US Withdrawal from WHO: Immediate and Long-Term Global Health Impacts
On January 20, 2025, President Trump withdrew the U.S. from the WHO, eliminating over $10 billion in annual funding and jeopardizing global health initiatives, creating a power vacuum potentially filled by China, and impacting pandemic preparedness and access to healthcare.
US Withdrawal from WHO: Immediate and Long-Term Global Health Impacts
On January 20, 2025, President Trump withdrew the U.S. from the WHO, eliminating over $10 billion in annual funding and jeopardizing global health initiatives, creating a power vacuum potentially filled by China, and impacting pandemic preparedness and access to healthcare.
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60% Bias Score
China's 'Artificial Sun' Sets Fusion Energy Record
China's EAST reactor set a new world record by sustaining a plasma loop at 100 million degrees Celsius for 1,066 seconds, a significant step toward functional fusion reactors that could reduce reliance on fossil fuels and provide clean energy.
China's 'Artificial Sun' Sets Fusion Energy Record
China's EAST reactor set a new world record by sustaining a plasma loop at 100 million degrees Celsius for 1,066 seconds, a significant step toward functional fusion reactors that could reduce reliance on fossil fuels and provide clean energy.
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48% Bias Score
China's Renewable Energy Capacity Surges in 2024
In 2024, China's installed wind and solar power capacity surpassed 1.4 billion kilowatts, a 14.6 percent year-on-year growth in total power generation capacity (reaching 3.35 billion kilowatts), driven by significant investments and government policies focused on renewable energy expansion to meet r...
China's Renewable Energy Capacity Surges in 2024
In 2024, China's installed wind and solar power capacity surpassed 1.4 billion kilowatts, a 14.6 percent year-on-year growth in total power generation capacity (reaching 3.35 billion kilowatts), driven by significant investments and government policies focused on renewable energy expansion to meet r...
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52% Bias Score
Trump Delays Tariffs, Threatens New Duties on China and EU
On February 1, President Trump threatened 10% tariffs on Chinese imports due to fentanyl trafficking and additional tariffs on the European Union for trade imbalances, delaying previously announced tariffs on Canada and Mexico, citing 300 daily fentanyl overdose deaths in the U.S. as justification.
Trump Delays Tariffs, Threatens New Duties on China and EU
On February 1, President Trump threatened 10% tariffs on Chinese imports due to fentanyl trafficking and additional tariffs on the European Union for trade imbalances, delaying previously announced tariffs on Canada and Mexico, citing 300 daily fentanyl overdose deaths in the U.S. as justification.
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60% Bias Score
US Withdraws from Paris Climate Agreement Again
US President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement for a second time, a move that experts warn will undermine global climate efforts and harm the US's international standing.
US Withdraws from Paris Climate Agreement Again
US President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement for a second time, a move that experts warn will undermine global climate efforts and harm the US's international standing.
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48% Bias Score
Thailand Faces Pressure to Halt Deportation of Uyghur Men
Forty-eight Uyghur men, detained in Thailand since 2014 after fleeing China, are facing deportation despite international pressure and a hunger strike protest; their potential return to China raises serious human rights concerns.
Thailand Faces Pressure to Halt Deportation of Uyghur Men
Forty-eight Uyghur men, detained in Thailand since 2014 after fleeing China, are facing deportation despite international pressure and a hunger strike protest; their potential return to China raises serious human rights concerns.
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56% Bias Score
US Withdraws from Paris Climate Agreement
President Trump has signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement, a move that removes the country's obligation to reduce emissions and could weaken global efforts to limit climate change. The U.S. is the world's second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases.
US Withdraws from Paris Climate Agreement
President Trump has signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement, a move that removes the country's obligation to reduce emissions and could weaken global efforts to limit climate change. The U.S. is the world's second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases.
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52% Bias Score
Iranian Ships Suspected of Transporting Missile Fuel from China
Two Iranian cargo ships, the Golbon and Jairan, are suspected of transporting over 1,000 tonnes of sodium perchlorate from China, a key ingredient for solid-fuel missiles, to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), potentially boosting their missile production capabilities.
Iranian Ships Suspected of Transporting Missile Fuel from China
Two Iranian cargo ships, the Golbon and Jairan, are suspected of transporting over 1,000 tonnes of sodium perchlorate from China, a key ingredient for solid-fuel missiles, to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), potentially boosting their missile production capabilities.
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40% Bias Score
Trump Threatens Tariffs, Reverses Green Energy Funding
President Trump threatened 10% tariffs on Chinese goods starting February 1st, citing fentanyl trafficking, and also plans tariffs on the EU due to a $350 billion trade deficit; he also halted $300 billion in green energy funding and withdrew from the global minimum corporate tax agreement, while la...
Trump Threatens Tariffs, Reverses Green Energy Funding
President Trump threatened 10% tariffs on Chinese goods starting February 1st, citing fentanyl trafficking, and also plans tariffs on the EU due to a $350 billion trade deficit; he also halted $300 billion in green energy funding and withdrew from the global minimum corporate tax agreement, while la...
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48% Bias Score
China Surpasses U.S. in Technological Leadership
A recent expert report shows China surpassing the U.S. in 57 of 64 key technologies, driven by massive AI investment and a higher output of computer science graduates, raising concerns about economic and national security implications.
China Surpasses U.S. in Technological Leadership
A recent expert report shows China surpassing the U.S. in 57 of 64 key technologies, driven by massive AI investment and a higher output of computer science graduates, raising concerns about economic and national security implications.
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64% Bias Score
MrBeast-Led Consortium Bids to Buy TikTok, Averting Potential US Ban
A consortium of investors, including YouTuber MrBeast, offered to buy TikTok to prevent its potential ban in the US, responding to a Supreme Court ruling and a 75-day deadline set by President Trump's executive order.
MrBeast-Led Consortium Bids to Buy TikTok, Averting Potential US Ban
A consortium of investors, including YouTuber MrBeast, offered to buy TikTok to prevent its potential ban in the US, responding to a Supreme Court ruling and a 75-day deadline set by President Trump's executive order.
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48% Bias Score
Trump's Isolationist Stance Jeopardizes US Global Influence
Hours after his inauguration, Donald Trump initiated a series of withdrawals from key international agreements, including the Paris Agreement, WHO, and an OECD tax deal, prioritizing an isolationist approach and potentially jeopardizing US global leadership and economic competitiveness in the green ...
Trump's Isolationist Stance Jeopardizes US Global Influence
Hours after his inauguration, Donald Trump initiated a series of withdrawals from key international agreements, including the Paris Agreement, WHO, and an OECD tax deal, prioritizing an isolationist approach and potentially jeopardizing US global leadership and economic competitiveness in the green ...
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44% Bias Score