January 2025
February 2025
China's Economy Grows 5% in 2024, Meeting Target Amidst Challenges
China's economy grew 5% in 2024, meeting its target despite slowing from 5.2% in 2023, driven by strong exports and stimulus measures, while facing challenges from weakening domestic demand and an aging population.
China's Economy Grows 5% in 2024, Meeting Target Amidst Challenges
China's economy grew 5% in 2024, meeting its target despite slowing from 5.2% in 2023, driven by strong exports and stimulus measures, while facing challenges from weakening domestic demand and an aging population.
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40% Bias Score
Trump's Evolving Stance on Russo-Ukrainian War: From 24 Hours to Six Months
Donald Trump's claim of ending the Russo-Ukrainian War within 24 hours has evolved to a six-month timeline, a shift interpreted by Ukrainian officials as a potential sign of a negotiated settlement involving the potential seizure of $300 billion in Russian assets.
Trump's Evolving Stance on Russo-Ukrainian War: From 24 Hours to Six Months
Donald Trump's claim of ending the Russo-Ukrainian War within 24 hours has evolved to a six-month timeline, a shift interpreted by Ukrainian officials as a potential sign of a negotiated settlement involving the potential seizure of $300 billion in Russian assets.
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40% Bias Score
Scholz Faces Backlash Over Linking Ukraine Aid to New Debt
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is facing criticism for conditioning €3 billion in further military aid for Ukraine on new debt, prompting accusations of electioneering from opposition parties and even his own foreign minister, amid a looming snap election on February 23rd.
Scholz Faces Backlash Over Linking Ukraine Aid to New Debt
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is facing criticism for conditioning €3 billion in further military aid for Ukraine on new debt, prompting accusations of electioneering from opposition parties and even his own foreign minister, amid a looming snap election on February 23rd.
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56% Bias Score
Trump's Inauguration Excludes EU, Spotlights Europe's Divides
Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration excludes the EU President, Ursula von der Leyen, while including several right-wing populist leaders from Europe, highlighting a deepening political divide and raising concerns about Europe's preparedness for a changing global order.
Trump's Inauguration Excludes EU, Spotlights Europe's Divides
Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration excludes the EU President, Ursula von der Leyen, while including several right-wing populist leaders from Europe, highlighting a deepening political divide and raising concerns about Europe's preparedness for a changing global order.
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56% Bias Score
Germany's Record Wind Turbine Approvals Defy AfD's Anti-Renewable Stance
Germany approved 2,400 onshore wind turbines in 2024, boosting renewable energy to 59% of its electricity supply; this contrasts sharply with the AfD's anti-renewable platform, favoring fossil fuels and nuclear power despite their economic and environmental drawbacks.
Germany's Record Wind Turbine Approvals Defy AfD's Anti-Renewable Stance
Germany approved 2,400 onshore wind turbines in 2024, boosting renewable energy to 59% of its electricity supply; this contrasts sharply with the AfD's anti-renewable platform, favoring fossil fuels and nuclear power despite their economic and environmental drawbacks.
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44% Bias Score
Starmer's Six Months: Ukraine Visit Highlights Domestic Crisis
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, six months into his term, faces plummeting poll numbers, economic difficulties, and internal party divisions, while his visit to Ukraine underscored the challenges of both domestic politics and the war in that country.
Starmer's Six Months: Ukraine Visit Highlights Domestic Crisis
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, six months into his term, faces plummeting poll numbers, economic difficulties, and internal party divisions, while his visit to Ukraine underscored the challenges of both domestic politics and the war in that country.
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52% Bias Score
European CEO Pay Gap Reaches 110x Average Worker Salary
A Mercer report reveals that in 2023, CEOs of Europe's top 100 companies earned a median total compensation of €4.15 million—110 times the average EU worker's salary—with significant variations across countries and a call from the ETUC for fairer compensation.
European CEO Pay Gap Reaches 110x Average Worker Salary
A Mercer report reveals that in 2023, CEOs of Europe's top 100 companies earned a median total compensation of €4.15 million—110 times the average EU worker's salary—with significant variations across countries and a call from the ETUC for fairer compensation.
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64% Bias Score
Romania Blocks MVM Group's E.ON Acquisition Over Russian Energy Ties
Romania's energy ministry is blocking a potential acquisition of E.ON Energie Romania by Hungary's MVM Group, due to MVM's close ties with sanctioned Russian entities Gazprom and Rosatom, raising national security concerns and prompting an investigation by the country's foreign investment committee.
Romania Blocks MVM Group's E.ON Acquisition Over Russian Energy Ties
Romania's energy ministry is blocking a potential acquisition of E.ON Energie Romania by Hungary's MVM Group, due to MVM's close ties with sanctioned Russian entities Gazprom and Rosatom, raising national security concerns and prompting an investigation by the country's foreign investment committee.
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56% Bias Score
EU Escalates X Investigation, Demands Algorithm Data
The EU Commission is demanding internal algorithm documents and API access from Elon Musk's X platform by February 15th due to an ongoing investigation for potential Digital Services Act violations, aiming to assess systemic risks and potential influence on European elections.
EU Escalates X Investigation, Demands Algorithm Data
The EU Commission is demanding internal algorithm documents and API access from Elon Musk's X platform by February 15th due to an ongoing investigation for potential Digital Services Act violations, aiming to assess systemic risks and potential influence on European elections.
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40% Bias Score
German Coalition Divided on Ukraine Aid Financing
Germany's coalition government is divided over financing €3 billion in additional military aid to Ukraine, with the SPD advocating for new loans and suspending the debt brake, while opposition parties seek alternative solutions, raising concerns about the impact on Germany's international standing a...
German Coalition Divided on Ukraine Aid Financing
Germany's coalition government is divided over financing €3 billion in additional military aid to Ukraine, with the SPD advocating for new loans and suspending the debt brake, while opposition parties seek alternative solutions, raising concerns about the impact on Germany's international standing a...
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48% Bias Score
Biya's Eighth Term Bid Amidst Cameroon's Crisis
91-year-old Cameroonian President Paul Biya is expected to run for an eighth term in the upcoming elections, despite concerns over his health and the ongoing Anglophone conflict that has hindered the nation's economic progress.
Biya's Eighth Term Bid Amidst Cameroon's Crisis
91-year-old Cameroonian President Paul Biya is expected to run for an eighth term in the upcoming elections, despite concerns over his health and the ongoing Anglophone conflict that has hindered the nation's economic progress.
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40% Bias Score
Pompeii Spa: Elite Baths Reveal Social and Political Strategies
A large, sophisticated thermal bath complex, capable of hosting up to 30 people, has been discovered in a wealthy Pompeii home, connected to an ornate banquet hall featuring Trojan War-inspired frescoes, suggesting its use for social and potentially political maneuvering by its elite owner.
Pompeii Spa: Elite Baths Reveal Social and Political Strategies
A large, sophisticated thermal bath complex, capable of hosting up to 30 people, has been discovered in a wealthy Pompeii home, connected to an ornate banquet hall featuring Trojan War-inspired frescoes, suggesting its use for social and potentially political maneuvering by its elite owner.
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8% Bias Score