March 2025
April 2025
Annual Glacial Melt Loss Doubles Sea Level Rise, Threatens Global Resources
Glacial melt is causing a yearly loss of 273 billion tons of ice, contributing to a more than doubled sea level rise since 2006 and threatening coastal areas and freshwater resources; researchers are also discovering new microorganisms in melting glaciers.
Annual Glacial Melt Loss Doubles Sea Level Rise, Threatens Global Resources
Glacial melt is causing a yearly loss of 273 billion tons of ice, contributing to a more than doubled sea level rise since 2006 and threatening coastal areas and freshwater resources; researchers are also discovering new microorganisms in melting glaciers.
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44% Bias Score
Europe Bolsters Defense, Reducing Reliance on US Amidst Ukraine Conflict
Facing an unpredictable US under Trump and Russian aggression in Ukraine, Europe, led by Germany's €500bn investment in military and infrastructure, is rapidly bolstering its defense capabilities, potentially creating a more Europe-centric Atlantic alliance.
Europe Bolsters Defense, Reducing Reliance on US Amidst Ukraine Conflict
Facing an unpredictable US under Trump and Russian aggression in Ukraine, Europe, led by Germany's €500bn investment in military and infrastructure, is rapidly bolstering its defense capabilities, potentially creating a more Europe-centric Atlantic alliance.
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56% Bias Score
Ukraine's Neptune Missile Strikes Russian Refinery 1,000km Away
Ukraine successfully tested its Neptune cruise missile, hitting a Russian oil refinery 1,000 kilometers away in Krasnodarskiy Kray, causing a three-day fire; this demonstrates Ukraine's growing long-range strike capability and impacts Russia's energy sector.
Ukraine's Neptune Missile Strikes Russian Refinery 1,000km Away
Ukraine successfully tested its Neptune cruise missile, hitting a Russian oil refinery 1,000 kilometers away in Krasnodarskiy Kray, causing a three-day fire; this demonstrates Ukraine's growing long-range strike capability and impacts Russia's energy sector.
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48% Bias Score
Iran Allegedly Ordered Assassination of Journalist
A Manhattan federal jury is hearing closing arguments in the murder-for-hire trial of two Russian mobsters accused of plotting to assassinate Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad at the behest of the Iranian government, which offered a $500,000 bounty.
Iran Allegedly Ordered Assassination of Journalist
A Manhattan federal jury is hearing closing arguments in the murder-for-hire trial of two Russian mobsters accused of plotting to assassinate Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad at the behest of the Iranian government, which offered a $500,000 bounty.
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44% Bias Score
US Funding Cut Jeopardizes Database Tracking Abducted Ukrainian Children
The US cut funding for a Yale University program tracking thousands of Ukrainian children allegedly abducted to Russia, prompting concerns that a database containing crucial information for their repatriation has been lost, despite State Department denials.
US Funding Cut Jeopardizes Database Tracking Abducted Ukrainian Children
The US cut funding for a Yale University program tracking thousands of Ukrainian children allegedly abducted to Russia, prompting concerns that a database containing crucial information for their repatriation has been lost, despite State Department denials.
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52% Bias Score
DESI Detects Potential Variation in Dark Energy, Challenging Standard Cosmological Model
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has found evidence suggesting dark energy, a force driving the universe's accelerating expansion, may not be a constant, challenging the Lambda-CDM model and potentially requiring modifications to existing theories of cosmology.
DESI Detects Potential Variation in Dark Energy, Challenging Standard Cosmological Model
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has found evidence suggesting dark energy, a force driving the universe's accelerating expansion, may not be a constant, challenging the Lambda-CDM model and potentially requiring modifications to existing theories of cosmology.
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8% Bias Score
Houthi Missile Attack on Israel Amidst Intensified US Strikes in Yemen
Following the collapse of the Gaza ceasefire, Israel intercepted a Houthi missile aimed at Ben Gurion Airport on Thursday, prompting intensified US airstrikes in Yemen, killing dozens and causing significant damage, as the Houthis vowed continued attacks on US and Israeli interests in response to Is...
Houthi Missile Attack on Israel Amidst Intensified US Strikes in Yemen
Following the collapse of the Gaza ceasefire, Israel intercepted a Houthi missile aimed at Ben Gurion Airport on Thursday, prompting intensified US airstrikes in Yemen, killing dozens and causing significant damage, as the Houthis vowed continued attacks on US and Israeli interests in response to Is...
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48% Bias Score
USAID Cuts Jeopardize Maternal Healthcare in Chad
USAID's 83% program cuts endanger maternal healthcare in Chad, impacting 100,000 women receiving prenatal care and 26,000 safe deliveries annually, worsening an already high maternal mortality rate, prompting searches for alternative funding and calls for African healthcare self-reliance.
USAID Cuts Jeopardize Maternal Healthcare in Chad
USAID's 83% program cuts endanger maternal healthcare in Chad, impacting 100,000 women receiving prenatal care and 26,000 safe deliveries annually, worsening an already high maternal mortality rate, prompting searches for alternative funding and calls for African healthcare self-reliance.
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56% Bias Score
US Deportation of Venezuelans to El Salvador Sparks International Outcry
The United States deported 238 Venezuelans to El Salvador's CECOT prison under an 18th-century law, despite a court order and protests from Venezuela's President Maduro who called the action a "kidnapping", prompting international human rights concerns and escalating tensions between the two nations...
US Deportation of Venezuelans to El Salvador Sparks International Outcry
The United States deported 238 Venezuelans to El Salvador's CECOT prison under an 18th-century law, despite a court order and protests from Venezuela's President Maduro who called the action a "kidnapping", prompting international human rights concerns and escalating tensions between the two nations...
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48% Bias Score
Russia's Renewed Offensive Undermines Peace Talks
Despite Putin's claims of a ceasefire, renewed Russian offensives near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant and in eastern Ukraine demonstrate a lack of commitment to peace, while Ukraine insists on verifiable details before agreeing to a truce.
Russia's Renewed Offensive Undermines Peace Talks
Despite Putin's claims of a ceasefire, renewed Russian offensives near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant and in eastern Ukraine demonstrate a lack of commitment to peace, while Ukraine insists on verifiable details before agreeing to a truce.
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40% Bias Score
BRICS Plus Drives De-Dollarization for Greater Financial Autonomy
The BRICS Plus group—Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, UAE, and Indonesia—is actively pursuing de-dollarization to reduce reliance on the US dollar in international trade, investments, and reserves, aiming for greater financial autonomy and protection f...
BRICS Plus Drives De-Dollarization for Greater Financial Autonomy
The BRICS Plus group—Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, UAE, and Indonesia—is actively pursuing de-dollarization to reduce reliance on the US dollar in international trade, investments, and reserves, aiming for greater financial autonomy and protection f...
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48% Bias Score
ICC Investigations in Philippines and Venezuela: Duterte Arrested, Maduro Remains Impune
The ICC is investigating crimes against humanity in the Philippines and Venezuela, with the former's Rodrigo Duterte arrested despite the country's withdrawal from the Rome Statute, while Venezuela's continued non-compliance is also under investigation.
ICC Investigations in Philippines and Venezuela: Duterte Arrested, Maduro Remains Impune
The ICC is investigating crimes against humanity in the Philippines and Venezuela, with the former's Rodrigo Duterte arrested despite the country's withdrawal from the Rome Statute, while Venezuela's continued non-compliance is also under investigation.
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32% Bias Score