January 2025
February 2025
Trump Criticizes Spain's Defense Spending, Threatens Tariffs
Upon returning to the White House, Donald Trump criticized Spain's low defense spending and threatened 100% tariffs on its exports, while also including Spain in the BRICS group; Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez responded by criticizing the influence of Silicon Valley on global politics and elec...
Trump Criticizes Spain's Defense Spending, Threatens Tariffs
Upon returning to the White House, Donald Trump criticized Spain's low defense spending and threatened 100% tariffs on its exports, while also including Spain in the BRICS group; Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez responded by criticizing the influence of Silicon Valley on global politics and elec...
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48% Bias Score
Record Toronto Cocaine Seizure Highlights Transnational Drug Trade Amidst Trump's Re-election
Toronto police announced the largest cocaine seizure in its history (835 kg, \$85 million CAD street value), arresting six people linked to the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel; the operation involved multiple agencies and followed cocaine's transit from Mexico through the US into Canada, occurring o...
Record Toronto Cocaine Seizure Highlights Transnational Drug Trade Amidst Trump's Re-election
Toronto police announced the largest cocaine seizure in its history (835 kg, \$85 million CAD street value), arresting six people linked to the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel; the operation involved multiple agencies and followed cocaine's transit from Mexico through the US into Canada, occurring o...
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52% Bias Score
Russian Forces Report Major Gains, Inflicting Heavy Losses on Ukrainian Military
Russian forces reported significant advances on multiple fronts, inflicting heavy losses on Ukrainian troops and equipment, including the liberation of Volkovo in the Donetsk People's Republic; Ukrainian losses are estimated in the hundreds, with the destruction of Western-supplied weapons; Russia's...
Russian Forces Report Major Gains, Inflicting Heavy Losses on Ukrainian Military
Russian forces reported significant advances on multiple fronts, inflicting heavy losses on Ukrainian troops and equipment, including the liberation of Volkovo in the Donetsk People's Republic; Ukrainian losses are estimated in the hundreds, with the destruction of Western-supplied weapons; Russia's...
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76% Bias Score
RCEP: World's Largest Trade Agreement Faces Sustainability and Geopolitical Challenges
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), effective January 1, 2022, is the world's largest free trade agreement, encompassing 15 Asia-Pacific nations and impacting roughly one-third of global GDP and population, by reducing tariffs and non-tariff barriers.
RCEP: World's Largest Trade Agreement Faces Sustainability and Geopolitical Challenges
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), effective January 1, 2022, is the world's largest free trade agreement, encompassing 15 Asia-Pacific nations and impacting roughly one-third of global GDP and population, by reducing tariffs and non-tariff barriers.
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44% Bias Score
Expert Advocates for Continued Cross-Border Educational Collaboration Amidst Decoupling
John Quelch, executive vice-chancellor of Duke Kunshan University, stressed the importance of maintaining cross-border educational collaboration at the World Economic Forum in Davos, emphasizing the benefits for global prosperity despite efforts to decouple manufacturing supply chains; he cited his ...
Expert Advocates for Continued Cross-Border Educational Collaboration Amidst Decoupling
John Quelch, executive vice-chancellor of Duke Kunshan University, stressed the importance of maintaining cross-border educational collaboration at the World Economic Forum in Davos, emphasizing the benefits for global prosperity despite efforts to decouple manufacturing supply chains; he cited his ...
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36% Bias Score
Gen Z Demands Data-Driven ESG Accountability
Gen Z investors are demanding transparency and accountability from companies regarding their ESG initiatives; a KPMG survey indicates 75% of sustainability sector companies are unprepared for ESG data assurance, while McKinsey research shows Gen Z is de-emphasizing sustainability in purchasing decis...
Gen Z Demands Data-Driven ESG Accountability
Gen Z investors are demanding transparency and accountability from companies regarding their ESG initiatives; a KPMG survey indicates 75% of sustainability sector companies are unprepared for ESG data assurance, while McKinsey research shows Gen Z is de-emphasizing sustainability in purchasing decis...
