Israel Intensifies Strikes on Syria Post-Assad, Deploys Troops to Golan Heights
After the fall of Assad's regime, Israel launched intensified airstrikes on Syrian military infrastructure, deploying troops to the Golan Heights buffer zone, claiming it is a temporary measure to ensure security while also stating a desire for normalized relations with a new Syrian regime that prev...
Israel Intensifies Strikes on Syria Post-Assad, Deploys Troops to Golan Heights
After the fall of Assad's regime, Israel launched intensified airstrikes on Syrian military infrastructure, deploying troops to the Golan Heights buffer zone, claiming it is a temporary measure to ensure security while also stating a desire for normalized relations with a new Syrian regime that prev...
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48% Bias Score
Australia to Tax Big Tech for News Funding
Australia's government announced a new law requiring tech firms earning over A$250 million annually to pay Australian news publishers for content or face higher taxes, starting January 2025, aiming to address power imbalances and support local journalism after Meta ended payment deals, causing A$200...
Australia to Tax Big Tech for News Funding
Australia's government announced a new law requiring tech firms earning over A$250 million annually to pay Australian news publishers for content or face higher taxes, starting January 2025, aiming to address power imbalances and support local journalism after Meta ended payment deals, causing A$200...
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44% Bias Score
Alternative Cancer Therapies: Claims vs. Evidence
Despite claims from several high-profile individuals that alternative therapies like specific diets can cure cancer, major cancer organizations say there is no medical evidence supporting such claims, and some alternative therapies may even be harmful.
Alternative Cancer Therapies: Claims vs. Evidence
Despite claims from several high-profile individuals that alternative therapies like specific diets can cure cancer, major cancer organizations say there is no medical evidence supporting such claims, and some alternative therapies may even be harmful.
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56% Bias Score
US Congress Demands Intelligence Report on Risks of Halting Ukraine Aid
The US Congress urged its intelligence agencies to assess the national security risks of ending military aid to Ukraine and a potential Russian victory, requesting a report within 90 days. The report will examine Ukraine's defense capabilities with or without US support, potential responses from glo...
US Congress Demands Intelligence Report on Risks of Halting Ukraine Aid
The US Congress urged its intelligence agencies to assess the national security risks of ending military aid to Ukraine and a potential Russian victory, requesting a report within 90 days. The report will examine Ukraine's defense capabilities with or without US support, potential responses from glo...
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44% Bias Score
UK Government's 1.5 Million New Home Plan
The UK government plans to build 1.5 million new homes in England over five years, prioritizing city regions with unaffordable housing, utilizing brownfield sites and some grey belt land, despite concerns from local councils about infrastructure and worker shortages.
UK Government's 1.5 Million New Home Plan
The UK government plans to build 1.5 million new homes in England over five years, prioritizing city regions with unaffordable housing, utilizing brownfield sites and some grey belt land, despite concerns from local councils about infrastructure and worker shortages.
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40% Bias Score
10,000 UK Civil Service Job Cuts Planned Amidst Labour's Budget Review
Labour's planned 5% budget cuts could lead to over 10,000 job losses in the UK civil service, a response to a 33% increase in staff numbers since 2016, reaching 513,000 in 2024. The government aims to improve efficiency through voluntary redundancies, but faces union opposition.
10,000 UK Civil Service Job Cuts Planned Amidst Labour's Budget Review
Labour's planned 5% budget cuts could lead to over 10,000 job losses in the UK civil service, a response to a 33% increase in staff numbers since 2016, reaching 513,000 in 2024. The government aims to improve efficiency through voluntary redundancies, but faces union opposition.
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52% Bias Score
India's 1991 Religious Sites Law Faces Supreme Court Challenge
India's Supreme Court is hearing challenges to a 1991 law protecting religious sites' pre-1947 status, sparking debates about religious freedom and communal harmony, with petitions arguing the law infringes on these rights while others see it as crucial for protecting religious minorities in a Hindu...
India's 1991 Religious Sites Law Faces Supreme Court Challenge
India's Supreme Court is hearing challenges to a 1991 law protecting religious sites' pre-1947 status, sparking debates about religious freedom and communal harmony, with petitions arguing the law infringes on these rights while others see it as crucial for protecting religious minorities in a Hindu...
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44% Bias Score
South Korean President Defiant Amidst Impeachment Attempts
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol vowed to "fight to the end" against impeachment attempts, defending his martial law declaration as necessary to protect democracy despite police raids and opposition calls for his resignation; another impeachment vote is scheduled for December 14th.
South Korean President Defiant Amidst Impeachment Attempts
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol vowed to "fight to the end" against impeachment attempts, defending his martial law declaration as necessary to protect democracy despite police raids and opposition calls for his resignation; another impeachment vote is scheduled for December 14th.
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40% Bias Score
"Vietnamese Officials Sentenced for Leaking Information to Dissident Blogger; Decree 147 Tightens Internet Control"
"Five former Vietnamese officials received prison sentences for leaking information to blogger Đường Văn Thái, who was sentenced to 12 years for anti-state activities; Vietnam's new Decree 147 further restricts internet access."
"Vietnamese Officials Sentenced for Leaking Information to Dissident Blogger; Decree 147 Tightens Internet Control"
"Five former Vietnamese officials received prison sentences for leaking information to blogger Đường Văn Thái, who was sentenced to 12 years for anti-state activities; Vietnam's new Decree 147 further restricts internet access."
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52% Bias Score
Indigenous Model's Collaboration with Ralph Lauren Sparks Industry Change
Indigenous model Quannah Chasinghorse collaborated with Ralph Lauren after initial concerns over cultural appropriation, leading to the brand creating a Native American advisory board and collaborating with Navajo designer Naiomi Glasses; Chasinghorse uses her platform to advocate for better represe...
Indigenous Model's Collaboration with Ralph Lauren Sparks Industry Change
Indigenous model Quannah Chasinghorse collaborated with Ralph Lauren after initial concerns over cultural appropriation, leading to the brand creating a Native American advisory board and collaborating with Navajo designer Naiomi Glasses; Chasinghorse uses her platform to advocate for better represe...
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16% Bias Score
Syria's Civil War: Demographic Shifts and Sectarian Divisions
Syria's 13-year civil war, triggered by 2011 protests against President Bashar al-Assad, drastically altered its demographics; the Sunni Muslim majority significantly decreased due to exodus and conflict, while other groups like Alawites, Druze, Christians, and Turkmen took varying sides, resulting ...
Syria's Civil War: Demographic Shifts and Sectarian Divisions
Syria's 13-year civil war, triggered by 2011 protests against President Bashar al-Assad, drastically altered its demographics; the Sunni Muslim majority significantly decreased due to exodus and conflict, while other groups like Alawites, Druze, Christians, and Turkmen took varying sides, resulting ...
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44% Bias Score
"Leitholm Faces Renewable Energy's High Cost: 200 Acres Threatened by Battery Storage Facilities"
"Plans for six battery storage facilities near the Scottish Borders village of Leitholm threaten over 200 acres of farmland, impacting residents' health, property values, and community well-being, highlighting conflicts between renewable energy expansion and local interests."
"Leitholm Faces Renewable Energy's High Cost: 200 Acres Threatened by Battery Storage Facilities"
"Plans for six battery storage facilities near the Scottish Borders village of Leitholm threaten over 200 acres of farmland, impacting residents' health, property values, and community well-being, highlighting conflicts between renewable energy expansion and local interests."
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56% Bias Score