January 2025
February 2025
China's Spring Festival Travel Rush Exceeds 1 Billion Trips, Fueling Consumption
China's 2024 Spring Festival travel rush (chunyun) has surpassed 1 billion passenger trips by January 22nd, driven by road travel (nearly 80%), with rail travel exceeding 12 million trips daily and over 214 million tickets sold via the official app; this unprecedented migration, expected to reach 2 ...
China's Spring Festival Travel Rush Exceeds 1 Billion Trips, Fueling Consumption
China's 2024 Spring Festival travel rush (chunyun) has surpassed 1 billion passenger trips by January 22nd, driven by road travel (nearly 80%), with rail travel exceeding 12 million trips daily and over 214 million tickets sold via the official app; this unprecedented migration, expected to reach 2 ...
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28% Bias Score
Austria's Right-Wing Coalition Talks Advance Amidst Public Backlash
Austria's right-wing FPÖ and ÖVP parties are in advanced coalition talks, potentially forming a government led by Herbert Kickl, despite significant public and internal resistance due to the FPÖ's pro-Russia stance, budget cuts, and concerns about press freedom.
Austria's Right-Wing Coalition Talks Advance Amidst Public Backlash
Austria's right-wing FPÖ and ÖVP parties are in advanced coalition talks, potentially forming a government led by Herbert Kickl, despite significant public and internal resistance due to the FPÖ's pro-Russia stance, budget cuts, and concerns about press freedom.
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44% Bias Score
Russian Commander Declared Dead, Awakes in Morgue, Returns to Combat
A Russian commander, Katun, was declared dead after a tank shell hit his unit in late 2024; he awoke in a body bag in the morgue, later returned to combat, and rescued a comrade, highlighting the extreme conditions and resilience of soldiers.
Russian Commander Declared Dead, Awakes in Morgue, Returns to Combat
A Russian commander, Katun, was declared dead after a tank shell hit his unit in late 2024; he awoke in a body bag in the morgue, later returned to combat, and rescued a comrade, highlighting the extreme conditions and resilience of soldiers.
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44% Bias Score
Low-Cost Russian Surveillance Drone Uses Trail Camera for Covert Monitoring
A Russian FPV drone carrying a trail camera on a bamboo frame has been observed in Ukraine, providing covert, long-term surveillance of vehicle traffic via cellular networks, contrasting with the less effective and far more expensive Igloo White system used in Vietnam.
Low-Cost Russian Surveillance Drone Uses Trail Camera for Covert Monitoring
A Russian FPV drone carrying a trail camera on a bamboo frame has been observed in Ukraine, providing covert, long-term surveillance of vehicle traffic via cellular networks, contrasting with the less effective and far more expensive Igloo White system used in Vietnam.
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36% Bias Score
Weak Passwords Fuel Millions of Attacks in 2024
An analysis of 2024's worst passwords reveals that "password", "qwerty123", and "123456" were used millions of times in attacks, highlighting the urgent need for stronger passwords and prompting recommendations for improved security practices, including the adoption of passkeys.
Weak Passwords Fuel Millions of Attacks in 2024
An analysis of 2024's worst passwords reveals that "password", "qwerty123", and "123456" were used millions of times in attacks, highlighting the urgent need for stronger passwords and prompting recommendations for improved security practices, including the adoption of passkeys.
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44% Bias Score
Europe Faces Innovation Lag, Warns Business Leaders
European business chiefs warn that Europe risks falling behind the U.S. and Asia in innovation due to excessive regulation, insufficient investment in AI, and President Trump's protectionist policies, urging the region to deregulate and boost competitiveness.
Europe Faces Innovation Lag, Warns Business Leaders
European business chiefs warn that Europe risks falling behind the U.S. and Asia in innovation due to excessive regulation, insufficient investment in AI, and President Trump's protectionist policies, urging the region to deregulate and boost competitiveness.
