January 2025
February 2025
Bitcoin's 2024 Surge: Volatility and ETF Impact
Bitcoin's price more than doubled in 2024, reaching near \$95,500, driven by US election optimism and ETF introductions; however, recent price drops reflect slower Fed rate cuts and profit-taking, impacting related stocks differentially.
Bitcoin's 2024 Surge: Volatility and ETF Impact
Bitcoin's price more than doubled in 2024, reaching near \$95,500, driven by US election optimism and ETF introductions; however, recent price drops reflect slower Fed rate cuts and profit-taking, impacting related stocks differentially.
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44% Bias Score
Belgium Expands Smoking and Vaping Ban, Bans Disposable Vapes
Belgium expands its smoking and vaping ban to public spaces, including zoos, playgrounds, and sports fields, with a 10-meter buffer zone around schools and healthcare facilities; disposable vapes are banned, aiming for a smoke-free generation by 2040, while Milan also tightens its smoking restrictio...
Belgium Expands Smoking and Vaping Ban, Bans Disposable Vapes
Belgium expands its smoking and vaping ban to public spaces, including zoos, playgrounds, and sports fields, with a 10-meter buffer zone around schools and healthcare facilities; disposable vapes are banned, aiming for a smoke-free generation by 2040, while Milan also tightens its smoking restrictio...
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36% Bias Score
Massive Power Outage Plunges Nearly 1.3 Million in Puerto Rico into Darkness
A massive power outage affecting nearly 1.3 million customers in Puerto Rico on New Year's Eve was caused by an underground power line failure, according to Luma Energy, which anticipates restoring power within two days; the incident highlights the fragility of the island's power grid and fuels publ...
Massive Power Outage Plunges Nearly 1.3 Million in Puerto Rico into Darkness
A massive power outage affecting nearly 1.3 million customers in Puerto Rico on New Year's Eve was caused by an underground power line failure, according to Luma Energy, which anticipates restoring power within two days; the incident highlights the fragility of the island's power grid and fuels publ...
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28% Bias Score
Macron Admits Failure of National Assembly Dissolution
On December 31, 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron delivered his New Year's address, uniquely opening with a video montage highlighting national pride. He issued a mea culpa for the failed dissolution of the National Assembly, admitting it increased political instability.
Macron Admits Failure of National Assembly Dissolution
On December 31, 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron delivered his New Year's address, uniquely opening with a video montage highlighting national pride. He issued a mea culpa for the failed dissolution of the National Assembly, admitting it increased political instability.
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40% Bias Score
Trump Renews Panama Canal Claim Amid 25th Anniversary Celebration
Panama celebrated the 25th anniversary of regaining control of the Panama Canal on December 31st, 1999, amid renewed claims from US President-elect Donald Trump alleging treaty violations and exorbitant pricing, threatening to reclaim it, while Panama maintains that the canal will remain under their...
Trump Renews Panama Canal Claim Amid 25th Anniversary Celebration
Panama celebrated the 25th anniversary of regaining control of the Panama Canal on December 31st, 1999, amid renewed claims from US President-elect Donald Trump alleging treaty violations and exorbitant pricing, threatening to reclaim it, while Panama maintains that the canal will remain under their...
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48% Bias Score
Serbian New Year's Eve Protest Demands Justice for Novi Sad Tragedy
On New Year's Eve, tens of thousands of protesters in Belgrade and other Serbian cities demonstrated against President Aleksandar Vucic, demanding justice for the 15 victims of a November 1st concrete canopy collapse in Novi Sad, which they blame on corruption and substandard construction practices.
Serbian New Year's Eve Protest Demands Justice for Novi Sad Tragedy
On New Year's Eve, tens of thousands of protesters in Belgrade and other Serbian cities demonstrated against President Aleksandar Vucic, demanding justice for the 15 victims of a November 1st concrete canopy collapse in Novi Sad, which they blame on corruption and substandard construction practices.
