February 2025
March 2025
Global Corruption Remains High Despite Efforts, Index Shows
The 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index shows a global stagnation in efforts to fight corruption, with 47 countries scoring the lowest since 2012, and the U.S., France, and Germany among those experiencing declines, highlighting a lack of transparency and accountability.
Global Corruption Remains High Despite Efforts, Index Shows
The 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index shows a global stagnation in efforts to fight corruption, with 47 countries scoring the lowest since 2012, and the U.S., France, and Germany among those experiencing declines, highlighting a lack of transparency and accountability.
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36% Bias Score
Iran's Luxury Goods Imports: Economic Relief or Inequality Exacerbation?
Iran's recent lifting of import bans on luxury goods like iPhones and foreign cars has generated substantial tax revenue but widened economic inequality, impacting the average Iranian citizen struggling with currency devaluation and inflation.
Iran's Luxury Goods Imports: Economic Relief or Inequality Exacerbation?
Iran's recent lifting of import bans on luxury goods like iPhones and foreign cars has generated substantial tax revenue but widened economic inequality, impacting the average Iranian citizen struggling with currency devaluation and inflation.
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40% Bias Score
North Korea Treats Hundreds of Wounded Russian Soldiers, Deepening Military Ties
Hundreds of wounded Russian soldiers are receiving free medical treatment in North Korea, further strengthening the military and political ties between the two nations, which have deepened since a June defense pact. This collaboration involves munitions shipments, potential troop deployments from No...
North Korea Treats Hundreds of Wounded Russian Soldiers, Deepening Military Ties
Hundreds of wounded Russian soldiers are receiving free medical treatment in North Korea, further strengthening the military and political ties between the two nations, which have deepened since a June defense pact. This collaboration involves munitions shipments, potential troop deployments from No...
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40% Bias Score
Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs: A Steep Price for American Consumers
President Trump plans to implement reciprocal tariffs on goods from nearly every country, potentially raising the US weighted average tariff rate to almost 5% from 1.5%, increasing prices for American consumers due to limited domestic alternatives for many imported goods.
Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs: A Steep Price for American Consumers
President Trump plans to implement reciprocal tariffs on goods from nearly every country, potentially raising the US weighted average tariff rate to almost 5% from 1.5%, increasing prices for American consumers due to limited domestic alternatives for many imported goods.
Progress
48% Bias Score
AI Chatbots Produce Inaccurate News Summaries: BBC Study
A BBC study found that four major AI chatbots produced inaccurate news summaries, with 51% of responses containing significant errors and 19% including factual inaccuracies such as incorrect dates and numbers; the BBC CEO called on AI developers to address this.
AI Chatbots Produce Inaccurate News Summaries: BBC Study
A BBC study found that four major AI chatbots produced inaccurate news summaries, with 51% of responses containing significant errors and 19% including factual inaccuracies such as incorrect dates and numbers; the BBC CEO called on AI developers to address this.
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28% Bias Score
North Korean Defectors Debut in Historic K-pop Boy Band
Yu Hyuk, a 25-year-old North Korean defector who once begged on the streets, will debut this year in the US as a member of the K-pop boy band 1Verse, alongside two fellow North Korean defectors, a Japanese member, and two Asian Americans.
North Korean Defectors Debut in Historic K-pop Boy Band
Yu Hyuk, a 25-year-old North Korean defector who once begged on the streets, will debut this year in the US as a member of the K-pop boy band 1Verse, alongside two fellow North Korean defectors, a Japanese member, and two Asian Americans.
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44% Bias Score
KDI Cuts South Korea's 2025 Growth Forecast to 1.6% Amid Trump Tariffs and Political Turmoil
South Korea's KDI slashed its 2025 economic growth forecast to 1.6% due to Trump's expanding tariffs and the country's political instability from President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment and brief martial law declaration, impacting consumer spending and exports.
KDI Cuts South Korea's 2025 Growth Forecast to 1.6% Amid Trump Tariffs and Political Turmoil
South Korea's KDI slashed its 2025 economic growth forecast to 1.6% due to Trump's expanding tariffs and the country's political instability from President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment and brief martial law declaration, impacting consumer spending and exports.
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40% Bias Score
South Korea Slashes Growth Forecast Amid Trump Tariffs and Political Turmoil
South Korea's KDI slashed its 2025 economic growth forecast to 1.6% due to President Trump's expanding tariffs and the country's political instability following President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment and brief martial law imposition in December, impacting exports and domestic demand.
South Korea Slashes Growth Forecast Amid Trump Tariffs and Political Turmoil
South Korea's KDI slashed its 2025 economic growth forecast to 1.6% due to President Trump's expanding tariffs and the country's political instability following President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment and brief martial law imposition in December, impacting exports and domestic demand.
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40% Bias Score
Dozens of Pakistani Migrants Dead in Libya Boat Capsizing
A boat carrying approximately 65 Pakistani migrants capsized near Libya's Marsa Dela port on Saturday, resulting in at least 10 confirmed deaths and dozens missing, prompting Pakistan's prime minister to order an investigation into human trafficking.
Dozens of Pakistani Migrants Dead in Libya Boat Capsizing
A boat carrying approximately 65 Pakistani migrants capsized near Libya's Marsa Dela port on Saturday, resulting in at least 10 confirmed deaths and dozens missing, prompting Pakistan's prime minister to order an investigation into human trafficking.
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36% Bias Score
UN Raises Concerns Over UK Terrorism Charges Against Palestine Action Activists
Ten Palestine Action activists face terrorism charges in the UK after ramming a vehicle into an Elbit Systems facility on August 6th, causing injuries and property damage; the UN raised concerns about their detention conditions.
UN Raises Concerns Over UK Terrorism Charges Against Palestine Action Activists
Ten Palestine Action activists face terrorism charges in the UK after ramming a vehicle into an Elbit Systems facility on August 6th, causing injuries and property damage; the UN raised concerns about their detention conditions.
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56% Bias Score
China Tightens Control Over Online Military Information
China's new regulations, effective March 1st, strictly limit online dissemination of military information, impacting open-source intelligence and potentially obscuring PLA activities amid modernization and heightened geopolitical tensions.
China Tightens Control Over Online Military Information
China's new regulations, effective March 1st, strictly limit online dissemination of military information, impacting open-source intelligence and potentially obscuring PLA activities amid modernization and heightened geopolitical tensions.
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36% Bias Score
DIY Rape Kits Raise Concerns Among Experts
Enough" distributed 7,000 self-swab DNA rape kits in Bristol, aiming for deterrence, but experts warn of risks due to potential inadmissibility in court and risk of contamination, while 270 reports were made, only seven kits were sent for testing.
DIY Rape Kits Raise Concerns Among Experts
Enough" distributed 7,000 self-swab DNA rape kits in Bristol, aiming for deterrence, but experts warn of risks due to potential inadmissibility in court and risk of contamination, while 270 reports were made, only seven kits were sent for testing.
Progress
64% Bias Score