January 2025
February 2025
Record Surge in UK Business Distress Amid Falling Consumer Confidence
UK businesses in critical financial distress jumped 50% in the last quarter of 2024 to 46,583, fueled by HMRC's tougher tax stance and falling consumer confidence amid rising costs and economic uncertainty.
Record Surge in UK Business Distress Amid Falling Consumer Confidence
UK businesses in critical financial distress jumped 50% in the last quarter of 2024 to 46,583, fueled by HMRC's tougher tax stance and falling consumer confidence amid rising costs and economic uncertainty.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Climate Change Disrupts Education for 242 Million Children
Extreme weather events disrupted the schooling of at least 242 million children across 85 countries in 2024, with heatwaves being the most significant factor, impacting low-income nations disproportionately, and highlighting the need for climate-resilient education systems.
Climate Change Disrupts Education for 242 Million Children
Extreme weather events disrupted the schooling of at least 242 million children across 85 countries in 2024, with heatwaves being the most significant factor, impacting low-income nations disproportionately, and highlighting the need for climate-resilient education systems.
Progress
28% Bias Score
Trump Dismantles DEI Programs Across U.S. Agencies
President Trump ordered the elimination of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs across multiple U.S. agencies, resulting in over 150 national security and foreign policy officials being sidelined, job offers rescinded, and related website content removed; this is part of a broader campaig...
Trump Dismantles DEI Programs Across U.S. Agencies
President Trump ordered the elimination of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs across multiple U.S. agencies, resulting in over 150 national security and foreign policy officials being sidelined, job offers rescinded, and related website content removed; this is part of a broader campaig...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Trump Orders Release of Classified Documents on Kennedy, RFK, and King Assassinations
President Trump ordered the release of thousands of classified documents related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr., fulfilling a campaign promise and aiming to address decades of speculation and conspiracy theories.
Trump Orders Release of Classified Documents on Kennedy, RFK, and King Assassinations
President Trump ordered the release of thousands of classified documents related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr., fulfilling a campaign promise and aiming to address decades of speculation and conspiracy theories.
Progress
36% Bias Score
12-Year-Old Stabbed to Death in Birmingham; 14-Year-Old Suspect in Custody
12-year-old Leo Ross was fatally stabbed in Birmingham's Hall Green area on January 21st, 2024, near the River Cole; a 14-year-old suspect is in custody, also suspected in three assaults on elderly people, prompting Leo's foster family to raise funds for an anti-knife crime charity.
12-Year-Old Stabbed to Death in Birmingham; 14-Year-Old Suspect in Custody
12-year-old Leo Ross was fatally stabbed in Birmingham's Hall Green area on January 21st, 2024, near the River Cole; a 14-year-old suspect is in custody, also suspected in three assaults on elderly people, prompting Leo's foster family to raise funds for an anti-knife crime charity.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Melos and the Limits of International Law
Thucydides' account of the Athenian conquest of Melos in the Peloponnesian War illustrates the clash between Athenian power and Melian appeals to justice; Melos's refusal to submit led to its subjugation, raising questions about the role of international law in a world where powerful states prioriti...
Melos and the Limits of International Law
Thucydides' account of the Athenian conquest of Melos in the Peloponnesian War illustrates the clash between Athenian power and Melian appeals to justice; Melos's refusal to submit led to its subjugation, raising questions about the role of international law in a world where powerful states prioriti...
Progress
48% Bias Score
European VC Investment Dips in 2024 Despite AI Boom and Venture Debt Surge
In 2024, total European VC investment decreased despite a rise in individual deal values and a surge in AI funding (€14.6 billion), while venture debt increased by 27.3% to €17.2 billion; PitchBook predicts subdued funding in 2025 but notes a positive trend of increasing exits.
European VC Investment Dips in 2024 Despite AI Boom and Venture Debt Surge
In 2024, total European VC investment decreased despite a rise in individual deal values and a surge in AI funding (€14.6 billion), while venture debt increased by 27.3% to €17.2 billion; PitchBook predicts subdued funding in 2025 but notes a positive trend of increasing exits.
Progress
16% Bias Score
Trump Freezes IRA Funds, Creating Clean Energy Uncertainty
President Trump's executive order freezes funding for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), creating uncertainty for clean energy projects and international collaborations; the order's impact on already-awarded funds and tax credits remains unclear, potentially triggering legal battles and affecting in...
Trump Freezes IRA Funds, Creating Clean Energy Uncertainty
President Trump's executive order freezes funding for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), creating uncertainty for clean energy projects and international collaborations; the order's impact on already-awarded funds and tax credits remains unclear, potentially triggering legal battles and affecting in...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Aschaffenburg Attack Shifts German Political Debate to Migration
A deadly knife attack in Aschaffenburg, Germany, shifted the focus of the Maybrit Illner talk show from US foreign policy to migration, prompting debate among politicians and journalists regarding Germany's migration policies and its impact on the upcoming federal elections.
Aschaffenburg Attack Shifts German Political Debate to Migration
A deadly knife attack in Aschaffenburg, Germany, shifted the focus of the Maybrit Illner talk show from US foreign policy to migration, prompting debate among politicians and journalists regarding Germany's migration policies and its impact on the upcoming federal elections.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Judge Blocks Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order
A federal judge in Seattle temporarily blocked President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants, citing its unconstitutionality under the 14th Amendment; 22 states with Democratic governors filed suit.
Judge Blocks Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order
A federal judge in Seattle temporarily blocked President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants, citing its unconstitutionality under the 14th Amendment; 22 states with Democratic governors filed suit.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Plummeting Consumer Confidence Fuels UK Economic Gloom
A new survey reveals UK consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level since December 2023, fueled by rising inflation, stagnant growth, and government policies impacting businesses, resulting in job cuts and reduced sales; the Chancellor is attempting to attract investment at the Davos World Ec...
Plummeting Consumer Confidence Fuels UK Economic Gloom
A new survey reveals UK consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level since December 2023, fueled by rising inflation, stagnant growth, and government policies impacting businesses, resulting in job cuts and reduced sales; the Chancellor is attempting to attract investment at the Davos World Ec...
Progress
68% Bias Score
CNIO Board to Decide on Director's Dismissal Amidst Crisis
The board of Spain's top cancer research center, CNIO, will meet on January 29th to decide whether to dismiss its director, Maria Blasco, and manager Juan Arroyo, amid a financial crisis, accusations of harassment, and a decline in international rankings.
CNIO Board to Decide on Director's Dismissal Amidst Crisis
The board of Spain's top cancer research center, CNIO, will meet on January 29th to decide whether to dismiss its director, Maria Blasco, and manager Juan Arroyo, amid a financial crisis, accusations of harassment, and a decline in international rankings.
Progress
60% Bias Score