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48% Bias Score
Turkey Seeks Pre-Sarkozy EU Ties, Offering Two Security Approaches
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan urged a return to pre-2007 EU-Turkey cooperation, contrasting it with the politicization under Nicolas Sarkozy's presidency; he suggested two approaches to European security—a unified regional center or dependence on external powers—and noted President Erdoğan's ...
Turkey Seeks Pre-Sarkozy EU Ties, Offering Two Security Approaches
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan urged a return to pre-2007 EU-Turkey cooperation, contrasting it with the politicization under Nicolas Sarkozy's presidency; he suggested two approaches to European security—a unified regional center or dependence on external powers—and noted President Erdoğan's ...
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44% Bias Score
Africa's Bitcoin Mining Boom: Ethiopia Leads the Charge
As of December 2024, Africa accounts for 3% of global Bitcoin mining hashrate, with Ethiopia leading at 2.5%—double its 2023 output—using renewable energy and generating \$55 million in revenue for Ethiopia Electric Power. This success is prompting other nations like Kenya and Nigeria to adopt Bitco...
Africa's Bitcoin Mining Boom: Ethiopia Leads the Charge
As of December 2024, Africa accounts for 3% of global Bitcoin mining hashrate, with Ethiopia leading at 2.5%—double its 2023 output—using renewable energy and generating \$55 million in revenue for Ethiopia Electric Power. This success is prompting other nations like Kenya and Nigeria to adopt Bitco...
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60% Bias Score
Massive Explosives Cache Found at Virginia Man's Home
Brad Spafford, a Virginia man, was arrested for illegal firearm possession; a subsequent search uncovered over 150 suspected pipe bombs, some labeled "lethal", leading to concerns about potential threats against political figures, prompted by a neighbor's report.
Massive Explosives Cache Found at Virginia Man's Home
Brad Spafford, a Virginia man, was arrested for illegal firearm possession; a subsequent search uncovered over 150 suspected pipe bombs, some labeled "lethal", leading to concerns about potential threats against political figures, prompted by a neighbor's report.
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48% Bias Score
High Profits From Illegal Cannabis Cultivation Transform Lives in Odisha, India
In Odisha, India, the illegal cultivation of cannabis provides significantly higher income than traditional farming, leading to lifestyle changes among farmers despite the risk of imprisonment and police raids; the government promotes millet as an alternative but faces challenges due to the signific...
High Profits From Illegal Cannabis Cultivation Transform Lives in Odisha, India
In Odisha, India, the illegal cultivation of cannabis provides significantly higher income than traditional farming, leading to lifestyle changes among farmers despite the risk of imprisonment and police raids; the government promotes millet as an alternative but faces challenges due to the signific...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Bangladesh Rally Marks Anniversary of Uprising that Ousted Hasina
Thousands of Bangladeshis rallied in Dhaka on Tuesday to mark the five-month anniversary of a student-led uprising that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and left over 1,000 dead; the interim government will issue a declaration addressing the uprising's goals.
Bangladesh Rally Marks Anniversary of Uprising that Ousted Hasina
Thousands of Bangladeshis rallied in Dhaka on Tuesday to mark the five-month anniversary of a student-led uprising that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and left over 1,000 dead; the interim government will issue a declaration addressing the uprising's goals.
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36% Bias Score
Trump's Trade Policies Pose Existential Threat to Canada
A group of Canadian experts warns that Donald Trump's trade policies represent the most serious threat to Canada's sovereignty and economic prosperity since World War II, urging increased export diversification, faster approval of resource projects, and a significant increase in defense spending to ...
Trump's Trade Policies Pose Existential Threat to Canada
A group of Canadian experts warns that Donald Trump's trade policies represent the most serious threat to Canada's sovereignty and economic prosperity since World War II, urging increased export diversification, faster approval of resource projects, and a significant increase in defense spending to ...
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56% Bias Score