January 2025
February 2025
Hungary's €7 Billion Bet: A Chinese-Built Battery Gigafactory and its Geopolitical Risks
By 2025, a €7 billion Chinese-owned electric vehicle battery gigafactory will be operational in Debrecen, Hungary, Europe's largest, raising concerns about environmental impact, economic dependence on China and Russia, and energy security.
Hungary's €7 Billion Bet: A Chinese-Built Battery Gigafactory and its Geopolitical Risks
By 2025, a €7 billion Chinese-owned electric vehicle battery gigafactory will be operational in Debrecen, Hungary, Europe's largest, raising concerns about environmental impact, economic dependence on China and Russia, and energy security.
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48% Bias Score
Impeached South Korean President Defies Arrest Amidst Political Crisis
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, facing impeachment after imposing martial law, remains at the presidential residence as the Constitutional Court weighs his fate; while the crisis initially caused shock, daily life has largely returned to normal, with economic concerns outweighing fears of a re...
Impeached South Korean President Defies Arrest Amidst Political Crisis
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, facing impeachment after imposing martial law, remains at the presidential residence as the Constitutional Court weighs his fate; while the crisis initially caused shock, daily life has largely returned to normal, with economic concerns outweighing fears of a re...
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40% Bias Score
Scotland Yard to Investigate Handling of Al Fayed Sex Abuse Claims
Scotland Yard will internally investigate its handling of sexual abuse claims against Mohamed Al Fayed, referred by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) following two complaints. The investigation includes 111 complainants alleging rape, sexual assault, and trafficking, spanning decades,...
Scotland Yard to Investigate Handling of Al Fayed Sex Abuse Claims
Scotland Yard will internally investigate its handling of sexual abuse claims against Mohamed Al Fayed, referred by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) following two complaints. The investigation includes 111 complainants alleging rape, sexual assault, and trafficking, spanning decades,...
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44% Bias Score
Ex-Meta Engineer Murders Twins, Wife in Murder-Suicide
Anand Sujith Henry, a 37-year-old former Meta engineer, murdered his four-year-old twin sons and 38-year-old wife, Alice Benziger, in their San Mateo home before killing himself in February 2024; autopsy reports suggest the children were smothered.
Ex-Meta Engineer Murders Twins, Wife in Murder-Suicide
Anand Sujith Henry, a 37-year-old former Meta engineer, murdered his four-year-old twin sons and 38-year-old wife, Alice Benziger, in their San Mateo home before killing himself in February 2024; autopsy reports suggest the children were smothered.
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40% Bias Score
UK Faces -20C Deep Freeze, Amber Snow Warning Issued
A new amber snow warning is in effect for southwest England, with temperatures plummeting to -20C in parts of the UK, causing widespread travel disruptions and prompting a health alert extension until Sunday due to the risk of increased deaths.
UK Faces -20C Deep Freeze, Amber Snow Warning Issued
A new amber snow warning is in effect for southwest England, with temperatures plummeting to -20C in parts of the UK, causing widespread travel disruptions and prompting a health alert extension until Sunday due to the risk of increased deaths.
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28% Bias Score
Spanish King Warns of Polarization, Privatization of Ideas
King Felipe VI's Christmas call for social consensus on essential issues highlights growing political polarization in Spain, driven by the influence of wealthy figures in politics and tech, who manipulate public discourse to redefine the 'public interest' and privatize essential services.
Spanish King Warns of Polarization, Privatization of Ideas
King Felipe VI's Christmas call for social consensus on essential issues highlights growing political polarization in Spain, driven by the influence of wealthy figures in politics and tech, who manipulate public discourse to redefine the 'public interest' and privatize essential services.
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52% Bias Score
Global Bond Selloff Deepens Amidst Trump Uncertainty and Rising Inflation
A sharp selloff in global government bond markets, driven by uncertainty over President-elect Trump's policies and rising inflation, is sending shockwaves through financial markets, impacting currencies and increasing borrowing costs for governments.
Global Bond Selloff Deepens Amidst Trump Uncertainty and Rising Inflation
A sharp selloff in global government bond markets, driven by uncertainty over President-elect Trump's policies and rising inflation, is sending shockwaves through financial markets, impacting currencies and increasing borrowing costs for governments.
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44% Bias Score
Trump Jr.'s Greenland Visit Amidst Father's Attempts to Annex Territory
Donald Trump Jr.'s recent trip to Greenland, framed as tourism, overlaps with his father's repeated attempts to purchase Greenland and make it the 51st US state, prompting Greenland's internal debate on independence from Denmark amidst growing geopolitical interest in the Arctic.
Trump Jr.'s Greenland Visit Amidst Father's Attempts to Annex Territory
Donald Trump Jr.'s recent trip to Greenland, framed as tourism, overlaps with his father's repeated attempts to purchase Greenland and make it the 51st US state, prompting Greenland's internal debate on independence from Denmark amidst growing geopolitical interest in the Arctic.
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52% Bias Score
Tennessee Mother Charged with Murder After Suffocating Children with Blanket
Jessica Chandler, 28, of Tennessee, was arrested for the murder of her two children, 4-year-old Vista and 1-year-old Eli, who died from asphyxiation; she allegedly used a Lilo & Stitch blanket to suffocate them because she felt unable to protect them from harm, citing a past incident involving the s...
Tennessee Mother Charged with Murder After Suffocating Children with Blanket
Jessica Chandler, 28, of Tennessee, was arrested for the murder of her two children, 4-year-old Vista and 1-year-old Eli, who died from asphyxiation; she allegedly used a Lilo & Stitch blanket to suffocate them because she felt unable to protect them from harm, citing a past incident involving the s...
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56% Bias Score
UK Pays £12M for 3 Hours of Emergency Power Amidst Energy Crisis
Freezing weather and low wind in Britain caused a 1,700-megawatt electricity shortfall on Wednesday, prompting Neso to pay two gas power plants over £12 million for three hours of power at prices up to £5,000/MWh, highlighting the UK's energy supply vulnerabilities.
UK Pays £12M for 3 Hours of Emergency Power Amidst Energy Crisis
Freezing weather and low wind in Britain caused a 1,700-megawatt electricity shortfall on Wednesday, prompting Neso to pay two gas power plants over £12 million for three hours of power at prices up to £5,000/MWh, highlighting the UK's energy supply vulnerabilities.
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52% Bias Score
Milan Investigates New Year's Eve Sex Assaults Echoing Cologne Attacks
On New Year's Eve 2023, in Milan's Piazza del Duomo, a group of 30-40 men sexually assaulted three out of four young women while shouting anti-Italian and anti-police slogans, reminiscent of the 2016 Cologne attacks; police initially dismissed the report but are now investigating.
Milan Investigates New Year's Eve Sex Assaults Echoing Cologne Attacks
On New Year's Eve 2023, in Milan's Piazza del Duomo, a group of 30-40 men sexually assaulted three out of four young women while shouting anti-Italian and anti-police slogans, reminiscent of the 2016 Cologne attacks; police initially dismissed the report but are now investigating.
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60% Bias Score
Spain Commemorates Franco's Death, Promoting Democracy Amidst Rising Far-Right
Spain is commemorating the 50th anniversary of Francisco Franco's death with a year-long program of events to promote democratic values and counter the rise of far-right ideologies, addressing a concerning lack of historical knowledge among young Spaniards.
Spain Commemorates Franco's Death, Promoting Democracy Amidst Rising Far-Right
Spain is commemorating the 50th anniversary of Francisco Franco's death with a year-long program of events to promote democratic values and counter the rise of far-right ideologies, addressing a concerning lack of historical knowledge among young Spaniards.
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48% Bias Score