February 2025
March 2025
Maldives Launches Ambitious Floating Solar Project to Combat Climate Change
The Maldives announced a plan to add 100 megawatts of solar power via a floating solar farm starting in 2027 and the "Magey Solar" initiative to boost citizen participation in renewable energy, aiming to meet 33 percent of its energy needs from renewable sources by reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
Maldives Launches Ambitious Floating Solar Project to Combat Climate Change
The Maldives announced a plan to add 100 megawatts of solar power via a floating solar farm starting in 2027 and the "Magey Solar" initiative to boost citizen participation in renewable energy, aiming to meet 33 percent of its energy needs from renewable sources by reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Spain Defies US, NATO Pressure on Defense Spending
The Spanish government refuses to increase its defense spending to 5 percent of GDP, defying pressure from the US and NATO; it plans to increase spending to 1.32 percent this year and 2 percent by 2029, while the opposition criticizes this stance for damaging Spain's international relations.
Spain Defies US, NATO Pressure on Defense Spending
The Spanish government refuses to increase its defense spending to 5 percent of GDP, defying pressure from the US and NATO; it plans to increase spending to 1.32 percent this year and 2 percent by 2029, while the opposition criticizes this stance for damaging Spain's international relations.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Victoria Fisheries Job Cuts to Fuel Illegal Fishing, Experts Warn
Victoria's Fisheries Authority is cutting 37 jobs, including fisheries officers, which experts warn will increase illegal fishing and poaching by organized crime, potentially leading to ecological damage and violence.
Victoria Fisheries Job Cuts to Fuel Illegal Fishing, Experts Warn
Victoria's Fisheries Authority is cutting 37 jobs, including fisheries officers, which experts warn will increase illegal fishing and poaching by organized crime, potentially leading to ecological damage and violence.
Progress
52% Bias Score
School Shootings Reflect Rise of Nonideological Terrorism
Two recent school murder-suicides in Wisconsin and Tennessee, categorized as "nonideological terrorism", highlight a growing trend of teen violence linked to online communities and fascination with mass killers.
School Shootings Reflect Rise of Nonideological Terrorism
Two recent school murder-suicides in Wisconsin and Tennessee, categorized as "nonideological terrorism", highlight a growing trend of teen violence linked to online communities and fascination with mass killers.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Trump Orders Firing of All Remaining Biden-Era U.S. Attorneys
President Trump directed the Justice Department to fire all remaining Biden-era U.S. attorneys, citing politicization, following a pattern of dismissing prosecutors involved in cases against him and leading to resignations within the department after he ordered the dismissal of charges against NYC M...
Trump Orders Firing of All Remaining Biden-Era U.S. Attorneys
President Trump directed the Justice Department to fire all remaining Biden-era U.S. attorneys, citing politicization, following a pattern of dismissing prosecutors involved in cases against him and leading to resignations within the department after he ordered the dismissal of charges against NYC M...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Cook Islands' China Deal Sparks Diplomatic Rift with New Zealand
The Cook Islands signed a strategic partnership with China, prompting a diplomatic clash with New Zealand and domestic protests; the deal focuses on seabed mineral mining and infrastructure development, increasing China's influence in the Pacific despite a lack of detailed public information.
Cook Islands' China Deal Sparks Diplomatic Rift with New Zealand
The Cook Islands signed a strategic partnership with China, prompting a diplomatic clash with New Zealand and domestic protests; the deal focuses on seabed mineral mining and infrastructure development, increasing China's influence in the Pacific despite a lack of detailed public information.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Georgia IVF Clinic's Embryo Mix-Up Leads to Lawsuit
In Savannah, Georgia, Krystena Murray's IVF treatment at Coastal Fertility Specialists resulted in the birth of a child who was not genetically hers due to a clinic error; after a DNA test confirmed the mix-up, she relinquished the five-month-old baby to the biological parents, leading to a lawsuit ...
Georgia IVF Clinic's Embryo Mix-Up Leads to Lawsuit
In Savannah, Georgia, Krystena Murray's IVF treatment at Coastal Fertility Specialists resulted in the birth of a child who was not genetically hers due to a clinic error; after a DNA test confirmed the mix-up, she relinquished the five-month-old baby to the biological parents, leading to a lawsuit ...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Secret Deal Favors Incumbent Australian Parties in Electoral Reform
Australia's Labor and Coalition parties secretly passed electoral reforms increasing public funding for established parties while limiting individual donations, creating a financial barrier for new independent candidates and potentially reducing voter choice.
Secret Deal Favors Incumbent Australian Parties in Electoral Reform
Australia's Labor and Coalition parties secretly passed electoral reforms increasing public funding for established parties while limiting individual donations, creating a financial barrier for new independent candidates and potentially reducing voter choice.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Thousands of Federal Employees Fired, Prompting Lawsuits
More than 10,000 federal employees, mostly probationary workers, were fired last week; two USDA employees with positive reviews plan to sue, claiming defamation and due process violations, while the Trump administration cites efficiency measures.
Thousands of Federal Employees Fired, Prompting Lawsuits
More than 10,000 federal employees, mostly probationary workers, were fired last week; two USDA employees with positive reviews plan to sue, claiming defamation and due process violations, while the Trump administration cites efficiency measures.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Senate Confirms Lutnick as Commerce Secretary, Ushering in New Trade Policy
The Senate confirmed Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary on Tuesday by a 51-45 vote, marking a key step in President Trump's "America First" trade policy agenda; Lutnick vowed to divest his financial interests within 90 days and will focus on reciprocal tariffs to address trade imbalances.
Senate Confirms Lutnick as Commerce Secretary, Ushering in New Trade Policy
The Senate confirmed Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary on Tuesday by a 51-45 vote, marking a key step in President Trump's "America First" trade policy agenda; Lutnick vowed to divest his financial interests within 90 days and will focus on reciprocal tariffs to address trade imbalances.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Texas Measles Outbreak Reaches 58 Cases, Linked to Low Vaccination Rates
A measles outbreak in rural West Texas has infected 58 people, with 13 hospitalized, marking Texas' largest outbreak in nearly 30 years; low vaccination rates in a Mennonite community are a key factor, and eight cases are reported in New Mexico.
Texas Measles Outbreak Reaches 58 Cases, Linked to Low Vaccination Rates
A measles outbreak in rural West Texas has infected 58 people, with 13 hospitalized, marking Texas' largest outbreak in nearly 30 years; low vaccination rates in a Mennonite community are a key factor, and eight cases are reported in New Mexico.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Macron's Push for European Security Faces Divisions
French President Macron hosted a European summit in Paris to discuss security issues amidst the Ukraine war, facing divisions among European leaders regarding strategic autonomy and reliance on the U.S., with Germany resisting proposals for a European-led force and Italy expressing skepticism.
Macron's Push for European Security Faces Divisions
French President Macron hosted a European summit in Paris to discuss security issues amidst the Ukraine war, facing divisions among European leaders regarding strategic autonomy and reliance on the U.S., with Germany resisting proposals for a European-led force and Italy expressing skepticism.
Progress
64% Bias Score