January 2025
February 2025
China's Expanding Railway Network: Economic Growth and Societal Transformation
By the end of 2024, China's railway network totaled 162,000 km (48,000 km high-speed), making it the world leader; a 590 billion yuan ($80.8 billion) investment in 2025 aims to add 2,600 km, further boosting the economy and passenger travel, with a goal of 180,000 km total by 2030.
China's Expanding Railway Network: Economic Growth and Societal Transformation
By the end of 2024, China's railway network totaled 162,000 km (48,000 km high-speed), making it the world leader; a 590 billion yuan ($80.8 billion) investment in 2025 aims to add 2,600 km, further boosting the economy and passenger travel, with a goal of 180,000 km total by 2030.
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56% Bias Score
Global Antisemitism Spikes After Hamas Terror Attack
The October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel triggered a global surge in antisemitic violence against Jewish communities, schools, and religious institutions; protests supporting Hamas fueled the rise; Israel killed a key Hamas commander involved in the attack.
Global Antisemitism Spikes After Hamas Terror Attack
The October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel triggered a global surge in antisemitic violence against Jewish communities, schools, and religious institutions; protests supporting Hamas fueled the rise; Israel killed a key Hamas commander involved in the attack.
Progress
76% Bias Score
Nevada Lithium Mine Faces Investigation Over Groundwater Drop, Snail's Survival
Opponents of Nevada's Thacker Pass lithium mine are demanding a federal investigation into a reported 5-foot groundwater drop since 2018, threatening the Kings River pyrg snail, found only at this site, amidst ongoing legal battles involving the mine and the tribes whose ancestors were massacred the...
Nevada Lithium Mine Faces Investigation Over Groundwater Drop, Snail's Survival
Opponents of Nevada's Thacker Pass lithium mine are demanding a federal investigation into a reported 5-foot groundwater drop since 2018, threatening the Kings River pyrg snail, found only at this site, amidst ongoing legal battles involving the mine and the tribes whose ancestors were massacred the...
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40% Bias Score
Turo Faces Scrutiny After Vehicles Used in Deadly Attacks
Two deadly attacks this week involved vehicles rented via the peer-to-peer car-sharing platform Turo, raising concerns about its liability and the potential impact on its planned IPO; Turo stated it is cooperating with law enforcement, but the incidents highlight the platform's safety vulnerabilitie...
Turo Faces Scrutiny After Vehicles Used in Deadly Attacks
Two deadly attacks this week involved vehicles rented via the peer-to-peer car-sharing platform Turo, raising concerns about its liability and the potential impact on its planned IPO; Turo stated it is cooperating with law enforcement, but the incidents highlight the platform's safety vulnerabilitie...
Progress
36% Bias Score
False Fox News Report Fuels Misinformation on New Orleans Attack
A false Fox News report wrongly connected the New Orleans attack suspect, a US citizen, to illegal immigration, influencing President-elect Trump and others who used the misinformation to support anti-immigration views, despite a later correction.
False Fox News Report Fuels Misinformation on New Orleans Attack
A false Fox News report wrongly connected the New Orleans attack suspect, a US citizen, to illegal immigration, influencing President-elect Trump and others who used the misinformation to support anti-immigration views, despite a later correction.
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48% Bias Score
Netherlands Publishes Nazi Collaboration Suspect Database
An online database containing the names of roughly 425,000 people suspected of collaborating with the Nazis during the German occupation of the Netherlands (1940-1945) has been launched, facilitating historical research while raising privacy concerns.
Netherlands Publishes Nazi Collaboration Suspect Database
An online database containing the names of roughly 425,000 people suspected of collaborating with the Nazis during the German occupation of the Netherlands (1940-1945) has been launched, facilitating historical research while raising privacy concerns.
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36% Bias Score
Badenoch Calls for National Inquiry into UK Grooming Scandal
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is urging a national inquiry into the UK's grooming scandal after the safeguarding minister rejected Oldham council's call for a local inquiry, citing the need for justice for victims of widespread child sexual exploitation across England, following similar failures...
Badenoch Calls for National Inquiry into UK Grooming Scandal
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is urging a national inquiry into the UK's grooming scandal after the safeguarding minister rejected Oldham council's call for a local inquiry, citing the need for justice for victims of widespread child sexual exploitation across England, following similar failures...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Nearly 200 Dinosaur Tracks Unearthed in England
A team discovered nearly 200 dinosaur tracks, including sauropods and Megalosaurus, at Dewars Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire, England, significantly expanding upon a previous discovery and providing unprecedented detail on dinosaur behavior and the Middle Jurassic environment.
Nearly 200 Dinosaur Tracks Unearthed in England
A team discovered nearly 200 dinosaur tracks, including sauropods and Megalosaurus, at Dewars Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire, England, significantly expanding upon a previous discovery and providing unprecedented detail on dinosaur behavior and the Middle Jurassic environment.
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8% Bias Score
Syria Seeks Improved Ties with Saudi Arabia After Leadership Change
A high-level Syrian delegation, including the foreign and defense ministers, visited Saudi Arabia on January 1st, 2024, aiming to improve relations after a change in Syrian leadership on December 8th, 2023. This follows other regional visits to Syria, signaling a potential shift in regional dynamics...
Syria Seeks Improved Ties with Saudi Arabia After Leadership Change
A high-level Syrian delegation, including the foreign and defense ministers, visited Saudi Arabia on January 1st, 2024, aiming to improve relations after a change in Syrian leadership on December 8th, 2023. This follows other regional visits to Syria, signaling a potential shift in regional dynamics...
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44% Bias Score
Qassem Soleimani's Rise to Prominence: Media, Military Actions, and Regional Impact
Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran's Quds Force, rose to global prominence during the war against ISIS, becoming a symbol of Iranian influence in the Middle East due to his military actions and media portrayals, despite varying interpretations of his role.
Qassem Soleimani's Rise to Prominence: Media, Military Actions, and Regional Impact
Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran's Quds Force, rose to global prominence during the war against ISIS, becoming a symbol of Iranian influence in the Middle East due to his military actions and media portrayals, despite varying interpretations of his role.
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44% Bias Score
Syria's Interim Government Faces Backlash Over Curriculum Changes
Syria's interim government, led by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), announced controversial changes to the school curriculum, including replacing secular phrases with religiously-toned ones and removing a chapter on the origins of life, sparking public outrage and questions about the government's mandate...
Syria's Interim Government Faces Backlash Over Curriculum Changes
Syria's interim government, led by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), announced controversial changes to the school curriculum, including replacing secular phrases with religiously-toned ones and removing a chapter on the origins of life, sparking public outrage and questions about the government's mandate...
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48% Bias Score
Pakistan Begins Eighth Term on UN Security Council
Pakistan started its eighth term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council on January 1st, 2025, after winning 182 out of 193 votes in the General Assembly in June 2024, and aims to actively participate in addressing global conflicts and promoting peace.
Pakistan Begins Eighth Term on UN Security Council
Pakistan started its eighth term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council on January 1st, 2025, after winning 182 out of 193 votes in the General Assembly in June 2024, and aims to actively participate in addressing global conflicts and promoting peace.
Progress
40% Bias Score