February 2025
March 2025
UNCTAD Report: Strategies for Transforming Africa's Economic Challenges
The UNCTAD's 2024 Economic Development in Africa Report, presented in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, on Monday, outlines strategies for Africa to leverage the AfCFTA to create a \$3.4 trillion market by addressing infrastructure gaps, diversifying exports, and boosting intra-African trade, using Cote d'Ivo...
UNCTAD Report: Strategies for Transforming Africa's Economic Challenges
The UNCTAD's 2024 Economic Development in Africa Report, presented in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, on Monday, outlines strategies for Africa to leverage the AfCFTA to create a \$3.4 trillion market by addressing infrastructure gaps, diversifying exports, and boosting intra-African trade, using Cote d'Ivo...
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36% Bias Score
Gemini Cooperation Launches at Shanghai Port, Boosting Efficiency and Global Connectivity
Gemini Cooperation, a Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd joint venture, launched operations at Shanghai Port on Monday, enhancing its efficiency and global connectivity, leveraging data sharing for optimized operations, and aiming for a shift from scale to efficiency competition in the global shipping industry.
Gemini Cooperation Launches at Shanghai Port, Boosting Efficiency and Global Connectivity
Gemini Cooperation, a Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd joint venture, launched operations at Shanghai Port on Monday, enhancing its efficiency and global connectivity, leveraging data sharing for optimized operations, and aiming for a shift from scale to efficiency competition in the global shipping industry.
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52% Bias Score
China's Foreign Trade Hits Record High Amidst Global Uncertainty
Despite global trade challenges, China's foreign trade reached a record high of 43.85 trillion yuan in 2024, a 5 percent year-on-year increase, driven by innovation, global expansion, and a shift towards high-value products like electric vehicles, 3D printers, and industrial robots.
China's Foreign Trade Hits Record High Amidst Global Uncertainty
Despite global trade challenges, China's foreign trade reached a record high of 43.85 trillion yuan in 2024, a 5 percent year-on-year increase, driven by innovation, global expansion, and a shift towards high-value products like electric vehicles, 3D printers, and industrial robots.
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56% Bias Score
Academic Censorship Stifles Debate on Trump's Gaza Proposal
President Trump's "Mar-a-Gaza" proposal, suggesting US ownership of Gaza, prompted a heated debate at George Washington University, where a student's attempt to offer a balanced perspective was shut down by a professor, highlighting ideological limitations within academia hindering exploration of al...
Academic Censorship Stifles Debate on Trump's Gaza Proposal
President Trump's "Mar-a-Gaza" proposal, suggesting US ownership of Gaza, prompted a heated debate at George Washington University, where a student's attempt to offer a balanced perspective was shut down by a professor, highlighting ideological limitations within academia hindering exploration of al...
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64% Bias Score
Sweden convicts woman of genocide against Yazidis
A Swedish court sentenced 52-year-old Lina Ishaq to 12 years in prison for genocide and war crimes against Yazidis, marking Sweden's first conviction for crimes against this religious minority. Ishaq enslaved three Yazidi women and six children in Raqqa between 2014 and 2016 while affiliated with IS...
Sweden convicts woman of genocide against Yazidis
A Swedish court sentenced 52-year-old Lina Ishaq to 12 years in prison for genocide and war crimes against Yazidis, marking Sweden's first conviction for crimes against this religious minority. Ishaq enslaved three Yazidi women and six children in Raqqa between 2014 and 2016 while affiliated with IS...
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44% Bias Score
Gemini Cooperation Launches at Shanghai Port, Enhancing Global Shipping Efficiency
Gemini Cooperation, a Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd joint venture, began operations at Shanghai Port on Monday, boosting its efficiency and global reach by improving logistics and shifting competition from scale to efficiency, handling 51.51 million TEUs in 2024.
Gemini Cooperation Launches at Shanghai Port, Enhancing Global Shipping Efficiency
Gemini Cooperation, a Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd joint venture, began operations at Shanghai Port on Monday, boosting its efficiency and global reach by improving logistics and shifting competition from scale to efficiency, handling 51.51 million TEUs in 2024.
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40% Bias Score
China's Foreign Trade Hits Record High Amidst Global Headwinds
Despite global challenges, China's 2024 foreign trade hit a record 43.85 trillion yuan (5 percent growth), boosted by high-value exports (EVs +13.1 percent, 3D printers +32.8 percent, industrial robots +45.2 percent) and strategic market diversification into regions like Central and Eastern Europe.
China's Foreign Trade Hits Record High Amidst Global Headwinds
Despite global challenges, China's 2024 foreign trade hit a record 43.85 trillion yuan (5 percent growth), boosted by high-value exports (EVs +13.1 percent, 3D printers +32.8 percent, industrial robots +45.2 percent) and strategic market diversification into regions like Central and Eastern Europe.
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56% Bias Score
US Sanctions Undermine Iran Negotiation Efforts
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi condemn the US "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran, deeming it detrimental to negotiations; the US imposed new sanctions on February 4th, targeting entities facilitating Iranian oil exports.
US Sanctions Undermine Iran Negotiation Efforts
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi condemn the US "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran, deeming it detrimental to negotiations; the US imposed new sanctions on February 4th, targeting entities facilitating Iranian oil exports.
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40% Bias Score
Pope Francis Condemns Trump's Migrant Deportations
Pope Francis condemned US President Donald Trump's mass deportation of irregular migrants on February 11, 2025, calling it a violation of human dignity and urging a more humane approach.
Pope Francis Condemns Trump's Migrant Deportations
Pope Francis condemned US President Donald Trump's mass deportation of irregular migrants on February 11, 2025, calling it a violation of human dignity and urging a more humane approach.
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44% Bias Score
Dutch Cabinet Faces Collapse Over Asylum Law Dispute
Dutch PVV leader Geert Wilders threatens to bring down the cabinet if asylum law changes proposed by Minister Marjolein Faber are implemented, following a negative Council of State assessment citing poor feasibility and development.
Dutch Cabinet Faces Collapse Over Asylum Law Dispute
Dutch PVV leader Geert Wilders threatens to bring down the cabinet if asylum law changes proposed by Minister Marjolein Faber are implemented, following a negative Council of State assessment citing poor feasibility and development.
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60% Bias Score
UK Judge Grants Palestinian Family Asylum Under Ukraine Scheme
A British immigration judge granted a Palestinian family of six refuge in the UK using the Ukraine Family Scheme, sparking criticism from the Home Office, who plan to contest similar claims in the future, citing potential legal loopholes and resource limitations.
UK Judge Grants Palestinian Family Asylum Under Ukraine Scheme
A British immigration judge granted a Palestinian family of six refuge in the UK using the Ukraine Family Scheme, sparking criticism from the Home Office, who plan to contest similar claims in the future, citing potential legal loopholes and resource limitations.
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48% Bias Score
Underfunded Israeli Advocacy Poses National Security Risk
Due to budget cuts in Israel, funding for global advocacy is at risk, jeopardizing Israel's international image and creating a national security risk, as highlighted by the head of the Civil Advocacy Headquarters, which has 2,000 volunteers and 30,000 ambassadors working without financial backing fr...
Underfunded Israeli Advocacy Poses National Security Risk
Due to budget cuts in Israel, funding for global advocacy is at risk, jeopardizing Israel's international image and creating a national security risk, as highlighted by the head of the Civil Advocacy Headquarters, which has 2,000 volunteers and 30,000 ambassadors working without financial backing fr...
Progress
52% Bias Score