March 2025
April 2025
280 Romanian Mercenaries Captured in Goma After M23 Victory
In January 2024, following the M23 rebel victory in Goma, DRC, approximately 280 of 1000 Romanian mercenaries hired by the Congolese government were captured, then extracted after negotiations involving world presidents, highlighting the DRC's reliance on private military firms and the ethical compl...
280 Romanian Mercenaries Captured in Goma After M23 Victory
In January 2024, following the M23 rebel victory in Goma, DRC, approximately 280 of 1000 Romanian mercenaries hired by the Congolese government were captured, then extracted after negotiations involving world presidents, highlighting the DRC's reliance on private military firms and the ethical compl...
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36% Bias Score
Airbus's Success: A Blueprint for European Industrial Competitiveness
Airbus's rise from a fragmented European aviation industry to a global leader, surpassing Boeing in orders by 2013, exemplifies the potential of pan-European cooperation to challenge US dominance; this model should be replicated in other strategic sectors.
Airbus's Success: A Blueprint for European Industrial Competitiveness
Airbus's rise from a fragmented European aviation industry to a global leader, surpassing Boeing in orders by 2013, exemplifies the potential of pan-European cooperation to challenge US dominance; this model should be replicated in other strategic sectors.
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40% Bias Score
Spain Leads EU Initiative to Channel €11 Trillion in Savings to Long-Term Investments
The Spanish government, supported by the EU, is creating a European long-term investment label with tax incentives to redirect €11 trillion in European savings towards companies vital for energy transition, digitalization, and defense, using models like Sweden's successful savings account.
Spain Leads EU Initiative to Channel €11 Trillion in Savings to Long-Term Investments
The Spanish government, supported by the EU, is creating a European long-term investment label with tax incentives to redirect €11 trillion in European savings towards companies vital for energy transition, digitalization, and defense, using models like Sweden's successful savings account.
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40% Bias Score
Greece Launches "Red List" to Combat Cultural Artifact Trafficking
Greece unveiled a "Red List" of 52 endangered cultural artifacts—from prehistoric to modern—to aid law enforcement and customs officials in combating illegal trafficking, marking the first such list in the EU and a significant step in protecting Greek cultural heritage.
Greece Launches "Red List" to Combat Cultural Artifact Trafficking
Greece unveiled a "Red List" of 52 endangered cultural artifacts—from prehistoric to modern—to aid law enforcement and customs officials in combating illegal trafficking, marking the first such list in the EU and a significant step in protecting Greek cultural heritage.
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16% Bias Score
Ukraine Truce: Shifting Statements Highlight Complexities in Peace Negotiations
Following talks in Saudi Arabia resulting in a proposed 30-day Ukrainian truce, shifting statements from US and Russian officials highlight complexities in reaching a lasting peace, with potential implications for future negotiations and the role of the US and Ukraine.
Ukraine Truce: Shifting Statements Highlight Complexities in Peace Negotiations
Following talks in Saudi Arabia resulting in a proposed 30-day Ukrainian truce, shifting statements from US and Russian officials highlight complexities in reaching a lasting peace, with potential implications for future negotiations and the role of the US and Ukraine.
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56% Bias Score
Gendered Language in Faculty Promotion Letters Impacts Tenure Decisions
A study of 10,056 external review letters from six universities showed that women letter writers used less self-referential language, more positive tones, and less doubt language than men, significantly impacting candidates' promotion and tenure chances, especially at the provost level.
Gendered Language in Faculty Promotion Letters Impacts Tenure Decisions
A study of 10,056 external review letters from six universities showed that women letter writers used less self-referential language, more positive tones, and less doubt language than men, significantly impacting candidates' promotion and tenure chances, especially at the provost level.
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32% Bias Score
Thales Stock Soars Amid Geopolitical Instability and Trump's Return
Thales, a French defense company, experienced a 72% stock value increase in 2025 due to record profits and orders, fueled by increased international conflict and a shift in US foreign policy under Donald Trump's presidency, pushing Europe towards greater defense independence.
Thales Stock Soars Amid Geopolitical Instability and Trump's Return
Thales, a French defense company, experienced a 72% stock value increase in 2025 due to record profits and orders, fueled by increased international conflict and a shift in US foreign policy under Donald Trump's presidency, pushing Europe towards greater defense independence.
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44% Bias Score
Policeman Charged with Murdering Elderly Woman for Inheritance
A Madrid court will try a local policeman accused of murdering an 83-year-old woman in February 2020 by pushing her down the stairs to inherit her €1.5 million estate; the prosecution seeks a 44-year prison sentence.
Policeman Charged with Murdering Elderly Woman for Inheritance
A Madrid court will try a local policeman accused of murdering an 83-year-old woman in February 2020 by pushing her down the stairs to inherit her €1.5 million estate; the prosecution seeks a 44-year prison sentence.
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52% Bias Score
Öcalan Calls for PKK Dissolution, Ceasefire Declared
PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan called for the group's dissolution and disarmament, prompting a ceasefire declaration by the PKK executive committee starting March 1st, contingent on no attacks; PKK official Cemil Bayık emphasized that a formal congress to implement this decision is currently impossible ...
Öcalan Calls for PKK Dissolution, Ceasefire Declared
PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan called for the group's dissolution and disarmament, prompting a ceasefire declaration by the PKK executive committee starting March 1st, contingent on no attacks; PKK official Cemil Bayık emphasized that a formal congress to implement this decision is currently impossible ...
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36% Bias Score
400+ Olympic Athletes Demand Climate Action for 2028 Los Angeles Games
More than 400 Olympic athletes from 89 countries signed a letter to IOC presidential candidates, urging them to prioritize climate action for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, citing recent wildfires as evidence of the growing climate threat to sports and the Olympic family.
400+ Olympic Athletes Demand Climate Action for 2028 Los Angeles Games
More than 400 Olympic athletes from 89 countries signed a letter to IOC presidential candidates, urging them to prioritize climate action for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, citing recent wildfires as evidence of the growing climate threat to sports and the Olympic family.
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32% Bias Score
AI Enhances Security and Safety Systems
AI is revolutionizing security and safety by enhancing threat detection, response capabilities, and access control through AI-powered surveillance, facial recognition, intrusion detection, and hazard detection systems, improving situational awareness and response times while managing risks and ethic...
AI Enhances Security and Safety Systems
AI is revolutionizing security and safety by enhancing threat detection, response capabilities, and access control through AI-powered surveillance, facial recognition, intrusion detection, and hazard detection systems, improving situational awareness and response times while managing risks and ethic...
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44% Bias Score
Tesla Warns of Retaliatory Tariffs Amid Trump's Trade War
Tesla, facing a 50% market value drop (£800bn loss) due to Trump's trade war, warned US officials about potential retaliatory tariffs on electric vehicles; this follows Trump's purchase of a Tesla car, despite widespread business complaints about rising costs and red tape from the trade war.
Tesla Warns of Retaliatory Tariffs Amid Trump's Trade War
Tesla, facing a 50% market value drop (£800bn loss) due to Trump's trade war, warned US officials about potential retaliatory tariffs on electric vehicles; this follows Trump's purchase of a Tesla car, despite widespread business complaints about rising costs and red tape from the trade war.
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40% Bias Score