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Suweida Ceasefire Follows Deadly Clashes; Concerns Remain Over Government Response
A ceasefire has been declared in Suweida, Syria, after clashes between Druze and Sunni Bedouin tribes left over 200 dead, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights; Syrian forces have entered the city to restore order, but reports of government-linked executions raise concerns.
Suweida Ceasefire Follows Deadly Clashes; Concerns Remain Over Government Response
A ceasefire has been declared in Suweida, Syria, after clashes between Druze and Sunni Bedouin tribes left over 200 dead, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights; Syrian forces have entered the city to restore order, but reports of government-linked executions raise concerns.
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40% Bias Score
Slow Ratification of African Free Movement Protocol Hinders AfCFTA Implementation
Only four of 32 signatory African nations have ratified the 2018 Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, delaying the full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) due to security concerns, lack of harmonized border systems, and potential revenue loss from visa fees.
Slow Ratification of African Free Movement Protocol Hinders AfCFTA Implementation
Only four of 32 signatory African nations have ratified the 2018 Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, delaying the full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) due to security concerns, lack of harmonized border systems, and potential revenue loss from visa fees.
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36% Bias Score
Brazil Weakens Environmental Protections for Large Projects
The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies overwhelmingly approved a bill relaxing environmental regulations for large projects, potentially impacting at least 259 indigenous territories and 80% of Afro-Brazilian communities, despite Brazil's upcoming role hosting COP30 and its commitment to climate action.
Brazil Weakens Environmental Protections for Large Projects
The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies overwhelmingly approved a bill relaxing environmental regulations for large projects, potentially impacting at least 259 indigenous territories and 80% of Afro-Brazilian communities, despite Brazil's upcoming role hosting COP30 and its commitment to climate action.
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48% Bias Score
Brazil Passes Controversial Law Weakening Environmental Safeguards
Brazil's congress passed a law weakening environmental protections, allowing self-declared licenses for most projects and excluding many Indigenous and quilombola lands, prompting widespread criticism and likely legal challenges.
Brazil Passes Controversial Law Weakening Environmental Safeguards
Brazil's congress passed a law weakening environmental protections, allowing self-declared licenses for most projects and excluding many Indigenous and quilombola lands, prompting widespread criticism and likely legal challenges.
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56% Bias Score
3.5% Rule: Mass Participation and the Success of Non-Violent Movements
Political scientists Erica Chenoweth and Maria Stephan's research indicates that sustained non-violent participation by 3.5% of a population in a maximalist campaign is often sufficient to topple an authoritarian regime, though this isn't a guaranteed outcome and presents limitations in modern conte...
3.5% Rule: Mass Participation and the Success of Non-Violent Movements
Political scientists Erica Chenoweth and Maria Stephan's research indicates that sustained non-violent participation by 3.5% of a population in a maximalist campaign is often sufficient to topple an authoritarian regime, though this isn't a guaranteed outcome and presents limitations in modern conte...
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12% Bias Score
International Camorra Drug Trafficker Arrested in Spain
Italian police, with international collaboration, arrested Simone Bartiromo, a major Camorra drug trafficker, in Spain on charges of large-scale cocaine and hashish trafficking, supplying various regions of Italy.
International Camorra Drug Trafficker Arrested in Spain
Italian police, with international collaboration, arrested Simone Bartiromo, a major Camorra drug trafficker, in Spain on charges of large-scale cocaine and hashish trafficking, supplying various regions of Italy.
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48% Bias Score
U.K. Lowers Voting Age to 16
The U.K. government will lower the voting age to 16 for the next general election, expanding the franchise alongside changes to voter ID and campaign finance rules; this is expected to marginally benefit center-left parties, though the precise impact remains unclear.
U.K. Lowers Voting Age to 16
The U.K. government will lower the voting age to 16 for the next general election, expanding the franchise alongside changes to voter ID and campaign finance rules; this is expected to marginally benefit center-left parties, though the precise impact remains unclear.
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36% Bias Score
Serbian Church Recognizes Macedonian Autocephaly After Five Decades
The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) recognized the autocephaly of the Macedonian Orthodox Church - Ohrid Archbishopric on Tuesday, ending a 50-year dispute that included legal repercussions for clergy loyal to the Belgrade patriarchate, and was influenced by the Ecumenical Patriarch's recognition of t...
Serbian Church Recognizes Macedonian Autocephaly After Five Decades
The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) recognized the autocephaly of the Macedonian Orthodox Church - Ohrid Archbishopric on Tuesday, ending a 50-year dispute that included legal repercussions for clergy loyal to the Belgrade patriarchate, and was influenced by the Ecumenical Patriarch's recognition of t...
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40% Bias Score
French inaction on migrant boat contradicts UK deal
French authorities aided an overcrowded migrant boat near Calais, providing lifejackets instead of preventing its departure to the UK, undermining a new agreement with Britain to curb Channel crossings; around 40 migrants left in a dinghy, despite the dangerously overcrowded situation.
French inaction on migrant boat contradicts UK deal
French authorities aided an overcrowded migrant boat near Calais, providing lifejackets instead of preventing its departure to the UK, undermining a new agreement with Britain to curb Channel crossings; around 40 migrants left in a dinghy, despite the dangerously overcrowded situation.
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64% Bias Score
Kurdish Migrant Deported After Honor Killing Conviction
Abdalla Yones, a 69-year-old Kurdish migrant, was deported to Iraq in 2017 after serving 14 years of a life sentence for the honor killing of his 16-year-old daughter, Heshu, in 2002, a case that prompted the creation of a UK task force on honor-based violence.
Kurdish Migrant Deported After Honor Killing Conviction
Abdalla Yones, a 69-year-old Kurdish migrant, was deported to Iraq in 2017 after serving 14 years of a life sentence for the honor killing of his 16-year-old daughter, Heshu, in 2002, a case that prompted the creation of a UK task force on honor-based violence.
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64% Bias Score
Citizen Kane" Sled Sells for \$14.75 Million
The sled from Orson Welles's 1941 film "Citizen Kane" sold for \$14.75 million at auction, becoming the second most expensive movie prop ever sold, behind only "The Wizard of Oz" ruby slippers. Director Joe Dante, who obtained it in 1984, was the seller.
Citizen Kane" Sled Sells for \$14.75 Million
The sled from Orson Welles's 1941 film "Citizen Kane" sold for \$14.75 million at auction, becoming the second most expensive movie prop ever sold, behind only "The Wizard of Oz" ruby slippers. Director Joe Dante, who obtained it in 1984, was the seller.
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36% Bias Score
Declining Birth Rates: A Global Crisis and the Need for New Economic Models
A global decline in birth rates, impacting economic growth models, is attributed to a pairing crisis linked to technology's influence on social interaction, prompting calls for innovative economic strategies.
Declining Birth Rates: A Global Crisis and the Need for New Economic Models
A global decline in birth rates, impacting economic growth models, is attributed to a pairing crisis linked to technology's influence on social interaction, prompting calls for innovative economic strategies.
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60% Bias Score
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