Yoon Suk-yeol's Presidency Faces Deepening Crisis Amidst Political Gridlock and Scandal
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, elected in 2022 with a narrow majority, faces a deepening political crisis due to stalled policy initiatives, declining approval ratings, and a scandal involving his wife accepting a luxury gift, impacting his domestic and international standing.
Yoon Suk-yeol's Presidency Faces Deepening Crisis Amidst Political Gridlock and Scandal
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, elected in 2022 with a narrow majority, faces a deepening political crisis due to stalled policy initiatives, declining approval ratings, and a scandal involving his wife accepting a luxury gift, impacting his domestic and international standing.
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64% Bias Score
Zandvoort to End Formula 1 Contract After 2026 Due to Rising Costs
The Zandvoort Grand Prix, a privately funded Formula 1 race attracting over 300,000 spectators annually, will not renew its contract beyond 2026 due to escalating hosting fees and the risks associated with long-term commitments in a privately financed model.
Zandvoort to End Formula 1 Contract After 2026 Due to Rising Costs
The Zandvoort Grand Prix, a privately funded Formula 1 race attracting over 300,000 spectators annually, will not renew its contract beyond 2026 due to escalating hosting fees and the risks associated with long-term commitments in a privately financed model.
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36% Bias Score
Dutch Black Friday 2024: Fewer Transactions, Higher Spending
Despite fewer transactions on Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2024 in the Netherlands compared to 2023, total spending increased by 10%, indicating a shift to a longer sales period ("Black November") due to earlier promotions and a strategy to manage logistics and consumer expectations.
Dutch Black Friday 2024: Fewer Transactions, Higher Spending
Despite fewer transactions on Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2024 in the Netherlands compared to 2023, total spending increased by 10%, indicating a shift to a longer sales period ("Black November") due to earlier promotions and a strategy to manage logistics and consumer expectations.
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32% Bias Score
Vietnam Upholds Death Sentence for Billionaire in $12 Billion Embezzlement Case
A Vietnamese court upheld the death sentence for 68-year-old real estate tycoon Truong My Lan for embezzling $12 billion between 2012 and 2022 through shell companies, causing widespread financial losses and rare protests; she can have it commuted to life in prison by repaying $9 billion.
Vietnam Upholds Death Sentence for Billionaire in $12 Billion Embezzlement Case
A Vietnamese court upheld the death sentence for 68-year-old real estate tycoon Truong My Lan for embezzling $12 billion between 2012 and 2022 through shell companies, causing widespread financial losses and rare protests; she can have it commuted to life in prison by repaying $9 billion.
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52% Bias Score
Biden Proposes $35 Billion Plan to Cover Obesity Medications
President Biden proposed covering obesity medications Wegovy and Mounjaro for millions of obese Americans, costing $35 billion over ten years, despite concerns about long-term effectiveness and potential cost.
Biden Proposes $35 Billion Plan to Cover Obesity Medications
President Biden proposed covering obesity medications Wegovy and Mounjaro for millions of obese Americans, costing $35 billion over ten years, despite concerns about long-term effectiveness and potential cost.
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0% Bias Score
Belgium to Compensate Congolese Women for Colonial-Era Abduction
A Belgian appeals court ruled that the state must compensate five Congolese women abducted as children during the colonial era (1946-1950) for crimes against humanity, a landmark decision in confronting Belgium's colonial past.
Belgium to Compensate Congolese Women for Colonial-Era Abduction
A Belgian appeals court ruled that the state must compensate five Congolese women abducted as children during the colonial era (1946-1950) for crimes against humanity, a landmark decision in confronting Belgium's colonial past.
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0% Bias Score
Dutch Defense Document Details Plan for Mandatory Military Service Reactivation
A leaked nine-page internal Dutch Defense document outlines the extensive preparations needed to reinstate mandatory military service, potentially within two weeks if neighboring countries do so, despite official denials.
Dutch Defense Document Details Plan for Mandatory Military Service Reactivation
A leaked nine-page internal Dutch Defense document outlines the extensive preparations needed to reinstate mandatory military service, potentially within two weeks if neighboring countries do so, despite official denials.
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44% Bias Score
Iranian-Dutch Singer Explores Toxic Masculinity and Trauma in New EP
Iranian-Dutch singer Kourosh Noshad Sharifi released his new EP, "Romeo Must Die," on December 4th, 2024, exploring themes of toxic masculinity and intergenerational trauma stemming from his family's escape from Iran. The EP, a mix of genres including hiphop and electronic music, features collaborat...
Iranian-Dutch Singer Explores Toxic Masculinity and Trauma in New EP
Iranian-Dutch singer Kourosh Noshad Sharifi released his new EP, "Romeo Must Die," on December 4th, 2024, exploring themes of toxic masculinity and intergenerational trauma stemming from his family's escape from Iran. The EP, a mix of genres including hiphop and electronic music, features collaborat...
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8% Bias Score
MSF Suspends Haiti Operations After Deadly Ambulance Attack
Due to escalating violence and a November 11th attack on their ambulances by police and militias resulting in two deaths, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) suspended operations in Haiti indefinitely, leaving thousands without medical care and highlighting the country's dire security situation.
MSF Suspends Haiti Operations After Deadly Ambulance Attack
Due to escalating violence and a November 11th attack on their ambulances by police and militias resulting in two deaths, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) suspended operations in Haiti indefinitely, leaving thousands without medical care and highlighting the country's dire security situation.
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44% Bias Score
Northern Israel Evacuations: Shlomi Residents Reflect on Fragile Ceasefire
Following Hezbollah attacks, approximately 60,000 people evacuated Northern Israel, including most residents of Shlomi, where Moris Naaman (73) remains, sleeping in a synagogue due to the lack of a home shelter, while others express anxiety regarding the fragile ceasefire and the ongoing uncertainty...
Northern Israel Evacuations: Shlomi Residents Reflect on Fragile Ceasefire
Following Hezbollah attacks, approximately 60,000 people evacuated Northern Israel, including most residents of Shlomi, where Moris Naaman (73) remains, sleeping in a synagogue due to the lack of a home shelter, while others express anxiety regarding the fragile ceasefire and the ongoing uncertainty...
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48% Bias Score
Israel's West Bank Annexation Policy: A History of Consistent Expansion
Since 1967, successive Israeli governments, driven by Revisionist Zionist ideology, have pursued a policy of expanding control over the West Bank, culminating in Netanyahu's 2019 annexation announcement, despite international opposition and the pursuit of a two-state solution by other nations.
Israel's West Bank Annexation Policy: A History of Consistent Expansion
Since 1967, successive Israeli governments, driven by Revisionist Zionist ideology, have pursued a policy of expanding control over the West Bank, culminating in Netanyahu's 2019 annexation announcement, despite international opposition and the pursuit of a two-state solution by other nations.
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0% Bias Score
US to Subsidize Obesity Medications for Millions
The US will spend $35 billion over 10 years to subsidize Wegovy and Mounjaro for millions of Americans with a BMI of 30 or higher, aiming to reduce obesity-related healthcare costs.
US to Subsidize Obesity Medications for Millions
The US will spend $35 billion over 10 years to subsidize Wegovy and Mounjaro for millions of Americans with a BMI of 30 or higher, aiming to reduce obesity-related healthcare costs.
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40% Bias Score