Netherlands Crime Campaign, Charlie Hebdo Anniversary, and Damascus Flights Resume
The Netherlands launches a national campaign urging citizens to report suspicious criminal activity; Paris commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attack; international flights resume to Damascus; a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hits Tibet, causing significant damage and casualties; and fl...
Netherlands Crime Campaign, Charlie Hebdo Anniversary, and Damascus Flights Resume
The Netherlands launches a national campaign urging citizens to report suspicious criminal activity; Paris commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attack; international flights resume to Damascus; a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hits Tibet, causing significant damage and casualties; and fl...
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28% Bias Score
China Sends $1.1 Million and 35 Tons of Aid to Earthquake-Stricken Vanuatu
China provided 35 tons of emergency relief supplies and $1.1 million in aid to Vanuatu following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake on December 17, 2024, which killed at least 14 people and injured more than 200, showcasing China's growing role in Pacific Island disaster relief.
China Sends $1.1 Million and 35 Tons of Aid to Earthquake-Stricken Vanuatu
China provided 35 tons of emergency relief supplies and $1.1 million in aid to Vanuatu following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake on December 17, 2024, which killed at least 14 people and injured more than 200, showcasing China's growing role in Pacific Island disaster relief.
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40% Bias Score
Fatal Collision at Haneda Airport: Five Dead
A Japan Coast Guard plane collided with a Japan Airlines jet on January 2, 2024, at Tokyo's Haneda airport, resulting in five deaths and highlighting safety concerns; investigations are underway.
Fatal Collision at Haneda Airport: Five Dead
A Japan Coast Guard plane collided with a Japan Airlines jet on January 2, 2024, at Tokyo's Haneda airport, resulting in five deaths and highlighting safety concerns; investigations are underway.
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8% Bias Score
Moroccan Activists Face Charges Over Earthquake Reconstruction Criticism
Four Moroccan activists face defamation charges for criticizing the post-earthquake reconstruction in El-Haouz, one is detained, highlighting tensions between authorities and victims' groups despite official reports of 57,000 reconstruction permits and over 35,000 homes rebuilt or under construction...
Moroccan Activists Face Charges Over Earthquake Reconstruction Criticism
Four Moroccan activists face defamation charges for criticizing the post-earthquake reconstruction in El-Haouz, one is detained, highlighting tensions between authorities and victims' groups despite official reports of 57,000 reconstruction permits and over 35,000 homes rebuilt or under construction...
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40% Bias Score
2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami: Devastating Impact of a Mw 9.1–9.3 Earthquake
A Mw 9.1–9.3 earthquake off Sumatra on December 26, 2004, triggered a massive tsunami, causing over 126,000 deaths, displacing 1.5 million people, and highlighting the lack of an early warning system in the Indian Ocean.
2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami: Devastating Impact of a Mw 9.1–9.3 Earthquake
A Mw 9.1–9.3 earthquake off Sumatra on December 26, 2004, triggered a massive tsunami, causing over 126,000 deaths, displacing 1.5 million people, and highlighting the lack of an early warning system in the Indian Ocean.
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16% Bias Score
Turkish Court Orders Investigation into Officials Following Apartment Collapse
An Adana court ordered an investigation into four municipal officials related to the collapse of Beluk Apartment Block A during the February 6th earthquakes, overturning an earlier decision denying the investigation due to sufficient evidence suggesting negligence in upholding building codes.
Turkish Court Orders Investigation into Officials Following Apartment Collapse
An Adana court ordered an investigation into four municipal officials related to the collapse of Beluk Apartment Block A during the February 6th earthquakes, overturning an earlier decision denying the investigation due to sufficient evidence suggesting negligence in upholding building codes.
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36% Bias Score
Ethiopia Earthquake Prompts Evacuations Amidst Volcanic Eruption Fears
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit Ethiopia on Saturday, causing road damage and prompting the evacuation of over 20,000 people from Afar and Oromia regions due to fears of a volcanic eruption at Mount Dabbahu. Further evacuations are planned, and over 80,000 people live in affected areas.
Ethiopia Earthquake Prompts Evacuations Amidst Volcanic Eruption Fears
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit Ethiopia on Saturday, causing road damage and prompting the evacuation of over 20,000 people from Afar and Oromia regions due to fears of a volcanic eruption at Mount Dabbahu. Further evacuations are planned, and over 80,000 people live in affected areas.
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28% Bias Score
China Sends Emergency Aid to Earthquake-Stricken Vanuatu
China sent emergency aid supplies, including tents, beds, and medical equipment, from Shenzhen to Port Vila, Vanuatu, on January 1, 2025, in response to a 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck on December 17, 2024, also providing $1 million in aid and four engineering experts.
China Sends Emergency Aid to Earthquake-Stricken Vanuatu
China sent emergency aid supplies, including tents, beds, and medical equipment, from Shenzhen to Port Vila, Vanuatu, on January 1, 2025, in response to a 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck on December 17, 2024, also providing $1 million in aid and four engineering experts.
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36% Bias Score
Noto Earthquake: One Year Later, Slow Recovery Continues
A powerful earthquake struck Japan's Noto Peninsula on January 1, 2024, causing at least 500 deaths and leaving 21,000 residents displaced as of late December; recovery efforts are ongoing but slow.
Noto Earthquake: One Year Later, Slow Recovery Continues
A powerful earthquake struck Japan's Noto Peninsula on January 1, 2024, causing at least 500 deaths and leaving 21,000 residents displaced as of late December; recovery efforts are ongoing but slow.
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12% Bias Score
Turkey's Earthquake Housing Crisis: 155,000 Homes Delivered, but Uninhabitable
As of December 1st, only 155,124 of the promised 319,000 homes have been delivered to earthquake victims in Turkey, lacking crucial infrastructure and finalized financial plans; this highlights a larger issue of systemic failures in disaster management and resource allocation, raising concerns about...
Turkey's Earthquake Housing Crisis: 155,000 Homes Delivered, but Uninhabitable
As of December 1st, only 155,124 of the promised 319,000 homes have been delivered to earthquake victims in Turkey, lacking crucial infrastructure and finalized financial plans; this highlights a larger issue of systemic failures in disaster management and resource allocation, raising concerns about...
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64% Bias Score
Hakimbey Apartment Collapse: Report Finds Multiple Parties Responsible
A forensic report on the collapse of the Hakimbey Apartment in Malatya, Turkey, during the February 6 earthquakes, which killed 78 people, found multiple parties, including the contractor and the municipality, primarily and secondarily responsible due to numerous design, construction, and regulatory...
Hakimbey Apartment Collapse: Report Finds Multiple Parties Responsible
A forensic report on the collapse of the Hakimbey Apartment in Malatya, Turkey, during the February 6 earthquakes, which killed 78 people, found multiple parties, including the contractor and the municipality, primarily and secondarily responsible due to numerous design, construction, and regulatory...
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44% Bias Score
2004 Tsunami: Improved Warning Systems, Persistent Near-Source Evacuation Challenges
The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, triggered by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, killed 275,000 people and caused a 15-meter shift in the Indo-Australian tectonic plate, prompting significant improvements in global tsunami warning systems but leaving near-source evacuation a critical c...
2004 Tsunami: Improved Warning Systems, Persistent Near-Source Evacuation Challenges
The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, triggered by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, killed 275,000 people and caused a 15-meter shift in the Indo-Australian tectonic plate, prompting significant improvements in global tsunami warning systems but leaving near-source evacuation a critical c...
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20% Bias Score