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56% Bias Score
China's booming imported fruit market: Kiwifruit sales surge 40%
Driven by rising consumer demand for high-quality fruit, China's imported fruit market experienced substantial growth in 2024, with sales of New Zealand kiwifruit surging 40% and Chilean cherries exceeding $2.8 billion, reflecting a broader trend towards premium fruit options and strategic partnersh...
China's booming imported fruit market: Kiwifruit sales surge 40%
Driven by rising consumer demand for high-quality fruit, China's imported fruit market experienced substantial growth in 2024, with sales of New Zealand kiwifruit surging 40% and Chilean cherries exceeding $2.8 billion, reflecting a broader trend towards premium fruit options and strategic partnersh...
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52% Bias Score
Ten Dead in Turkish Ski Resort Hotel Fire
A fire at the Grand Kartal hotel in Kartalkaya, a Turkish ski resort, on February 18th, 2024, killed ten and injured 32 people, with the blaze originating on the fourth floor and rapidly spreading throughout the partially wooden 11-story building.
Ten Dead in Turkish Ski Resort Hotel Fire
A fire at the Grand Kartal hotel in Kartalkaya, a Turkish ski resort, on February 18th, 2024, killed ten and injured 32 people, with the blaze originating on the fourth floor and rapidly spreading throughout the partially wooden 11-story building.
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20% Bias Score
Revised Israeli Judicial Selection Bill Aims for Speedy Passage
The Knesset Constitution Committee is revising a bill to change Israel's Judicial Selection Committee's makeup, granting the governing coalition more power in judicial appointments; the revised bill, based on a proposal by Ministers Levin and Sa'ar, aims for passage by late February, addressing conc...
Revised Israeli Judicial Selection Bill Aims for Speedy Passage
The Knesset Constitution Committee is revising a bill to change Israel's Judicial Selection Committee's makeup, granting the governing coalition more power in judicial appointments; the revised bill, based on a proposal by Ministers Levin and Sa'ar, aims for passage by late February, addressing conc...
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40% Bias Score
Nutromics Raises \$35 Million for Breakthrough Wearable Diagnostic Patch
Nutromics, an Australian medical technology company, has raised \$35 million to develop a wearable diagnostic patch using synthetic DNA-based sensors; this technology enables continuous, real-time monitoring of multiple clinically relevant targets for some of the deadliest diseases, with clinical tr...
Nutromics Raises \$35 Million for Breakthrough Wearable Diagnostic Patch
Nutromics, an Australian medical technology company, has raised \$35 million to develop a wearable diagnostic patch using synthetic DNA-based sensors; this technology enables continuous, real-time monitoring of multiple clinically relevant targets for some of the deadliest diseases, with clinical tr...
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48% Bias Score
Trump's Return: Potential Impacts on Alternative Investments
A potential Trump return to the presidency is expected to significantly impact various alternative investment sectors; commodities, real estate, and defense are likely to benefit from deregulation and increased spending, while green energy and ESG investments may face headwinds.
Trump's Return: Potential Impacts on Alternative Investments
A potential Trump return to the presidency is expected to significantly impact various alternative investment sectors; commodities, real estate, and defense are likely to benefit from deregulation and increased spending, while green energy and ESG investments may face headwinds.
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48% Bias Score
Former DA on Trial in Ahmaud Arbery Case
Former Brunswick, Georgia, District Attorney Jackie Johnson is on trial for allegedly hindering the police investigation into Ahmaud Arbery's murder by protecting the McMichaels, who were convicted of murder, and obstructing justice; the trial comes nearly five years after Arbery was shot and killed...
Former DA on Trial in Ahmaud Arbery Case
Former Brunswick, Georgia, District Attorney Jackie Johnson is on trial for allegedly hindering the police investigation into Ahmaud Arbery's murder by protecting the McMichaels, who were convicted of murder, and obstructing justice; the trial comes nearly five years after Arbery was shot and killed...
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48% Bias Score