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52% Bias Score
ETA Leadership Under Investigation for 1995 Ordóñez Assassination
Thirty years after the assassination of Gregorio Ordóñez, a Spanish politician, the National High Court of Spain is investigating the responsibility of ETA leaders, expanding its focus beyond the three ETA members directly involved, based on a Guardia Civil report detailing ETA's hierarchical struct...
ETA Leadership Under Investigation for 1995 Ordóñez Assassination
Thirty years after the assassination of Gregorio Ordóñez, a Spanish politician, the National High Court of Spain is investigating the responsibility of ETA leaders, expanding its focus beyond the three ETA members directly involved, based on a Guardia Civil report detailing ETA's hierarchical struct...
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20% Bias Score
RefugePoint: From Congo Rescue to Global Refugee Aid
Sasha Chanoff, defying orders, saved 144 Congolese Tutsi refugees in 2000, leading to the founding of RefugePoint, a global organization assisting over 170,000 refugees.
RefugePoint: From Congo Rescue to Global Refugee Aid
Sasha Chanoff, defying orders, saved 144 Congolese Tutsi refugees in 2000, leading to the founding of RefugePoint, a global organization assisting over 170,000 refugees.
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40% Bias Score
Intense Fighting in Kursk Region: High Ukrainian Casualties, Alleged War Crimes
In the Kursk region, Russian forces claim to have eliminated over 270 Ukrainian soldiers and destroyed Western-supplied military equipment, including an Abrams tank and Bradley fighting vehicle; concurrently, Ukrainian forces are accused of killing a pregnant woman, shelling a village, and murdering...
Intense Fighting in Kursk Region: High Ukrainian Casualties, Alleged War Crimes
In the Kursk region, Russian forces claim to have eliminated over 270 Ukrainian soldiers and destroyed Western-supplied military equipment, including an Abrams tank and Bradley fighting vehicle; concurrently, Ukrainian forces are accused of killing a pregnant woman, shelling a village, and murdering...
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72% Bias Score
Lenovo Acquires Infinidat to Expand into High-End Enterprise Storage
Lenovo is acquiring Infinidat, a high-end enterprise storage provider specializing in cyber-resilient, AI-driven solutions, to expand its market reach and compete more effectively against established players like Dell, IBM, and NetApp; the acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2025.
Lenovo Acquires Infinidat to Expand into High-End Enterprise Storage
Lenovo is acquiring Infinidat, a high-end enterprise storage provider specializing in cyber-resilient, AI-driven solutions, to expand its market reach and compete more effectively against established players like Dell, IBM, and NetApp; the acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2025.
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40% Bias Score
China and ASEAN to Deepen Digital Collaboration by 2025
China and ASEAN will deepen digital collaboration by 2025, focusing on strengthening digital infrastructure, promoting cloud computing and AI governance through a new five-year action plan, including establishing an AI cooperation center and an Asian undersea cable association.
China and ASEAN to Deepen Digital Collaboration by 2025
China and ASEAN will deepen digital collaboration by 2025, focusing on strengthening digital infrastructure, promoting cloud computing and AI governance through a new five-year action plan, including establishing an AI cooperation center and an Asian undersea cable association.
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36% Bias Score
China Seeks Cooperation with US Despite Trump's Protectionist Stance
Following President Trump's inauguration, China expressed its willingness to cooperate with the US to improve bilateral relations, despite Trump's comments about imposing tariffs and taking back control of the Panama Canal, which were rejected by Panama.
China Seeks Cooperation with US Despite Trump's Protectionist Stance
Following President Trump's inauguration, China expressed its willingness to cooperate with the US to improve bilateral relations, despite Trump's comments about imposing tariffs and taking back control of the Panama Canal, which were rejected by Panama.
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40% Bias Score