UN Warns of Existential Land Degradation Crisis, COP16 Seeks $2.6 Trillion Investment
A UN report reveals that land degradation, primarily caused by climate change and unsustainable practices, threatens 5 billion people by 2100, prompting a global effort at COP16 in Riyadh to invest $2.6 trillion by 2030 in restoring 1.5 billion hectares of degraded land.
UN Warns of Existential Land Degradation Crisis, COP16 Seeks $2.6 Trillion Investment
A UN report reveals that land degradation, primarily caused by climate change and unsustainable practices, threatens 5 billion people by 2100, prompting a global effort at COP16 in Riyadh to invest $2.6 trillion by 2030 in restoring 1.5 billion hectares of degraded land.
Progress
40% Bias Score
"Moroccan Firm Moldiag Addresses African Monkeypox Diagnostic Gap with Affordable Tests"
"Moldiag, a Moroccan company, is producing and distributing affordable monkeypox tests (\$5) across Africa, addressing critical diagnostic gaps and aiming to improve response times to outbreaks, though it awaits WHO approval."
"Moroccan Firm Moldiag Addresses African Monkeypox Diagnostic Gap with Affordable Tests"
"Moldiag, a Moroccan company, is producing and distributing affordable monkeypox tests (\$5) across Africa, addressing critical diagnostic gaps and aiming to improve response times to outbreaks, though it awaits WHO approval."
Progress
36% Bias Score
Disease X Outbreak in DR Congo: 79 Children Dead
An outbreak of an unknown disease, \"Disease X\", has infected 376 and killed 79 children in the Panzi health zone, DR Congo, since October 24, prompting an investigation by the Africa CDC, WHO, and Congolese health authorities. Symptoms include fever, headache, and respiratory problems, with malnut...
Disease X Outbreak in DR Congo: 79 Children Dead
An outbreak of an unknown disease, \"Disease X\", has infected 376 and killed 79 children in the Panzi health zone, DR Congo, since October 24, prompting an investigation by the Africa CDC, WHO, and Congolese health authorities. Symptoms include fever, headache, and respiratory problems, with malnut...
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20% Bias Score
Nigeria Launches Malaria Vaccination Campaign
Nigeria launched a malaria vaccination campaign last week in Bayelsa state, aiming to prevent severe illness and death from the mosquito-borne disease; the WHO reported 263 million malaria cases and 597,000 deaths worldwide in 2023, with Nigeria having the largest burden in Africa.
Nigeria Launches Malaria Vaccination Campaign
Nigeria launched a malaria vaccination campaign last week in Bayelsa state, aiming to prevent severe illness and death from the mosquito-borne disease; the WHO reported 263 million malaria cases and 597,000 deaths worldwide in 2023, with Nigeria having the largest burden in Africa.
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36% Bias Score
"Planet Afrika" Exhibit Redefines Human Origins
The "Planet Afrika" exhibit in Berlin's James-Simon-Galerie (until April 27, 2025), challenges the "Garden of Eden" theory of human origins by presenting evidence of modern humans in Morocco 300,000-350,000 years ago, illustrating a gradual, continent-wide human evolution across millions of years, w...
"Planet Afrika" Exhibit Redefines Human Origins
The "Planet Afrika" exhibit in Berlin's James-Simon-Galerie (until April 27, 2025), challenges the "Garden of Eden" theory of human origins by presenting evidence of modern humans in Morocco 300,000-350,000 years ago, illustrating a gradual, continent-wide human evolution across millions of years, w...
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12% Bias Score
"900,000-Year-Old Tools Show Advanced Human Cognition in Spain"
"900,000-year-old stone tools discovered in Spain's El Barranc de la Boella demonstrate advanced knapping techniques, suggesting sophisticated planning and foresight by early humans, predating the Neanderthal-human split and connecting European and African technological advancements."
"900,000-Year-Old Tools Show Advanced Human Cognition in Spain"
"900,000-year-old stone tools discovered in Spain's El Barranc de la Boella demonstrate advanced knapping techniques, suggesting sophisticated planning and foresight by early humans, predating the Neanderthal-human split and connecting European and African technological advancements."
