January 2025
February 2025
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
Unprecedented Jellyfish Bloom in Tasmania Signals Ocean Imbalance
An unprecedented bloom of moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) in Tasmania's Storm Bay and along the east coast, following blooms of salps and bioluminescent algae, is disrupting the marine ecosystem by consuming phytoplankton and the eggs and larvae of other species, indicating a significant ecological ...
Unprecedented Jellyfish Bloom in Tasmania Signals Ocean Imbalance
An unprecedented bloom of moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) in Tasmania's Storm Bay and along the east coast, following blooms of salps and bioluminescent algae, is disrupting the marine ecosystem by consuming phytoplankton and the eggs and larvae of other species, indicating a significant ecological ...
Progress
48% Bias Score
NSW Aged Care Home COVID-19 Outbreak: Inquest Highlights Systemic Failures
A coronial inquest found that 19 deaths at Newmarch House aged-care home during a 2020 COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney could have been avoided with proper testing and better leadership; poor communication, staff shortages, and inadequate care contributed to the high death toll.
NSW Aged Care Home COVID-19 Outbreak: Inquest Highlights Systemic Failures
A coronial inquest found that 19 deaths at Newmarch House aged-care home during a 2020 COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney could have been avoided with proper testing and better leadership; poor communication, staff shortages, and inadequate care contributed to the high death toll.
Progress
40% 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
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
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
English": Assimilation and the Loss of Language
English", Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer-winning play, follows four Iranian students in Tehran preparing for the TOEFL exam, revealing the emotional complexities of language assimilation and the bittersweet sacrifices made in pursuit of opportunity.
English": Assimilation and the Loss of Language
English", Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer-winning play, follows four Iranian students in Tehran preparing for the TOEFL exam, revealing the emotional complexities of language assimilation and the bittersweet sacrifices made in pursuit of opportunity.
Progress
28% Bias Score
Newsom Approves $2.5 Billion for California Wildfire Relief
California Governor Gavin Newsom approved a $2.5 billion relief package to aid Los Angeles areas recovering from the Eaton and Hughes wildfires, which killed 28 people and burned thousands of acres, amid criticism of state water management and ahead of President Trump's visit.
Newsom Approves $2.5 Billion for California Wildfire Relief
California Governor Gavin Newsom approved a $2.5 billion relief package to aid Los Angeles areas recovering from the Eaton and Hughes wildfires, which killed 28 people and burned thousands of acres, amid criticism of state water management and ahead of President Trump's visit.
Progress
36% Bias Score
ICE Raid in Newark Detentions Spark Outrage
An ICE raid in Newark, New Jersey, led to the detention of both undocumented immigrants and US citizens, prompting Mayor Ras Baraka to condemn the action as unlawful; ICE confirmed 538 arrests nationwide but offered no specifics on the Newark raid.
ICE Raid in Newark Detentions Spark Outrage
An ICE raid in Newark, New Jersey, led to the detention of both undocumented immigrants and US citizens, prompting Mayor Ras Baraka to condemn the action as unlawful; ICE confirmed 538 arrests nationwide but offered no specifics on the Newark raid.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Georgian Journalist's Hunger Strike Highlights Government Crackdown
Prominent Georgian journalist Mzia Amglobeli, arrested in January during anti-government protests in Batumi, launched a hunger strike, protesting alleged police brutality and a 4–7 year sentence for allegedly assaulting an officer who allegedly used sexual remarks during her arrest; her case highlig...
Georgian Journalist's Hunger Strike Highlights Government Crackdown
Prominent Georgian journalist Mzia Amglobeli, arrested in January during anti-government protests in Batumi, launched a hunger strike, protesting alleged police brutality and a 4–7 year sentence for allegedly assaulting an officer who allegedly used sexual remarks during her arrest; her case highlig...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Trump Visits Disaster Zones, Criticizes FEMA, Plans Reform
Following Hurricane Helene (September 2024) and the Los Angeles wildfires (January 2025), President Trump visited affected areas, criticizing prior disaster response and announcing plans to reform or eliminate FEMA, advocating for increased state-led disaster management.
Trump Visits Disaster Zones, Criticizes FEMA, Plans Reform
Following Hurricane Helene (September 2024) and the Los Angeles wildfires (January 2025), President Trump visited affected areas, criticizing prior disaster response and announcing plans to reform or eliminate FEMA, advocating for increased state-led disaster management.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Slovakia's Ruling Coalition Accuses Opposition of Foreign-Funded Coup Attempt
Slovakia's pro-Moscow government alleges foreign interference in upcoming pro-European protests, claiming a foreign-funded plot to destabilize the country, while the opposition dismisses these claims as a pretext to suppress dissent.
Slovakia's Ruling Coalition Accuses Opposition of Foreign-Funded Coup Attempt
Slovakia's pro-Moscow government alleges foreign interference in upcoming pro-European protests, claiming a foreign-funded plot to destabilize the country, while the opposition dismisses these claims as a pretext to suppress dissent.
Progress
64% Bias Score