Photographer Documents End of an Era at Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome
Photographer Andrew McConnell documented the return of Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the Kazakh steppe, capturing the contrast between astronauts' landings and the reactions of local villagers, highlighting the historical significance of Baikonur Cosmodrome and the changing landscape of global space e...
Photographer Documents End of an Era at Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome
Photographer Andrew McConnell documented the return of Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the Kazakh steppe, capturing the contrast between astronauts' landings and the reactions of local villagers, highlighting the historical significance of Baikonur Cosmodrome and the changing landscape of global space e...
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36% Bias Score
Carter's Legacy: Normalizing US-China Relations at Taiwan's Expense
Former US President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at age 100, is remembered for his role in establishing diplomatic relations between the US and China in 1979, a decision that ended decades of estrangement but also led to the severing of ties with Taiwan, causing significant anger and protests in...
Carter's Legacy: Normalizing US-China Relations at Taiwan's Expense
Former US President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at age 100, is remembered for his role in establishing diplomatic relations between the US and China in 1979, a decision that ended decades of estrangement but also led to the severing of ties with Taiwan, causing significant anger and protests in...
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40% Bias Score
PL-480 Program: How US Food Aid Created Major South Asian Library Collections
The US's PL-480 program, launched in 1954, used funds generated from selling US grain to India to acquire over 633,000 books and periodicals from India, Nepal and Pakistan, creating significant South Asian collections in over two dozen US universities, most notably the University of Chicago's 800,00...
PL-480 Program: How US Food Aid Created Major South Asian Library Collections
The US's PL-480 program, launched in 1954, used funds generated from selling US grain to India to acquire over 633,000 books and periodicals from India, Nepal and Pakistan, creating significant South Asian collections in over two dozen US universities, most notably the University of Chicago's 800,00...
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36% Bias Score
Carter's Presidency: Economic Crisis, Human Rights, and the Camp David Accords
Jimmy Carter's presidency (1977-1981) faced economic hardship, including the 1979 energy crisis and high inflation, while his human rights focus impacted foreign policy, as seen in the Camp David Accords (1978) and the Iran hostage crisis; he also normalized relations with China in 1979.
Carter's Presidency: Economic Crisis, Human Rights, and the Camp David Accords
Jimmy Carter's presidency (1977-1981) faced economic hardship, including the 1979 energy crisis and high inflation, while his human rights focus impacted foreign policy, as seen in the Camp David Accords (1978) and the Iran hostage crisis; he also normalized relations with China in 1979.
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16% Bias Score
Nuclear Risks Rise as New START Treaty Nears Expiration
The 40th anniversary of Reagan and Gorbachev's declaration that nuclear war is unwinnable coincides with growing nuclear risks, as the New START treaty nears expiration and the potential for a new arms race looms, with Donald Trump set to re-assume the presidency, adding to international concerns.
Nuclear Risks Rise as New START Treaty Nears Expiration
The 40th anniversary of Reagan and Gorbachev's declaration that nuclear war is unwinnable coincides with growing nuclear risks, as the New START treaty nears expiration and the potential for a new arms race looms, with Donald Trump set to re-assume the presidency, adding to international concerns.
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44% Bias Score
Tetris's Global Success: A Partnership Story
Alexey Pajitnov, a Soviet game designer, created Tetris, which Henk Rogers, an entrepreneur, helped distribute globally, selling over 520 million copies, overcoming Soviet bureaucracy and business challenges in a partnership that defied geopolitical and economic barriers.
Tetris's Global Success: A Partnership Story
Alexey Pajitnov, a Soviet game designer, created Tetris, which Henk Rogers, an entrepreneur, helped distribute globally, selling over 520 million copies, overcoming Soviet bureaucracy and business challenges in a partnership that defied geopolitical and economic barriers.
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16% Bias Score
France Approves German Rearmament, Reshaping Post-War Europe
In December 1954, France's National Assembly narrowly approved German rearmament, enabling West Germany's NATO entry and sovereignty restoration, significantly impacting Cold War geopolitics and marking a turning point in post-war European integration.
France Approves German Rearmament, Reshaping Post-War Europe
In December 1954, France's National Assembly narrowly approved German rearmament, enabling West Germany's NATO entry and sovereignty restoration, significantly impacting Cold War geopolitics and marking a turning point in post-war European integration.
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52% Bias Score
Carter's Presidency: Economic Crisis and Foreign Policy
Jimmy Carter's presidency (1977-1981) was marked by significant economic challenges including 13.5% inflation in 1980 and 8.5% unemployment in 1981, worsened by the 1979 energy crisis; his administration responded with fiscal austerity and a national energy policy, but these measures proved insuffic...
Carter's Presidency: Economic Crisis and Foreign Policy
Jimmy Carter's presidency (1977-1981) was marked by significant economic challenges including 13.5% inflation in 1980 and 8.5% unemployment in 1981, worsened by the 1979 energy crisis; his administration responded with fiscal austerity and a national energy policy, but these measures proved insuffic...
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36% Bias Score
Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. President, Dies at 98
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who served from 1976 to 1980, passed away at age 98; his presidency was marked by initial popularity as an outsider, followed by challenges including economic struggles and the Iran hostage crisis, yet he later received the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian e...
Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. President, Dies at 98
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who served from 1976 to 1980, passed away at age 98; his presidency was marked by initial popularity as an outsider, followed by challenges including economic struggles and the Iran hostage crisis, yet he later received the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian e...
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36% Bias Score
Yeltsin's Legacy: Putin's Rise and the War in Ukraine
Boris Yeltsin's surprise resignation on New Year's Eve 1999 ushered in Vladimir Putin's presidency, ultimately leading to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, resulting in widespread devastation and international sanctions.
Yeltsin's Legacy: Putin's Rise and the War in Ukraine
Boris Yeltsin's surprise resignation on New Year's Eve 1999 ushered in Vladimir Putin's presidency, ultimately leading to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, resulting in widespread devastation and international sanctions.
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32% Bias Score
Greek Civil War's Precursor: The December Events of 1944
The liberation of mainland Greece in autumn 1944 was followed by the December events, a month-long conflict between the government, British forces and the leftist EAM-ELAS due to power struggles and mistrust, resulting in the Varkiza Agreement in February 1945.
Greek Civil War's Precursor: The December Events of 1944
The liberation of mainland Greece in autumn 1944 was followed by the December events, a month-long conflict between the government, British forces and the leftist EAM-ELAS due to power struggles and mistrust, resulting in the Varkiza Agreement in February 1945.
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48% Bias Score
French Deputy Exposed as KGB Agent
French deputy Jacques Bouchacourt (1970-1981) secretly served as a KGB agent, code-named "Nym," receiving expensive gifts for spreading anti-American and anti-EU propaganda due to his ideological belief in French national independence.
French Deputy Exposed as KGB Agent
French deputy Jacques Bouchacourt (1970-1981) secretly served as a KGB agent, code-named "Nym," receiving expensive gifts for spreading anti-American and anti-EU propaganda due to his ideological belief in French national independence.
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48% Bias Score