidacy, supported by Ali Bongo's party, cast...
Gabonese Election: Military Leader's Candidacy Challenges Transition
Gabon's April 12th presidential election features four candidates, notably General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, the coup leader, and Alain-Claude Bilie By Nze, Ali Bongo's former prime minister; despite promises of a civilian handover, Oligui Nguema's candidacy, supported by Ali Bongo's party, cast...
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44% Bias Score
EU Proposes Stricter Deportation Laws
The European Commission proposed stricter deportation laws with harsher penalties for non-cooperation, aiming to increase the expulsion rate of asylum seekers from 20%; the plan may utilize Italian-run Albanian refugee camps as deportation centers.
EU Proposes Stricter Deportation Laws
The European Commission proposed stricter deportation laws with harsher penalties for non-cooperation, aiming to increase the expulsion rate of asylum seekers from 20%; the plan may utilize Italian-run Albanian refugee camps as deportation centers.
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56% Bias Score
Victorian Court Orders Urgent Review of Woman's Decade-Long Solitary Confinement
A Victorian court heard that a woman, found not guilty by reason of mental impairment in 2015, has been held in solitary confinement at Thomas Embling hospital for nearly a decade and is deteriorating, prompting calls for immediate changes to her treatment.
Victorian Court Orders Urgent Review of Woman's Decade-Long Solitary Confinement
A Victorian court heard that a woman, found not guilty by reason of mental impairment in 2015, has been held in solitary confinement at Thomas Embling hospital for nearly a decade and is deteriorating, prompting calls for immediate changes to her treatment.
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44% Bias Score
Flooding Aids Spread of Invasive Fire Ants in Queensland
Red imported fire ants (Rifas) in south-east Queensland are using floodwaters from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred to form large rafts, traveling several kilometers and establishing new nests, raising concerns about the species' rapid spread and the potential for them to reach other parts of Australia.
Flooding Aids Spread of Invasive Fire Ants in Queensland
Red imported fire ants (Rifas) in south-east Queensland are using floodwaters from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred to form large rafts, traveling several kilometers and establishing new nests, raising concerns about the species' rapid spread and the potential for them to reach other parts of Australia.
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36% Bias Score
Mass Student Protest Planned in Belgrade Amidst Government Warnings
Following a city-wide blockade in Belgrade in late January, a student-led protest is planned for March 15th in Belgrade, prompting government warnings of potential violence and a strong response.
Mass Student Protest Planned in Belgrade Amidst Government Warnings
Following a city-wide blockade in Belgrade in late January, a student-led protest is planned for March 15th in Belgrade, prompting government warnings of potential violence and a strong response.
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64% Bias Score
German MP Employed Russian with Potential FSB Links
A German MP, Christian Hirte, employed a Russian man with potential FSB ties in his office for a year starting in 2023, tasked with contacting the Russian opposition, despite subsequent security concerns and warnings from German authorities.
German MP Employed Russian with Potential FSB Links
A German MP, Christian Hirte, employed a Russian man with potential FSB ties in his office for a year starting in 2023, tasked with contacting the Russian opposition, despite subsequent security concerns and warnings from German authorities.
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32% Bias Score
NASA's SPHEREx Telescope Launches to Map the Entire Cosmos
NASA launched the $488 million SPHEREx space telescope on Tuesday from California to map the entire cosmos using infrared light, observing hundreds of millions of galaxies and searching for the building blocks of life in our galaxy; the mission will take two years.
NASA's SPHEREx Telescope Launches to Map the Entire Cosmos
NASA launched the $488 million SPHEREx space telescope on Tuesday from California to map the entire cosmos using infrared light, observing hundreds of millions of galaxies and searching for the building blocks of life in our galaxy; the mission will take two years.
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20% Bias Score
Trump's Science Cuts Spark Global Brain Drain
President Trump's cost-cutting measures in US science agencies have led to thousands of layoffs and restrictions on research, prompting a global response, with European institutions actively recruiting affected scientists, while others express ethical concerns.
Trump's Science Cuts Spark Global Brain Drain
President Trump's cost-cutting measures in US science agencies have led to thousands of layoffs and restrictions on research, prompting a global response, with European institutions actively recruiting affected scientists, while others express ethical concerns.
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52% Bias Score
Sturgeon Resigns as MSP
Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon announced her resignation as an MSP, citing a desire for a new chapter in her life, after a period of personal and political challenges including a police investigation and the SNP's general election defeat, and will not seek re-election in 2026.
Sturgeon Resigns as MSP
Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon announced her resignation as an MSP, citing a desire for a new chapter in her life, after a period of personal and political challenges including a police investigation and the SNP's general election defeat, and will not seek re-election in 2026.
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44% Bias Score
Baby Dies After Delay at Sydney Hospital
A baby died at Sydney's Northern Beaches Hospital after a 50-minute delay in a category one emergency caesarean section, prompting inquiries and raising concerns about hospital staffing and financial pressures.
Baby Dies After Delay at Sydney Hospital
A baby died at Sydney's Northern Beaches Hospital after a 50-minute delay in a category one emergency caesarean section, prompting inquiries and raising concerns about hospital staffing and financial pressures.
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44% Bias Score