February 2025
March 2025
Colombian President Faces Backlash Over Controversial Chief of Staff Appointment
The appointment of Armando Benedetti as chief of staff by Colombian President Gustavo Petro has sparked a major crisis within the government, leading to public criticism and resignations from key ministers due to Benedetti's history of machismo accusations and corruption investigations.
Colombian President Faces Backlash Over Controversial Chief of Staff Appointment
The appointment of Armando Benedetti as chief of staff by Colombian President Gustavo Petro has sparked a major crisis within the government, leading to public criticism and resignations from key ministers due to Benedetti's history of machismo accusations and corruption investigations.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Guernsey Beachcombers' Data Informs International Efforts to Combat Marine Plastic Pollution
A Guernsey beachcombing group's catalog of plastic bottles, sourced from international shipping lanes, provides evidence to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) regarding the extent of marine plastic pollution, revealing the inadequacy of current regulations and informing potential solution...
Guernsey Beachcombers' Data Informs International Efforts to Combat Marine Plastic Pollution
A Guernsey beachcombing group's catalog of plastic bottles, sourced from international shipping lanes, provides evidence to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) regarding the extent of marine plastic pollution, revealing the inadequacy of current regulations and informing potential solution...
Progress
28% Bias Score
AstraZeneca Profits Soar Despite UK Investment Cancellation and China Crisis
AstraZeneca's 2024 annual profits jumped 38% to $8.7bn due to strong sales of cancer, lung, and immunology treatments; however, the company cancelled a \£450m UK investment after disagreements over state support, and faces a crisis in China with detained executives and potential fines.
AstraZeneca Profits Soar Despite UK Investment Cancellation and China Crisis
AstraZeneca's 2024 annual profits jumped 38% to $8.7bn due to strong sales of cancer, lung, and immunology treatments; however, the company cancelled a \£450m UK investment after disagreements over state support, and faces a crisis in China with detained executives and potential fines.
Progress
40% Bias Score
FDA Warns of Diabetes App Notification Failures Leading to Deaths
The FDA warned that missed smartphone notifications from diabetes management apps have led to dangerously low blood sugar and death, affecting 37 million Americans with diabetes; they recommend regular checks of phone settings to ensure alerts function correctly.
FDA Warns of Diabetes App Notification Failures Leading to Deaths
The FDA warned that missed smartphone notifications from diabetes management apps have led to dangerously low blood sugar and death, affecting 37 million Americans with diabetes; they recommend regular checks of phone settings to ensure alerts function correctly.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Rubio Skips G20 Talks Amid U.S.-South Africa Land Dispute
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will skip G20 talks in South Africa following President Trump's threat to cut aid over a controversial land expropriation law, sparking a diplomatic row and highlighting conflicting views on property rights and historical injustices.
Rubio Skips G20 Talks Amid U.S.-South Africa Land Dispute
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will skip G20 talks in South Africa following President Trump's threat to cut aid over a controversial land expropriation law, sparking a diplomatic row and highlighting conflicting views on property rights and historical injustices.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Trump's Unfeasible Gaza Plan: Regional Implications
Donald Trump's plan to seize Gaza and relocate its population is deemed unfeasible due to lack of international support, yet it fuels Israeli ultranationalism and may escalate tensions, potentially jeopardizing any chance of a two-state solution.
Trump's Unfeasible Gaza Plan: Regional Implications
Donald Trump's plan to seize Gaza and relocate its population is deemed unfeasible due to lack of international support, yet it fuels Israeli ultranationalism and may escalate tensions, potentially jeopardizing any chance of a two-state solution.
Progress
40% Bias Score
\"Smartphone Use and Parental Overprotection Fueling Mental Health Crisis in Youth\"\
A surge in smartphone ownership among adolescents, coupled with parental overprotection, is significantly impacting children's mental health, leading to increased anxiety, reduced self-efficacy, and a decline in face-to-face interactions.
\"Smartphone Use and Parental Overprotection Fueling Mental Health Crisis in Youth\"\
A surge in smartphone ownership among adolescents, coupled with parental overprotection, is significantly impacting children's mental health, leading to increased anxiety, reduced self-efficacy, and a decline in face-to-face interactions.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Meticulously Planned Murder: Evidence Leads to Conviction of Stuart Ludlam's Killer
Colin Cheetham, a retired man with a fascination with guns, murdered taxi driver Stuart Ludlam in a planned execution at Cromford railway station on September 17, 2010; evidence found at Cheetham's home, including over 500 urine bottles and photos of the station, led to his conviction.
Meticulously Planned Murder: Evidence Leads to Conviction of Stuart Ludlam's Killer
Colin Cheetham, a retired man with a fascination with guns, murdered taxi driver Stuart Ludlam in a planned execution at Cromford railway station on September 17, 2010; evidence found at Cheetham's home, including over 500 urine bottles and photos of the station, led to his conviction.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Former Amazon Exec's CMA Appointment Raises Concerns About Big Tech Regulation
Doug Gurr, former Amazon UK boss, was appointed interim chair of the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), prompting concerns about conflicts of interest and the CMA's ability to independently regulate big tech, particularly given the CMA's recent investigation into Amazon and Microsoft's cl...
Former Amazon Exec's CMA Appointment Raises Concerns About Big Tech Regulation
Doug Gurr, former Amazon UK boss, was appointed interim chair of the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), prompting concerns about conflicts of interest and the CMA's ability to independently regulate big tech, particularly given the CMA's recent investigation into Amazon and Microsoft's cl...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Malaysia Condemns US Plan to Resettle Palestinians in Gaza
Malaysia vehemently opposes the US plan to forcibly resettle Palestinians in Gaza, calling it ethnic cleansing and a violation of international law, and reiterating support for an independent Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders.
Malaysia Condemns US Plan to Resettle Palestinians in Gaza
Malaysia vehemently opposes the US plan to forcibly resettle Palestinians in Gaza, calling it ethnic cleansing and a violation of international law, and reiterating support for an independent Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Musk's Oldham Tweets Reopen Child Abuse Scandal, Fueling Racial Tensions
Elon Musk's social media posts about a historic child abuse scandal in Oldham, England, have reopened old wounds for survivors and fueled concerns about far-right exploitation, despite calls for a full statutory inquiry and despite the fact that the vast majority of perpetrators are white.
Musk's Oldham Tweets Reopen Child Abuse Scandal, Fueling Racial Tensions
Elon Musk's social media posts about a historic child abuse scandal in Oldham, England, have reopened old wounds for survivors and fueled concerns about far-right exploitation, despite calls for a full statutory inquiry and despite the fact that the vast majority of perpetrators are white.
Progress
56% Bias Score
EPA's Environmental Justice Office Faces Closure Under Trump Executive Order
President Trump's executive order to end DEI programs at the EPA is expected to result in the closure of the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, impacting approximately 250 employees who may face termination or administrative leave; this will likely lead to increased environme...
EPA's Environmental Justice Office Faces Closure Under Trump Executive Order
President Trump's executive order to end DEI programs at the EPA is expected to result in the closure of the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, impacting approximately 250 employees who may face termination or administrative leave; this will likely lead to increased environme...
Progress
32% Bias Score