March 2025
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Department of Defense Releases Guidelines on Transgender Military Ban
The U.S. Department of Defense released new guidelines on Friday for enforcing President Trump's ban on transgender people in the military, prompting a request to a federal judge to lift an injunction blocking the ban. The guidelines involve reviewing medical records and using self-assessment questi...
Department of Defense Releases Guidelines on Transgender Military Ban
The U.S. Department of Defense released new guidelines on Friday for enforcing President Trump's ban on transgender people in the military, prompting a request to a federal judge to lift an injunction blocking the ban. The guidelines involve reviewing medical records and using self-assessment questi...
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44% Bias Score
Judge Blocks Trump Administration Deportations Under 1798 Act
Judge James Boasberg issued a temporary injunction against the Trump administration's deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, citing the government's disrespectful court filings and concerns about the legality of the deportations. The judge ordered the govern...
Judge Blocks Trump Administration Deportations Under 1798 Act
Judge James Boasberg issued a temporary injunction against the Trump administration's deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, citing the government's disrespectful court filings and concerns about the legality of the deportations. The judge ordered the govern...
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60% Bias Score
Imamoglu Arrest Sparks Clashes, Five-Day Protest Ban in Turkey
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest on Wednesday for alleged corruption and terror links sparked clashes between riot police and protesters in Istanbul and Izmir, leading to a five-day ban on demonstrations and raising concerns about political motivations ahead of Turkey's 2028 presidential elect...
Imamoglu Arrest Sparks Clashes, Five-Day Protest Ban in Turkey
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest on Wednesday for alleged corruption and terror links sparked clashes between riot police and protesters in Istanbul and Izmir, leading to a five-day ban on demonstrations and raising concerns about political motivations ahead of Turkey's 2028 presidential elect...
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36% Bias Score
Lawsuit Accuses Bolloré Group of Illicit Port Concessions in Africa
Eleven African associations sued Bolloré Group for allegedly illicitly obtaining port concessions in Togo, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, and Cameroon, seeking restitution of the €5.7 billion from the 2022 sale of Bolloré Africa Logistics, citing evidence of corrupt practices and leveraging political connec...
Lawsuit Accuses Bolloré Group of Illicit Port Concessions in Africa
Eleven African associations sued Bolloré Group for allegedly illicitly obtaining port concessions in Togo, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, and Cameroon, seeking restitution of the €5.7 billion from the 2022 sale of Bolloré Africa Logistics, citing evidence of corrupt practices and leveraging political connec...
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68% Bias Score
NaDiRa Report Exposes Widespread Discrimination in Germany
The NaDiRa report details widespread discrimination in Germany, with over 60% of Muslim women and Black people facing daily prejudice, highlighting subtle racism and impacting mental health, prompting calls for stronger anti-discrimination laws.
NaDiRa Report Exposes Widespread Discrimination in Germany
The NaDiRa report details widespread discrimination in Germany, with over 60% of Muslim women and Black people facing daily prejudice, highlighting subtle racism and impacting mental health, prompting calls for stronger anti-discrimination laws.
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36% Bias Score
Cameroonian App Tackles Sexual Health Taboos
Vanessa Nzié, a 26-year-old Cameroonian engineer, created the Wellbeing app to address the lack of sexual and reproductive health information for young women in Cameroon, offering e-learning, consultations, and peer support to break taboos and empower informed decisions.
Cameroonian App Tackles Sexual Health Taboos
Vanessa Nzié, a 26-year-old Cameroonian engineer, created the Wellbeing app to address the lack of sexual and reproductive health information for young women in Cameroon, offering e-learning, consultations, and peer support to break taboos and empower informed decisions.
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36% Bias Score
German Coalition Talks Stalled Over Abortion Law Reform
The Arbeitsgemeinschaft sozialdemokratischer Frauen (ASF) demands decriminalization of abortion as a condition for an SPD-CDU/CSU coalition in Germany, creating a major political conflict given the CDU/CSU's rejection and the historical treatment of abortion as a matter of conscience.
German Coalition Talks Stalled Over Abortion Law Reform
The Arbeitsgemeinschaft sozialdemokratischer Frauen (ASF) demands decriminalization of abortion as a condition for an SPD-CDU/CSU coalition in Germany, creating a major political conflict given the CDU/CSU's rejection and the historical treatment of abortion as a matter of conscience.
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52% Bias Score
Burundi Refugee Crisis: Urgent Aid Needed for 1400 Congolese in Overcrowded Camp
Tens of thousands of Congolese refugees in Burundi's overcrowded transit camps, designed for 500 but housing nearly 1400, face critical shortages of food, medicine, and sanitation, leading to widespread disease.
Burundi Refugee Crisis: Urgent Aid Needed for 1400 Congolese in Overcrowded Camp
Tens of thousands of Congolese refugees in Burundi's overcrowded transit camps, designed for 500 but housing nearly 1400, face critical shortages of food, medicine, and sanitation, leading to widespread disease.
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28% Bias Score
Ukraine to Hold Technical Talks with US in Saudi Arabia
Ukraine considers upcoming talks with the U.S. in Saudi Arabia on March 24th as technical, not political, focusing on implementing previously agreed decisions; Defense Minister Rustem Umerov will attend, while Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will not; separate meetings with US and Russian delegations...
Ukraine to Hold Technical Talks with US in Saudi Arabia
Ukraine considers upcoming talks with the U.S. in Saudi Arabia on March 24th as technical, not political, focusing on implementing previously agreed decisions; Defense Minister Rustem Umerov will attend, while Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will not; separate meetings with US and Russian delegations...
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40% Bias Score
Widespread Protests Erupt in Turkey Following Arrest of Opposition Mayor
Following the Wednesday arrest of Istanbul's opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on corruption and terrorism charges, hundreds of thousands protested in Istanbul and Izmir, met with pepper spray, rubber bullets, tear gas, and water cannons; demonstrations are banned in Ankara, Izmir, and Manisa.
Widespread Protests Erupt in Turkey Following Arrest of Opposition Mayor
Following the Wednesday arrest of Istanbul's opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on corruption and terrorism charges, hundreds of thousands protested in Istanbul and Izmir, met with pepper spray, rubber bullets, tear gas, and water cannons; demonstrations are banned in Ankara, Izmir, and Manisa.
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40% Bias Score
Bedmap3 Reveals Antarctica's Vulnerable Bedrock
The British Antarctic Survey released Bedmap3, the most detailed map yet of Antarctica's bedrock, revealing that if all the ice melted, sea levels would rise 58 meters and exposing previously hidden geographical features.
Bedmap3 Reveals Antarctica's Vulnerable Bedrock
The British Antarctic Survey released Bedmap3, the most detailed map yet of Antarctica's bedrock, revealing that if all the ice melted, sea levels would rise 58 meters and exposing previously hidden geographical features.
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48% Bias Score
Death of Oleg Gordievsky: Britain's Most Valuable Cold War Spy
Oleg Gordievsky, Britain's most valuable Cold War spy, died peacefully at 86 in Surrey; his death is not considered suspicious, and his decades of leaking information to MI6 and MI5 significantly altered the understanding of the KGB's operations.
Death of Oleg Gordievsky: Britain's Most Valuable Cold War Spy
Oleg Gordievsky, Britain's most valuable Cold War spy, died peacefully at 86 in Surrey; his death is not considered suspicious, and his decades of leaking information to MI6 and MI5 significantly altered the understanding of the KGB's operations.
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44% Bias Score