Luxury Rail Travel's Golden Age Returns with Four New Trains
Four new luxury trains—Britannic Explorer, La Dolce Vita Orient Express, Golden Eagle Silk Road Express, and Norient Express—will launch by 2026, offering unique itineraries and amenities appealing to a growing market of affluent travelers seeking sustainable, immersive experiences.
Luxury Rail Travel's Golden Age Returns with Four New Trains
Four new luxury trains—Britannic Explorer, La Dolce Vita Orient Express, Golden Eagle Silk Road Express, and Norient Express—will launch by 2026, offering unique itineraries and amenities appealing to a growing market of affluent travelers seeking sustainable, immersive experiences.
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52% Bias Score
Bali Nine Members Return to Australia After 19 Years in Indonesian Jails
Five Australian members of the Bali Nine drug smuggling ring returned to Australia on Sunday after serving 19 years in Indonesian prisons, following a deal secured by the Australian government with Indonesia on humanitarian grounds.
Bali Nine Members Return to Australia After 19 Years in Indonesian Jails
Five Australian members of the Bali Nine drug smuggling ring returned to Australia on Sunday after serving 19 years in Indonesian prisons, following a deal secured by the Australian government with Indonesia on humanitarian grounds.
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36% Bias Score
Man Jailed for Hindering Bikie Murder Investigation
Five months after Adrian Buxton's murder, Olevar Merza, facing police inquiry about an Audi suspected in the crime, repeatedly instructed an associate to hide the car, resulting in a two-year-three-month jail sentence for obstructing the investigation.
Man Jailed for Hindering Bikie Murder Investigation
Five months after Adrian Buxton's murder, Olevar Merza, facing police inquiry about an Audi suspected in the crime, repeatedly instructed an associate to hide the car, resulting in a two-year-three-month jail sentence for obstructing the investigation.
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40% Bias Score
South Korean Parliament Impeaches President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korea's parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on December 9th due to his December 3rd declaration of martial law, which lasted six hours, prompting Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to become acting president while the Constitutional Court decides Yoon's fate within 180 days; if removed, a na...
South Korean Parliament Impeaches President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korea's parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on December 9th due to his December 3rd declaration of martial law, which lasted six hours, prompting Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to become acting president while the Constitutional Court decides Yoon's fate within 180 days; if removed, a na...
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40% Bias Score
Triple Cricket Defeat for India; Siraj-Head Incident Highlights On-Field Tensions
India's men's, women's, and under-19 cricket teams suffered defeats against Australia and Bangladesh on a single day, prompting calls for a swift turnaround in their fortunes and raising questions about on-field conduct following an incident between Mohammed Siraj and Travis Head.
Triple Cricket Defeat for India; Siraj-Head Incident Highlights On-Field Tensions
India's men's, women's, and under-19 cricket teams suffered defeats against Australia and Bangladesh on a single day, prompting calls for a swift turnaround in their fortunes and raising questions about on-field conduct following an incident between Mohammed Siraj and Travis Head.
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68% Bias Score
Fiji Pilot Project Recycles Beach Plastic into Power Poles
Talon, a Sydney firm, launched a Fiji pilot project recycling beach plastic into power poles and Frisbees; overcoming the financial hurdles of traditional sorting methods, the project, supported by the British government and universities, aims to significantly reduce Pacific plastic pollution.
Fiji Pilot Project Recycles Beach Plastic into Power Poles
Talon, a Sydney firm, launched a Fiji pilot project recycling beach plastic into power poles and Frisbees; overcoming the financial hurdles of traditional sorting methods, the project, supported by the British government and universities, aims to significantly reduce Pacific plastic pollution.
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44% Bias Score
Cyclone Chido Devastates Mayotte: Hundreds, Possibly Thousands, Dead
Cyclone Chido, the strongest storm to hit Mayotte in over 90 years, caused potentially thousands of deaths and widespread destruction to makeshift housing, government buildings, and a hospital, highlighting the island's vulnerability and pre-existing social inequalities.
Cyclone Chido Devastates Mayotte: Hundreds, Possibly Thousands, Dead
Cyclone Chido, the strongest storm to hit Mayotte in over 90 years, caused potentially thousands of deaths and widespread destruction to makeshift housing, government buildings, and a hospital, highlighting the island's vulnerability and pre-existing social inequalities.
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32% Bias Score
Adelaide Writers' Week Tackles Race, Identity, and Global Conflicts
Adelaide Writers' Week, headed by Louise Adler, will feature discussions on race, identity, racism, and global conflicts, including Islamophobia, antisemitism, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, prompting controversy and challenging Australia's public discourse.
Adelaide Writers' Week Tackles Race, Identity, and Global Conflicts
Adelaide Writers' Week, headed by Louise Adler, will feature discussions on race, identity, racism, and global conflicts, including Islamophobia, antisemitism, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, prompting controversy and challenging Australia's public discourse.
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52% Bias Score
Wall Street Mixed as Tech Stocks Drive Market
Wall Street's major indexes ended the week with mixed results, the S&P 500 essentially flat, the Dow Jones down 0.2%, and the Nasdaq up 0.1%, driven by strong technology company performance and following three straight weekly gains, despite mixed economic data and upcoming Fed interest rate decision...
Wall Street Mixed as Tech Stocks Drive Market
Wall Street's major indexes ended the week with mixed results, the S&P 500 essentially flat, the Dow Jones down 0.2%, and the Nasdaq up 0.1%, driven by strong technology company performance and following three straight weekly gains, despite mixed economic data and upcoming Fed interest rate decision...
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32% Bias Score
Athletics Australia Apologizes for Coach's Alleged Predatory Behavior
Athletics Australia apologized for the alleged predatory behavior of former Olympic pole vault coach Alex Parnov, who is accused of grooming, sexually harassing, and inappropriately touching multiple young female athletes over two decades, with the West Australian Institute of Sport allegedly concea...
Athletics Australia Apologizes for Coach's Alleged Predatory Behavior
Athletics Australia apologized for the alleged predatory behavior of former Olympic pole vault coach Alex Parnov, who is accused of grooming, sexually harassing, and inappropriately touching multiple young female athletes over two decades, with the West Australian Institute of Sport allegedly concea...
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44% Bias Score
Wests Tigers Face Fan Revolt Over Potential Magpies Replacement
Wests Tigers legend Ben Elias threatened a 100,000-strong fan protest if the club's majority owner, Holman Barnes Group, replaces the Wests Tigers with Wests Magpies, citing an undemocratic debenture system and disrespect for fans; the HBG denies these claims.
Wests Tigers Face Fan Revolt Over Potential Magpies Replacement
Wests Tigers legend Ben Elias threatened a 100,000-strong fan protest if the club's majority owner, Holman Barnes Group, replaces the Wests Tigers with Wests Magpies, citing an undemocratic debenture system and disrespect for fans; the HBG denies these claims.
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64% Bias Score
CEO Murder Highlights Growing Societal Unrest
Luigi Mangione's murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson reflects a growing sense of unrest among those feeling abandoned by the system, highlighting declining trust in institutions and the belief that the system is rigged against ordinary citizens, a sentiment shared across the political spec...
CEO Murder Highlights Growing Societal Unrest
Luigi Mangione's murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson reflects a growing sense of unrest among those feeling abandoned by the system, highlighting declining trust in institutions and the belief that the system is rigged against ordinary citizens, a sentiment shared across the political spec...
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64% Bias Score