February 2025
March 2025
Milei's 'Chainsaw' Economics: Argentina's Drastic Cuts Yield Short-Term Success
Argentine President Javier Milei and U.S. President Donald Trump share an admiration for each other, with Milei visiting Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Milei's drastic economic cuts, reducing ministries from 18 to 8 and employees from 210,000 to 175,000, have resulted in a budget surplus and a four-year low i...
Milei's 'Chainsaw' Economics: Argentina's Drastic Cuts Yield Short-Term Success
Argentine President Javier Milei and U.S. President Donald Trump share an admiration for each other, with Milei visiting Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Milei's drastic economic cuts, reducing ministries from 18 to 8 and employees from 210,000 to 175,000, have resulted in a budget surplus and a four-year low i...
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52% Bias Score
US Job Growth Slows, Unemployment Remains Low
U.S. job growth unexpectedly slowed to 143,000 in January, lower than anticipated, but the unemployment rate held steady at 4.0 percent, possibly delaying Federal Reserve interest rate cuts until June. This follows a strong December and is partially due to data revisions.
US Job Growth Slows, Unemployment Remains Low
U.S. job growth unexpectedly slowed to 143,000 in January, lower than anticipated, but the unemployment rate held steady at 4.0 percent, possibly delaying Federal Reserve interest rate cuts until June. This follows a strong December and is partially due to data revisions.
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44% Bias Score
Trump Administration Freezes USAID Funding in Ukraine
The Trump administration's 90-day freeze on USAID funding in Ukraine (2017), impacting $3-4 billion annually across 115 programs and 11,000 employees, highlighted the extensive US role in Ukraine's social and economic development and forced organizations to find alternative funding sources.
Trump Administration Freezes USAID Funding in Ukraine
The Trump administration's 90-day freeze on USAID funding in Ukraine (2017), impacting $3-4 billion annually across 115 programs and 11,000 employees, highlighted the extensive US role in Ukraine's social and economic development and forced organizations to find alternative funding sources.
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56% Bias Score
Trump Administration's Massive USAID Staff Cuts Spark Outrage and Lawsuit
The Trump administration plans to reduce the USAID workforce from over 10,000 to 294 employees, sparking outrage and a lawsuit alleging illegal actions, with potentially devastating impacts on global humanitarian aid.
Trump Administration's Massive USAID Staff Cuts Spark Outrage and Lawsuit
The Trump administration plans to reduce the USAID workforce from over 10,000 to 294 employees, sparking outrage and a lawsuit alleging illegal actions, with potentially devastating impacts on global humanitarian aid.
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56% Bias Score
CDU/CSU's AfD Alliance Shakes German Politics
Ahead of Germany's February 23rd elections, CDU/CSU's cooperation with the AfD on stricter migration policies has caused controversy. While 43% of Germans approve, a significant portion disapproves, highlighting divisions in public opinion regarding alliances with the far-right.
CDU/CSU's AfD Alliance Shakes German Politics
Ahead of Germany's February 23rd elections, CDU/CSU's cooperation with the AfD on stricter migration policies has caused controversy. While 43% of Germans approve, a significant portion disapproves, highlighting divisions in public opinion regarding alliances with the far-right.
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44% Bias Score
Scholz Rejects Trump's Gaza Plan, ICC Sanctions
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned US President Donald Trump's plan to relocate Palestinians from Gaza and take over the territory, calling it unacceptable and stressing the need for a peaceful resolution between Israel and a Palestinian state; he also criticized US sanctions against the Intern...
Scholz Rejects Trump's Gaza Plan, ICC Sanctions
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned US President Donald Trump's plan to relocate Palestinians from Gaza and take over the territory, calling it unacceptable and stressing the need for a peaceful resolution between Israel and a Palestinian state; he also criticized US sanctions against the Intern...
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52% Bias Score
Honor Killing in Berlin: Hatun Sürücü's Legacy and Ongoing Fight Against Gender-Based Violence
Hatun Sürücü, a 23-year-old German-Turkish woman, was murdered in Berlin on February 7, 2005, for rejecting a forced marriage and embracing a Western lifestyle; this case, along with other recent honor killings in Germany, highlights ongoing issues with patriarchal structures and gender-based violen...
Honor Killing in Berlin: Hatun Sürücü's Legacy and Ongoing Fight Against Gender-Based Violence
Hatun Sürücü, a 23-year-old German-Turkish woman, was murdered in Berlin on February 7, 2005, for rejecting a forced marriage and embracing a Western lifestyle; this case, along with other recent honor killings in Germany, highlights ongoing issues with patriarchal structures and gender-based violen...
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44% Bias Score
USAID facing massive staff cuts, sparking legal battle
The US government plans to drastically reduce USAID's workforce from over 10,000 to under 300 employees, halting aid distribution, prompting legal action by unions, and sparking criticism from both President Trump and Elon Musk.
USAID facing massive staff cuts, sparking legal battle
The US government plans to drastically reduce USAID's workforce from over 10,000 to under 300 employees, halting aid distribution, prompting legal action by unions, and sparking criticism from both President Trump and Elon Musk.
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60% Bias Score
Romania's Record Deficit Sparks Economic and Political Concerns
Romania's 8.7% deficit, the EU's highest, is causing concern among rating agencies after investment fell and the Romanian-German Chamber of Commerce reported weak economic expectations last autumn. Analysts predict less than 1% GDP growth in 2024, while political instability adds further risk.
Romania's Record Deficit Sparks Economic and Political Concerns
Romania's 8.7% deficit, the EU's highest, is causing concern among rating agencies after investment fell and the Romanian-German Chamber of Commerce reported weak economic expectations last autumn. Analysts predict less than 1% GDP growth in 2024, while political instability adds further risk.
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60% Bias Score
China's Dominance in Rare Earth Metals Fuels Geopolitical Concerns
Rare earth metals, essential for modern technologies, are unevenly distributed globally, with China holding a dominant position due to its processing infrastructure and patents, raising concerns about geopolitical dependence and environmental impacts from extraction.
China's Dominance in Rare Earth Metals Fuels Geopolitical Concerns
Rare earth metals, essential for modern technologies, are unevenly distributed globally, with China holding a dominant position due to its processing infrastructure and patents, raising concerns about geopolitical dependence and environmental impacts from extraction.
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36% Bias Score
German Election Tensions Rise Amidst CDU/CSU-AfD Immigration Deal
Ahead of Germany's February 23rd elections, the CDU/CSU's cooperation with the AfD on stricter immigration policies has caused a major political rift. A recent poll reveals 43% approval and nearly 50% disapproval of this action, with deep divisions across party lines, significantly impacting the upc...
German Election Tensions Rise Amidst CDU/CSU-AfD Immigration Deal
Ahead of Germany's February 23rd elections, the CDU/CSU's cooperation with the AfD on stricter immigration policies has caused a major political rift. A recent poll reveals 43% approval and nearly 50% disapproval of this action, with deep divisions across party lines, significantly impacting the upc...
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40% Bias Score
Trump's Middle East Policies Spark International Backlash
The Trump administration's cuts to overseas aid are worsening conditions in Syrian camps holding ISIS relatives, prompting criticism from HRW; Secretary of State Rubio will visit the Middle East to discuss Trump's plan to disrupt the region's status quo, while Germany and Iran strongly oppose variou...
Trump's Middle East Policies Spark International Backlash
The Trump administration's cuts to overseas aid are worsening conditions in Syrian camps holding ISIS relatives, prompting criticism from HRW; Secretary of State Rubio will visit the Middle East to discuss Trump's plan to disrupt the region's status quo, while Germany and Iran strongly oppose variou...
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44% Bias Score