February 2025
March 2025
AI Deciphers 2,000-Year-Old Herculaneum Scroll
AI and X-ray technology have revealed the contents of a 2,000-year-old burnt scroll from Herculaneum, part of the Vesuvius Challenge, with the ancient Greek word "διατροπή" (disgust) appearing twice; researchers are now interpreting other parts of the text.
AI Deciphers 2,000-Year-Old Herculaneum Scroll
AI and X-ray technology have revealed the contents of a 2,000-year-old burnt scroll from Herculaneum, part of the Vesuvius Challenge, with the ancient Greek word "διατροπή" (disgust) appearing twice; researchers are now interpreting other parts of the text.
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24% Bias Score
Germany Announces Snap Election for February 23, 2025
Germany's snap federal election is set for February 23, 2025, following the collapse of the ruling coalition and a failed confidence vote in Chancellor Scholz, significantly altering the political timeline from the initially planned September date.
Germany Announces Snap Election for February 23, 2025
Germany's snap federal election is set for February 23, 2025, following the collapse of the ruling coalition and a failed confidence vote in Chancellor Scholz, significantly altering the political timeline from the initially planned September date.
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28% Bias Score
German CEOs Urge Open Immigration, Economic Reform Ahead of EU Elections
CEOs of major German companies, including Deutsche Bank, Siemens, and Mercedes-Benz, issued a joint statement advocating for open immigration policies to address labor shortages and urging for economic and political reforms in Germany and Europe ahead of the 2024 European elections.
German CEOs Urge Open Immigration, Economic Reform Ahead of EU Elections
CEOs of major German companies, including Deutsche Bank, Siemens, and Mercedes-Benz, issued a joint statement advocating for open immigration policies to address labor shortages and urging for economic and political reforms in Germany and Europe ahead of the 2024 European elections.
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44% Bias Score
Iran's Energy Crisis: Renewable Energy Plans Face Economic Hurdles
Facing a deepening energy crisis despite vast natural gas reserves, Iran plans to generate 30,000 megawatts of renewable energy within four years, starting with 2,400 megawatts by next summer, but faces financial and economic challenges.
Iran's Energy Crisis: Renewable Energy Plans Face Economic Hurdles
Facing a deepening energy crisis despite vast natural gas reserves, Iran plans to generate 30,000 megawatts of renewable energy within four years, starting with 2,400 megawatts by next summer, but faces financial and economic challenges.
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40% Bias Score
Germany's Constitutional Court Rules Hungary Extradition Unlawful
The German Federal Constitutional Court declared the extradition of a non-binary German citizen to Hungary illegal due to insufficient investigation of potential discrimination in Hungarian prisons and Hungary's anti-LGBTQ+ policies, despite the individual's alleged involvement in assaults on right-...
Germany's Constitutional Court Rules Hungary Extradition Unlawful
The German Federal Constitutional Court declared the extradition of a non-binary German citizen to Hungary illegal due to insufficient investigation of potential discrimination in Hungarian prisons and Hungary's anti-LGBTQ+ policies, despite the individual's alleged involvement in assaults on right-...
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56% Bias Score
Imminent Öcalan Statement Anticipated to Address Kurdish Issue
Sezai Temelli, HDP deputy chairman, announced that Abdullah Öcalan's statement on resolving the Kurdish issue through democratic means is expected soon, though the exact date and method of delivery are unclear, sparking debate about its potential impact on Turkey's political landscape and foreign po...
Imminent Öcalan Statement Anticipated to Address Kurdish Issue
Sezai Temelli, HDP deputy chairman, announced that Abdullah Öcalan's statement on resolving the Kurdish issue through democratic means is expected soon, though the exact date and method of delivery are unclear, sparking debate about its potential impact on Turkey's political landscape and foreign po...
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40% Bias Score
German Court Blocks Extradition to Hungary Over Detention Concerns
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court overturned the extradition of a non-binary German citizen to Hungary due to insufficient assessment of their detention conditions there, following charges of involvement in attacks on alleged far-right extremists in Budapest in February 2023, prompting concerns...
German Court Blocks Extradition to Hungary Over Detention Concerns
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court overturned the extradition of a non-binary German citizen to Hungary due to insufficient assessment of their detention conditions there, following charges of involvement in attacks on alleged far-right extremists in Budapest in February 2023, prompting concerns...
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48% Bias Score
Student Protest Erupts Over AfD Invite at Berlin School
Students at Berlin's Hans-und-Hilde-Coppi Gymnasium are protesting the school's invitation of AfD politician Beatrix von Storch to a Tuesday debate, citing her family's Nazi ties and controversial statements; a counter-protest is planned.
Student Protest Erupts Over AfD Invite at Berlin School
Students at Berlin's Hans-und-Hilde-Coppi Gymnasium are protesting the school's invitation of AfD politician Beatrix von Storch to a Tuesday debate, citing her family's Nazi ties and controversial statements; a counter-protest is planned.
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44% Bias Score
Trump Conditions US Aid to Ukraine on Rare Earth Mineral Access
President Trump linked continued US aid to Ukraine to Kyiv granting the US access to its rare earth minerals, a key component of Zelenskyy's "victory plan" presented in September 2024, which promised "returns on investments" in Ukraine's natural resources to supporting countries.
Trump Conditions US Aid to Ukraine on Rare Earth Mineral Access
President Trump linked continued US aid to Ukraine to Kyiv granting the US access to its rare earth minerals, a key component of Zelenskyy's "victory plan" presented in September 2024, which promised "returns on investments" in Ukraine's natural resources to supporting countries.
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40% Bias Score
India Awards $5.2 Billion Submarine Contract to Thyssenkrupp, Mazagon Dock
Thyssenkrupp and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders won a $5.2 billion contract to build six advanced submarines for the Indian Navy, beating a Spanish competitor, demonstrating growing Indo-German defense ties despite India's continued reliance on Russia for arms.
India Awards $5.2 Billion Submarine Contract to Thyssenkrupp, Mazagon Dock
Thyssenkrupp and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders won a $5.2 billion contract to build six advanced submarines for the Indian Navy, beating a Spanish competitor, demonstrating growing Indo-German defense ties despite India's continued reliance on Russia for arms.
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52% Bias Score
Trump's Gaza Plan Rejected by Egypt and Jordan
US President Donald Trump's plan to rebuild the war-torn Gaza Strip as a luxury destination, involving potential Palestinian relocation, has been firmly rejected by Egypt and Jordan, who cited the plan's impracticality and threat to Palestinian statehood.
Trump's Gaza Plan Rejected by Egypt and Jordan
US President Donald Trump's plan to rebuild the war-torn Gaza Strip as a luxury destination, involving potential Palestinian relocation, has been firmly rejected by Egypt and Jordan, who cited the plan's impracticality and threat to Palestinian statehood.
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44% Bias Score
Romanian Real Estate Fraud Scandal Damages Prime Minister Ciolacu's Credibility
Former Romanian MP Laura Vicol and her husband are accused of leading a \$150 million real estate fraud, involving multiple apartment sales and lavish spending, implicating Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu who allegedly benefited from the scheme, causing a major credibility crisis for the government an...
Romanian Real Estate Fraud Scandal Damages Prime Minister Ciolacu's Credibility
Former Romanian MP Laura Vicol and her husband are accused of leading a \$150 million real estate fraud, involving multiple apartment sales and lavish spending, implicating Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu who allegedly benefited from the scheme, causing a major credibility crisis for the government an...
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60% Bias Score