Progress
36% Bias Score
Russia's Syrian Bases Under Threat Amidst Assad Regime Collapse
Amidst the rapid collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, Russia faces the potential loss of its strategic naval base in Tartus and airbase in Khmeimim, as satellite images indicate a withdrawal of warships and Ukrainian intelligence reports claim the evacuation of troops and equipment, although the K...
Russia's Syrian Bases Under Threat Amidst Assad Regime Collapse
Amidst the rapid collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, Russia faces the potential loss of its strategic naval base in Tartus and airbase in Khmeimim, as satellite images indicate a withdrawal of warships and Ukrainian intelligence reports claim the evacuation of troops and equipment, although the K...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Mali Arrests Barrick Gold Employees Amid Mining Tax Dispute
Four senior employees of Canada's Barrick Gold were arrested in Mali on Monday and charged, awaiting trial, as the military regime continues to pressure mining companies to pay millions in additional taxes; this follows a similar incident in September and the recent case of Resolute Mining, which pa...
Mali Arrests Barrick Gold Employees Amid Mining Tax Dispute
Four senior employees of Canada's Barrick Gold were arrested in Mali on Monday and charged, awaiting trial, as the military regime continues to pressure mining companies to pay millions in additional taxes; this follows a similar incident in September and the recent case of Resolute Mining, which pa...
Progress
40% Bias Score
"Nigeria Launches Malaria Vaccination Campaign Amidst High Case Numbers"
"Nigeria launched a malaria vaccination campaign in Bayelsa state last week, aiming to prevent severe illness and death from the mosquito-borne disease; the WHO reported 263 million malaria cases and 597,000 deaths worldwide in 2023."
"Nigeria Launches Malaria Vaccination Campaign Amidst High Case Numbers"
"Nigeria launched a malaria vaccination campaign in Bayelsa state last week, aiming to prevent severe illness and death from the mosquito-borne disease; the WHO reported 263 million malaria cases and 597,000 deaths worldwide in 2023."
Progress
40% Bias Score
"Planet Africa" Exhibition Redefines Human Origins
The "Planet Africa" exhibition, opening in Berlin and touring globally, challenges the traditional understanding of human origins by presenting evidence of human evolution across the entire African continent over millions of years, incorporating a variety of perspectives and archaeological data.
"Planet Africa" Exhibition Redefines Human Origins
The "Planet Africa" exhibition, opening in Berlin and touring globally, challenges the traditional understanding of human origins by presenting evidence of human evolution across the entire African continent over millions of years, incorporating a variety of perspectives and archaeological data.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Mali: HRW Accuses Russian Mercenaries, Malian Army of Killing Civilians
A Human Rights Watch report details the killing of at least 32 civilians and burning of 100 homes by Russian mercenaries and the Malian army since May 2024, alongside similar abuses by Islamist groups, amid a deteriorating security situation and a lack of accountability.
Mali: HRW Accuses Russian Mercenaries, Malian Army of Killing Civilians
A Human Rights Watch report details the killing of at least 32 civilians and burning of 100 homes by Russian mercenaries and the Malian army since May 2024, alongside similar abuses by Islamist groups, amid a deteriorating security situation and a lack of accountability.
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48% Bias Score
DRC Disease Outbreak: 527 Cases, Slow Response Highlights Systemic Issues
A disease outbreak in the remote Panzi region of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kwango province has caused 527 reported illnesses and at least 31 deaths, with 225 children affected; poor sample quality hampers identification of the pathogen, while a slow response highlights inadequate infrastruc...
DRC Disease Outbreak: 527 Cases, Slow Response Highlights Systemic Issues
A disease outbreak in the remote Panzi region of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kwango province has caused 527 reported illnesses and at least 31 deaths, with 225 children affected; poor sample quality hampers identification of the pathogen, while a slow response highlights inadequate infrastruc...
Progress
36% Bias Score