February 2025
March 2025
130 Arrested in Major Blow to Sicilian Mafia
On Tuesday, Italian police arrested 130 alleged members of the Sicilian Mafia in Palermo on charges including drug trafficking, attempted murder, extortion, illegal online gambling, and illegal firearm possession, highlighting the group's continued criminal activity despite past setbacks.
130 Arrested in Major Blow to Sicilian Mafia
On Tuesday, Italian police arrested 130 alleged members of the Sicilian Mafia in Palermo on charges including drug trafficking, attempted murder, extortion, illegal online gambling, and illegal firearm possession, highlighting the group's continued criminal activity despite past setbacks.
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36% Bias Score
Ukrainian Counteroffensive Stalls Russian Advance Near Pokrovsk
Following a decrease in overall Russian attacks, intense fighting continues near Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, where Russia suffered 15,000 casualties in January 2025, including 7,000 irretrievable losses. Recent Ukrainian counter-offensives have stalled a Russian push to encircle the city, though Russi...
Ukrainian Counteroffensive Stalls Russian Advance Near Pokrovsk
Following a decrease in overall Russian attacks, intense fighting continues near Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, where Russia suffered 15,000 casualties in January 2025, including 7,000 irretrievable losses. Recent Ukrainian counter-offensives have stalled a Russian push to encircle the city, though Russi...
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40% Bias Score
Trump Tariffs Send Gold Prices Soaring to Record High
President Trump's newly reinstated 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all countries caused the price of gold to hit a record high above $2,942 per ounce on Tuesday, reflecting investor anxieties about economic uncertainty.
Trump Tariffs Send Gold Prices Soaring to Record High
President Trump's newly reinstated 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all countries caused the price of gold to hit a record high above $2,942 per ounce on Tuesday, reflecting investor anxieties about economic uncertainty.
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48% Bias Score
EU Investigates Shein's Consumer Protection Practices Under DSA
The European Commission launched an investigation into Shein's consumer protection practices under the DSA, requesting information on illegal content, recommendation systems, data access for researchers, and consumer protection measures by February 27th, following a similar request in June.
EU Investigates Shein's Consumer Protection Practices Under DSA
The European Commission launched an investigation into Shein's consumer protection practices under the DSA, requesting information on illegal content, recommendation systems, data access for researchers, and consumer protection measures by February 27th, following a similar request in June.
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36% Bias Score
Ratti to Lead 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale: Adaptation as the Central Theme
Italian architect Carlo Ratti will lead the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, focusing on adapting architecture to climate change through sustainable materials and innovative construction, marking a shift from the previous Biennale's postcolonial theme.
Ratti to Lead 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale: Adaptation as the Central Theme
Italian architect Carlo Ratti will lead the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, focusing on adapting architecture to climate change through sustainable materials and innovative construction, marking a shift from the previous Biennale's postcolonial theme.
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32% Bias Score
Rare Earth Metals: Global Significance and Geopolitical Risks
Seventeen elements are classified as rare earth metals; their unique properties make them vital for various industries, especially in the digital age, but extraction poses significant environmental challenges, and China's dominance creates geopolitical risks.
Rare Earth Metals: Global Significance and Geopolitical Risks
Seventeen elements are classified as rare earth metals; their unique properties make them vital for various industries, especially in the digital age, but extraction poses significant environmental challenges, and China's dominance creates geopolitical risks.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Spain's Economic Boom: Tourism, EU Funds, and Challenges Ahead
In 2024, Spain's economy grew by 3.2%, exceeding other major European economies due to a post-pandemic tourism boom (94 million visitors), strategic investments, EU funding, and effective government responses to energy crises; however, high unemployment and public debt remain challenges.
Spain's Economic Boom: Tourism, EU Funds, and Challenges Ahead
In 2024, Spain's economy grew by 3.2%, exceeding other major European economies due to a post-pandemic tourism boom (94 million visitors), strategic investments, EU funding, and effective government responses to energy crises; however, high unemployment and public debt remain challenges.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Australian Nurses Suspended for Threatening Israeli Patients
Two Australian nurses face police investigation and suspension after a video surfaced showing them threatening to kill Israeli patients and refusing to treat them, sparking outrage and prompting a review of hospital records to ensure patient safety.
Australian Nurses Suspended for Threatening Israeli Patients
Two Australian nurses face police investigation and suspension after a video surfaced showing them threatening to kill Israeli patients and refusing to treat them, sparking outrage and prompting a review of hospital records to ensure patient safety.
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24% Bias Score
Northern Ireland Study Seeks Truth on Religious Abuse
A new study in Northern Ireland is collecting testimonies from survivors of abuse in religious settings, including churches and schools, to inform potential policy changes and a possible public inquiry, following calls from survivors who experienced physical and sexual abuse by clergy and religious ...
Northern Ireland Study Seeks Truth on Religious Abuse
A new study in Northern Ireland is collecting testimonies from survivors of abuse in religious settings, including churches and schools, to inform potential policy changes and a possible public inquiry, following calls from survivors who experienced physical and sexual abuse by clergy and religious ...
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36% Bias Score
Conservative Leaders Reshape 1980s Politics
In the crisis-ridden 1970s, Ronald Reagan, Helmut Kohl, and Margaret Thatcher—conservative leaders of the US, West Germany, and the UK respectively—gained power near the decade's end, marking a significant shift towards conservative policies.
Conservative Leaders Reshape 1980s Politics
In the crisis-ridden 1970s, Ronald Reagan, Helmut Kohl, and Margaret Thatcher—conservative leaders of the US, West Germany, and the UK respectively—gained power near the decade's end, marking a significant shift towards conservative policies.
Progress
64% Bias Score
Spiegelman and Sacco on the Gaza War: "Never Again and Again
Art Spiegelman and Joe Sacco's three-page comic "Never Again and Again," published last week in the New York Review of Books, depicts their conversation about the 2023 Gaza War, expressing their anguish and contrasting perspectives on the conflict's resolution.
Spiegelman and Sacco on the Gaza War: "Never Again and Again
Art Spiegelman and Joe Sacco's three-page comic "Never Again and Again," published last week in the New York Review of Books, depicts their conversation about the 2023 Gaza War, expressing their anguish and contrasting perspectives on the conflict's resolution.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Trump's Gaza Real Estate Plan Sparks Conflict of Interest Concerns
Donald Trump's plan to redevelop Gaza as a luxury real estate hub, mirroring previous proposals by his son-in-law Jared Kushner, prioritizes economic interests over the humanitarian and political realities of the region, raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest given the Trump Organiza...
Trump's Gaza Real Estate Plan Sparks Conflict of Interest Concerns
Donald Trump's plan to redevelop Gaza as a luxury real estate hub, mirroring previous proposals by his son-in-law Jared Kushner, prioritizes economic interests over the humanitarian and political realities of the region, raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest given the Trump Organiza...
Progress
64% Bias Score