Senegal Rejects Minister's Tirailleurs as "Traitors" Statement
The Senegalese government on December 26th rejected Minister Cheikh Oumar Diagne's statement labeling Tirailleurs as traitors, contrasting sharply with the government's recent commemoration of these soldiers; the controversy highlights conflicting narratives about colonial history.
Senegal Rejects Minister's Tirailleurs as "Traitors" Statement
The Senegalese government on December 26th rejected Minister Cheikh Oumar Diagne's statement labeling Tirailleurs as traitors, contrasting sharply with the government's recent commemoration of these soldiers; the controversy highlights conflicting narratives about colonial history.
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44% Bias Score
Parker Solar Probe Sets Record with Closest-Ever Approach to the Sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe set a record on December 24th, 2024, by approaching the Sun to within 6.1 million kilometers, aiming to study the Sun's corona and understand solar storms' impact on Earth, with further close approaches planned for March 22nd, 2025, and June 19th, 2025.
Parker Solar Probe Sets Record with Closest-Ever Approach to the Sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe set a record on December 24th, 2024, by approaching the Sun to within 6.1 million kilometers, aiming to study the Sun's corona and understand solar storms' impact on Earth, with further close approaches planned for March 22nd, 2025, and June 19th, 2025.
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24% Bias Score
Haiti Gang Massacre: 207 Killed in Port-au-Prince
A UN report details the December 6-11, 2024, massacre of 207 people in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, by a gang led by Micanor Altes; victims, mostly elderly voodoo practitioners, were abducted, executed, and their bodies disposed of; over 5,350 deaths have occurred in Haiti in 2024 due to gang violence.
Haiti Gang Massacre: 207 Killed in Port-au-Prince
A UN report details the December 6-11, 2024, massacre of 207 people in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, by a gang led by Micanor Altes; victims, mostly elderly voodoo practitioners, were abducted, executed, and their bodies disposed of; over 5,350 deaths have occurred in Haiti in 2024 due to gang violence.
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32% Bias Score
Morocco's Mediation Frees French Agents, Bolsters Sahel Influence
Morocco secured the release of four French intelligence agents held in Burkina Faso after a year-long impasse, leveraging its relations with the junta and showcasing its growing influence as a mediator between Western powers and Sahel nations.
Morocco's Mediation Frees French Agents, Bolsters Sahel Influence
Morocco secured the release of four French intelligence agents held in Burkina Faso after a year-long impasse, leveraging its relations with the junta and showcasing its growing influence as a mediator between Western powers and Sahel nations.
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40% Bias Score
Russia Claims Village Capture in Eastern Ukraine, Heightening Regional Tensions
Russia claimed the capture of Storojeve village in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region on Monday, intensifying the conflict near the Zaporizia and Dnipropetrovsk regions, prompting concerns about potential offensives in the south, while simultaneously meeting with Slovakia's prime minister and facing a...
Russia Claims Village Capture in Eastern Ukraine, Heightening Regional Tensions
Russia claimed the capture of Storojeve village in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region on Monday, intensifying the conflict near the Zaporizia and Dnipropetrovsk regions, prompting concerns about potential offensives in the south, while simultaneously meeting with Slovakia's prime minister and facing a...
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44% Bias Score
Nigeria Launches First Malaria Vaccination Campaign
Nigeria launched its first malaria vaccination campaign on December 2, 2024, using the R21/Matrix-M vaccine in two high-risk states, aiming to reduce the disease's burden that caused 31% of the roughly 600,000 global malaria deaths in 2023.
Nigeria Launches First Malaria Vaccination Campaign
Nigeria launched its first malaria vaccination campaign on December 2, 2024, using the R21/Matrix-M vaccine in two high-risk states, aiming to reduce the disease's burden that caused 31% of the roughly 600,000 global malaria deaths in 2023.
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40% Bias Score
Biodiversity: From Concept to Global Concern
The term "biological diversity" gained prominence in the 1980s, formalized by the 2012 creation of IPBES and the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity, reflecting growing international concern following the IUCN's 1964 Red List of threatened ecosystems, which highlighted the impact of human activi...
Biodiversity: From Concept to Global Concern
The term "biological diversity" gained prominence in the 1980s, formalized by the 2012 creation of IPBES and the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity, reflecting growing international concern following the IUCN's 1964 Red List of threatened ecosystems, which highlighted the impact of human activi...
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20% Bias Score
Senegalese Minister Sparks Outrage Over Tirailleur Remarks
Senegalese Minister Cheikh Oumar Diagne caused outrage by calling African Tirailleurs 'traitors,' sparking widespread criticism and calls for his resignation, particularly given Senegal's recent commemoration of the 1944 Thiaroye massacre where French colonial forces killed numerous African Tiraille...
Senegalese Minister Sparks Outrage Over Tirailleur Remarks
Senegalese Minister Cheikh Oumar Diagne caused outrage by calling African Tirailleurs 'traitors,' sparking widespread criticism and calls for his resignation, particularly given Senegal's recent commemoration of the 1944 Thiaroye massacre where French colonial forces killed numerous African Tiraille...
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40% Bias Score
Trump Vows Aggressive Pursuit of Death Penalty
On December 24, 2023, Donald Trump announced he would aggressively pursue the death penalty upon returning to the White House, criticizing Joe Biden's commutation of 37 federal death sentences and citing his previous administration's execution of 13 prisoners between July 2020 and January 2021.
Trump Vows Aggressive Pursuit of Death Penalty
On December 24, 2023, Donald Trump announced he would aggressively pursue the death penalty upon returning to the White House, criticizing Joe Biden's commutation of 37 federal death sentences and citing his previous administration's execution of 13 prisoners between July 2020 and January 2021.
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40% Bias Score
Senegalese Monks' Kora Innovation Wins Global Acclaim
Responding to Vatican II's call for inculturation, monks at Senegal's Keur Moussa monastery modernized the kora, a traditional West African harp, resulting in a globally sought-after instrument now sold for 600-1200 euros.
Senegalese Monks' Kora Innovation Wins Global Acclaim
Responding to Vatican II's call for inculturation, monks at Senegal's Keur Moussa monastery modernized the kora, a traditional West African harp, resulting in a globally sought-after instrument now sold for 600-1200 euros.
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36% Bias Score
Cyclone Chido: Over 150 Deaths, Widespread Destruction in Mozambique and Mayotte
Cyclone Chido, striking Mozambique and Mayotte on December 15th, caused at least 120 deaths in Mozambique and 35 in Mayotte, injuring hundreds, destroying over 110,000 homes, and prompting concerns about disease outbreaks; the storm's intense winds (260 km/h) and rainfall (250 mm in four hours) deva...
Cyclone Chido: Over 150 Deaths, Widespread Destruction in Mozambique and Mayotte
Cyclone Chido, striking Mozambique and Mayotte on December 15th, caused at least 120 deaths in Mozambique and 35 in Mayotte, injuring hundreds, destroying over 110,000 homes, and prompting concerns about disease outbreaks; the storm's intense winds (260 km/h) and rainfall (250 mm in four hours) deva...
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24% Bias Score
Biden Commutes Death Sentences of 37 Federal Inmates
President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row on December 23rd, 2024, responding to advocacy from human rights groups and fulfilling a campaign promise, while leaving high-profile cases like the Boston Marathon bomber on death row.
Biden Commutes Death Sentences of 37 Federal Inmates
President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row on December 23rd, 2024, responding to advocacy from human rights groups and fulfilling a campaign promise, while leaving high-profile cases like the Boston Marathon bomber on death row.
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36% Bias Score